Highlights
Evaluation
Making it count: Evaluating FAO's statistical activities
30/01/2023
Sound and timely statistics are key to inform decisions, policies and investments that tackle issues related to food and agriculture, from hunger and malnutrition to rural poverty, from food systems productivity to the sustainable use of natural resources or to climate change.
Case Study
Investing in the foundations of social protection systems for ensuring shock responsiveness in the Philippines
30/01/2023
Facilitating the economic inclusion of people in rural areas is critical to ending hunger and achieving sustainable and long-term rural poverty reduction. This became even more urgent given the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impacts on incomes, food security and nutrition, especially among poor households.
Evaluation
Cluster evaluation of projects on protecting, improving, and sustaining food security in rural Somalia
07/12/2022
The cluster evaluation covers FAO projects in Somalia that incorporate cash transfers and were implemented between 2019-2021. It aims to provide accountability for results achieved in improving and sustaining food security in Somalia.
Infographic
Infographic - Evaluation of FAO’s country programme in Bolivia
07/12/2022
The main aim of the country programme evaluation is to provide inputs for the elaboration of the new Country Programme Framework in Bolivia, taking into account the country’s development priorities, as well as FAO’s strategies and policies.
Latest evaluations
Evaluation
Evaluation of the project "Cross-cutting: Targeted support for agricultural statistical innovation at FAO"
01/2023
The project, active between 2016 and 2021 and funded by the Gates Foundation, aimed at improving effective evidence-based decision-making, policy uptake and influence, and SDG accountability through high-quality, open, accessible, interoperable, timely and more disaggregated agriculture, food security and investment data. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the quality and relevance of the project design and the extent to which the project has achieved its intended results.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the project "Strengthening National Forest Inventory and Satellite Land Monitoring System in Support of REDD+ in Bangladesh"
01/2023
The evaluation concluded that the new Bangladesh Forest Inventory and Satellite Land Monitoring System developed under this project will greatly improve the consistency and standing of reporting by Bangladesh, including those for forest resources assessment, SDGs and REDD+.
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EvalForward Community of Practice
EvalForward is a Community of Practice on evaluation for food security, agriculture and rural development.
Biennial report
Highlights of OED's activities and evaluations