Evaluation at FAO

Completed evaluations

Evaluations in FAO assess projects, programmes and strategies to generate and provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful for decision-making processes. 
22/11/2017

Food price volatility is one of the major concerns for development practitioners and policymakers worldwide. FAO’s project aimed to address this issue by improving data reliability, timeliness and frequency through capacity development activities in national institutions, as well as developing and piloting improved methodologies in three targeted countries: Bangladesh, India and Nigeria.

19/10/2017

In today’s interconnected world, with globalized food trade and resource flows across different regions, a ‘systems thinking’ for sustainable consumption and production patterns is needed. FAO’s SO4 programme is about broadening perspectives - from a focus on production to a holistic agricultural and food system approach.

16/10/2017

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is an animal disease which has become endemic in Pakistan since its first appearance in 1991. It spreads easily among herds and across borders and is often fatal for the sheep and goats it affects. The purpose of this final evaluation is to analyse project achievements, draw lessons for planners and recommend future actions that FAO and the Government of Pakistan should take to accelerate the progressive control of the PPR disease in the country.

02/10/2017

The Evaluation of the financial support by the World Bank Group with the Development Grant Facility to support the “Partnership for Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)” was conducted in 2016-2017.

29/09/2017

This report presents the findings of the evaluation on the FAO contribution to food safety in Bangladesh through two projects: Improving Food Safety and Institutionalization of Food Safety in Bangladesh for Safer Food.

29/09/2017

This report outlines the main findings, conclusions and recommendations of the independent evaluation of the second project cycle of the ITPGRFA. The evaluation focused on the 19 concluded projects funded between 2011 and 20151 under the first batch of BSF II.

20/09/2017

The purpose of a mid-term evaluation (MTE) is to provide an external assessment of a project’s progress toward achieving project results and expected outcomes, to identify design and implementation issues that need to be addressed, and to help strengthen the planning and delivery of project activities for the remainder of the project.

31/08/2017

The evaluation covered the entire programme implemented by FAO in the West Bank and Gaza Strip between 2011 and 2015, including activities funded through trust funds and FAO’s own resources. The evaluation’s framework of analysis was based on the goals of the two programming documents, the Plan of Action 2011-2013 and the Programme Framework 2014-2016.

15/08/2017

Côte d'Ivoire has experienced a decade of political and military crisis which has strongly affected its development. Despite high growth rates since the end of the crisis, the country faces several challenges. Poverty and malnutrition remain high. Forest conservation in a growing economy, where commercial agriculture is expanding, is also a major challenge. (French only)

31/07/2017

In 2016, the FAO Office of Evaluation Conducted the Evaluation of the FAO’s Country Programme in Guatemala during the period 2013- 2016. FAO's work in the country over the last four years has been guided by its Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013-2016, prepared in 2012...