Completed evaluations
Learning from evaluations of FAO’s work in Europe and Central Asia 2024–2025
30/03/2026
FAO’s primary contribution has been to reinforce institutional frameworks, technical systems and policy processes that enable countries to plan, implement and sustain agricultural, environmental and food systems interventions. While these contributions strengthened planning, coordination and technical capacity, the durability of outcomes depends on sustained institutional commitment, operational readiness and effective integration within national systems.
Terminal evaluation of the project "Integrated Sustainable Land and Coastal Management"
30/03/2026
Key achievements include the establishment of Community Conservation Areas, the institutionalization of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management framework and the successful integration of R2R principles into national policies such as the Sustainable Cruise Development Strategy and the National Agroforestry Policy.
Terminal evaluation of the project "Restoration of arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya through bioenterprise development and other incentives under The Restoration Initiative"
25/03/2026
The project sought to restore degraded dryland ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and strengthen institutional capacity for forest and landscape restoration. The evaluation found objectives largely achieved and recommended refining future project design, strengthening bio-enterprise support, embedding adaptive learning, and ensuring sustainability to safeguard learning and guide replication.
Evaluation of the project “Fisher Community Resilience Enhancement Project”
24/03/2026
This report presents the independent evaluation of the Fisher Community Resilience Enhancement Project (FICREP) (OSRO/SSD/906/NET), implemented by FAO in South Sudan between 2020 and 2024 with funding from the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The project aimed to improve food and nutrition security (FNS) in Bor and Terekeka Counties through sustainable fisheries management, strengthened value chains and enhanced resilience of fisher communities.
Evaluation of the project "The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions"
13/03/2026
The evaluation assesses the project’s contribution to advancing forest and landscape restoration (FLR) as a pathway to achieving nationally determined contributions. Future FLR initiatives would benefit from strengthened results-based monitoring and evaluation systems, systematic integration of gender and social inclusion, structured learning across sites, and the development of country-level sustainability and replication plans to support scale-up beyond the project period.
Evaluation of the project "Global Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Statistics – Phase II"
05/03/2026
The Global Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Statistics Phase II (GSARS II), implemented from 2020 to 2024, marked the midpoint of a 15-year programme to strengthen agricultural statistical capacity in low- and middle-income countries in Africa. The evaluation highlights the need for stronger system-level integration, enhanced leadership and governance at the country level, and sustained efforts to ensure long-term sustainability.
Evaluation of the project "Improving resilient livelihoods through food and nutrition security of vulnerable communities, especially women-headed households in Wau and Torit Counties of South Sudan"
05/03/2026
The evaluation assesses the project’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in a context characterized by protracted conflict, economic instability and climate shocks that continue to undermine food systems and livelihoods in South Sudan. The evaluation recommends: scaling up rural, community-based approaches; strengthening design and contextual analysis; and further institutionalizing gender equality and resilience building across FAO’s South Sudan portfolio.
Learning from evaluations of FAO's work in Africa 2022–2025 – Evaluation sysnthesis
02/03/2026
This synthesis draws on 58 evaluations conducted by the FAO Office of Evaluation in Africa between 2022 and 2025, complemented by a portfolio analysis of 1 201 FAO projects launched in the Africa region in the last four years, to inform strategic learning and future programming.
Evaluation of the project "Increasing capacities and scale for anticipatory action including through social protection systems"
26/02/2026
The final evaluation of this project reviewed a three-year FAO-DG ECHO partnership (2021–2024) that aimed to integrate anticipatory action (AA) with social protection (SP) systems in Bangladesh, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. The evaluation concludes that the project laid a strong foundation for future initiatives, demonstrating AA’s potential to reduce reliance on emergency aid and support policy change.
Evaluation of the project "Mexico - CARICOM - FAO Initiative, Cooperation for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Caribbean"
02/02/2026
The evaluation concluded that the project fostered essential conditions leading to small-scale early improvements and successfully facilitating access to climate and environmental finance. The recommendations focused in four areas: consolidation of successful project experiences; strengthening capacity assessment and monitoring; increased attention on vulnerable groups; and robust knowledge management in resilience and subregional projects.