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Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC)

Capacity Development for Investment

Start date 10/07/2013
End date 31/12/2015
Status Closed
Budget USD 400 000
Project Code FMM/GLO/104/MUL
Objective / Goal To improve public and private sector organizations’ capacity to plan, implement and enhance the sustainability of food and agriculture, and rural development investment operations.
Impact

Major results

  • Developed toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) investments in Land Administration Projects (LAP) in Latin America destined to practitioners (in countries and in partner agencies) involved in investment project related to land tenure.
  • Created “Promoting Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting large scale private investments” to help countries in applying the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems endorsed in October 2014 by the Committee on World Food Security.
  • Prepared note on “Establishing and Utilizing Management Information Systems (MIS) for M&E of Agricultural and Rural Development Investment Project and Programme”, presenting the latest development in computerized management information systems to strengthen M&E of investment projects. It is aimed as a practical tool for practitioners involved in developing M&E systems in the context of investment projects in agriculture, food security and nutrition.
  • Increased online availability and accessibility to selected targeted high quality investment guidance material.
  • Enabled selected relevant investment stakeholders in China to incorporate climate change considerations into agricultural investment projects.