Evaluation at FAO

October 2021, Borama, Somalia - Hibo walks in a field on her farm Borama

Evaluation of FAO’s Country Programme in Somalia

A Country Programme Evaluation will be undertaken in Somalia in 2022, as a way to take stock of the results achieved and draw lessons and recommendations that could inform planning of FAO’s future engagement in Somalia.

For the last forty years, FAO has been actively providing policy guidance to the Government; and implementing a portfolio of programmes and projects to improve food and nutrition security, natural resource management and building resilience to environmental and conflict-related shocks.

What will this evaluation cover?

The evaluation will cover the totality of FAO’s work in Somalia over the period 2017 to 2022. The evaluation aims to assess:

  • the relevance of the FAO Country programme
  • the strategic positioning of the Organization in relation to other development and humanitarian actors
  • FAO’s contributions to the national development priorities
  • FAO’s approach and capacity in responding to crisis in Somalia.

The evaluation will also aim to identify good practices and gaps in FAO’s country programming, as well as potential areas of future work.

A farmer harvests sesame seeds in Xaaxi, Somalia
Cluster evaluation of projects on protecting, improving, and sustaining food security in rural Somalia

Somalia has suffered decades of complex emergencies and is facing one of the most protracted crises in the world. In 2020, the food security situation improved, however, the overall situation remains poor and again worsened in 2021.

The cluster evaluation covers FAO projects in Somalia that incorporate cash transfers between 2019-2021. The evaluation provides accountability for results achieved in improving and sustaining food security in Somalia.

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