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. 
26/05/2016

This evaluation examined FAO’s cooperation in Guyana from 2012 to 2015. It found that FAO has made positive contribution to food security and agriculture in Guyana. It has supported the establishment of a system of sharing market information through cell phones, assisted in setting up the forestry commission and supported...

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed progress made towards outcomes and outputs at the global, regional and country levels and the impact of funding gap on the sustainability of the Global Strategy. It found that the Strategy is becoming an international reference point for agricultural and rural statistics. It is playing a catalytic...

26/05/2016

This cluster evaluation assessed the appropriateness of the nutrition education approach and processes of the projects, including their innovativeness. It found that the nutrition education approach was relevant and consistent in addressing identified needs. The innovative pedagogical approaches to nutrition education were appropriate in addressing the gaps and needs in...

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed the European Union funded project, Establishing a Sustainable National Information and Early Warning System on Food Security in Timor-Leste. It found that the project is fully aligned with Timor-Leste’s main national development strategies, FAO’s strategic objectives, UNDAF strategy and the European Union policy framework for food security....

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed FAO’s work related to forest, plant, animal and aquatic genetic resources during the period 2007-2015. It identified achievements and analysed factors that have affected performance. It concluded that FAO is a respected authority on genetic resources for food and agriculture, its Commission on Genetic Resources for Food...

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed progress in implementing the accepted recommendations of the 2013 mid-term evaluation and the outcomes and impacts at the field level. Findings from this evaluation confirmed those of the 2013 mid-term evaluation; that it is an important programmatic funding mechanism that supports the new FAO strategic framework.

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed the overall contribution of FAO over the period 2010-2015 in a large number of small countries through operational arrangements that do not fall within the regular country office set-up.

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed the implementation process and results achieved in the groundwater governance project, including its sustainability potential and the extent to which it has contributed to outcome results. It found that the project has produced a number of technical documents that considerably expanded knowledge about groundwater management and governance...

25/05/2016

This evaluation reviewed FAO’s investments, technical assistance and collaboration in Trinidad and Tobago from 2010 to 2015. It found that FAO has played a key role in supporting the development of policies and guidelines on forestry, nutrition and natural resource management, which has helped re-establish support by donors and partners...

25/05/2016

This joint evaluation synthesis analyses the results of FAO's and IFAD's support to pastoral development between 2003 and 2013. It does so by reviewing the evidence contained in the evaluation reports that both organizations produced during this period.