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Book (series)Evaluation reportReal-time evaluation of FAO's response to the desert locust upsurge 2020–2021 – Phase III 2022
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No results found.Over the course of 2020–2021, the most devastating desert locust upsurge of the past 25 years has spread across parts of the Near East, the Greater Horn of Africa and Southwest Asia. The upsurge poses an unprecedented risk to livelihoods and food security in some of the most food insecure countries in the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners have mobilized more than USD 243 million since January 2020. The response includes three key pillars: i) curbing the spread of desert locusts (including surveillance); ii) safeguarding livelihoods and promoting recovery; and iii) coordination and preparedness of the rapid surge support. In this context, the FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) has been requested by the Director-General to conduct a real time evaluation (RTE), conducted across three phases spread over one year. Each phase will cover specific aspects of the response. Phase III focuses on developing recommendations to improve preparedness for and response to future upsurges, collected through a consultative process with critical stakeholders involved in the desert locust response 2020–2021. Eight priority areas for recommendations emerged from this process, with distinct recommendations being made across each one: i) procurement and positioning; ii) training of local locust response teams; iii) embedding sustainable national locust control capacity; iv) optimizing the regional architecture for locust response; v) pesticide selection and stock management; vi) data collection, analysis and dissemination; vii) livelihoods support; and viii) innovation and learning. For each priority area, the evaluation has made a range of recommendations targeting either FAO headquarters, donors and partners, or FAO country offices. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation reportReal-time evaluation of FAO's response to the desert locust upsurge 2020–2021: Phase II
Executive summary
2021Also available in:
No results found.A devastating desert locust upsurge has spread across parts of the Near East, the Greater Horn of Africa and South West Asia in 2020–2021, posing risks to livelihoods and food security in the region. FAO's intervention has been to curb the spread of desert locust, safeguarding livelihoods and providing recovery, and coordinating and preparing the rapid surge support. This report showcases the second phase of the real-time evaluation, in which the following issues have been investigated: i) country-level results from case studies; ii) management and operational processes; and iii) extent to which lessons from countries and regions are transferred to other contexts. Six priority areas emerged from this process: i) country-level training and capacity development; ii) national locust control and architecture; iii) procurement; iv) pesticide management; v) livelihoods support; and vi) innovation and learning. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation reportReal-time evaluation of FAO’s response to desert locust upsurge 2020-2021 - Phase I
Executive summary
2021Also available in:
No results found.Over the course of 2020, the most devastating Desert Locust upsurge of the past 25 years has spread across parts of the Middle East, the greater Horn of Africa, and southwest Asia. The upsurge poses an unprecedented risk to livelihoods and food security in some of the most food insecure countries in the world. FAO and its partners have mobilized more than USD 163 million since January 2020. The response includes three key pillars: (1) curbing the spread of desert locusts (including surveillance) (2) safeguarding livelihoods and promoting recovery and (3) coordination and preparedness of the rapid surge support. In this context, the FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) has been requested by the Director-General to conduct a real time evaluation (RTE), conducted across three phases spread over one year. Each phase will cover specific aspects of the response. Phase 1 focuses on leadership, management and coordination of the response and was conducted from June to October 2020. The findings, conclusions and recommendations of this phase 1 have been presented to a wide range of stakeholders and are developed in the Phase 1 report. Phase 2 focuses on results as well as management and operations at country level. Phase 3 will complete the RTE process drawing lessons for future operations and FAO’s work on desert locust in the region.
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Book (series)Evaluation reportEvaluation of FAO’s contribution to the Republic of Indonesia 2016–2020 2021
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No results found.There are numerous risks to the sustainability and stability of Indonesia’s farming system, food production system, supply chains, and ecosystems. The evaluation aims to answer two essential questions: whether FAO is doing what is needed and whether it is making a difference.This evaluation recommends that FAO support the green and blue (land and sea) preparedness and adaptation plans, as well as early warning systems. The evaluation further recommends that FAO ramp up its support for a national decision support system that adopts a food systems approach to provide policymakers with the best analytical evidence and data available to guide new public policies and regulations.Many of the conclusions and recommendations call for policy and regulatory reform. The evaluation recommends that FAO work with Indonesia to establish innovative data management systems, new analysis methods, and analytical tools on agriculture including fisheries and forestry. -
Book (series)Evaluation reportÉvaluation finale du projet «Élimination des polluants organiques persistants et pesticides obsolètes et renforcement de la gestion du cycle de vie des pesticides au Bénin»
Code de projet: GCP/BEN/056/GFF - Identifiant FEM: 4756
2021Also available in:
Ce rapport présente les résultats de l’évaluation finale du projet «Élimination des polluants organiques persistants et pesticides obsolètes et renforcement de la gestion du cycle de vie des pesticides au Bénin» (projet GCP/BEN/056/GFF), exécuté par la FAO et le Gouvernement du Bénin de mars 2015 à septembre 2021. Le projet est cohérent pas rapport aux priorités du pays et des partenaires. Le projet a su mobiliser l’approche champs-écoles des producteurs (CEP), la gestion intégrée de la production et des déprédateurs (GIPD) et des partenariats pertinents. Des lacunes au niveau du processus de gestion du cycle de vie des pesticides ont néanmoins été identifiées et des mesures correctives proposées. Le cadre réglementaire a été renforcé ainsi que les capacités nationales en décontamination des sites polluées, sécurisation des pesticides obsolètes et polluants organiques persistants (POP), analyse des échantillons de sol pollués, recyclage et gestion des emballages vides de pesticides, test et d’adoption de techniques et systèmes alternatifs basés sur la GIPD, etc. -
Book (series)Emergency responseEvaluation of the project "Emergency response and support to vulnerable populations in at-risk areas of Burkina Faso" - Phase I
OSRO/BKF/801/SWE
2022Also available in:
The project "Emergency response and support to vulnerable populations in at-risk areas of Burkina Faso" is financed by the Swedish International Development Agency. FAO implemented the project in partnership with the Government of Burkina Faso through the Ministry for Agriculture, Hydro-agricultural Development and Mechanisation. The project seeks to improve vulnerable populations’ access to food and to means of food production. This first phase of the evaluation focused on suggesting improvements to the project over the rest of its implementation period, and more particularly improvements as pertaining to relevance, efficiency and efficacy of the project. The implementation of these recommendations should allow the project and more generally FAO, the FAO Office in Burkina Faso and the Government, to close a project that has achieved its objectives