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Review of monitoring and evaluation capacities in the agriculture sector

Study conducted in collaboration with EvalForward (a Community of Practice on Evaluation for Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development)












Review of monitoring and evaluation capacities in the agriculture sector (Brief)

Examen des capacités de suivi et d’évaluation dans le secteur agricole (En bref)

Examen de las capacidades de seguimiento y evaluación en el sector agrícola (En breve)


FAO. 2020. Review of monitoring and evaluation capacities in the agriculture sector – Study conducted in collaboration with EvalForward, a Community of Practice on Evaluation for Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development07/2020. Rome. 


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