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DocumentThe Agribusiness Support for Smallholders Project in Kenya – GCP /KEN/070/GER 2014
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No results found.The purpose of the evaluation was to draw specific conclusions and formulate recommendations for any necessary further action by Government, FAO and/or other parties. The evaluation was expected to identify specific good practices that validate the approach, fine tune the concept, and assess the potential for follow-up or up-scaling action and lessons to be learned for the formulation and execution of other similar projects. -
DocumentThe Agribusiness Support for Smallholders Project in Kenya – GCP/KEN/070/GER
Evaluation Report
2014Also available in:
No results found.This final evaluation of the four-year US$2,579, 511 Agribusiness Support for Smallholders (AbSS) Project was carried out in January and February 2014. The purpose of the evaluation was to draw specific conclusions and formulate recommendations for any necessary further action by Government, FAO and/or other parties. The evaluation was expected to identify specific good practices that validate the approach, fine tune the concept, and assess the potential for follow-up or up-scaling action and le ssons to be learned for the formulation and execution of other similar projects. -
Book (series)Evaluation of the project “Increasing smallholder productivity and profitability”
Project code: GCP/KEN/082/USA
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No results found.FAO’s “Increasing smallholder productivity and profitability” (ISPP) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by FAO in Kenya had the objective to improve livelihoods through enhanced productivity, market linkages and better nutrition. The evaluation assessed the relevance of the project and the achievement and sustainability of results. The evaluation found increased technical capacity among farmers, but significant limitations to apply the knowledge. Increased access to diverse types of fruits and vegetables at household level was reported. Anecdotal evidence shows change of dietary habits. Farmers were trained on contract farming, negotiation skills, marketing strategies, financial access and agro-entrepreneurship, but access to markets remained a challenge across all value chains promoted, and equitability of support services could not be established. For future, similar projects, the recommendations include i) the establishment of a community-based collaboration platform to foster long-term sustainability; ii) framework and guidelines for gender mainstreaming; iii) enhancing operational transparency and adaptive management; iv) exit strategy with sustainability action plan; v) comprehensive support for access to markets; and vi) focus on monitoring, learning and evaluability when designing and implementing reporting mechanisms.
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