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Evaluation of the project “Increasing smallholder productivity and profitability”

Project code: GCP/KEN/082/USA

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 92 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-135615-9

Series title Project Evaluation Series

Series number jan/22

Synopsis (short abstract) 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.

Annex 1. Terms of reference

Annex 2. Data analysis tables

Annex 3. Significant change story

Annex 4. Evaluation matrix

Annex 5. Data collection tools inventory

Management response

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FAO. 2022. Evaluation of the project “Increasing smallholder productivity and profitability”. Project Evaluation Series, 01/2022. Rome. 




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