Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition (SO1)

Publication language
English
Pages
78pp
Date published
01 Apr 2018
Type
Impact assessment
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Evaluation-related, Food and nutrition, System-wide performance
Countries
Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nepal, Cambodia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, El Salvador
Organisations
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

This report outlines the main findings and conclusions from an evaluation of Strategic Objective 1 (SO1) (Contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition) in application of the Indicative Rolling Work Plan of Strategic and Programme Evaluation 2015-17 endorsed at the 116th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Programme Committee (November 2014).

The evaluation was focused on four overarching evaluation questions:
i. Strength of the result framework and delivery mechanisms: clarity of FAO’s SP1, its relevance to countries’ needs, and the degree to which it is likely to be effective.
ii. Progress achieved towards SO1: how has SO1 added value to FAO’s effort to improve FNS and what results are evident in this regard?
iii. Progress achieved under cross-cutting themes: has the new strategic orientation helped attain results towards cross-cutting issues, in particular gender and nutrition?
iv. Strategic positioning and partnerships: have FAO’s positioning, comparative advantage and effectiveness of partnerships been strengthen under SO1 and SP1?