Final Evaluation of the Project “Capacity Development of the Irrigation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

This report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the final evaluation of the project “Capacity Development of the Irrigation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” (GCP/ AFG/078/JCA). The project was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Japanese Cooperation Agency (JICA). The main counterpart was the Irrigation Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). The project was designed to improve the capacity of the Irrigation Department to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate agriculture irrigation development projects. Although it had an initial duration of two years (December 2013-September 2015), an extension was approved in September 2015. The first phase of the project had an original budget of USD 3.31 million and the extension received additional funding of USD 1.95 million, totalling USD 5.26 million for both phases. The second phase started in October 2015 and ended on 30 May 2017.