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Evaluation of Sida’s regional core support (2014-2019) to the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC)

Evaluation of Sida’s regional core support (2014-2019) to the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC)

Promoting grain trade in the East African region“Strengthening Regional Grain Markets II”

  • År: 2020

  • Publikationstyp: Decentraliserad utvärdering

  • Författare: Åke Nilsson, Silas Ng’habi

Sammanfattning

Building on a 2018 Mid-Term Review, this final evaluation of Sida’s regional core support to the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) assesses its achievements in terms of results, its potential to support the development of a structured grain trade in the region and its role for food security and poverty reduction. The evaluation focuses mainly on impact and potential scenarios for future support,and complements previous evaluation findings on effectiveness and sustainability. Swedish core support to EAGC has been provided since 2008 and ended in 2019. The evaluation team identified three realistic exit alternatives for Sida: providing no further funding;providing project support based on selected priority components of the EAGC portfolio; or providing core support to the implementation of the EAGC strategic plan. Based on overall positive findings and conclusions, the evaluation recommends that EAGC continue with the themes, activities and methodologies as reflected in their current strategic plan, but also develop strategic action plans in the areas of poverty orientation, climate action and gender. It is also recommended that Sida extend its core support to these activities.

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  • Tematik: Ekonomisk utveckling

  • Geografiskt område: Burundi, Demokratiska republiken Kongo, Etiopien, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sydsudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

  • Språk: Engelska

  • Publikationsnummer: 2020:13

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