This report presents the key findings from the evaluation of a cluster of nine agricultural value chain interventions by the African Development Bank over the period 2005–2016. The nine case studies were conducted as inputs to the formative evaluation titled “AfDB Support for Agricultural Value Chains Development: Lessons for the Feed Africa Strategy,” which was completed in December 2017.
In regards to the cluster performance, the evaluation found that:
In 2017, IDEV undertook an evaluation of the Bank’s support for agricultural value chains development (AVCD), assessing the agricultural portfolio during the period 2005-2016, amounting to approximately UA 3.1 billion. The objectives of the evaluation were to: i) assess the relevance, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and sustainability of the Bank’s support to value chains development; and ii) provide lessons and recommendations for the implementation and design of agricultural value chains interventions associated with the Feed Africa Strategy.
The Nigeria Country Strategy and Program Evaluation (CSPE) was being undertaken by the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) as part of the Comprehensive Evaluation of the African Development Bank’s Development Results (CEDR). Nigeria is the Bank’s largest country of operation in West Africa and has one of the Bank’s most diversified portfolios, as it covers a wide variety of sectors. The assessment considers projects implemented during the period of 2004-2016 in addition to some projects approved in 2003, amounting to approximatively 2.3 billion UA.
This document summarizes the main observations following the evaluation of the African Development Bank’s strategy and program in Côte d’Ivoire for the 2006-2016 period. In terms of methodology, the evaluation was based on 10 evaluative questions and two crosscutting analyses: 1) the identification of fragility factors and the Bank’s response to them and 2) the choice of financing arrangements to support the Bank’s intervention in Côte d’ Ivoire.
Supporting material
This summary report presents findings, conclusions and recommendations of an evaluation of the African Development Bank Human Resources Management System (HRMS). The objectives of this report are to: assess the current state of the Bank’s institutional environment with respect to HR Management; identify lessons from the implementation of the Bank’s 2013-2017 People Strategy; and provide conclusions and recommendations to inform the development of the Bank’s next Human Resources Strategy.
This evaluation, initiated and conducted by Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV), is part of a comprehensive evaluation of the development results (CEDR) of the Bank.