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Independent Evaluation GREEN TRADE INITIATIVE (GTI) UNIDO Project No.: 100089 UNIDO INDEPENDENT EVALUATION DIVISION Independent Evaluation GREEN TRADE INITIATIVE (GTI) UNIDO Project No.: 100089 Vienna, December 2017 Distr. GENERAL ODG/EVQ/IEV/17/R.7 December 2017 Original: English This evaluation was managed by the responsible UNIDO Project Manager with quality assurance by the Independent Evaluation Division The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of company names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of UNIDO. The views and opinions of the evaluator do not necessarily reflect the views of the Governments and of UNIDO. This document has not been formally edited. Table of Contents Page Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................................... iv Abbreviations and acronyms ................................................................................................................................................... v Glossary of evaluation terms ................................................................................................................................................. vii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................. viii 1. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2. BACKGROUND and CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................. 1 2. EVALUATION PURPOSE, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 6 2.1. PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2. SCOPE ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 2.3. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.4. LIMITATIONS OF THE EVALUATION .............................................................................................................. 9 3. ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 3.1. PROJECT DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2. OWNERSHIP AND RELEVANCE ...................................................................................................................... 12 3.3. EFFICIENCY ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.4. EFFECTIVENESS .................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.5. PROSPECTS FOR ACHIEVING IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY ......................................................... 35 3.6. MANAGEMENT (DETAILS OF MANAGERIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND ASSESSMENT)............. 38 3.7. CROSSCUTTING ISSUES (GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT) .................................................................. 38 PROJECT RATING TABLE ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 4. CONCLUSION, CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. 42 4.1. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 4.2. LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 42 ANNEX 01 SCHEDULE OF THE FIELD MISSION ........................................................................................................ 45 ANNEX 02: PRELIMINARY ASSUMPTIONS LED TO DEFINITION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 ANNEX 03 TORS OF THE GTI INDEPENDENT EVALUATION ............................................................................. 48 ANNEX 04 LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED ........................................................................................................... 61 ANNEX 05 INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TOOLS ................................................................................................... 62 ANNEX 06 LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS INTERVIEWED ............................................................................................ 68 ANNEX 07 KEY PARAMETERS AND EVALUATION QUESTIONS ...................................................................... 70 ANNEX 08 PROJECT’S TARGET LOCATIONS .............................................................................................................. 74 ANNEX 09 LIST OF GTI STAFF ........................................................................................................................................ 75 ANNEX 10 OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS AGAINST OUTPUT INDICATORS ....................................................... 76 ANNEX 11 OVERVIEW OF GTI AND ITS LINKAGES WITH ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS .................................. 95 ANNEX 12 FLOWCHART: Overview of traceability guidelines for farm to pack house operations ... 96 ANNEX 13: PROJECT RATING CRITERIA....................................................................................................................... 97 iii Acknowledgements This Independent Evaluation report submitted by Mr. Umm e Zia, International evaluation consultant that was carried out between May-July 2017, sets out findings, conclusions, lessons learnt and recommendations for the “Green Trade Initiative (GTI)” project. The report is developed in compliance with the terms of reference for the assignment. The conclusions and recommendations set out in the following pages are solely those of the evaluators and are not binding on the project management and sponsors. The authors would like to thank all individuals and organizations who assisted in the Independent Evaluation, particularly the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Egypt for providing technical and logistic support, and all the stakeholders who generously shared their time and views. iv Abbreviations and acronyms Acronym Meaning AEC Agriculture Export Council APC Agriculture Pesticide Committee AWP Annual Work Plan CAPQ Central Administration of Plant Quarantine CFI Chamber of Food Industries EDA Export Development Authority EGP Egyptian Pound EOS Egyptian Organization for Standardization & Quality EU European Union F&V Fruits and Vegetables FEC Food Export Council FEI Federation of Egyptian Industries FSA Food Safety Agency FSU Food Safety Unit FTTC Foreign Trade Training Center GCPP Green Corridor Pilot Project GOE Government of Egypt GOEIC General Organization for Export and Import Control GTI Green Trade Initiative GTIP Trade Information Portal HRI Horticulture Research Institute IEDS Italian - Egyptian Debt for Development Swap Agreement ILO International Labour Organization IPM Integrated Pest Management ISID Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIFT Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade MOTI Ministry of Trade and Industry NQI National Quality Infrastructure PMU Project Management Unit v Acronym Meaning PSC Project Steering Committee RO-RO Roll On Roll Off TORs Terms of References TOT Training of Trainers TSU Technical Support Unit UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization WFP World Food Programme vi Glossary of evaluation terms Term Definition The situation, prior to an intervention, against which progress can be Baseline assessed. Effect Intended or unintended change due directly or indirectly to an intervention. The extent to which the development intervention’s objectives were Effectiveness achieved, or are expected to be achieved. A measure of how economically resources/inputs (funds, expertise, time, Efficiency etc.) are converted to results. Positive and negative, intended and non-intended, directly and indirectly, Impact long term effects produced by a development intervention. Quantitative or qualitative factors that provide a means to measure the Indicator changes caused by an intervention.