Evaluation of FAO's Contribution to the Myanmar Country Programme
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OFFICE OF EVALUATION Country programme evaluation series Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to the Myanmar Country Programme November 2017 COUNTRY PROGRAMME EVALUATION SERIES Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to the Myanmar Country Programme FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF EVALUATION November 2017 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Office of Evaluation (OED) This report is available in electronic format at: http://www.fao.org/evaluation The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 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All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request or addressed to [email protected]. For further information on this report, please contact: Director, Office of Evaluation (OED) Food and Agriculture Organization Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 1, 00153 Rome Italy Email: [email protected] Cover photo credits: ©FAO Evaluation of FAO’s Contribution to the Myanmar Country Programme Contents Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................................vi Acronyms and abbreviations ....................................................................................................................vii Executive Summary .................................................................................................................1 1. Introduction .........................................................................................................................11 1.1 Evaluation purpose ......................................................................................................11 1.2 Evaluation Scope ...........................................................................................................11 1.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................12 1.4 Evaluation questions ....................................................................................................13 1.5 Methods and sources ..................................................................................................14 1.6 Evaluation process ........................................................................................................15 1.7 Limitations ......................................................................................................................15 1.8 Structure of the report ...............................................................................................16 2. Context ..................................................................................................................................17 2.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................17 2.2 Agriculture ......................................................................................................................17 2.3 National Agricultural Policy ......................................................................................18 2.4 Livestock ........................................................................................................................18 2.5 Food safety ....................................................................................................................19 2.6 Fisheries ...........................................................................................................................19 2.7 Forests and forest biodiversity ................................................................................ 20 2.8 Land sector .....................................................................................................................21 2.9 Disaster risk reduction and emergencies ...............................................................21 2.10 FAO programme .......................................................................................................... 22 2.11 Myanmar Country Programming Framework ......................................................25 3. Strategic positioning: Are we doing what is needed? ......................................... 26 3.1 Alignment with national policies and frameworks ............................................26 3.1.1 Key Priority Area 1: Agricultural production to enhance food and nutrition security sustainably increased and rural livelihoods strengthened .................................................................................................................26 3.1.2 Key Priority Area 2: Food safety and quality enhanced ...........................27 3.1.3 Key Priority Area 3: Sustainable management of land and natural resources enhanced .....................................................................................................28 3.1.4 Key Priority Area 4: Preparedness for and mitigation of disasters enhanced and resilience improved ..........................................................................28 3.2 Alignment with broader frameworks ....................................................................28 3.3 Coherence with FAO’s Strategic Framework ........................................................ 29 3.4 Comparative advantage .............................................................................................31 iii Evaluation of FAO’s Contribution to the Myanmar Country Programme 3.5 Partnership and coordination ...................................................................................32 3.5.1 FAO partnerships with government agencies ............................................32 3.5.2 FAO partnerships with international organizations .................................33 3.5.3 FAO partnerships with Myanmar civil society ........................................... 34 3.5.4 FAO partnerships with the private sector................................................... 36 4. Findings on programme contributions .................................................................... 37 4.1 Programme relevance, impact and effectiveness ................................................37 4.1.1 Key Priority Area 1: Agricultural production to enhance food and nutrition security sustainably increased and rural livelihoods strengthened .................................................................................................................37 4.1.2 Key Priority Area 2: Food safety and quality enhanced ..........................41 4.1.3 Key Priority Area 3: Sustainable management of land and natural resources enhanced ....................................................................................................43 4.1.4 Key Priority Area 4: Preparedness for and mitigation of disasters enhanced and resilience improved ........................................................................ 46 4.2 Sustainability ................................................................................................................. 50 4.3 Programme coherence and synergies ....................................................................53 4.3.1 Programme monitoring and knowledge management ......................... 54 4.4 Cross-cutting issues 1: Capacity development in the FAO Country Programme Framework ...................................................................................................... 54 4.5 Cross-cutting issues 3: Gender and other equality issues .................................57 4.6 Cross-cutting issues 4: Climate change ..................................................................59 5. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................61 5.1 Conclusions .....................................................................................................................61 5.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 63 6. Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 66 Appendix 1. List of people interviewed ......................................................................... 66 Appendix 2. Documents consulted ..................................................................................76