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Final Evaluation Support to Comprehensive Agricultural Census in the Republic of Armenia

For: UNDP Armenia in cooperation with the Food and Agricultural Organization and the support of the Austrian Development Agency

BY Anthony Costanzo Business and Government Strategies International USA

Date: 17 April 2017

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List of Acronyms ...... 3 ADA EVALUATION FORM ...... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 10 I. INTRODUCTION ...... 15 II. EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT AND INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION ...... 17 A. FINAL EVALUATION SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES ...... 17 B. EVALUATION APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ...... 18 C. DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT AND INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION ...... 19 III. PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT MEASUREMENT, FINDINGS, LESSONS LEARNED AND CONCLUSIONS ...... 25 A. OVERVIEW ...... 25 B. FINDINGS, LESSONS LEARNED AND CONCLUSIONS ...... 27 1. Design and Coherence of the Project to its Logical Framework ...... 27 2. Achievement of Milestones, Effectiveness of Overall Project Interventions and Meeting Intended Beneficiary Expectations ...... 28 3. How is the Final Agricultural Census Assessed by Different Stakeholders ..... 30 4. Gaps and Weaknesses in the Project Design, Implementation and Project Management ...... 31 5. Phase 1: Support to the Pilot Phase of the Agricultural Census ...... 32 6. Phase 2: Support to the Full Scale Agricultural Census ...... 34 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD TO ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY 36 A. OVERVIEW ...... 36 B. CONSISTENCY OF DATA ...... 38 C. A CENSUS CYCLE OF ACTIVITY ...... 38 D. IMPROVING USE OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR DATA ...... 38 ANNEX A: TERMS OF REFERENCE ...... 40 ANNEX B: LIST OF THOSE INTERVIEWED ...... 46 ANNEX C: LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REVIEWED ...... 48 ANNEX D: STATUS OF ACTIVITY ACCOMPLISHMENT RESULTS AND RESOURCES FRAMEWORK- PHASE 1 ...... 49 ANNEX E: STATUS OF ACTIVITY ACCOMPLISHMENT RESULTS AND RESOURCES FRAMEWORK- PHASE 2 ...... 53 ANNEX F: PROJECT BUDGET- PHASE 1 WITH BUDGET CHANGES ...... 56 ANNEX G: PROJECT BUDGET- PHASE 2 WITH BUDGET CHANGES AND FINAL EXTENSION WORK PROGRAM ...... 58

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List of Acronyms

ADA Austrian Development Agency ENPARD European Neighborhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development EU European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization ICARE International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education GoA Government of Armenia MoA Ministry of Agriculture MoTA Ministry of Territorial Administration NSS National Statistical Service PES Post Enumeration Survey PIU Project Implementation Unit TOR Terms of Reference UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development USDA United States Department of Agriculture

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ADA Evaluation Form

Results-Assessment Form for Mid-Term and Final Project Evaluations/Reviews This form has to be filled in electronically by the evaluator/reviewer. No evaluation report will be accepted without this form. The form has to be included at the beginning of the evaluation/review report (Final Format Nov. 2016)

Title of project/programme (please, spell out): Support to the Comprehensive Agricultural Census, Phase 1: Support to the Pilot Phase of the Agricultural Census, Phase 2: Support to the Full Scale Agricultural Census in Armenia Contract Period of project/programme: Phase 1: September 2013 – September 2014; Phase 2: October 2014 - August 2017 ADC number of project/programme: 8329-01/2014 Name of project/programme partner: UNDP, FAO, ADA Country and Region of project/programme : Armenia Budget of this project/programme: Phase 1: EUR 379,577, Phase 2: EU