Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Obsolete Pesticides and Strengthening Life-Cycle Management of Pesticides in Benin”

Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Obsolete Pesticides and Strengthening Life-Cycle Management of Pesticides in Benin”

Project evaluation series Mid-term evaluation of “Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Obsolete Pesticides and Strengthening Life-cycle Management of Pesticides in Benin” Project evaluation series Mid-term evaluation of “Disposal of persistent organic pollutants and obsolete pesticides and strengthening life-cycle management of pesticides in Benin” GCP/BEN/056/GFF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2019 Required citation: FAO. 2019. Mid-term evaluation of “Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Obsolete Pesticides and Strengthening Life-cycle Management of Pesticides in Benin”. Rome. 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Tortoli, ©FAO/Pius Ekepi Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................. v Acronyms and abbreviations ......................................................................................................................... vi Executive summary ........................................................................................................................................ vii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background information ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Scope and objective of the evaluation ................................................................................. 1 1.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Limitations ....................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Structure of the report ................................................................................................................ 3 2 Context ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Project description ....................................................................................................................... 6 3 Results of the evaluation questions ......................................................................... 9 3.1 EQ 1. Does the project strategy and resources meet the country needs? ............. 9 3.2 EQ 2. How efficient was the project in achieving its objectives and how efficient was internal management, including its approach to monitoring and evaluating activities?........................................................................................................................................................10 3.3 To what extent has the project developed the country's institutional and technical capacity (including that of national partners) in the management of pesticides and empty pesticide containers? ......................................................................................................... 18 3.4 EQ 4. To what extent does the project contribute to the adoption of alternatives to chemical pesticides for main crops? ..................................................................... 19 3.5 EQ 5. What intended or unintended impact has the project had on marginalized groups, including women? .......................................................................................... 20 3.6 EQ 6. To what extent are project activities sustainable? Is there an exit strategy and an effective partnership strategy in place? .............................................................................. 22 4 Conclusions and recommendations ....................................................................... 25 4.1 Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 25 4.2 Recommendations........................................................................................... 26 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................... 29 Appendix 1. People interviewed..................................................................................... 31 Appendix 2. Evaluation matrix ....................................................................................... 33 Appendix 3. Questionnaire ............................................................................................. 37 Appendix 4. Logical framework/Result matrix ............................................................. 38 Appendix 5. Matrix of progress in achieving outcomes against end objectives of the project ............................................................................................................................... 48 iii Tables Table 1: Summary of progress towards the achievement of outcomes ..................................... 12 Table 2: Co-financing of the project......................................................................................................... 17 Table 3: Status of GEF financing expenditure until December 2017 ........................................... 17 Table 4: Participation by gender in specified project activities/events ...................................... 21 Table 5: Summary of achievements with mid-term evaluation rating (GCP/BEN/056/GFF) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 iv Acknowledgements The FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) extends thanks to the project team housed in FAO Benin, as well as the project staff at headquarters and the FAO-GEF Liaison Unit for valuable inputs and feedback provided to the evaluation team. OED also appreciates logistical support provided by the FAO Benin Country Office. The evaluation team consists of the following members: Said Ghaout, Team Leader; Cyrille Ekoumou, Team Member; Tala Talaee, Evaluation Manager from the FAO Office of Evaluation (OED). v Acronyms and abbreviations BEA Benin Environmental Agency EMP Environmental Management Plan FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FFS Farmer Field School GEF Global Environment Facility IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture OBEPAB Organisation Béninoise pour la Promotion

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