Afghanistan Development: Enhancements to Performance Management and Evaluation Efforts Could Improve USAID’s Agricultural ProgramsDIANE Publishing, 2010 - 77 pagini Eighty percent of Afghans are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. Agricultural assistance is a key U.S. contribution to Afghanistan¿s reconstruction efforts. Since 2002, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded about $1.4 billion for agricultural programs to increase agricultural productivity, accelerate economic growth, and eliminate illicit drug cultivation. This report: (1) describes the change in U.S. focus on agricultural assistance since 2002; (2) assesses USAID¿s performance management and evaluation of its agricultural programs; (3) analyzes the extent to which certain programs met targets; and (4) addresses efforts to mitigate implementation challenges. Includes recommendation. Charts and tables. |
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Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture ADP-East ADP-Northeast ADP-South ADP-Southwest Afghan Afghanistan Vouchers Afghanistan Water Alternative Development analysis of implementing analysis of USAID annual targets Automated Directives System Badakhshan Baghlan Balkh data quality data quality assessment disbursements eight agricultural programs eight programs Eight USAID Agricultural establish targets exceeded target fiscal year 2009 full-time equivalent GAO analysis implementing partner data Implementing Partner Performance Incentives Driving Economic Increased Production indicators with targets Irrigation Kabul Kandahar Kondoz Livestock management and evaluation monitoring officials Number of hectares Number of indicators Nurestan partner data submitted percent Percentage category Percentage of target performance indicators performance management plans Production in Agriculture programs in Afghanistan programs we reviewed progress toward target projects provinces provincial reconstruction team Sar-e-pol staff submitted to USAID Sustainable Agriculture Program target set Technology Transfer U.S. Agency U.S. dollars U.S. government USAID Agricultural Programs USAID documentation USAID officials USAID’s Automated Directives Vouchers for Increased Zabol