Evaluation of Comprehensive Agriculture & Rural Development Facility Programme Midline 1 Report

This document describes an evaluation of the Comprehensive Agriculture and Rural Development Facility (CARD-F) program's Phase II interventions in Afghanistan, focusing on the poultry and greenhouse sectors. The program's goals were to improve rural incomes, create jobs, and enhance agricultural trade balance. A mixed-methodology approach, including Contribution Analysis, was used to assess the program's theory of change through data from beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries, and secondary sources. The evaluation revealed positive impacts, especially in the poultry value chain, with increased production capacity and employment. However, challenges such as income measurement, technical issues, market access, and the need for improved local input production and training were identified. The greenhouse sector saw infrastructure development and advice on crop production, leading to a greater market share and job creation, but faced issues with input costs and maintenance. The document suggests that while the program has increased income and contributed to the agricultural trade balance, further data collection and improvements are necessary for its sustainability, particularly in light of security concerns and supply chain issues. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Contribution analysis
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: October 2017

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes