Evaluation

Ongoing Evaluations
Sector Assistance Program Evaluation for the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector in Cambodia

Team Leader: Toshio Kondo, Senior Evaluation Specialist
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The Independent Evaluation Department of ADB is currently preparing a country assistance program evaluation (CAPE) for Cambodia as an input to a new Country Partnership Strategy planned by the Southeast Asia Department. This will be the second such exercise for the country. The first CAPE covered the period from the re-initiation of operations in Cambodia in 1992 to 2002. The currently planned CAPE will cover the overlapping period 1998 to 2008 to capture the impact of projects which were still under implementation when the previous CAPE was undertaken.

This Sector Assistance Program Evaluation (SAPE) on agriculture and rural development (ARD) will provide inputs for the CAPE. A focus on the ARD sector is of particular relevance in view of the importance of that sector to the country's economy, the livelihood of its population, and ADB's overarching goal of poverty alleviation.

This SAPE will evaluate projects completed since 1998 as well as ongoing projects to evaluate their impact on economic growth and poverty reduction and their overall impact in achieving both the Government's and ADB's development goals in the country. In view of the special focus on the Tonle Sap region in the country strategy, an assessment will also be made on the relevance and effectiveness of ARD interventions to date and an assessment of the value of pursuing the strategy of a regional focus further, beyond 2010.