This evaluation report assesses the effectiveness of the Bank Group’s lending strategy in supporting Kenya’s agriculture and rural development (ARD) sector policies to maximize its efforts in generating economic growth and reducing poverty. The evaluation covers four completed projects, one...

Objective, Scope and Methodology of the Review: The objective of the evaluation is to review the Bank’s policy, strategy and interventions in the education sector during 1979-2004 to identify good practices and shortcomings in order to improve the Bank’s future interventions. The evaluation is...

The evaluation study was undertaken in Ghana during the period February – March 2003. The main objective for the study was to assess the relevance and consistence of the Bank Group assistance strategy to Ghana’s agriculture and rural development sector in general and how the objectives of the...

Between 1974 and 1992, the Bank funded several operations in the agriculture and rural development sector in Morocco. All of these operations were completed by 2001. This report evaluates Bank Group assistance to Morocco in the sector and the strategy on which it was based. In Morocco, Bank...

The African Development Bank (ADB) in early November 2001 signed a contract with Development Consultants International Ltd. (DCI) to undertake a detailed review of the ADB Group assistance to the agriculture and rural development sector in Uganda in order to assess the overall development...

The major objective of this evaluation is to review systematically the assistance of the Bank to the social sector in Rwanda, from the standpoint of both the strategies of the Bank and of the country, as well as aid in the form of lending and non-lending operations (studies, institutional...

The African Water Facility (AWF) has offered a €1.8 million grant to the Government of Malawi to help prepare a project designed to expand irrigated agriculture in the Lower Shire Valley. The project will help overcome the adverse effect of prolonged dry spells and frequent flooding to improve...

Agriculture is the dominant source of livelihood in Africa, especially in low-income rural areas. About 70% of the population is directly employed in the sector, and it accounts for approximately 30% of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP). Therefore growth in agricultural productivity is...

A strong and efficient agricultural sector has the potential to enable a country feed its growing population, generate employment, earn foreign exchange and provide raw materials for industries. The vibrancy of the sector has a multiplier effect on any nation's socio-economic and industrial fabric...