Publication: External review of the Moz-SAKSS programme in Mozambique

Download Final Evaluation Report here: External review of the Moz-SAKSS programme in Mozambique

This review assesses the results of the programme "Capacity Strengthening through Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support for Agricultural Development in Mozambique" (MozSAKSS), which was intended to develop the capacity of Mozambican stakeholders, the Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate of Economics (DE) in particular, to engage in evidence-based agricultural policy formation. The programme has been plagued by a lack of trust and communication among the partners. DE has not provided clear leadership of MozSAKSS due to misperceptions and unclear lines of accountability between the DE and the agricultural research centres providing support. In the future Mozambique will need MozSAKSS more than ever as governmental demands for policy analyses increase, and as the donor community expects a more proactive governmental role in leading strategic analyses of agricultural investments. The review recommends rethinking how MozSAKSS should be organised, with a more narrowly focused role in policy analysis and in monitoring and evaluation.

Commissioned by the Swedish Embassy in Maputo/Sida, under Sida's Framework Agreement for Reviews, Evaluations and Advisory services on Results Frameworks

Author: Ian Christoplos, Indevelop AB, 2011