Final Evaluation of the Upland Research and Capacity Development Programme in Laos

Evaluation Team: Dirk Van Gansberghe, Lasse Krantz and Khamla Phanvilay
Timing: October - November 2011

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Sida has commissioned Indevelop to undertake a final evaluation of The Upland Research and Capacity Develop Programme which is being implemented by the National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRII in Vientiane and by the Northern Region Agriculture and forestry Research Centre (NAFReC) in Luang Prabang and in selected Districts.

• The Programme Development Objective is:  "Alleviation of poverty and sustainable use of the natural resource base in upland areas." The programme's focuses include:
• To continue to improve NAFRI's capacity (institutional, organizational and human resources)
• To support NAFRI to refine/enhance its system for management including its Research Management System
• To produce selective quality research results through Research for Development
• To improve capacity of URDP local partners
• To strengthen the functioning of Information and Communication services

The objective of the evaluation is to provide NAFRI, project cooperation partners and Sida with structured lessons learned and recommendations applicable for design and implementation of similar capacity building interventions including consolidation of project achievements.