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Growing rice & protecting forests: evaluation of food production projects in SEA (pdf 677K)

An evaluation of environmental impacts of AusAID food production projects as well as particular issues such as food security and gender issues. Quality Assurance Series No.15. The 1998 AusAID environment cluster evaluation required an examination of these issues.

The four projects selected were:
- Cambodia-IRRI-Australia Project, Phases I-III (1987-1996)

- Vietnam-IRRI Rice Research and Training Project (Vietnam-IRRI) (1985-1994)

- Bangladesh Wheat Improvement Project (1994-1995)

- Lao Upland Agriculture Development Project (LUADP) (1990-1996).

The Bangladesh Wheat Improvement Project was subsequently deleted from the evaluation when floods prevented the evaluation team travelling in-country.

All evaluated projects had a substantial focus on rice production, contained elements of institutional strengthening and included capacity building and training components. Detailed consideration is given to environmental issues, but within a wider evaluation context which considers social, economic, technical, financial and institutional factors as well as broader policy issues and the key factors governing project success and sustainability.

 

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