Abstract
The CGIAR 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy focuses on addressing complex global agri-food system challenges through research and innovation, including by “Positioning regions, countries, and landscapes as central dimensions of partnership, worldview, and impact.”1 The strategy outlines three research action areas (Science Groups), Systems Transformation, Genetic Innovation (GI), and Resilient Agri-food Systems (RAFS). Regional Integrated Initiatives (RIIs) are part of RAFS portfolio. Aligned to the Terms of Reference (ToRs) endorsed by System Council, in 2023-2024 an external independent team completed evaluability assessments (EAs) of the following four RIIs: Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa (F2R-CWANA), Asian Mega Deltas (AMD), Transforming Agri-food Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA), and West Central African Food Systems Transformation (WCA). The purpose was to identify the extent to which the RIIs are evaluable and to make recommendations for sound and effective evaluation(s).
Citation
CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES). (2023). Regional Integrated Initiative-Evaluability Assessment Report. Rome: IAES Evaluation Function. https://cas.cgiar.org/
