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Just Results conducted the final evaluation of Feed the Future Cambodia HARVEST II. The purpose of HARVEST II was to accelerate the growth of the commercial horticulture sector in the provinces of Siem Reap, Battambang, Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom. The evaluation adopted a mixed-method approach, collecting data through a set of tools including surveys, key informant and in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, etc. Tools were specifically designed to assess the competitiveness, inclusivity, and resilience of the horticulture sector. To understand the degree of positive change achieved along these dimensions, the team created indicators to measure scale, sustainability, and depth of change. The analysis culminated in an illustration depicting the level of overall systems change in the horticulture sector and the contribution of Harvest II to these changes. The deliverables included a robust evaluation plan, a participatory 2-day workshop to co-develop the recommendations with project staff and USAID/Cambodia, draft and final evaluation reports, and a 3-part blog summarizing the lessons learned.

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The Donor Committee on Enterprise Development (DCED) is a forum for facilitating exchange and sharing information among 24 member agencies including international organizations, government and philanthropic agencies, multilaterals, and bilateral donors. Together these agencies spend more than USD$9.9 billion per year on projects that aim to improve the business enabling environment in developing countries. At the request of the committee’s Business Environment Reform (BER) Working Group and contracted through the World Bank, Just Results conducted research to address questions posed in the scope of work including achieving a strong narrative on how BER contributes to overarching impacts of structural transformation, leading to higher productivity, increased investment and more and better jobs

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Just Results conducted the mid-term evaluation of the Food for Progress (FFPr) Trade Safe (TraSa) project, funded by the USDA FFPr program and implemented by IESC in the Dominican Republic. TraSa focuses on the commercialization and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables leaving and entering the Dominican Republic. Just Results employed a mixed-methods approach that built on the work of the baseline evaluation and drew from data collected by the project’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) team. Fieldwork included surveys of horticulture farmers, key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGD) with stakeholders including value chain actors, project and partner staff, government representatives, and civil society actors. The final product was an evaluation report assessing the effectiveness and impact of the project.

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