Interim Evaluation PROJECT EVALUATION

114 Pages·2011·1.5 MB·English

P R O J E C T E V A L U A T I O N
Federative Republic of Brazil
Sustainable Development Project for Agrarian
Reform Settlements in the Semi-Arid North-Eastttt
International Fund for
Dom Hélder Câmara Project
Agricultural Development
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Interim Evaluation
00142 Rome, Italy
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E-mail: [email protected] March 2011
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Document of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development

Federative Republic of Brazil
Sustainable Development Project for Agrarian Reform Settlements
in the Semi-Arid North-East

Dom Hélder Câmara Project

Interim Evaluation

March 2011
Report No. 2321-BR
Photos on cover page:
1. The project provided beneficiary farmers and their associations with dedicated capacity building and awareness
actions to improve their livelihoods in a semi-arid environment. ©Dom Hélder Câmara Project
2. The "feira agroecologicas" (agroecological fairs) represented an important opportunity for beneficiary farmers to get
exposed to market transactions hence contributing to their livelihoods and empowerment.
©Ubirajara Machado/MDA/IFAD
Federative Republic of Brazil
Sustainable Development Project for Agrarian Reform Settlements
in the Semi-Arid North-East (Dom Hélder Câmara Project)
Loan No. 494-BR

Interim Evaluation

Table of Contents

Currency Equivalents iii
Weights and Measures iii
Abbreviations and Acronyms iii
Map of the Project Area v
Foreword vii
Acknowledgements ix
Data Summary xi
Executive Summary xiii
Resumo xxi
Acordo de conclusão xxix
Agreement at Completion Point xxxv

I. EVALUATION OBJECTIVES, METHODOLOGY AND PROCESSES 1

II. COUNTRY AND SECTOR BACKGROUND 3

III. PROJECT BACKGROUND 7

IV. IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS 10
A. Organization for Social Development 12
B. Development of Production and Commercialization 13
C. Financial Services Development 15
D. Education and Training 16
E. Gender, Age and Ethnicity 17
F. Sertão, cofinanced by the Global Environment Facility 18
G. The Elo Project, cofinanced by the Syngenta Foundation 18

V. PROJECT PERFORMANCE 18
A. Relevance 18
B. Effectiveness 20
C. Efficiency 25

VI. IMPACT ON RURAL POVERTY 27
A. Human and Social Capital and Empowerment 27
B. Food Security and Agricultural Productivity 29
C. Household Income and Net Assets 30
D. Natural Resources and Environment 31
E. Institutions and Policies 32

VII. OTHER PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 33
A. Sustainability 33
B. Innovation, Replication and Scaling Up 35

VIII. PERFORMANCE OF PARTNERS 36
IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 39
A. Conclusions 39
B. Recommendations 42

TABLES

1. Number of DHCP Beneficiary Families per Year 11
2. IFAD Loan Use up to End of 2009 12
3. Financial Expenditures by Component, 2001–2008 12
4. Demonstration Units (2004–2009) 14
5. Projects Financed under FISP 2002–2009 15
6. Cost of Technical Assistance in Sertão Central and Apodi (2007–2009) 27
7. Income Data in Selected Territories 30
8. Possession of Household Assets 31
9. Investment in Productive Assets 31
10. DHCP Ratings 39
BOXES
1. Highlights from the Brazil CPE 7
2. Archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara 8
3. Project Performance in Summary 27
4. Rural Poverty Impact in Summary 33
5. Other Performance Criteria in Summary 36
6. Performance of Partners in Summary 39
APPENDIXES
1. Bibliography 43
2. List of Persons Met during the Evaluation Mission 45
3. Definition of the Evaluation Criteria used by the Office of Evaluation 49
4. Evaluation Framework 51
5. Land Reforms in Latin America: Ten Lessons towards a Contemporary Agenda 59
6. Financial Data 61
7. DHCP Publications 65

ANNEXES*
1. Evaluation of the Productive and Economic Features of the DHCP (in Spanish)
2. Evaluation of the Social Features of the DHCP (in Portuguese)

* Annexes are available on request from IFAD’s Office of Evaluation ([email protected])

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Currency Equivalents (July 2010)
Monetary Unit = Real (R$)
US$1.0 = R$1.79

Monetary Unit = Switzerland Francs (CHF)
US$1.0 = CHF1.084

Weights and Measures
1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 miles
1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 m2 (0.01 km2; 2.47 acres)
1 metric ton (mt) = 1,000 kg

Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACP Agreement at Completion Point
ASA Articulaçao do Semi Arido Brasiliero
BNB Banco do Nordeste
CONAB Companhía Nacional de Abastecimento (National Food Supply Company)
CONTAG Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores na Agricultura
(National Confederation of Agricultural Workers)
COSOP Country Strategic Opportunities Paper
CPE Country Programme Evaluation
CPM Country Programme Manager
DHCP Dom Hélder Câmara Project
ECOSOL Cooperativa de Crédito Rural e Economia Solidária do Pajeú
FISP Fundo de Investimento para Projetos Sociais e Produtivos (Investment Fund for
Social and Productive Projects)
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEEMPA Grupo de Estudos Sobre Educação, Metodologia da Pesquisa e Ação
GEF Global Environmental Facility
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
INCRA Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (National Institute for
Colonization and Agrarian Reform)
IOE IFAD Office of Evaluation
LAC IFAD Latin America and the Caribbean Division
LSU Local Supervision Unit
LUMIAR Projeto de Assessoria Técnica para Assentamentos de Reforma Agrária
(Technical Assistance Project for Agrarian Reform Settlement)
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MDA Ministerio do Desenvolvimento Agràrio (Ministry of Agrarian Development)
MEEPF Ministerio de Estado Extraordinario da Politica Fundiaria
(Special Ministry for Land Policies)
MST Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Movement of Landless Farmers)
NGO non-governmental organization
P1MC Programa um milhão de cisternas (One Million Tanks Programme)
PAA Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos da Agricultura Familiar
(Food Acquisition Programme)
PCR Project Completion Report
PMU project management unit
PROCERA Programa para Reforma Agrária (Special Credit Programme for Agrarian Reform)
PRONAF Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar
(National Programme for Strengthening Family Agriculture)
RB-COSOP results-based country strategic opportunities programme
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S&L savings and loan
SDR Special Drawing Rights (International Monetary Fund)
SDT Secretariado de Desenvolvimento Territorial (Territorial Development Secretariat)
SEAIN Secretariat of International Affairs (Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management)
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
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