The request: Rikolto sought an external assessor to evaluate the impact of their programmatic interventions and change strategies to develop the rice sector in DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Benin.
Activities: We conducted an impact assessment of selected projects and considered the extent to which the projects:
- improved the livelihoods of smallholder farmers;
- built the business and organizational capacities of farmer organizations, and
- improved the institutional environment for inclusive, sustainable markets.
As part of this project, we also assessed the potential global impact of Rikolto’s change strategies and provided recommendations for improvement. We provided trainings to the team on data collection and assessments.
Our value: Rikolto gained a clearer picture of the impact of their programmatic interventions and built their internal knowledge and capacity to undertake data collection and analysis.
