Afghanistan development
Subtitle: enhancements to performance management and evaluation efforts could improve USAID's agricultural programs : report to Congressional addressees
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Evaluation; American Agricultural assistance; United States. Agency for International Development; United States
Other titles: Afghanistan development :; Enhancements to performance management and evaluation efforts could improve USAID's agricultural programs; Afghanistan development : poverty and major crop production (GAO-10-756SP), an E-supplement to GAO-10-368.
Description: Eighty percent of Afghans are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. Agricultural assistance is a key U.S. contribution to Afghanistan's reconstruction efforts. Since 2002, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded about $1.4 billion for agricultural programs to increase agricultural productivity, accelerate economic growth, and eliminate illicit drug cultivation. This report (1) describes the change in U.S. focus on agricultural assistance since 2002, (2) assesses USAID's performance management and evaluation of its agricultural programs, (3) analyzes the extent to which certain programs met targets, and (4) addresses efforts to mitigate implementation challenges. GAO reviewed USAID documents; analyzed program data; and interviewed program implementers and USAID officials in Washington, D.C., and Afghanistan. GAO has prepared this report as part of its ongoing efforts to monitor key aspects of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed on July 19, 2010).

"July 2010."

Supplement has title: Afghanistan development : poverty and major crop production (GAO-10-756SP), an E-supplement to GAO-10-368.

"GAO-10-368."

Includes bibliographical references.

Mode of access: Internet from U.S. Government Accountability Office web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: U.S. agricultural strategy changing focus to support counterinsurgency priorities; title: Gaps exist in USAID's efforts to plan, monitor, and evaluate agricultural programs in Afghanistan; title: Several agricultural programs did not achieve or establish targets; title: USAID faces several challenges in implementing and overseeing agricultural programs in Afghanistan; title: Conclusions.