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Corporate Author United States. Government Accountability Office.

Title Afghanistan development [electronic resource] : enhancements to performance management and evaluation efforts could improve USAID's agricultural programs : report to Congressional addressees.

Imprint [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  GA 1.13:GAO-10-368    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (iv, 70 p). : col. ill., col. maps + supplement (10 p. : col. ill., col. maps)
System Details Mode of access via the U.S. Government Accountability Office web site.
Note 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.
Contents Background -- U.S. agricultural strategy changing focus to support counterinsurgency priorities -- Gaps exist in USAID's efforts to plan, monitor, and evaluate agricultural programs in Afghanistan -- Several agricultural programs did not achieve or establish targets -- USAID faces several challenges in implementing and overseeing agricultural programs in Afghanistan -- Conclusions.
Summary 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note "GAO-10-368."
Subject United States. Agency for International Development -- Evaluation.
Agricultural assistance, American -- Afghanistan -- Evaluation.
Agricultural assistance, American -- Evaluation.
Added Title Afghanistan development : enhancements to performance management and evaluation efforts could improve United States Agency for International Development's agricultural programs
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.
Gpo Item No. 0546-D (online)
Sudoc No. GA 1.13:GAO-10-368

 
    
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