Agricultural growth programme - agribusiness marketing and development (AMDe) project, Ethiopia: external mid-term performance evaluation report

The Agribusiness and Market Development (AMDe) project is funded through USAID Ethiopia’s Feed the Future program from June 2011 to May 2016.  It goal is to sustainably reduce poverty and hunger by improving the productivity and competiveness of agricultural value chains that offer jobs and income activities for rural households.

This External Mid‐Term Evaluation (MTE) of the AMDe was carried out in two phases, November and December 2014 and January 2015. The review findings cover the period from the launch to December 31, 2014. With seven key questions, this MTE team assesses project performance and finds the AMDe has performed exceptionally well in some areas, less well in others, and has yet to address some issues that are of importance. It also recommends adjustments during the life of the project and offers recommendations to inform the design of a follow‐on project.