Overview
This independent final project evaluation covers UNCTAD project “Integrating Landlocked Commodity Dependent Developing Countries into Regional and Global Value Chains” (project code PDF-SDG-2017-04). The project is funded by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund of the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF), with support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The project is aimed at strengthening the capacity of selected landlocked countries (Ethiopia, Laos, Mongolia and Uzbekistan) to foster (i) integration into regional and global value chains (RVCs and GVCs) and (ii) market linkages at the national, interregional and intercontinental levels. For each country a target commodity/(sub-) sector was selected, namely: • Ethiopia : coffee (in particular roasted coffee) • Lao PDR : maize • Mongolia : meat • Uzbekistan: food processing (in particular dried fruit) The purpose of this end-of-project evaluation is to assess in a systematic and objective manner project design and implementation, the latter covering the achievements against the intended
outcomes and results as set out in the project’s logical framework. This assessment is expected to result in practical recommendations, good practices and lessons learned from the project for the different project stakeholders listed above in order to (i) feed into decision making as regards the way forward beyond the closure of the current project in the focus countries and (ii) enhance the design and implementation of related interventions elsewhere.