Despite some successes, Africa remains the only region where agricultural productivity has fallen in the last two decades. Small-scale farmers, particularly African women, have limited access to markets.
This assessment, which is the first of its kind for both bodies, aims to utilize its findings to improve not only existing policies and programmes, but evaluation practices as well.
"The evaluation will help both institutions to internalize knowledge and build upon it, as well as to disseminate it to other rural development partners," said Bank President Donald Kaberuka.
The Rome-based agency and the Bank have been cooperating on rural development initiatives since 1978.
Source: AllAfrica
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