Abstract
The purpose of this mid-term evaluation is to assess progress to date and identify improvements that will achieve the planned results of USAID's Education and Research in Agriculture (ERA) Project. Specifically, the evaluation team reviewed and assessed the adequacy of project components in the context of the Senegal Feed the Future (FTF) strategy, soundness of the project's approaches, quality of ERA's management, adequacy and efficiency of Virginia Tech's (VT) assistance delivery, beneficiary coverage and response, and overall potential of sustaining the project results beyond September 2015. USAID/Senegal expects that the evaluation's findings and recommendations will highlight opportunities to maintain momentum, scale-up project activities according to the FTF strategy, create strategic project modifications aligned with budget realities, and guide the Ministry of Higher Education and USAID in future programming. (Excerpt)