Contact Admin. Improving the quality of project implementation and achieving better results on the ground has been a priority for the International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD since the early s. This gave rise to a series of studies to examine and clarify the role of project supervision in the IFAD project cycle 2. The review presented five recommendations: i introduce and enforce Minimum Supervision Requirements MSRs for the CIs; ii improve coordination procedures between IFAD and the CIs; iii establish an efficient portfolio management system; iv strengthen IFAD priority areas of getting results on the ground and reinforce the learning loop; and, v undertake an experimental direct project supervision programme by IFAD for 15 of its initiated projects three for each regional division.
The five year Plan of Action provided detailed steps and timeframes to guide implementation of these recommendations by PMD. These have been fully taken into consideration by the evaluation, they include: i more emphasis on IFAD specific aspects, i.
The evaluation objectives were to assess: i the effectiveness of current supervision modalities against the MSRs and others indicators of quality and review the achievements under the Five-Year Plan of Action; ii the adequacy of current supervision modalities seen from different partners perspectives; iii the efficiency of current supervision modalities; and, iv the current relevance of the MSRs. As most of the directly supervised projects are in the early stages of implementation, the evaluation only reviewed emerging characteristics of the direct supervision programme, including an initial analysis of the cost structure.
Because of their open-endedness, the third and fourth functions referred to jointly as implementation support by the supervising entity have a large resource absorption potential. Supervising the procurement, disbursement and end use of funds mandatory, fiduciary or core.
Facilitating implementation by helping borrower's interpret and respond to the lender's requirements discretionary. Providing substantive implementation assistance to borrowers discretionary. Supervision during project implementation, despite its importance, is only one of many factors that determine project performance.
