Impact Evaluation of the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III in Eastern Visayas

Description

This report presents the results of the impact evaluation conducted on the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project – Phase III (ARISP-III) which was implemented in the provinces of Biliran and Southern Leyte. The ARISP-III was an integrated development project implemented by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in collaboration with the Local Government Units (LGUs), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), and Technical Assistance Partner Institutions/Individuals (TAPIs). The project was funded by the Official Development Assistance (ODA) under the Government of Japan (GoJ), through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The impact evaluation was done to attain the following objectives: (1) evaluate the achievement of the project’s development objectives; (2) assess the benefits and gains and the impact of the project to the beneficiaries; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the sustainability mechanism that was put in place; (4) develop a comprehensive impact evaluation framework and methodology to examine the relationship of the inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes of the projects to its impacts; and (5) identify and document innovative and effective approaches and strategies, including the lessons learned in the implementation of the project that could be adopted in the design or implementation of similar or relevant interventions in the future.