The evaluation found that the country strategic plan was well-targeted, addressing key food security and nutrition challenges through a thorough analysis that aligned with national priorities and WFP’s global strategies. Although the design of the plan did not fully prioritize integration in development activities, WFP made significant progress in enhancing geographic and programmatic linkages throughout its implementation.
The evaluation makes five recommendations: four strategic and one operational. The strategic recommendations focus on integrating resilience-building programming while maintaining flexibility for emergency response; enhancing the national school meal programme through improved partnerships and monitoring; investing in nutrition for the first 1,000 days of life; and strengthening gender and environmental considerations in the next country strategic plan through standardized guidance on analysis. The operational recommendation calls for the strengthening of smallholder farmers’ market access through adapted procurement approaches.