Client: Common Fund for Commodities
Country: Global. Field Visits in Mali and Tanzania
Year: 2005 and 2010
The Common Fund for Commodities is an inter-governmental institution established within the framework of the United Nations. The Fund finances projects to benefit smallholder farmers, as well as small and medium sized enterprises involved in commodity production, processing and trade in developing and least developed countries. Triple Line was contracted by CFC to carry out two mid-term reviews of CFC’s sequential five year action plans (FYAP) (2003-7) and (2008-12) in 2005 and 2010. The FYAP is a key guiding document for the CFC on strategic direction, project funding decision-making and project portfolio management.
Services provided
- In the Mid Term Review of FYAP 2003-2007, Triple Line assessed the extent to which the objectives and targets of the Plan were being achieved. Critical success factors and obstacles to implementation were identified, and recommendations made on the future direction, content and operation of the Plan.
- For the review of FYAP 2008-2012, Triple Line carried out a review of the design of projects and their relevance to the FYAP; an assessment of the effectiveness and impact of the advocacy role of the Fund; and a review of projects supported by contributions from the OPEC Fund.
- Triple Line also undertook a strategic, forward-looking review of the mandate of the CFC and its role in support of the commodity sector.
Achievements
- On the basis of the recommendations made in 2005, the CFC streamlined the project development and funding processes, applied more focus on improving the value chain of commodities and moved away from long term research-focused funding.
- For the second review, the Triple Line team put together a number of recommendations to assist the CFC in defining its strategic intent and governance structure and in revising its implementation procedures including greater emphasis on advocacy and knowledge management.