Lesson Learned

In selecting land-related evaluation questions, context should be taken into account to ensure the evaluation focuses on the appropriate set of outcomes. The evaluation questions included questions on the impacts of the project on credit access and land market transactions, which reflect standard aspects of the program logic for many land projects.

In selecting land-related evaluation questions, context should be taken into account to ensure the evaluation focuses on the appropriate set of outcomes. The evaluation questions included questions on the impacts of the project on credit access and land market transactions, which reflect standard aspects of the program logic for many land projects. However, land sales are legally prohibited in Mozambique. As a result, impacts on these market-related outcomes should not have been anticipated in this case.