Papers by Savina Tessitore
FAO project evaluations, 2018
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FAO Project Evaluation Reports, 2020
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FAO Programme Evaluation Report, 2015
This evaluation examined FAO’s contribution in Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 2009 to 2014... more This evaluation examined FAO’s contribution in Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 2009 to 2014. It found that FAO has delivered relevant support for agricultural policy development in the Lao and achieved significant results in capacity building of government partners. It recommends that FAO strengthen its policy support in Lao PDR by putting greater emphasis on strengthening analysis, implementation and enforcement of these policies. It also recommends that FAO strengthen its partnership building strategy with multilateral and bilateral development and UN agencies and the Government of Lao PDR in order to increase the results of its technical support for nutrition-sensitive agriculture, which is the priority for the country.
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FAO Evaluation reports, 2018
Palestinians in the WBGS face a protracted crisis; durable and sustainable solutions are needed t... more Palestinians in the WBGS face a protracted crisis; durable and sustainable solutions are needed to protect and promote their livelihoods beyond short-term responses. In an effort to link relief, rehabilitation and development, this project represents the institutional component of a larger programme funded by the European Union to provide “Support for Livestock-based Livelihoods of Vulnerable Populations in the Occupied Territories”. Under this project, FAO successfully led the coordination of all developmental activities to enhance public capacities of the Ministry of Agriculture in the livestock sector by putting new systems and processes in place. In order to ensure sustainability of the project’s results, the evaluation recommends that the Palestinian Authority enact policies to make livestock product supply meet demand, that greater awareness of the importance of tagging animals is built among herders and that an assessment be conducted of the international livestock
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FIRST-Afghanistan used a combination of tools to conduct the diagnosis, including a desk review,... more FIRST-Afghanistan used a combination of tools to conduct the diagnosis, including a desk review, consultations, and Key Informant Interviews (KII), focusing on the development, implementation, and investment plans of four key policies and strategies for food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture. Opportunities, challenges and gaps in the implementation of policies were identified, affecting the way these policies were institutionalized, institutional capacities were built, governance was strengthened and investment plans for resource utilization and mobilization were formulated.
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Menabò n. 123, 2020
L’articolo presenta sei lezioni operative tratte da esperienze di paesi che hanno adeguato i prop... more L’articolo presenta sei lezioni operative tratte da esperienze di paesi che hanno adeguato i propri programmi di protezione sociale in seguito a crisi o shock. Le lezioni riguardano la scelta degli strumenti di protezione sociale, i criteri di individuazione dei beneficiari, le reti di protezione sociale informale, il lavoro lungo le filiere, la comunicazione, e l’accountability. Le indicazioni che emergono sono principalmente rivolte ai comuni e alle regioni impegnati nell’erogazione dell’assistenza sociale per sostenere i soggetti colpiti dall’emergenza COVID19 e, dove possibile, stimolare l’economia locale.
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FAO Evaluation Reports, 2017
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This document analyses linkages and complementarities between social protection and nutrition, la... more This document analyses linkages and complementarities between social protection and nutrition, laying out the common ground between the two. It identifies general principles which should guide the design and implementation of social protection interventions in order to maximize their positive impact on nutrition. Common social protection instruments are analysed for their specific linkages with nutrition and concrete suggestions are made on how to best use them in order to achieve improved nutrition.
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This article confronts theoretical links between rights, citizenship and social protection, revie... more This article confronts theoretical links between rights, citizenship and social protection, reviewing discourses on rights and citizenship and revealing fault-lines and trade-offs. Through the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP), Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) cases, it outlines the political conditions for the uptake of social policies. It reviews the scope of action of civil society, governments and donors and their impacts on the politics of accountability, attempting to outline a role for social protection as a means to inclusive and democratic citizenship.
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