This document presents a synthesis of the main findings and lessons learned from evaluations completed in 2025 and published in early 2026, as well as from Project Completion Validation Reviews (PCVRs) conducted between 2023 and 2025. Together, these sources provide a consolidated view of the evidence emerging from the Caribbean Development Bank's recent evaluation portfolio.The evaluations and PCVRs offer important insights into what is working well, where challenges persist, and what lessons can be drawn to strengthen future programming. They provide evidence for the Bank, its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and the Board of Directors to inform decision-making, enhance development effectiveness, and strengthen the design and implementation of future interventions.
Agriculture Support Project - Jamaica (2018)
Food Security
Project Completion Validation Report
Complete
Jamaica
Summary
In December 2008, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a loan in the amount of seven million, eight hundred thousand United States dollars (USD7.8 mn) to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to enable it to support access to credit by small farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs in order to spur food production and underpin income growth. CDB also provided a technical assistance grant in an amount not exceeding the equivalent of USD50,000 to assist in financing the services of short term consultant(s) to develop a system to monitor and evaluate project outcomes and impact and a mid-term review. GOJ provided counterpart funding of USD11,000.
