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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Evaluation Mission team received very friendly support in
the course of its work. We would like to acknowledge this support and
to express our deep appreciation.
The participative and collaborative approach to evaluation is
still unfamiliar to and not understood by many. We would like to
thank Dr. Peter Amato, Deputy Chief, PRJ/PD/E for his understanding
and support of our evaluation process, specially the one-day seminar
with the representatives of the four CRS zones. This support was
crucial for the successful outcome of this Mission.
The encouragement, specially at the briefing and debriefing
sessions with officials of USAID/India helped to focus the attention
of the Mission and resulted in a more thorough assessmenL of the FFW
Program. We gratefully extend our thanks to Dr. Richard Blue, Deputy
Director; Mr. Christopher Crowley. Office Director, DPP; Mr. Douglas
Broome, Deputy Chief, DPP.
During the field visits, the members of the team were received
with deep courtesy and hospitality by CRS zonal staff, consignees and
project holders. CRS zonal staff accompanied team members in their
travels and facilitated their visits. We would be failing in our duty
if we did not acknowledge these kindnesses. We would like specially
to thank the zonal Directors for making available to the team the
members of their staff.
In the process of reviewing and analyzing data collected from
the field, the team had the benefit of the services of Mr. S.
Chandrasekhar, Mr. Kotwancy and Mr. Y. Chhabra. Ms. Hema Ramaswamy
and Ms. Rita Soni were unstinting in their support. They not only
smoothed out logistical difficulties but facilitated administrative
passage of team requirements.
A specia] mention needs to be made of the assistance which the
team received from Mr. N. Krishnamurchy. His long experience with
Title II Frogran in; India provided the team with valuable insights.
Moreover, the team was greatly impressed with the dedication of Mr.
Krishnamurthy to the cause of ensuring that food resources be used in
the best possible way to promote development.