DFAT found the quality of the report to be of a very high standard. The report was comprehensive and well written. The author willingly participated in the peer-review and incorporated many of the comments and suggestions that were made during the process.

Overall, DFAT's response to the findings and recommendations is that they are reasonable, well connected to evidence, and achievable for the Program to implement.

This Program will continue for the length of its term (November 2015), and then on recommendation from the mid-term review, DFAT will consider shifting its approach to core funding, rather than project funding, to enable SPC FAME to demonstrate stronger strategic management of all available resources.

Independent mid-term review of the Fisheries for Food Security Program–Management response (PDF 39kb)
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