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Lesson
Gender has been mainstreamed in LOAs, but participation of women in capacity building activities was less than desired. Future efforts should target women as direct beneficiaries.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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Slow approval processes and fund transfers due to delays in liquidation led to delayed delivery of annual work plans. As TA activities are season-specific, effective implementation requires advance planning and timely provision of resources, including finance, materials, and personnel.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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In countries like Lao PDR, sub-optimal inter-ministerial coordination and stakeholder coordination affected efficiency and effectiveness of some activities.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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Lesson
Letter of Agreement (LOA) arrangements with GMS governments facilitated [the] successful organization of workshops and implementation of demonstration activities. However, implementation of training sessions in countries like Myanmar was not easy, due to weak transport and communication networks.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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Lesson
It would have been useful to have spent more time at the beginning of the TA to understand the quality of baseline data in different pilot sites. This would have saved additional work that had to be carried out towards the end of the TA.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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Lesson
Early buy-in and commitment of target countries, early involvement of countries in the TA design is critical in realizing the outputs and results. Balancing diverse interests of multiple countries is a complex process and requires considerable negotiations.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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Lesson
GMS countries have varying levels of capacity not only among countries but also among various sub-national administrations within a country. One-size-fits-all capacity building solutions do not work, and targeted capacity building efforts are critical.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
Report Date: