 This is Keith Child. In the latter half of 2014, the CRP conducted its first CRP commissioned external evaluation, which we're calling a CC. The evaluation was designed to provide information and recommendations to support strategic decision making on the program's value chain approach. Field level data collection occurred in four value chains and was triangulated with interviews, with senior staff, program documents and presentations, and three separate surveys. Ultimately, the evaluation focused on four main areas of investigation, spread over 12 evaluation questions, leading to 24 recommendations. So what did the evaluations say about our value chain approach? Obviously, quite a lot. Here, though, are some of the highlights. It said that the program and value chains theories of change and impact pathways were more relevant for higher level strategic planning, but needed more work in order to set research priorities and assess progress. Value chain coordination had substantively made a positive impact on implementation of the value chain approach that more resources needed to be put into cross-site learning and that there is considerable need to establish more in-house business development competency. The evaluation noted that the value chain teams are understaffed and underfunded, and so it recommended the creation of a common pool of resources in order to respond to unforeseen needs and to reinforce the capacity of resource mobilization at the program management level. The evaluation stressed the need for value chain teams to address multiple system levels and less focus on micro-community-based piloting. More feedback from value chains to the technical flagships is needed. The evaluation recommended a mechanism for more regular consultation between the value chain leaders and technical flagships. In terms of multidisciplinary, the evaluation noted a strong commitment, but again reinforced the need for more business development competency and perspective. The evaluation noted that the program's commitment to frontline partnerships is a particular strength, but more attention needed to be devoted to establishing private sector partnerships. The need for more attention to future scaling of innovations was emphasized by the evaluation and the need to develop more explicit scaling strategies, along with the sort of evidence to support a business case for public and private investment. It's publicly accessible on the CRP website, and so if you have not read it, I strongly urge you to download a copy and spend a few hours to study it.