Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Sustainability of Agribusiness Projects in Kenya.

Monitoring and evaluation has been identified as a relevant practice for project success. However, the effectsof project monitoring and evaluation on project sustainability remains unknown. The study sought to establish the effectsof monitoring and evaluation practices on the sustainability of Kenya Agricultural Productivity and AgribusinessProjects in selected counties in Kenya. The inquiry adopted a pragmatism research paradigm with descriptive andexplanatory research designs. The population comprised of 6,401 projects implemented between years 2012 to 2015. Asample of 376 respondents was selected through multistage random sampling methods. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire where responses were expressed on a five point on Likert scale. The reliability of the researchtool was tested through Cronbach alpha coefficient at 0.7 threshold. A linear regression model was applied to test thehypothesis. The analysis was done at 95% confidence level and used as a basis for making conclusions. From thefindings, the popular monitoring and evaluation practices were identified to be; field visits, data collection, periodicreports, inspection, data collection, dissemination of reports and interviews. Secondly, Monitoring and evaluation hadsignificant positive effect on project sustainability(t=3.444,p>0.05). The study recommends for strengthening ofmonitoring and evaluation practices for sustainability of agricultural projects in Kenya in line with Kenya’s Vision20230 while enhancing the achievement of SDG 2 (Zero hunger) which will suppress rural poverty highly dependable onagriculture thus meeting the Economic Pillar of Vision 20230. This call for Ministry of Agriculture to develop a policythat will ensure that all donor funded agricultural projects include M&E and that a precursor training be conducted toall parties to ensure sustainability for food security all through the year.