Fig. 1

Example of graphical output of the FAO Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET) using figurative results of a fictive country. The spider graph shows results by SET category of a fictive country who has conducted two SET evaluations. Each of the 19 SET categories form an individual axis whose value varies from 0 to 100%. The green line shows results for the first SET evaluation and the red line shows results for the second SET evaluation conducted 3–5 years after the initial evaluation. The closer either line is positioned to the outer border of the graph, the higher the capacity of the country in the respective category and vice-versa. The graphic shows the progress the country has made after implementing the recommendations of the first SET evaluation, particularly the development and implementation of a communication and inter-sectoral collaboration plan