// Challenges and good practices to measure success of inclusive agribusiness
 On 12 June, the Platform organised a donor roundtable on Monitoring and Evaluation of Inclusive Agribusiness, which took place at the sidelines of the Platform’s Annual General Assembly in Berlin. It was an interactive discussion, which covered programme-level experiences in monitoring and measuring results of inclusive agribusiness, as well as value chain and private sector development initiatives. Main take away messages were as follows:
It is very challenging to achieve impact through formal jobs creation in agriculture. Agriculture is a sector that seldom creates formal jobs, which is why it is important to go beyond the ILO’s standard definition of employment to measure impact. Farmers are diversifying their incomes, a dynamics which is not always captured through current indicators. Improved livelihoods (or “the sum of what happens to farmers”) seem as a more adequate measure of impact.
Measuring systemic change remains a challenge. A more adaptive type of M&E is necessary to measure the systemic change that inclusive agribusiness initiatives and related initiatives are trying to promote. However, there are still limited or no successful experiences of measuring systemic change, and little agreement on how to do it. Donors need to find ways to conduct continuous, but cost-effective M&E of inclusive agribusiness programmes.
Capturing benefits to all to cultivate ownership. Capturing the different benefits to all actors will allow for ownership of the process and continued support: farmers need to know the impact on their income and productivity, donors are required to show results of their investments in increasing food and nutrition security of poor rural families, and traders need to be informed about agricultural outputs and prices along the value chain.
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// Members and partners strategies, publications and events
Strategy_ World Bank Group Implementing the 2030 Agenda
This Second Edition of “Implementing the 2030 Agenda,” outlines the World Bank Group’s broad commitment and actions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Link Implementing the 2030 Agenda, World Bank Group
Event_ AGRF Forum, Kigali Rwanda, 4 – 8 September 2018
The AGRF is considered the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, pulling together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward. Jedi Bukachi will attend from the Platform secretariat, and almost all Platform members will be represented at the conference.
Link AGRF Forum
Event_ Global Land Forum, Bandung Indonesia, 22 – 27 September 2018
This event brings together stakeholders to advance understanding of the complex and dynamic political, economic, environmental and social linkages between land governance, food security, poverty and democracy. The Global Donor Working Group on Land will hold a session there, on the topic of governance of domestic investment into land. The objective of the side event is to raise awareness of the importance of domestic land investments and identify possibilities to influence them to benefit local land users and economic processes. Romy Sato from the Platform secretariat will be present alongside several Platform members.
Link Global Land Forum
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// About us
David Hegwood (USAID) is the new co-chair of the Platform. He succeeds Shatanu Mathur (IFAD) whose two-year co-chairmanship concluded in mid 2018.
Linda Chiasson is the new focal point of Global Affairs Canada to the Platform.
Laura Barrington joined the Platform secretariat as a Policy Advisor in June 2018, following the retirement of former Policy Advisor Christian Mersmann.
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