What performance indicators for assessing agroecology impacts? - EFICAS Project

This document presents an approach to assess the impacts of agroecology (AE) on livelihoods in Laos, focusing on sustainable agricultural intensification and resilience to climate change. While AE practices like SRI and agroforestry have shown success at the plot level, their broader impact remains limited due to challenges in dissemination. The project emphasizes a transformative landscape approach, involving whole communities in participatory planning and implementation. A detailed monitoring and evaluation framework tracks changes across villages, households, and plots, using indicators on soil health, empowerment, livelihoods, and resilience. Baseline data, participation rates, and outcome measures aim to evaluate whether AE improves productivity, reduces vulnerability, and strengthens adaptive capacity.

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Title What performance indicators for assessing agroecology impacts? - EFICAS Project
Description This document presents an approach to assess the impacts of agroecology (AE) on livelihoods in Laos, focusing on sustainable agricultural intensification and resilience to climate change. While AE practices like SRI and agroforestry have shown success at the plot level, their broader impact remains limited due to challenges in dissemination. The project emphasizes a transformative landscape approach, involving whole communities in participatory planning and implementation. A detailed monitoring and evaluation framework tracks changes across villages, households, and plots, using indicators on soil health, empowerment, livelihoods, and resilience. Baseline data, participation rates, and outcome measures aim to evaluate whether AE improves productivity, reduces vulnerability, and strengthens adaptive capacity.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Natural resources governance
  • Collaboration
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroforestry
  • Conservation agriculture
  • Biomass
  • Soil biological activity
  • Soil health
  • Soil quality
  • Cash crop
  • Income
  • Food security
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate change
  • Drought
  • Vulnerability
  • Land management
  • Landscape approach
  • Mobile application
Contributing organisations Cirad, DALaM, MAF, EU, AFD
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Year 2016
Type of document Presentation
Language English
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Country Lao PDR
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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