Donors and governments fund fish ponds, poultry units and dairy or beef herds to raise incomes and nutrition, yet many projects report activities rather than results because nobody tracked what happened on the farm. Over five days you learn how to build monitoring and evaluation systems that follow animals, feed, health and money through the production cycle. Sessions cover results frameworks, theory of change, baseline surveys, productivity indicators such as feed conversion ratio, mortality, growth rate, egg output and milk yield, and the use of mobile data collection tools like KoboToolbox and ODK.
You also work through animal welfare and biosecurity indicators, gender and youth disaggregation, value chain and market linkage measures, and evaluation methods for attributing change to a project. Case files draw on tilapia and catfish farming, layer and broiler enterprises, smallholder dairy and pastoral herds. The programme suits M&E officers, project coordinators, livestock and fisheries officers, agribusiness programme managers and development partners. Afterwards you can produce an indicator matrix, a field data plan and a learning report that shows decision makers what is working. Delivery is by classroom in major African cities, online or in-house.
Livestock, poultry and aquaculture projects carry unusual measurement challenges. Production cycles are short for broilers and long for cattle, losses from disease can erase months of progress overnight, and the households involved often keep no written records. Programmes that rely on training attendance figures cannot show whether farmers earn more, feed their families better or manage animal health responsibly, and funders are asking sharper questions as a result.
This programme walks participants through the whole M&E cycle as it applies to animal and fish production. It starts with results chains and indicator selection, moves to baselines, sampling and farm record systems, and then covers productivity, welfare, environmental and income measures. Later sessions address data quality, analysis in Excel, evaluation design, learning reviews and reporting that reaches both donors and farmers.
Teaching is practical. Participants draft indicator sheets from real project documents, design questionnaires for pond, house and herd visits, and interpret sample datasets, finishing with a monitoring plan for a project of their choice. Facilitators with field experience in fisheries, poultry and pastoral programmes review each draft and suggest refinements.
After completing this programme, participants will be able to:
Participants return to work with:
Learning is anchored in real production settings and project documents. The programme uses:
Day 1: Results Thinking in Animal and Fish Production
Day 2: Indicators and Baselines
Day 3: Data Collection on the Farm
Day 4: Analysis, Quality and Evaluation Methods
Day 5: Learning, Reporting and Action Planning
The programme is aimed at those who plan, run or fund animal and fish production projects, including:
Participants who attend the sessions and complete the practical work are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
To qualify, each delegate submits the indicator matrix and monitoring plan drafted during the week, which also serve as a useful record of applied learning for supervisors and professional development files.
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By the end of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production programme, you'll be able to build a results framework and theory of change for a livestock, poultry or aquaculture intervention, select smart indicators for productivity, health, welfare and household income, design baseline surveys and sampling plans for farm-level data collection, and set up farm record systems and mobile data collection for ponds, flocks and herds. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is aimed at those who plan, run or fund animal and fish production projects, including: Monitoring and evaluation officers in agriculture and food security projects, Livestock, veterinary and fisheries extension officers, Programme managers in NGOs and development agencies, County and national agriculture department planners, Dairy, poultry and aquaculture cooperative managers, Agribusiness and value chain development advisers, Donor programme officers and fund managers, and Researchers and graduate students in animal science and fisheries.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production starts October 19, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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