Climate-smart agriculture promises higher yields, stronger resilience and lower emissions, but funders increasingly want proof that all three are happening, and for whom. Standard agricultural indicators miss adaptation gains, gender differences and food system effects beyond the farm gate. In five days you learn to measure what these programmes really deliver.
You begin by building a results framework around the three pillars of productivity, adaptation and mitigation, with indicators for practice adoption, yield, income, dietary diversity, resilience capacity and greenhouse gas change. Sessions cover baseline and endline design, sampling of farm households, mobile data collection with KoBoToolbox or ODK, and quasi-experimental and participatory evaluation options suited to agricultural seasons. You examine climate and weather data, soil and carbon measurement approaches, gender and youth disaggregation, and value chain and market indicators for wider food systems. Reporting to donors such as GCF, IFAD, FAO and bilateral agencies is covered through worked examples. M&E officers, agronomists, programme managers, researchers and government planners in agriculture, climate and food security will gain a complete evaluation plan and a CPD-accredited certificate. Classroom, online and in-house formats are available.
Agriculture sits at the centre of Africa's climate challenge. It is both highly exposed to erratic rainfall, heat and pests and a significant source of emissions, so investors and governments are channelling large programmes into practices that raise output while building resilience. With that funding comes a demand for credible results data, and many monitoring systems built for traditional farm extension cannot deliver it.
The Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Training Course shows how to design and run evidence systems that fit these multi-objective programmes. Participants start with theories of change linking practices to productivity, adaptation and mitigation outcomes, then select indicators, set targets and plan baselines. The programme deals with seasonal data collection, household and plot surveys, remote sensing and weather inputs, and approaches to attributing change in the presence of rainfall variability.
Beyond the farm, the course considers nutrition, market access, gender equity and food system outcomes. Delivery uses worked examples from donor-funded projects, survey design practicals and a final exercise in which participants prepare an M&E plan for a programme of their own.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave with practical products and skills:
The course emphasises design skills and field realism, using:
Day 1: Climate-Smart Agriculture and Results Thinking
Day 2: Indicators and Baselines
Day 3: Data Collection in the Field
Day 4: Evaluation Designs and Analysis
Day 5: Reporting, Learning and Planning
The course is aimed at professionals who plan, run or assess agriculture and food system programmes, including:
Participants who attend the sessions and complete the practical assignments receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems programme, you'll be able to build a theory of change and results framework for a climate-smart agriculture programme, select indicators for productivity, resilience, adaptation and emissions outcomes, design baseline, midline and endline studies with suitable household and plot sampling, and use mobile data collection tools to run field surveys across a growing season. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is aimed at professionals who plan, run or assess agriculture and food system programmes, including: Monitoring and evaluation officers and managers, Agricultural programme and project managers, Agronomists and extension service supervisors, Climate adaptation and mitigation specialists, Government planners in ministries of agriculture and environment, Researchers in agricultural universities and institutes, Donor and development partner programme officers, and Food security and nutrition advisers.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems 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 Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems 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 Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems starts October 26, 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 Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems 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 Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems 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 Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems 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 Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems 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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