Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course in Kenya
Classroom cohorts in Nairobi, Mombasa, Naivasha, Kisumu, Machakos · live online · in-house anywhere in Kenya
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.
About this course
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.
Training Objectives
After completing this programme, participants will 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.
- Set up farm record systems and mobile data collection for ponds, flocks and herds.
- Calculate and interpret feed conversion, mortality, yield and gross margin measures.
- Apply gender, youth and nutrition lenses to production data.
- Choose evaluation designs that credibly attribute change to project activities.
- Prepare learning reports that lead to practical adjustments in project delivery.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants return to work with:
- An indicator matrix tailored to a livestock, poultry or fish project.
- A baseline and monitoring plan with sampling, tools and responsibilities.
- Ready-to-use farm record sheets and a mobile questionnaire outline.
- A worked template for calculating feed conversion, mortality and gross margin.
- A short evaluation terms-of-reference draft for their own programme.
- A learning-review agenda that turns results into management decisions.
- A one-page results dashboard layout for reporting flock, herd and pond performance to funders.
Training Methodology
Learning is anchored in real production settings and project documents. The programme uses:
- Expert-led sessions on each stage of the M&E cycle
- Sample datasets from pond, poultry and herd enterprises for analysis in Excel
- Tool design workshops using KoboToolbox-style questionnaires
- Small-group case work on dairy, layer, broiler and tilapia projects
- A closing clinic where each participant reviews a monitoring plan for their own project
Day 1: Results Thinking in Animal and Fish Production
- Why production projects fail to prove results
- Results chains for aquaculture, poultry, dairy and beef enterprises
- Theory of change and assumptions about markets, disease and climate
- Logframes and indicator hierarchies
- Stakeholder mapping across farmers, traders and service providers
- Exercise: drawing a results chain from a project proposal
- Aligning project results with national livestock and fisheries sector plans
Day 2: Indicators and Baselines
- SMART and SPICED indicator criteria
- Productivity indicators: growth rate, feed conversion, egg output, milk yield
- Health, mortality and biosecurity indicators
- Household income, nutrition and food security measures
- Baseline survey design, sampling and sample size
- Exercise: drafting an indicator reference sheet
- Setting realistic targets for short broiler cycles and long cattle cycles
Day 3: Data Collection on the Farm
- Farm records for ponds, poultry houses and herds
- Questionnaire design and enumerator training
- Mobile tools: KoboToolbox and ODK
- Water quality, feed and veterinary service records
- Gender and youth disaggregation in data collection
- Field practice: testing a tool on a sample enterprise
- Participatory monitoring with farmer groups and community animal health workers
Day 4: Analysis, Quality and Evaluation Methods
- Data cleaning and quality assurance in Excel
- Cost of production, gross margin and return calculations
- Animal welfare and environmental impact indicators
- Before-and-after, comparison group and contribution analysis designs
- Value chain and market linkage evaluation
- Exercise: interpreting a sample flock and pond dataset
- Tracking disease outbreaks and vaccination coverage over time
Day 5: Learning, Reporting and Action Planning
- Learning reviews with farmers and partners
- Dashboards and visual reporting for donors
- Writing evaluation terms of reference
- Using findings to adapt project design
- Sustainability and exit measures for production projects
- Sharing results with farmers through simple feedback sessions
- Action plan and course review
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
- Researchers and graduate students in animal science and fisheries
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.
Upcoming cohorts
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Official invoice & confirmation letter provided
Team discount for 3+ seats
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course in Kenya
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course runs as classroom training in Nairobi, Mombasa, Naivasha, Kisumu, and Machakos, Kenya, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. You can also join a live online cohort from anywhere in Kenya, or book it in-house at your organisation's own premises.
The next classroom cohort in Kenya starts on October 26, 2026 in Mombasa and Kisumu, and a new intake follows every four weeks in each city. Pick a city and date in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Classroom fees for Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course in Kenya run from USD 1,500 per delegate in Nairobi, Naivasha, and Kisumu to USD 1,600. The fee covers tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes — Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course can be delivered at your offices anywhere in Kenya, or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
Yes. Monitoring and Evaluation of Aquaculture, Poultry & Livestock Production Training Course also runs as live online training: the same curriculum as the classroom programme, taught by a trainer in real time, so you can join from anywhere in Kenya without travelling. Choose "Virtual Live" in the schedule panel above to see the online dates and fee.
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.
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.
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