Evaluation and transformational change: driving sustainable change in agriculture

Implementation of agriculture research and adoption of sustainable agriculture practices are complex challenges which require new evaluation approaches as well as strategies for facilitating societal transformation. This webinar delves into emerging practices and their applications to agriculture change, highlighting the key role of broad and meaningful participation, interdisciplinary collaboration and systems thinking.

The session was led by EvalForward members who shared their experiences to contribute to gLOCAL2024's theme Evaluation and transformational change,  featuring:  

Impact Weaving for stronger agriculture research impact pathways: Impact Weaving is designed to enhance the credibility and contextual applicability of new agricultural technologies. Examples on eco-efficient raw sugar burners and new cassava varieties in Colombia will show the pathway to support widespread use of these technologies and the contribution of research to this process.

Integrating the Theory of Change (TOC) and Jurisdictional Approach (JA) for sustainable palm oil: the experience of integrating Theory of Change into a Jurisdictional Approach to encourage sustainable palm oil practices in Indonesia and how collaboration, collective leadership and participatory approaches enhanced the preparedness of palm oil-producing regions to develop and implement the Sustainable Palm Oil Regional Action Plan.

Systems thinking in agricultural evaluation: a reflection on the role of systems thinking in agricultural evaluation, emerging tools, and how leading organizations in agricultural development are incorporating these approaches into their strategies to foster agricultural transformation and sustainable food systems.