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How to do planning, monitoring and evaluation for agrifood system change

Issued on 2025 by Wageningen Social & Economic Research

Clearly, interventions aiming at changing the agriculture system are complex in nature. This complexity does reflect on their Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PME) systems. The aim of this practice note is to provide project and programme...

Book

Advocacy for Development: Effectiveness, Monitoring and Evaluation

Issued by Wageningen University

Monitoring and evaluation of advocacy for development is an emerging field. Many CSOs, donors and evaluators are now involved with advocacy. Questions of how to understand and assess programmes are urgent. This e-book seeks to contribute to practical...

Book

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026

Issued on 2026 by FAO

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026 provides the most up-to-date data and information, on trends, challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping the sector. It also assesses the state and health of marine fishery resources. Widely...

Evaluation Brief

2025 – Saving lives, time and money: Evidence from anticipatory action

Issued by FAO, OCHA, WFP

We are in unchartered territory, with an existential funding crisis, soaring levels of humanitarian need and a spiralling number of extreme weather events. Each dollar we spend must go further. There is key evidence showing that anticipatory action...

Evaluation Brief

Synthesis of evaluative evidence on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: Inter-agency humanitarian evaluation

Issued on 2025 by OCHA, UNICEF and WFP.

This inter-agency synthesis provides a consolidated analysis of the humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis from 2022 to 2024, commissioned by the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation Steering Group.

Evaluation Brief

Resilient Agrifood Systems Science Group Evaluation Case Study: the “One Health” Approach and its Application in Viet Nam

Issued on 2025 by CGIAR IAES

This sub-study on One Heath Approach was conducted as part of the independent evaluation of the Resilient Agrifood Systems (RAFS) Science Group. The One Health Initiative under RAFS SG aimed to generate solutions to existing and emerging complex...

Technical Paper

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2026–2035

Issued on 2026 by OECD; FAO;

The Agricultural Outlook 2026–2035 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It brings together the commodity, policy, and...

Book

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026

Issued on 2026 by FAO; IFAD; UNICEF; WFP; WHO

Understanding and addressing the high cost of a healthy diet Despite sustained, gradual improvement in recent years, global hunger and food insecurity remain far above the targets set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is estimated...

Report

Food Waste Measurement and Reporting: Best Practices for Businesses

Issued on 2026 by ReFED

ReFED | July 23, 2026 This report translates ReFED’s refined data collection and reporting guidance for Pact signatories and clients of ReFED’s Business Services offerings into a “Good, Better, Best” framework that serves three audiences: U.S. Food...

Report

United Nations Sustainable Development Group System-Wide Evaluation- 2026 Annual Report | Strengthening use, accountability and transparency

Issued on 2026 by United Nations Sustainable Development Group System-

The 2026 Annual Report underscores that system-wide evaluation is most effective when taken up to improve performance, inform decision-making and strengthen accountability. Strengthening the use of evaluation evidence is critical to ensure that...

Guidance Document

AI in evaluation: Good practice guidelines for practitioners NOVEMBER 2025 V 1.

AI offers significant opportunities to enhance evaluation practice throughout the evaluation lifecycle. That said, with opportunity comes responsibility. This guide from the UK Evaluation Society manages the balance between potential and risk...

Report

Research, programmes and evaluations in the land sector: trends and emerging lessons

Issued on 2026 by Land Facility Decision Support Unit (DSU)

This research paper has been commissioned through the Land Facility Decision Support Unit (DSU) to synthesise both relevant academic literature and evaluation reports of land programmes, covering the evaluative experience of the land sector over the...

Summary EN - From Hindsight to Foresight

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From Hindsight to Foresight: How Evaluation Can Help Us Prepare for Uncertain Futures Summary of the EvalforEarth Discussion

Issued on 2026 by EvalforEarth

This EvalforEarth discussion explored how evaluation can become more future-informed, particularly in food security, environmental and agricultural development contexts. The discussion began from a shared recognition that evaluation has traditionally...

Guidance Document

Strengthening the System-Wide Architecture for Data Quality Assurance to Support Evaluability: Synthesis Note

Issued on 2026 by CGIAR IAES

This Synthesis Note examines the gap between CGIAR’s strategic ambition for system-wide evaluability and the current maturity of its data systems and evidence architecture. Drawing on four evaluative studies conducted between 2023 and 2026, it...