Topics: Agriculture

Guidance Document

Guide to monitoring, evaluation and learning toolkits for grassroots agricultural extension and advisory service systems

Issued on 2026 by FAO

The monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system is critical to strengthen field-level agricultural extension and advisory services (EAS) systems...

Technical Paper

Carbon markets and food systems

Issued on 2026 by CIFOR-ICRAF: Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya

Carbon markets are increasingly recognized as a central instrument of international climate cooperation, yet their potential to support the...

Event

WFO 2026 Annual Meeting

Nairobi, Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026

#WFO2026 Annual Meeting. The world's farmers meet in Nairobi for the 2026 WFO Annual Meeting, hosted with, to discuss the future of agriculture. The...

Event

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 23, 2026

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 will consider key global and regional challenges, including stimulating growth to improve living...

Event

EVALSDGs Dialogue on “A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG5”

Online, Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 22, 2026

Next EVALSDGs Dialogue : “A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG5”, Presenters: Ross Tanner, Evaluation Specialist at UN Women and author of the...

Book

The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025 – The potential to produce more and better.

Issued on 2025 by FAO

In order to meet the demands of a growing global population, agriculture needs to produce about 50 percent more food, feed and fibre by 2050 compared...

Event

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA-2026)

Berlin, Germany , Jan 14, 2026 - Jan 17, 2026

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is a key international event that brings together experts, politicians, scientists, businesses and...

Report

White Paper: Financing Agrifood Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity: Towards a new pact for mobilizing capital, reforming systems, and driving transformation at scale.

Issued on 2025 by GDPRD

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development releases its latest white paper: “ Financing Agrifood Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity...

Report

Putting a systems approach into action

Issued on 2025 by FAO

The purpose of Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach is to clarify what a systems approach involves in practice across agrifood...

Event

A conversation with Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD)

Online, Jan 20, 2026 - Jan 20, 2026

A conversation with Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD) Join GDPRD's...

Guidance Document

Guidelines for the Evaluation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework

Issued on 2025 by UNEG

The "Guidelines for the Evaluation of the United Nations Sustainable Cooperation Framework" were developed by the United Nations Evaluation Group...

Blog

Lessons from evidence on food security policies in Argentina and the Region

Posted on 02/12/2025 by Natalia Aquilino

In recent years, Argentina and other Latin American countries have produced several studies on food security policies and cash transfers. However...

Event

Evaluating Food Systems Transformation with a Systems Thinking Lens: the GEF Experience

Hybrid , Nov 21, 2025 - Nov 21, 2025

Evaluating Food Systems Transformation with a Systems Thinking Lens: the GEF Experience Register here

Blog

Use of Qualitative Methods: Hearing the Voices from the field to support evaluation findings

Posted on 10/11/2025 by Rachel Zozo

Qualitative methods are intended to explore the socially constructed nature of human relationships by examining the intricacies of social phenomena as...

Report

The OECD Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation report

Issued on 2025 by OECD A

The OECD Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation report serves as a global reference on government support policies to agriculture across 54...

Blog

From the World Food Forum to EvalforEarth: How evaluation fuels agrifood system transformation

Posted on 31/10/2025 by ARWA AHMED KHALID

Rome’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters pulsed with energy this October when the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) opened its doors. The...

Blog

Climate Transparency: Data, institutions and evaluation to meet the Paris Agreement

Posted on 14/10/2025 by Natalia Aquilino

The construction of solid data frameworks for monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate actions has become a strategic challenge for...

Event

Zimbabwe’s Inaugural Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Week 2025

Rainbow Towers in Harare., Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025

Zimbabwe’s Inaugural Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Week 2025 Under the theme "Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Towards...

Event

Neglected no more: Unlocking the potential of Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS) for sustainable food systems and food security

ONLINE , Oct 15, 2025 - Oct 15, 2025

Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS) - overlooked crops and edible plants - hold great potential to enhance food security, farmers' income, and...

Technical Paper

Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS): Potential for Food and Nutrition Security-a Knowledge Review

Issued on 2025 by European Commission

This knowledge review synthesises evidence on NUS in the following areas: NUS’s contribution to food security Nutritional benefit of NUS Consumer...

Report

A Literature Review on Frameworks and Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture

Issued on 2014 by FAO

A Literature Review on Frameworks and Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture