Good practices of initiative:
ESP: Sembrando vida
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
| Lesson | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adapting program design to diverse subnational contexts is essential for its effectiveness | The programme demonstrated the need to adapt its intervention model to the different climatic, environmental and sociocultural conditions of the regions where it operates. This involves developing differentiated and flexible strategies that take into account the particularities of each area. | Evaluación de impacto cualitativa, 2024. https://www.coneval.org.mx/EvaluacionDS/PP/CEIPP/Documents/EVALUACIONES/Evaluacion_impacto_PSV/Evaluacion_de_impacto_PSV.pdf#search=Evaluacion%5Fde%5Fimpacto%5FPSV%2Epd |
| Ordinary economic transfer is an effective mechanism to encourage participation, but not sufficient to guarantee sustainability | The economic transfer motivates the Persons Subject to Rights to participate in the program and fulfill their obligations, it was observed that in some cases it is not sufficient to support families or compete with other better-paid employment options. | Evaluación de impacto cualitativa, 2024. https://www.coneval.org.mx/EvaluacionDS/PP/CEIPP/Documents/EVALUACIONES/Evaluacion_impacto_PSV/Evaluacion_de_impacto_PSV.pdf#search=Evaluacion%5Fde%5Fimpacto%5FPSV%2Epd |
| Community nurseries and biofactories have potential beyond their original function | These spaces have proven to be useful not only for the production of plants and bio-inputs, but also as additional sources of food and income for the Peasant Learning Communities. | Evaluación de impacto cualitativa, 2024. https://www.coneval.org.mx/EvaluacionDS/PP/CEIPP/Documents/EVALUACIONES/Evaluacion_impacto_PSV/Evaluacion_de_impacto_PSV.pdf#search=Evaluacion%5Fde%5Fimpacto%5FPSV%2Epd |
| The transition to agroecological practices is a gradual process that requires ongoing support. | The adoption of agroecological practices and the abandonment of agrochemicals is not immediate and varies among the Persons Subject to Law. Sustained support and evidence of the benefits are required to achieve widespread adoption. | Evaluación de impacto cualitativa, 2024. https://www.coneval.org.mx/EvaluacionDS/PP/CEIPP/Documents/EVALUACIONES/Evaluacion_impacto_PSV/Evaluacion_de_impacto_PSV.pdf#search=Evaluacion%5Fde%5Fimpacto%5FPSV%2Epd |
| Strengthening the social fabric is a positive effect of the program that contributes to its sustainability. | The organization in Peasant Learning Communities and the recovery of collective work practices have strengthened community ties, which can contribute to the continuity of the program's effects in the long term. | Link |
| Program eligibility criteria may exclude vulnerable groups | Requirements such as the availability of 2.5 hectares may limit access to the program for people in poverty who could benefit from the intervention. | Link |
| Inter-institutional coordination is necessary to address challenges beyond the scope of the program. | Problems such as water management or insecurity require collaboration with other agencies and levels of government to be addressed effectively. | Link |