Good practices of initiative:
Latin America and the Caribbean working on sustainable intensification of dairy farming - LACTIS
Eficacy
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
| Indicator | Description | Indicator Type | Measure Unit | Base date | Base | Goal | Measure Date | Measure | Compliance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public-private platform established | Regional platform created and operational for sustainable intensification | Effectiveness | Number of operational platforms | 01-01-2017 | 0 | 1 | 23-12-2022 | 1 | 100 | Link |
| Countries with established baseline | Regional coverage with baseline (classification and description by country) | Effectiveness | Number of countries | 01-01-2017 | 0 | 11 | 01-01-2022 | 11 | 100 | Link |
| Agreed sustainability KPIs | Physical, economic, social, and environmental indicators defined for evaluation | Effectiveness | Number of indicators | 01-01-2017 | 0 | 01-01-2022 | 24 | 100 | Link | |
| Validated improved systems (pilot farms) | Implementation and monitoring of improvements on pilot farms (field validation) | Effectiveness | Number of pilot farms | 01-01-2017 | 0 | 01-01-2022 | 17 | 100 | Link | |
| Capacity building (technicians/researchers) | People trained in OLE!/ML2 and project methodologies | Effectiveness | Number of people (technicians and researchers) | 01-01-2017 | 25 | 150 | 01-01-2022 | 450 | 100 | Link |
| Knowledge dissemination | Published knowledge products (technical notes, reports, monographs, etc.) | Effectiveness | Number of publications | 01-01-2017 | 0 | 15 | 01-01-2022 | 16 | 107 | Link |
Sustentaibility
It measures the installed capacities or actions identified to maintain or improve the results of the policy initiative.
| Indicator | Description | Indicator Type | Measure Unit | Base date | Base | Goal | Measure Date | Measure | Compliance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active and operational public-private platform | Consolidated regional platform with sustained participation from countries in the network. | Sustainability | Countries with active participation | 2017-01-01 | 0 | 11 | Met | Link | ||
| Capabilities and tools transferred (OLE!/ML2) | Countries with tools and capabilities in place to replicate and scale up | Sustainability | countries with transferred tools | 2017-01-01 | 0 | 11 | Met | Link | ||
| Public policy document prepared | Public policy strategy for sustainable intensification (output 7) published | Sustainability | published document | 2017-01-01 | 0 | 1 | Met | https://old.fontagro.org/new/uploads/productos/Informe_Técnico_Final.pdf | ||
| Sustainability | 2017-01-01 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Strengthened technical community | Technicians/researchers and trained producers who support the practice behind the project | Sustainability | trained personnel (technicians and producers) | 2017-01-01 | 0 | 650 | Met | Link |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Workshops as the central modality | The workshop format strengthened capacities, improved relationships, and enabled progress to be made by consensus | Link |
| Rotation of venues | Alternating venues allowed us to learn about the modal systems of the host countries and bring in local actors | Link |
| Own and valued tools | The development/adaptation of OLE! was a milestone valued by technicians; together with ML2 and the Rodeo Profile, it enabled the diagnosis, simulation, and monitoring of improvements in a standardized manner. Furthermore, OLE! is open access, which facilitates replication | Link |
| Validation using a common methodology | Validation on farms was organized using a uniform methodology: selection of producers/technicians, diagnosis with OLE!, visits, and follow-up with ML2. | Link |
| Regional platform as an enabler | The 11-country platform supported inter-agency work, transferred tools, and left behind real capacity for large-scale replication. | Link |
| Clear stages of work on the farm | Validation on farms followed three stages: establishment, implementation, and learning/dissemination with tours and discussion | Link |
| Policy guidelines | To scale up, policies must be systemic, based on local information, and include an action plan (resources, roles, deadlines, indicators). | Link |