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Indicators for Country Strategies (Aggregate Reference Indicators and Reference Indicators)

SDC management has decided to introduce a set of reference indicators to monitor the dispatch on Switzerland's International Cooperation 2017–2020. The indicators relevant for the Agriculture and Food Security domain are presented below:

i) Aggregate Reference Indicators (ARI) (compulsory where relevant in country strategy result frameworks):

Food security and nutrition	Global challenges - Food security and nutrition policies [ fr ] [ es ] yy international norms, global policies and political processes developed in the field of food security and nutrition	FS1
Food security and nutrition	Access to resources - Land [ fr ] [ es ] yy land related policies, laws, strategies and plans developed at national level	FS2
Food security and nutrition	Access to resources – Nutrition [ fr ] [ es ] yy nutrition relevant laws, policies, strategies and plans developed at national level	FS3
Food security and nutrition	Basic services – Agriculture productivity [ fr ] [ es ] xyx annual yield increase for a specific crop (kg/ha) and for specific livestock (kg or l /animal) by yy small farmers supported (M/F)	FS4
Food security and nutrition	Access to resources – Biodiversity [ fr ] [ es ] yy biodiversity related policies, laws, strategies and plans developed at national level	FS5

Video: Aggregate Reference Indicators - An Introduction

This short video gives a general introduction to the Aggregate Reference Indicators.
EDA staff can find more information on the Shareweb of SDC Quality Assurance restricted access

ii) Reference Indicators (RI) (optional)
as a support for Cooperation Offices while developing Result Frameworks of Country Strategies or large projects

1	Number of people (women/men; socio-economic strata) that have as a result of Swiss programs established secure rights of agricultural land (individual, collective, customary).
2	Number of producers (women/men; socio-economic strata) that are applying on xxx hectares water efficient irrigation systems.
3	Number of persons (women/men; socio-economic strata) whose diet is diverse and healthy with the contribution of SDG’s nutrition sensitive interventions.
4	Proportion of women in functions of decision-making of access and control of the management of natural resources (land, water, forests, fishery, etc.)

Video on impact measurement [ en français | en español ]

This video nicely illustrates the four most important principles of simple and effective monitoring

•   One development issue for one outcome
•   One outcome measured by two indicators
•   Always generate gender sensitive data: men, women, boys, girls (children)
•   Data must urgently be generated for men and women living below the poverty line (poverty focus)