The GFAR theory of change defines the initiative’s vision of success, the preconditions and conditions necessary for the vision to be achieved, the strategic levers required, the expected outcomes and a coded distribution of which sub-initiatives within GFAR will contribute the different elements. The TOC can then be used to identify the key indicators of change and the methods and approaches to measuring performance as part of an MLE framework and MLE operational plan moving forward.

<p>Following the request made by the government and farmers’ organizations of Guatemala to support the rights of farmers to achieve food security and livelihood security of the most vulnerable population in the country, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) commissioned a study to identify how the rights of farmers over their plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge, also known as farmers’ rights, can best be realized in practice.