Monitoring and Evaluation in Peasant Production Systems and how they Link to the Organisational Monitoring and Evaluation System – An Experience for Sharing from the Management of Natural Resources in the Southern Highlands project, Peru

M&E of the MARENASS Project was developed at two – community and organisational – levels, based on the use of Talking Maps. This approach allowed farmers to plan in a more integrated and technologically improved manner, strengthen their peasant identity and monitor project performance both through its Board and community promoters. To discuss and clarify progress and achievements made, participating households developed self-assessment contests, comparing their present and future maps as well as other maps expressing their progress and future projects. The Community Promoters approach proved to encourage linkages and communication between the community and the project, as they jointly experimented, shared and discussed proposals for improvement and potential solutions.