Outcomes-Based Framework

To establish food systems that are people, nature and climate-positive, we need a clear method that can measure progress and assess whether the agricultural production transformation we need is on track.  

Attitudes around the food-climate nexus are evolving. We are now beginning to understand the inherent link between environmental, economic and socio-cultural factors and how they influence and affect the way in which our food is produced. There are many existing frameworks, but the way changes are measured on farms still focuses, for the most part, on environmental and economic metrics only – and on practices rather than outcomes.  

To address this issue, we are developing a farmer-centric outcomes-based framework that is holistic and doesn’t favor certain practices over others.  

In December 2023 we published a zero draft of the Regen10 Outcomes-Based Framework, which follows an analysis of more than 150 existing frameworks, and has been developed through engagement with a diverse group of food system actors, including farmers and land stewards.  

Since the release of the zero draft Framework, it has been tested and reviewed though trials and consultations, in diverse locations worldwide to understand how farmers would use it and identify what outcomes are the most important to them. To learn more about the Outcomes-Based Framework and the trial process, watch Regen10’s June 2024 Webinar. 

Revisions based on this feedback are underway, with an updated version planned for publication in the second half of 2025.  

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