In the project 5 market places are developed. Each marketplace will support uptake of at least one of the FAB Measures as defined by the FABulous Farmers project, this may be as part of a whole agroecological system practised on farm. In order to verify delivery of ecosystem services and functional agrobiodiversity the verification of measures must include both the evidence of practices in place e.g. photos, maps, self-assessed verification by farmer. In addition, the monitoring of environmental outcomes. This could be carried out by a third party or in some cases self-assessed by the farmer depending on audit requirements.
The partnership developed a shortlist of possible metrics and indicators to assess the FAB measures in detail, along with methods and the capacity needed for verification and assessment. The use and application of these measures will vary across the platforms across the NWE regions however there is a standardised agreement around the value of these measures to determine the outcome of the FAB measures.
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