1. Linking evidence with user voice for pro-poor policy: lessons from East Africa.
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Hooton, Nicholas A.
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AGRICULTURAL research , *POOR people , *DAIRY product marketing , *URBAN agriculture , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Many agricultural research and development projects seek to achieve pro-poor outcomes through policy change. However, policy processes are complex, and a strategic approach to enhancing impact at policy level is often not applied. This article describes two case studies of actual policy change - on dairy marketing in Kenya, and on urban agriculture in Kampala - with analysis of the policy-change processes. It draws lessons which could be applied to enhance policy-level outcomes from other projects, and highlights two key matters: the role of 'user voice', through links with civil society and user groups; and the value of strong links with 'formal' policy-process actors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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