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Improving the food policy process: Lessons from capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana

In this paper, we document an approach to capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana and attempt to gauge to what extent and under what conditions such investments could lead to better debates and informed policymaking to promote growth and poverty reduction. We traced a group of Ghanaian p...

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Main Authors: Chhokar, Jagdeep S., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
Subjects:
policies
agricultural policies
capacity development
agricultural development
public policies
governance
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149596
Summary:In this paper, we document an approach to capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana and attempt to gauge to what extent and under what conditions such investments could lead to better debates and informed policymaking to promote growth and poverty reduction. We traced a group of Ghanaian parliamentarians to draw lessons after their study and exposure visit to India. Exposure visits changed participants’ knowledge, outlook, and thinking toward agricultural policies.

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