Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation?
Participatory approaches are an increasingly prominent technique for designing agricultural strategies in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, they are frequently criticised for either not involving enough stakeholders or limiting the scope of their participation. This article concludes from a study of the...
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| author | Resnick, Danielle Birner, Regina |
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| description | Participatory approaches are an increasingly prominent technique for designing agricultural strategies in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, they are frequently criticised for either not involving enough stakeholders or limiting the scope of their participation. This article concludes from a study of the situation in West Africa that a lack of broad‐based participation in these strategies is not a major problem; rather, the real challenge lies in transforming the outcomes of participatory processes into policies that can be feasibly implemented. It highlights why an emphasis on participation can sometimes result in disappointment amongst stakeholders and discusses a range of measures to help overcome this dilemma. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1621932024-11-21T10:01:39Z Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? Resnick, Danielle Birner, Regina agriculture strategies development Participatory approaches are an increasingly prominent technique for designing agricultural strategies in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, they are frequently criticised for either not involving enough stakeholders or limiting the scope of their participation. This article concludes from a study of the situation in West Africa that a lack of broad‐based participation in these strategies is not a major problem; rather, the real challenge lies in transforming the outcomes of participatory processes into policies that can be feasibly implemented. It highlights why an emphasis on participation can sometimes result in disappointment amongst stakeholders and discusses a range of measures to help overcome this dilemma. 2010-01 2024-11-21T10:01:39Z 2024-11-21T10:01:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162193 en Limited Access Wiley Resnick, Danielle; Birner, Regina. 2009. Agricultural strategy development in West Africa. Development Policy Review 28(1): 97-115 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture strategies development Resnick, Danielle Birner, Regina Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? |
| title | Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? |
| title_full | Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? |
| title_short | Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation? |
| title_sort | agricultural strategy development in west africa the false promise of participation |
| topic | agriculture strategies development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162193 |
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