GCARD2 Smallholder inclusion
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Source: Global Donor Platform
Including smallholders
Why is smallholders engagement lacking in ARD? For this central puzzle from the GCARD2 foresight paper "The voice of smallholders in shaping priorities", three possible explanations have been pointed out by researchers from the ETC Foundation:
- Lack of capacity
- Lack of democracy
- Lack of accountability
All three views may overlap as well. New ways to interact with farmers are needed and this has to be a two-way process, the researchers conclude. Read more and find out about the INSARD (INcluding Smallholders in Agricultural Research for Development) consortium here.
Another session led to discussions on whether some problems regarding smallholder inclusion might be overlooked. While the primary focus is on the production level, there are other crucial obstacles for smallholders to be addressed on a global scale such as land access, land-grabbing and price volatily. Read more here.
Platform interviews
GFAR's Executive Secretary takes a look back at achievements between GCARD1 and this year's version and ponders what agricultural research can contribute in the future. Read more here.
Platform Focal Point Nancy Jesurun-Clements of IDB provides the Latin America perspective on GCARD and its road maps.. Read more here.
ADA's Platform Focal Point Waltraud Rabitsch recaps the first couple of days at GCARD2. Read more here.
Platform Focal Point Nikita Eriksen-Hamel of CIDA presents the outcomes of a panel on public-private partnerships that he led. One of the major conclusions: There is much great interest in cooperating with the private sector than before. Read more here.
Yurie Tanimichi Hoberg, World Bank Senior Economist and member of the Platform’s thematic workstream on "Nutrition & Agriculture", participated in several pre-conference meetings and reports back on the linkages between agriculture, nutrition and gender. Using the "gender lens" when working in nutrition and agriculture might prove to be especially helpful as the emphasis here needs to be on the first 1,000 days after of life and child health. She also introduces the World Bank's Secure Nutrition Platform. Read more here.
Posted on 05/11/2012
