Use of Civil Society Organisations to Raise the Voice of the Poor in Agricultural Policy
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Publication date
9 September 2004
Publisher
UK Department for International Development (DFID)
Abstract
This working paper examines how civil society organisations (CSOs) -- particularly those representing poor and marginalised rural people -- can inform and influence the processes of agricultural policy formulation and implementation. We summarise the role of different interest groups in shaping 'pro-poor' agricultural development and explain how poor people can gain 'voice' to express their views and shape policy processes in a meaningful way