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Babu, Suresh Chandra; Sengupta, Debdatta. |
Strengthening national capacity for designing public policies and program interventions is fundamental for achieving development goals. Yet results of capacity strengthening programs have shown mixed results in the last fifty years. Capacity development, as a field of scientific enquirty still lacks a unified framework among development professionals. Capacity development is defined as the process by which individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, and societies increase their ability to perform core functions, solve problems, define and achieve objectives, and understand and sustainably deal with development issues. The concept of capacity as an integral component of development agendas is not new, yet it has only recently been acknowledged that... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Capacity development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56122 |
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Babu, Suresh Chandra; Brown, Lynn R.; McClafferty, Bonnie. |
Successful food policy implementation is preceded by a defined policymaking process drawing from a sound information base. Yet too often the knowledge generated through food policy research does not become part of the local body of information and consequently is not used by policymakers. This leads to less than optimal food policies. This paper highlights the need for better linkages to be developed between the food research and food policymaking processes. We propose that a key component of the linkage is the integration of clients into the research process. This paper discusses the link between food policy researchers and one group of clients—food policy decision-makers. The paper first reviews the role of research and clients in the policymaking... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42619 |
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