DFID Consultation
'New Directions for Agriculture in Reducing Poverty
On 30 March 2004, the UK
Department for International Development (DFID) are launching a four-week
electronic consultation on the role of agriculture in growth and poverty
reduction. This will guide new policy approaches that might be adopted
by DFID in order to help unlock the potential of agriculture.
The e-forum is part of a longer process that will culminate in the
preparation of new DFID guidelines - to be completed by the end of
2004. The debate and material will be of potential interest
to other international development partners and national policy makers.
The consultation process will be launched with two differing perspectives
on agriculture prepared by Simon Maxwell, Director of the Overseas
Development Institute, and Michael Lipton, of the Poverty Reduction
Unit, University of Sussex.
How to participate?
Access to the site is through http://dfid-agriculture-consultation.nri.org/
The site is simple to navigate, and contains full details of how to engage
in the debate.
When does it start?
30 March, 2004, (10.00 UK time) - the e-forum site will open for
registration. ·14 April, 2004, - the four-week consultation period
begins, followed by a one-week synthesis period.
DFID welcomes you to visit the site, to share the website address with
other interested parties, and to contribute to the dialogue and
exchange.