Breaking out of poverty through enhanced scientific networking in Africa: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
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This paper considers the issue of the need for cohesion between
research and policy to achieve development impact. It draws
heavily on practical experience. The programme has evolved
from an earlier Rockefeller Foundation university development
effort into an African owned and managed initiative to feed
high quality research directly into the development process.
The outputs are not only better options for poor farmers in
Africa but also well trained specialists in a variety of disciplines
who are able to work directly and effectively with smallholders
and to lead demand led development initiatives. This programme
can assist the achievement of a technical – social empowerment
balance in research efforts. Lessons are pulled out to provide
recommendations for positive sustainable development impact
through both research and the involvement of research in policy.
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