New Directions for Agriculture in Reducing Poverty

 
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The Department for International Development's overall aim is to reduce global poverty and promote sustainable development, in particular through achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Introduction to the e-forum by the Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn MP, 30 March 2004.

DFID Policy Papers

Growth and Poverty Reduction: the role of Agriculture
A DFID Policy Paper, 7 December 2005 [PDF, 301Kb]

Draft Agriculture Policy Paper - Response to the Consultation Process
DFID, October 2005 [Word 57Kb] [PDF 36Kb]

Agriculture and poverty reduction: unlocking the potential
A DFID policy paper, December 2003 [PDF, 339Kb]

Better livelihoods for poor people: the role of Agriculture
DFID, 2002 [PDF, 185Kb]

DFID Working Papers

Working Paper 1 - Agriculture, growth and poverty reduction
DFID, 2004 [PDF 236Kb]

Working Paper 2 - Making Agricultural Markets Work for the Poor
DFID, 2004 [PDF 207Kb]

Working Paper 3 - Making Rural Finance count for the poor
DFID, 2004 [PDF 157Kb]

Working Paper 4 - Technology and its Contribution to pro-poor Agricultural Development
DFID, 2004 [PDF 188Kb]

Working Paper 5 - Land reform, agriculture and poverty reduction
DFID, 2004 [PDF 280Kb]

Working Paper 6 - Recognising and addressing risk and vulnerability constraints to pro-poor agricultural growth
DFID, 2004 [PDF 223Kb]

Working Paper 7 - Agriculture, Hunger and Food Security
DFID, 2004 [PDF 863Kb]

Working Paper 8 - Effective policy and public expenditure reform for pro-poor agricultural development
DFID, 2004 [PDF 159Kb]

Working Paper 9 - Official Development Assistance to Agriculture
DFID, 2004 [PDF 214Kb]

Working Paper 10 - Rethinking Tropical Agricultural Commodities
DFID, 2004 [PDF 888Kb]

Working Paper 11 - Agricultural Trade and Poverty Reduction: Opportunity or Threat
DFID, 2004 [PDF, 464Kb]

Working Paper 12 - Agricultural Sustainability
DFID, 2004 [PDF, 166Kb]

Working Paper 13 - Concentration in food supply and retail chains
DFID, 2004 [PDF, 170Kb]

Working Paper 14 - Use of civil society organisations to raise the voice of the poor in agricultural policy
DFID, 2004 [PDF 197Kb]


E-Forum Synthesis Report
Part 1 - Summary and Key Messages [PDF 337Kb]
Part 2 - Process and Theme Reports [PDF 1039Kb]

Growth and Poverty
Summary from the Moderator [Word 104Kb][PDF 136Kb]
Compilation of theme outputs by moderator [PDF 439Kb]

Economic Opportunity
Summary from the Moderator [Word 55Kb][PDF 138Kb]
Compilation of theme outputs by moderator [PDF 306Kb]

Risk and Vulnerability
Summary from the moderator [Word 43Kb][PDF 102Kb]
Compilation of theme outputs by moderator [PDF 420Kb]

Global Trade
Summary from the Moderator [Word 60Kb][PDF 163Kb]
Compilation of theme outputs by moderator [PDF 235Kb]

Science and Technology
Summary from the Moderator - [Word 53Kb] [PDF 147Kb]
Compilation of theme outputs by moderator [PDF 252Kb]

Public Policy and Expenditure
Summary from the Moderator - [Word 32Kb][PDF 64Kb]
Compilation of theme outputs by moderator [PDF 169Kb]


DFID Agricultural Factsheet [Word 48Kb][PDF 350Kb]


Oversight and Moderators


Setting the challenge for the e-forum

Launching the DFID consultation "New Directions for Agriculture in Reducing Poverty", by Simon Maxwell.

New Directions for Agriculture in Reducing Poverty: the DFID Initiative, by Michael Lipton, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex University

 

 

   
 

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