Democratising agricultural research for food sovereignty in West Africa

Book (whole)
, 60 pages
PDF (10.38 MB)
14603IIED.pdf
Language:
English
Published: October 2011
Area(s):
Reclaiming Diversity and Citizenship
ISBN: 9781843697916
Product code:14603IIED

This multimedia book reports on an initiative in West Africa that seeks to create safe spaces in which food providers and consumers can discuss how to build an agri-food research system that is democratic and accountable to wider society. An explicit aim of the entire process is to strengthen the voices and effectiveness of small-scale producers and other citizens in the governance of agricultural research as well as in setting strategic research priorities and validating knowledge.

The book combines text, photos, video and audio recordings to describe the methodologies used in processes of deliberation and inclusion that involved small scale producers (farmers, pastoralists, fishermen and food processors) and holders of specialist knowledge on agricultural research. The policy recommendations that emerged out of two citizens’ juries and farmer led assessments of agricultural research are presented here along with some critical reflections on the process so far. The outcomes of these citizen deliberations have significant implications for current debates on the future of food and farming in West Africa.

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Cite this publication

Pimbert, M., Barry, B., Berson, A. and Tran-Thanh, K. (2011). Democratising agricultural research for food sovereignty in West Africa. .
Available at https://www.iied.org/14603iied