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Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda

dc.contributor.authorPali, Pamela N.
dc.contributor.authorSchut, Marc
dc.contributor.authorKibwika, P.
dc.contributor.authorWairegi, L.
dc.contributor.authorYami, M.
dc.contributor.authorAsten, Piet J.A. van
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:21:40Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:21:40Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationPali, P.N., Schut, M., Kibwika, P., Wairegi, L., Yami, M., van Asten, P.J.A. & Manyong, V.M. (2018). Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-14.
dc.identifier.issn1473-5903
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3846
dc.descriptionArticle purchased; Published online: 15 May 2018
dc.description.abstractAgricultural policies in sub-Saharan Africa have paid insufficient attention to sustainable intensification. In Uganda, agricultural productivity has stagnated with aggregate increases in crop production being attributed to expansion of cultivated land area. To enhance sustainable crop intensification, the Ugandan Government collaborated with stakeholders to develop agricultural policies using an evidence-based approach. Previously, evidence-based decision-making tended to focus on the evidence base rather than evidence and its interactions within the broader policy context. We identify opportunities and pitfalls to strengthen science engagement in agricultural policy design by analysing the types of evidence required, and how it was shared and used during policy development. Qualitative tools captured stakeholders' perspectives of agricultural policies and their status in the policy cycle. Subsequent multi-level studies identified crop growth constraints and quantified yield gaps which were used to compute the economic analyses of policy options that subsequently contributed to sub-national program planning. The study identified a need to generate relevant evidence within a short time 'window' to influence policy design, power influence by different stakeholders and quality of stakeholder interaction. Opportunities for evidence integration surfaced at random phases of policy development due to researchers’ ’embededness’ within co-management and coordination structures.
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands
dc.format.extent1-14
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPolicies
dc.subjectAgricultural Services
dc.subjectPolicy Development Process
dc.subjectStakeholder Engagement
dc.titleOpportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University and Research Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere University
cg.contributor.affiliationOlam International Ltd, Uganda
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierPamela Pali: 0000-0003-2952-6113
cg.creator.identifierMarc Schut: 0000-0002-3361-4581
cg.creator.identifierPiet van Asten: 0000-0003-0584-3552
cg.creator.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.researchthemeNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
cg.researchthemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRIBUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectPolicies And Institutions
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid96135
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1471830


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