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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 by Michael Lipton,
of the Poverty Research Unit, University of Sussex.
 How
to participate?
Link to the New
Directions for Agriculture in Reducing Poverty site. The
site contains full details of how to engage in the debate
and is simple to navigate.
When
does it start?
On March 30, 2004 The e-forum site opens for registration.
The four-week consultation period begins on 14 April, 2004
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.
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