The SmallHolder Voices portal is a policy marketplace where smallholder farmers, academics and policy makers are connected virtually to engage in policy-informing discussions related to issues that impact smallholder farmers. The portal shares best-practice case studies curated by ACET, along with providing a forum to foster discussion and debate that can inform policy making in this space.
Latest Case Studies
Latest case studies highlight successful and innovative efforts that strengthen linkages between policy design and small-holder interests in different areas across the agricultural value chain.Â
Use of civil society organisations to raise the voice of the poor in agricultural policy
The study examines the role CSOs could play in coalescing highly scattered rural people in developing countries and elevating their voices in the policy arenas. It also discusses the type of ecosystem needed for the mushrooming of CSOs that cater to the specific needs of rural people.
Budget Monitoring and Learning Review: Engaging Policy Makers in Agricultural Advocacy in Tanzania
The agriculture sector has received little attention from the African governments as reflected in the budget allocation, albeit its importance in the fight against poverty and for economic transformation. To reverse the trend, African governments made a pledge to earmark at least 10% of their budget to agriculture sector—often dubbed as Malabo Declaration.
Making agricultural research work for small farmers and agroecological approaches in West Africa
Over the last two decades, agricultural research organisations in West Africa have produced new varieties of crops, mostly cereals, but adoption by farmers has been rather low. Farmers continue to favor traditional varieties. Increasingly, scientists are driven to involve farmers in the process to improve uptake.