One of the envisioned outcomes of more participatory, demand-driven agricultural research and development is direct input from farmers into policy formulation and implementation. This represents a significant challenge from the standpoint of organizing farmers and civil society to lobby for policy change given a long history of top-down policy formulation and implementation. Similarly, policymakers are challenged to enhance their responsiveness to civil society. The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) was first implemented in 2002 as part of Uganda’s Plan for the Modernization of Agriculture (PMA). Broadly, it aims to decentralize agricultural services and to foster a farmer-owned and private sector-serviced extension system
Publication year
2005
Authors
German, L.; Stroud A; Opondo C J; Mwebesa B
Language
English
Keywords
research
Geographic
Uganda
