GFRAS Policy Compendium

Dr Kristin Davis4 June 2015

MEAS Symposium 2015“Strengthening Extension and Advisory

Services for Lasting Impacts”

How did it all get started?

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Nairobi Declaration 2011 Develop clear policies & strategies for extension & advisory

services in participatory manner with coordination & quality assurance mechanisms

Advocate for increased funding Promote capacity building Develop monitoring, evaluation, & impact

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How did it all get started?

Nairobi Declaration 2011 Policy working group formed 2012 Manila side event 2012 Policy working group Pretoria 2013 Idea to elaborate “guide” Survey on “guide” Berlin 2013

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Survey on “guide” in 2013

Extension policy “guide”: Is it needed? How should it look?

Survey Sep 2013• Share Fair feedback• Online form

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EPGuide

Extension Policy (EP) GuideExtension Policy (EP) Guide

How to M&E?

Throughout: hyperlinks to case studies, etc.

$ Funding $

What & Why Extension Policy?

WHY

Policy pointers for policy makers

WHAT

How to Develop?(steps)

Drafting

TORs- national groups- consultants

Consultations-Process-Tools

- E-consultation- Study tours- Workshops

Policy reviewTemplate

$ Funding $

How to Implemen

t EP? Piloting

Develop implemen-tation framework

$ Funding $

Training (sensitizing program)

ResourcesCourses?

Roster of experts

$ FUNDING $- National (taxes) - Donors- Private sector

Examples(lessons learned,

template)

Good BadCommunity of practice

Survey Results ¼ have experience in policy development Less experience: advocacy, dialog,

implementation, training Need to define policy & levels Challenges• policy influencing• link to funding• capacity

Need for evidence for policy dialog & training

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How did it all get started?

Nairobi Declaration 2011 Policy working group 2012 Manila side event 2012 Policy working group Pretoria 2013 Survey on “guide” Berlin 2013 Topic of GFRAS Annual Meeting 2014 Policy working group Buenos Aires 2014

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Policy Compendium Tool to fill gap between policy environment &

field efforts Easily accessible & understandable resources Background information, inputs, ideas, hands-

on guidance for decision-making & facilitation of successful policy processes

Link to Consortium on Extension Education and Training

Link to policy dialogs at regional & national level

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Involved stakeholders

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G F A RF M R AF G I A

LOBAL ORUM ON GRICULTURAL ESEARCHORUM ONDIAL DE LA ECHERCHE GRICOLEORO LOBAL DE NVESTIGACION GROPECUARIA

Compendium Components

Definitions & Terms Checklists & Stepwise Approaches Policy Templates Learning Materials Contacts & Networks Over-arching Country-specific

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Country-Specific Articles

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Commissioned Articles

1. Learnings from Recommendations for a Women-Inclusive Agricultural Policy in the Kerala State of India

2. On the Relationship between Evidence and RAS Policies

3. Policy Makers are Not Monolithic – and We Need Different Forms of Evidence for Different Types of Policy Makers

4. Influencing RAS Policy – The Experience of a Farmer Organization in the Philippines

5. Including Partnership, Self-Renewal, and Networking Mechanisms in West African Extension Policies

6. Recent Changes in Rural Advisory Services Policy in Brazil

7. How to Develop and Implement Extension Policies? Lessons from Four Australasian Countries

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The Way Forward

Compendium “gap analysis”• What is missing?• Fill gaps with existing

material• Commission new articles

Policy dialogs Training in policy advocacy

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Thank You!

PS: GFRAS 6th Annual Meeting

“Global Good Practices in Rural Advisory Services”

www.g-fras.org14-17 September 2015Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan

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Source: http://www.hautetransfer.com/en/news-detail/30/Kyrgyzstan/