Abstract

Sustainable development of smallholder agriculture production in low and lower middle-income countries are crucial for improving food security. To accommodate this science based evidence needs to bridge with agricultural practices and policy development, which requires coordinated actions and long term strategies involving multiple stakeholders. This paper argues that using a Theory of Change (ToC) approach, with strong emphasis on communication and stakeholder engagement, science based knowledge can be more effectively integrated in agricultural development, but also in policy development. Three projects addressing different challenges within livestock production are used to illustrate the use of and challenges with using a ToC framework. A key for reaching outcome was early involvement of relevant stakeholders in implementing teams and using the flexibility included in the ToC approach from design to implementation.

Keywords

Agricultural development; Research for development; SDG2; Smallholder agriculture; food security; Food production

Published in

Global Food Security
2021, Volume: 28, article number: 100475

SLU Authors

• Rajala, Elisabeth

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Karltun, Linley Chiwona

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Magnusson, Ulf

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Boqvist, Sofia

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development


UKÄ Subject classification

Economic Geography


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100475

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/109435