Putting it into practice
Democratising Agricultural research
Related themes:
The Democratising Food and Agricultural Research initiative seeks to contribute to the following outcomes:
- Development and implementation of new models of citizen involvement and gender justice in decisions on food and agricultural research, as well as risk assessments.
- Complement the activities recommended by the International Assessment of Agriculture Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), – by opening up gender inclusive and safe spaces within which, and from which, small scale farmers and other citizens can gain the confidence to use their voice, analyze, deliberate, frame alternatives and action, mobilize, build alliances and act.
- Development of more effective, interdisciplinary, user oriented and participatory research based on mutual respect and gender inclusion. New partnerships will link natural and technical science with social science and indigenous knowledge to address needs and problems in specific local settings that are typically marked by complex and dynamic change
- New funding mechanisms and oversight to support genuine cross cultural dialogue, gender sensitivity and inclusion, interdisciplinary openness and the production of relevant social and ecological knowledge for food, farming and sustainable land use.
- Establishment of gender inclusive and pro-poor innovation systems that are supported by appropriate governance arrangements and funding.
Marginalised small scale producers and food providers stand to gain most from the development of more inclusive forms of agricultural research based on the principles of deliberative and direct democracy.
Details of the initiative’s regional projects can be found here