Author Contacs: Timothy J. KRUPNIK, StudentResearcher with WARDA/ ADRAO and Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Studies (Agroecology). University of California, Santa Cruz. Email: [email protected] and Dr. Makfousse SARR, National Coordinator of the Programme GIPD (FAO) for Senegal. [email protected] Current Research and Evaluation Efforts of the System of Rice Intensification in the Senegal Rive...

The purpose of the present Conceptual Framework document, developed in the context of FAO’s “Initiative to Review and Update National Agricultural, Rural Development and Food Security Strategies and Policies”, is to propose a flexible general approach to addressing food security through agricultural and rural development and direct actions to enhance immediate access to food. The target audienc...

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:  identify two types of policy briefs (advocacy and objective);  describe the characteristics of a policy brief;  describe the structure and contents of a policy brief; and  conceptualize a policy brief about a food security issue. Introduction In this lesson we will take a close look at policy briefs and learn how to produce them. A policy bri...