Editor’s choice
This article explores how using a Theory of Change approach can lead to more effective integration of science-based knowledge into agricultural and policy development, crucial for improving food security.
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.
Project / Agriculture for Food Security (AgriFoSe2030) translates science into policy and practice.
Feature / SEI Africa conducts the third and final session of a comprehensive training series on SEI tools in Nyeri County, Kenya.
Event on 09 December – 13 December / Our complete guide to SEI researchers' contributions to AGU24, the American Geophysical Union's Annual Meeting taking place 9–13 Dec. in Washington, D.C., US.
Event on 27 April – 02 May in Vienna / SEI researchers are seeking abstracts from practitioners and scholars for their session at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna.
Design and development by Soapbox.
