Sector-based approaches in agriculture - ODI Briefing Papers 58
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• The performance of sector-based approaches in agriculture is, at best, mixed • Even so, the fundamentals of sector-based approaches remain valid to the agricultural sectors of developing countries • Lessons from 10 years of experience need to be taken on board and the underlying causes of underperformance need to be addressed R esearch on sector-based approaches in agriculture suggests that, while they have contributed to improvements in process and dialogue, they remain expensive experiments. A heavy emphasis on systems and institutional capacity-building initiatives has made service delivery a secondary concern. It seems that such approaches have become too focused on the means, rather than on their intended ends. Even so, they continue to be relevant to the pursuit of developmental objectives in agriculture, and the time may be right to reinvigorate the whole approach.
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