Over the last five years ODI’s Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme has been involved in research and advisory and capacity development work with a wide range of organisations throughout the developing world keen to improve the impact of their research on policy and practice, an...

Introduction to a series of research studies carried out by SNV advisors on a range of topics relevant to their capacity development practice. Read the introduction.

This study provides a multilayered analysis of the science–policy interface in developing countries. The findings confirm the need to tackle systemic barriers to institutionalising evidence-informed policy processes in the field of science, technology and innovation for development. They also s...

This study aims to clarify and document what the Centre (IDRC) means by ‘policy influence’; to examine more systematically the extent to which and the ways in which the research it supports influences policy; and to examine the factors which affect the extent of policy influence resulting from...

This report consists of a series of short syntheses that bring together key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling research, based on 19 key reviews, summaries and reports detailing DFID natural resources research. Each synthesis provides background information and key points, while the lessons...

Evidence & Policy is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the relationship between research evidence and the concerns of policy makers and practitioners, as well as researchers. International in scope and interdisciplinary in focus, it addresses the needs of those who provide public serv...

Farmer organisations are being asked to expand their role in supporting commercial agricultural development among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper offers suggestions for policy and practice in support of farmer organisations. It is based on research on farmer organisations...

The roles of market systems in poverty reduction within livelihood frameworks, or in professional fields such as agricultural research that seek to promote rural development, often receive little emphasis. This paper addresses this deficiency, and provides a framework for encouraging an outlook...

This Bulletin focuses on the role of farmer organisations and their importance to innovation processes. Using numerous case studies, the authors describe experiences in managing the involvement of community-based farmer groups in agricultural R&D.

This book explains how Africa’s smallholder farmers can earn more from their crops and livestock by increasing their roles in value chains – chains that link them with consumers in Africa’s towns and cities, as well as in other countries.