The objective of this project is to strengthen and/or build capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) involved in Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) activities, so that they can effectively participate in all aspects of national, regional and inter-regional ARD.
Its basic premise is that effective participation in ARD at any level requires more than simply providing a seat to such constituencies in a collegial decision-making body at any level (national, regional or global). It also requires the strengthening of these stakeholder constituencies, and the development of a multi-level system that ensures a close interaction between the local/national, regional/sub-regional and inter-regional levels. This close and reciprocal interaction between these three levels is the foundation of the development of a Global ARD Agenda..