Policy Development

Comparative research support

ESFIM will do comparative research on experiences and institutional arrangements in industrialised and developing countries promoted by farmers’ organisations to tackle specific challenges related with smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural markets. This comparative research will draw on the major issues that are identified during the ESFIM Inception Phase and are selected in partnership with IFAP.

Collaborative research support

ESFIM will engage in collaborative research and policy development in eleven developing countries around a ‘lobby agenda’ and a participatory policy formulation process of the national farmers’ organisation. The ESFIM collaborative research partnership will strengthen the capacity of the involved farmers’ organisation to generate quality proposals for improvement of the institutional environment for smallholder access to agricultural markets.

Learning for Action

Learning for action will be enhanced through a participative process which includes regular discussions, working meetings, learning processes and national workshops in the country, regional meetings and international workshops.