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The ODI Protected Livelihoods and Agricultural Growth Programme aims to support the design and implementation of effective policies and programmes on agriculture and a range of other issues at the rural-urban interface, which benefit the poor in developing countries.
Within this broad objetive, we have ambitious goals. We aim to:
move beyond the traditional preoccupation with production (i.e. to reconcile market-orientated approaches with older style supply-side approaches to rural development). The poor are located as workers, intermediaries and consumers – as well as producers.
reflect the dynamics of urbanisation and migration. Rather than focusing solely on rural areas, we have a more nuanced focus on the interaction between rural and urban areas – inter-twinned through flows of goods, people and finance.
bring environmental issues back into the mainstream of economic development discourse.
We work in partnership with stakeholders who play a role in shaping and funding agricultural development in these countries to promote growth and reduce poverty.
The ODI Protected Livelihoods and Agricultural Growth Programme aims to support the design and implementation of effective policies and programmes on 
