Protected Livelihoods and Agricultural Growth Programme

The way we work - our methods and services

ODI has nearly fifty years' experience of investigating key issues in development, by drawing on a wide range of methodological and analytical tools to offer high-quality advisory and communications services.

Our programme continues this tradition, working across ODI, as well as collaborating with key international, regional and in-country researchers. We identify problems, and develop solutions to them, in order to develop the knowledge and understanding necessary for the alleviation of poverty and suffering in the developing world.

Cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and analysis >

A coffee farmer in Tanzania tends his saplings.	Flickr	Seyemon	http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonyyz/363751207/A wide range of research methods and tools help us understand, and respond to, trends in agricultural development in rural and urban areas.

Innovative and rapid policy advice and synthesis >

A man standing in a rice paddy talking about recent research to a group of onlookers.	Flickr	flickr/IRRI	http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/2647687597/A particular feature of the work of our programme is to provide advice on the policy frameworks to anticipate, and respond to, contemporary trends in the sector.

Programme and policy evaluation >

Agricultural extension agent with farmers in Ruhiira, Millennium Village Uganda. May 2008.	ODI	Eva LudiOur programme undertakes a range of policy assessment activities, investigating the development impacts of a diverse range of interventions, from a specific programme to a sector support strategy.

Environmental impact assessment >

One of thousands of goat carcasses at Goraye in Oromiya region. A devastating drought left an estimated 737,000 Ethiopians struggling to survive without access to clean water. 2006	Flickr	aheavens	http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewheavens/100048522/Climate change, and the policy responses to it, will affect agricultural productivity and rural growth. Bringing environmental issues back into the development discourse is therefore an urgent priority for the Programme.

Effective dissemination and communication >

The Atomium in Brussels	Flickr	Gertrud K.	http://www.flickr.com/photos/gertrudk/458570745/We aim to communicate research findings to audiences in and beyond the development sector. By tailoring messages and channels to each audience, our communications aim to influence and informing policy and practice.