Our Approach
Our Approach
ASPIRES integrates broad consultation and outreach into all phases of policy research processes continuum. It achieves this integration through the following Strategic Stakeholder Engagement (SSE) techniques:
Policy Research
Policy Advocacy and Dialogue
Drafting/Reviewing Laws, Regulation, etc.
Policy Reforms & Approval
Policy Implementation
Policy Monitoring
Policy Research
ASPIRES integrates systematic stakeholder engagement into research activities as a way to increase the use of evidence in policy‐making and enhance the sustainability, inclusivity, and transparency of the policy process. The goal is to improve the quality of agricultural and nutrition policy research, and to monitor and evaluate for better informed policy decisions.
We conduct research and generate data in collaboration with Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and where possible, other organizations focused on research and policy engagement in the agriculture, nutrition, trade, and business sectors.
Policy Advocacy and Dialogue
ASPIRES coordinates and contributes to constructive, multi-stakeholder policy debates on agricultural, nutrition and rural development alternatives. ASPIRES also encourages dialogue and the exchange of research generated data and evidence among different stakeholders at national and regional levels.
Drafting/Reviewing Laws, Regulation, etc.
Policy Reforms & Approval
We collaborate with the government to ensure that non state actors are provided with a meaningful opportunity to participate in policy formulation and strategy discussions. This could be through participation in the management/steering committee, in technical working groups and/or through other forums.
Sector policy, strategy and programs
Cabinet
Policy Framework
Parliament
Regulatory framework
Sector Ministry
Institutional framework
Cabinet
By law
Local Government Authority
Fiscal reforms
Parliament
Policy Implementation
Policy Monitoring
Apart from improving the quality of agricultural and nutrition policy research and dialogues, SERA BORA will achieve the goal of attaining better policies by monitoring the country’s policy change processes through Policy Institutional Architecture Assessment (IAA). The IAA involves an analysis of a country’s capacity to undertake transparent, inclusive, predictable and evidence-based policy change. The policy change process will be examined using six elements, namely, guiding policy framework; policy development and coordination; inclusivity and stakeholder consultation; evidence-based analysis; policy implementation; and mutual accountability.