discussion paper

Assessing the effectiveness of multistakeholder platforms

Agricultural and rural management councils in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
by Thaddée Badibanga,
Catherine Ragasa and
John M. Ulimwengu
ifpri discussion paper | 2013 | Pages: 32
Open Access
Citation
Badibanga, Thaddée; Ragasa, Catherine and Ulimwengu, John M. 2013. Assessing the effectiveness of multistakeholder platforms: Agricultural and rural management councils in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1258. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/127479
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of local-level (territory) multistakeholder platforms using data from 55 CARGs in 23 randomly selected territories in three provinces (Bandundu, Bas-Congo, and Kinshasa) of the DRC. The first CARG was established in 2008, and the survey was conducted three years later, from August to October 2011.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Middle Africa
Africa
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Development Strategy and Governance (DSGD)
West and Central Africa Office (WCAO)

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