9. Advocacy Aim: necessary changes at national and international level to create an enabling environment for private sector-led, farmer-friendly, agricultural development. Means: targeted publications and messages as well as events and dialogues. Aim and means Advocacy Milestones 2012 2011 September First set of national advocacy dialogues undertaken in project countries. February Second set of national advocacy dialogues to inter alia chart a future course of action. March Regional advocacy event held in Arusha, Tanzania to promote dialogue among relevant regional stakeholders.
10. Advocacy (cont’d) April 2011 to March 2012: events and dialogues organized in Geneva. small group informal quarterly meetings held at CUTS. advocacy messages prepared and disseminated.
13. Challenges/ Mitigating Factors Challenges Strategy Ensuring timely and quality delivery of all outputs Optimum use of CUTS human resources along with project partners Maintaining the interest of members of various reference groups constituting larger groups of stakeholders such that at least some of them are regularly engaged Ensuring sustainability of outcomes integrating the project with other work of CUTS in Africa and Geneva
