The impact of Local Farmers Participation

The purpose of this 2012 study, realized as part of a Master of Arts Degree in Sustainable International Development at the Brandeis University (USA), is to analyse the impact that the participation of local farmers has had on the effectiveness of the design and implementation of “Fight against Food security and Malnutrition” project in northern Burundi. T

his study also addresses more specific questions:

• What is the level and nature of local farmers’ participation in food security projects in general and in Louvain Development Cooperation/Fight against Food Security and Malnutrition in particular?
• What is the influence of local farmers’ participation on Fight against Food security and Malnutrition project targeting (pro-poor)?
• How has beneficiary participation influenced the responsiveness of the Fight against Food security and Malnutrition project to their needs as well as lay the ground for project sustainability?
• How has involving local farmers influenced the success of capacity building and skills transfer within the Fight against Food security and Malnutrition project?