Improving the food policy process: Lessons from capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana

Chhokar, Jagdeep S.; Babu, Suresh Chandra and Kolavalli, Shashidhara. 2014. Improving the food policy process: Lessons from capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1401. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149596

In this paper, we document an approach to capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana and attempt to gauge to what extent and under what conditions such investments could lead to better debates and informed policymaking to promote growth and poverty reduction. We traced a group of Ghanaian parliamentarians to draw lessons after their study and exposure visit to India. Exposure visits changed participants’ knowledge, outlook, and thinking toward agricultural policies.