The current emphasis in the development community on demonstrating policy impact requires a better understanding of national policy-making processes to recognize opportunities for, and limits to, generating policy change. Consequently, this paper introduces an applied framework, named the...

This paper demonstrates that with limited strengthening of skills, the already existing capacity in the local regions could be effectively used to design and implement meaningful policies to improve household food security and nutrition. It also demonstrates the effective use of personal...

During the recent food crisis, developing countries responded with a wide variety of policy responses to protect their population. Understanding the policy-making process in developing countries is important to know why such policy responses are made and how various actors and players shape up...