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Social analysis for agriculture and rural investment ...

The three guides demonstrate the application of Social analysis to investment programmes and Manager's guide projects in agricultural and rural development. These guides have two overall purposes: !! to sensitize managers to the role of Social analysis in the context of agriculture and rural development, and to provide guidance on how to include Social analysis in regular mission work;. and !! to equip those responsible for conducting Social analysis with a conceptual framework, tools and checklists for conducting the fieldwork, and designing project activities based on the findings.

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1 The three guides demonstrate the application of Social analysis to investment programmes and Manager's guide projects in agricultural and rural development. These guides have two overall purposes: !! to sensitize managers to the role of Social analysis in the context of agriculture and rural development, and to provide guidance on how to include Social analysis in regular mission work;. and !! to equip those responsible for conducting Social analysis with a conceptual framework, tools and checklists for conducting the fieldwork, and designing project activities based on the findings.

2 Social analysis for agriculture and rural investment projects Manager's guide Social analysis for agriculture and rural investment projects The Manager's Guide, addresses the needs of project managers and team leaders. It describes: !! the main parameters of Social analysis in the context of agricultural and rural development investments, and the conceptual approach which underpins the three guides;. !! the use of Social analysis from three perspectives: !! international agencies;. !! development approaches;. !!

3 The programme cycle;. !! management aspects of conducting Social analysis such as recruitment, roles and responsibilities. The Practitioner's Guide deals with the why and what' questions in depth, building on the conceptual approach presented in the Manager's Guide. It describes: !! the sustainable livelihoods framework for understanding the dynamics of rural poverty and livelihoods, Social diversity and gender in the context of agriculture and rural development;. !! the main entry points for conducting Social analysis .

4 !! the range of inputs that may be made to project design;. !! how the findings and recommendations are drawn together into a technical paper and summary matrices;. !! tools for tracking Social aspects of development. The Field Guide provides practical guidance on the fieldwork aspects of Social analysis , based on the framework for examining rural livelihoods presented in the Practitioner's Guide. It considers: !! the practical aspects of integrating Social analysis into missions;. !! data collection activities and checklists for work at the national, regional and district levels and in community-based discussions, focus group discussions and individual household interviews.

5 !! participatory tools suitable for Social analysis fieldwork. Cover photograph: FAO/Turi Fileccia Social analysis for agriculture and rural investment projects Manager's guide The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

6 The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of FAO. All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged.

7 Reproduction of material in this information product for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holders. Applications for such permission should be addressed to: Director, investment Centre Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy or by e-mail to: FAO 2011. Table of Contents 3. Table of Contents 7. Abbreviations and 8. 1. 9. Applications in agriculture and rural 9. How to use the 10. 2. Scope and benefits of Social 11. 11. 12. Conceptual 13.

8 3. How international agencies use Social 17. Scope and mandatory 17. Integration into agency programming 19. Linkages with other 23. Locus of 24. Sources of 24. 4. Social analysis within different development 25. Development 25. Donor- and government-led agricultural investment 26. Demand-driven agricultural programmes and 26. Sector-wide approaches in 27. Agricultural sector budgetary 29. Policy-based agricultural 30. Summary of outcomes by development 30. 5. Role of Social analysis in the programme 33. Upstream 33.

9 34. 35. 35. 36. 36. 37. Social analysis for agriculture and rural investment projects - Manager's guide 4. 6. Management aspects of Social 39. Skills of Social 39. Role of the Social 40. 40. 42. Next 44. Appendix 1: Applications of Social 45. Appendix 2: Comparative data by 51. Appendix 3: Links to resources by 57. List of boxes Box 1: Scope of agricultural and rural 11. Box 2: Scope of Social 11. Box 3: Applications of Social 12. Box 4: Key process outputs of Social 12. Box 5: Social 15. Box 6: 15. Box 7: Key gender 16.

10 Box 8: Social screening 20. Box 9: Outputs of Social 22. Box 10: Safeguard policy 22. Box 11: Integration between Social analysis and project design 23. Box 12: Working 25. Box 13: Comprehensive Africa agriculture Development Programme .. 26. Box 14: Informing 27. Box 15: Overcoming the challenges of addressing Social issues under 28. Box 16: Focus on targeting 29. Box 17: Social analysis of budgetary 29. Box 18: Upstream Social 33. Box 19: Generating feedback on the implementation 37. Box 20: Outputs of a Social scientist on the design 41.


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