Multi-stakeholder platforms and processes in Ethiopia: The case from agriculture and water management.

Melaku, Dagmawi; Minh, Thai Thi. 2021. Multi-stakeholder platforms and processes in Ethiopia: The case from agriculture and water management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 21p.

The importance of actively involving and engaging multiple stakeholders in agricultural research and development is well recognized. The need to address complex agricultural problems at multiple levels and across sectors has led to the development of multi-stakeholder platforms and processes (MSPs) in order to bring together multiple actors via different means (Dentoni et al. 2012; Breeman et al. 2015; Bisseleua et al. 2018). Such MSPs are increasingly seen as a promising vehicle for agricultural innovation in developing countries (Hemmati 2002; Adekunle and Fatunbi 2012; Schut et al. 2015; all cited in Bisseleuaa et al. 2018).