Participation of the Poor in Poverty Reduction: An Analysis of Implementation of PMAlNAADS in the case of Nebbi District - Uganda

The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) was designed based on the need to empower farmers - particularly the poor and women - to demand and control agricultural advisory services and increase participation of the people in decision- making with the goal of reducing poverty. The purpose of this study was to find out whether the implementation ofNAADS in Nebbi district was participatory. The study took critical look at Farmer Institutional Development (FID), Advisory and Information Services and Participatory Planning, Enterprise Selection and Technology Development as key units of analysis.