2.4 Outcomes

This research would yield policy suggestions for future interventions, based on the findings of the desk study and the case studies. It would provide guidelines for planners and practitioners relating to the ways and means of integrating agricultural experience and knowledge into primary/basic education programmes, in order to maximise the benefits identified whilst at the same time minimising those constraints which are likely to arise. The outcomes of this research should be of particular value to decision makers at national and international levels when planning the overall structure of their primary education programmes, and to donors as a guide to policy decisions relating to educational funding. It should be of benefit also to both the Education Division and the Natural Resources and Policy Advisory Department of the DfID, providing them with the opportunity to explore and develop collaborative research activities, particularly in subsequent phases of this research process.