Tackling rural poverty, together

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Conclusions and Next Steps from the Brainstorming Meeting of 21 February 2005.

The brainstorming meeting hosted by IFAD on 21 February brought together representatives of a core group of interested partners, in order to exchange views on the terms of reference, timetable and organizational modalities of the proposed “rural sector-focused PRS review”. The meeting has also provided an opportunity to discuss prospective arrangements for the integration of interim outputs of this review –as work in progress- into the 2005 PRS Review and follow up, and relevant MDGs consultations and related opportunities for future partnerships.

Several donors have shown interest in participating and/or supporting the proposed “rural sector-focused review”, with three components including:

• A desk study (to review literature and capitalize on previous findings and recommendations);
• A structured survey (targeted at country stakeholders and development partners); and finally
• A set of case studies in selected countries (for detailed illustration of issues and options, successes and failures).