gdd & policy
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SEX DISAGGREGATED DATA
(SDD) & POLICY
Presentation by
Nandini Gunewardena
Gender and Rural Development
Statistics Officer, ESW/FAO
Regional Workshop on Sex-
Disaggregated Data
Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)RAP
Bangkok, November 12 – 16,
2012
ROLE OF STATISTICIANS IN
NATIONAL POLICY ARENA
KEY role in:
►DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
► GUIDING POLICY DESIGN
► POLICY REFORM
DATA PROVIDE CRITICAL Tools
For policy-makers ►
WHAT DOES DATA
HAVE TO DO WITH POLICY?
Data serves as a TOOL:
EVIDENCE for policy decisions
RATIONALE for policy instruments
JUSTIFICATION for policy choices
GUIDANCE on policy options
HOW?
By generating reliable & relevant facts &
figures
Producing accurate and current data for
national population
Capturing local realities,
gaps, trends systematically
Regular availability of
data for Decision-making
END GOAL?
To Influence policy change
production practices Productivity
► Food Security
► Nutrition Security
► Quality of Life
► Poverty Reduction
GENDER
EQUITY
DATA POLICY
The CRITICAL Link
DATA POLICY LINKAGES
Effective Policy design rests on:
robust data --- sex-disaggregated
evidence of gender differences in
access to productive resources and
services
analyses of inequities
(age- gender, other disparities)
REVIEW OF POLICIES...
Definition:
An intervention by a public authority to
change a social or economic concern (i.e. the
way people access resources, services and
rights, and opportunities
A coherent set of decisions taken by public
representatives
HOW DATA GUIDES POLICY
Accurate diagnoses of agricultural under-
productivity
Informs decision-making on policy options
Identifies priorities for allocation of scarce
financial resources
Points to instruments for optimal
targeting of assets, resources, services
Guides the type of policies needed
Enhances public responsiveness
EXAMPLES OF STRATEGIC POLICIES
Equitable Property rights Access to
credit
Access to technologies, goods, services
Market infrastructure informed decisions
increased productive investments
Enhanced, Equitable Agricultural
Productivity outcomes
ROLES OF PUBLIC POLICIES
Public policies generally aim to:
Promote/encourage/support ACTION - (to stimulate use of
new technologies for irrigation, market products, off-farm
employment
Supply GOODS/SERVICES - (transport, information,credit)
Impose/enforce RULES/LAWS - (vaccinations, land tenure)
Save/preserve PRACTICES (agricultural techniques)
Prevent/prohibit HARMFUL - (some types of pesticides)
Discourage - (waste of water, contaminants)
Sustain/safeguard - (income support for poor households)
TYPES OF PUBLIC POLICIES IN THE
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Agricultural Development Policies
Agricultural Price Policies (Macroeconomic Policies)
Public Investment Policies
Taxes and subsidies
International trade policies –taxes and quotas
limiting/promoting imports and exports
Direct control (regulation of marketing)
• Monetary and Fiscal Policies
• Foreign Exchange Rate Policies
• Factor Price Policies (wage, interest and land rental rates) natural
resources and land use policies
Infrastructure – transport, irrigation
Human capital – education, training, health
Research & technology – production & processing
tech
Credit and Capital Access
EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY MAKING
Shift to “evidence-based policy making” in recent
years
Evidence-based policy helps well-informed
decisions about policy, programmes and projects
by:
Drawing upon reliable evidence (data +
information)
Research as the basis for policy implementation
A shift to evidence-based policy making will
increase the possibility of meeting the MDG goals
STEPS IN THE POLICY CYCLE
Analysis of the situation/issue or concern:
Know clearly where we are
Setting objectives/goals:
Know where we want to go
Identifying strategies:
Understand the steps needed to get there
Costing: estimate the funding required
Implementing: Capacity to follow the steps
M & E: track progress, lessons learned
THE POLICY CYCLE:
ANALYSING THE SITUATION
Setting
objectives
Fully costed
programmes
Implementation
Analysis PRSP process:
the theory
Policy and
strategy
“Where are we now?”
• Including quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Characteristics of the population
• Macro, social, political constraints
• Current national strategies
Monitoring and
evaluation
THE POLICY CYCLE:
SETTING OBJECTIVES
Setting
objectives
Fully costed
programmes
Policy
implementation Monitoring
Analysis PRSP process:
the theory
Policy and
strategy
“Where do we want to go?”
• Set priorities and objectives
• Define medium- and long-term goals (for growth, poverty reduction etc)
• Integrate MDGs
THE POLICY CYCLE:
DEVELOPING POLICIES AND
STRATEGIES
Setting
objectives
Fully costed
programmes
Policy
implementation
Monitoring and
evaluation
Analysis PRSP process:
the theory
Policy and
strategy
“What do we need to do to reach objectives?”
• Examine existing programmes
• Identify priority policies and programmes
• Research: evidence-based
policy making
THE POLICY CYCLE:
COSTING PROGRAMMES
Setting
objectives
Costing
programmes
Implementation Monitoring
Analysis PRSP process:
the theory
Policy and
strategy
“How much is it going to
cost and where is the financing
coming from?”
• Cost the range of policies and programmes
that have been identified
• Align with budget process
THE POLICY CYCLE:
IMPLEMENTATION
Policy
formulation
Fully costed
programmes
Implementation Monitoring
Analysis
PRSP process:
the theory
Policy and
strategy
• Following the steps to deliver the policies and programmes
• Pilot testing and implementing
new programmes
THE POLICY CYCLE:
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Setting
objectives
Communication
Policy
implementation Monitoring
Analysis
Financing
“Are we following the steps set out and moving
in the right direction?”
“Have we reached objectives?”
“Do we need to review objectives?”
“How can we improve progress against objectives?”
Monitoring and
evaluation
WHAT ARE THE QUALITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMED,
RATIONALIZED POLICY-MAKING?
Relevance
Accuracy
Timeliness
Punctuality
Accessibility
Clarity and
Comparability
END GOAL:
DATA-DRIVEN POLICY-MAKING
“cool” policy analysis (rational, bias-free, well-
informed)
consensus-driven and “smart” policymaking
nimble, flexible, and responsive policy design
make the invisible visible, the intangible
tangible, and the complex manageable
THANK YOU!