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1. a. It is generally stated that the performance of the livestock subsector in sub-Saharan Africa in past years has not been satisfactory. Name three indicators for assessing such a trend.
i) __________________
ii) __________________
iii) __________________
b. Two important conditions for satisfactory progress in agriculture are:
i) availability of appropriate technology
ii) existence of appropriate policies
What could be the two other conditions?
iii) __________________
iv) __________________
2. Circle T for True and F for False.
i) ILCA's review of published research shows that inappropriate policies have retarded progress in the livestock subsector more than the lack of appropriate technologies.
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T |
F |
ii) Policy may be defined as a set of decisions with or without related actions designed to implement them.
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T |
F |
iii) A policy is not different from a decision in a real sense; it is a "one-off independent decision".
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T |
F |
iv) Two main elements of policy are policy objectives and policy instruments.
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T |
F |
v) Policy formulation constitutes the main step of policy processes while policy analysis is just a formality.
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T |
F |
3. Fill in the blank spaces.
i) The formulation of good policy is not an easy task. It requires meaningful participation of policy analysts,_______ political persons and_______.ii) If policy issues are not properly prioritised, the danger is that government may utilise resources on_______.
4. List five major tasks of policy analysts in helping policy makers to take decisions.
i) __________________
ii) __________________
iii) __________________
iv) __________________
v) __________________
