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HOW TO REALIZE FARMERS' RIGHTS AT THE
NATIONAL LEVEL:
Consultative process
as dialogue the foundation
From history we know how
discussions on Farmers' Rights have caused heated debates and conflicts rather
than progress in the implementation of these rights. After decades of conflicts
and mounting barriers against the realization of Farmers' Rights, it is now
vital to move beyond the earlier controversies, build bridges and join forces
across sectors to make Farmers' Rights a reality. It is thus crucial that a
broad-based national consultative process does not revert to these old modes of
discussion, but rather that it provides an arena for dialogue across political
divides and thus a basis for new alliances for the realization of Farmers'
Rights.
Creating a fruitful dialogue is perhaps the greatest
challenge in developing a national consultative process. Participants should be
encouraged to listen to each other. Rather than arguing against each other,
they should be encouraged to present their own needs and priorities, as
appropriate, and provide the other participants with the necessary information
to understand these priorities. The participants should be encouraged to pose
clarification questions, in order to deepen their understanding. On this basis
the areas of consensus can be identified and sought broadened. The approach
presented here offers methods to ensure such a dialogue, as a basis for
designing concrete measures for implementation.
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STEP 3:
DEVELOPING A NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS, JOINING FORCES, POOLING
RESOURCES
Consultative process as dialogue the
foundation
Participants for national consultative
processes
Design of
national consultative processes
Contents of national consultative
processes
Joining
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