Background
Agriculture and poverty are interlinked. A large percentage of rural poor in Indonesia depend on farming for food, income, and jobs. Rural men and women are often held back by limited access to functioning agricultural markets, including poor policies and weak agriculture-related public institutions. Where regulatory issues emerge as a constraint in a particular sector, these are addressed by the PRISMA team as part of the intervention work.
POLICY ENGAGEMENT
PRISMA recognises that the government at all levels plays an important role in agriculture in Indonesia. Policy engagement, particularly at the sub-national level, is a crucial part of ensuring a well-functioning agricultural market.
PRISMA is not designed as a policy reform program and therefore the scope of the work in policy engagement is well-defined and pragmatic. PRISMA has a four-pillared approach to policy engagement:
PRISMA will continue to engage with key policy decision-makers to ensure they are equipped with better insights and evidence to influence changes in the business-enabling environment at both national and local levels.