This Policy Research Paper has been prepared as part of the research which was conducted in the framework of the GDN Global Research Project, Supporting Policy Research to Inform Agricultural Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project aims to help shape North-South and South-South debates on agricultural policies. Designed as a policy research project, it seeks to enrich the body of knowledge related to agricultural issues in two target geographies—Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) alone.