The question of “evidence” in the emergence of evidence-based or evidence-aware policies in agriculture
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Evidence-based or evidence-aware policy approaches are used in many different sectors
(health, education, etc.). These approaches are less common in agriculture but are gradually
emerging. Analysis of debates surrounding this trend sheds light on the particular nature of the
difficulties faced by public decision-makers who are willing to use available scientific
knowledge. After examining certain misunderstandings which arise in the international debate
over evidence-based policy approaches, this paper addresses two specific issues: (i) the
problems of competing evidence for using knowledge in the design of public policies and (ii) the
potential role of rationalization tools in a possible "depoliticisation" of public decision-making.