Dakar, Senegal 14 May, 2013

Agriculture Policy Exchange and Learning

Event

Rwanda

Rwanda Team

Framework of National Policies

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2007 2011 2015 2020

EDPRS I

NAIP

Vision 2020

MDG’s

PSTA I PSTA II PSTA III

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EDPRS II

Implementation Best Practices

Leadership and Political will In ensuring that development efforts are well

coordinated and aligned in support of country-led plans

Long-term Vision Vision 2020 aligned with MDGs, broken down into 4-

year Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategies (EDPRS) that serve as the basis for program implementation

MINAGRI Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture in Rwanda (PSTA) aligned to EDPRS and CAADP (On the Frontier)

EDPRS & PSTA are adjusted every 4 to 5 years based on achievements, lessons learned & what remains to be accomplished based on targets that are captured in the CPAF

Implementation Best Practices

Culture of results and commitment AgSWG, established in 2004, is the standing

Committee for PSTA and a multi-sector oversight committee with wide representation

Biannual JSR (forward and backward looking) organized through a SWAp adopted in 2009

GoR has a very robust system for dialogue & accountability (CPAF/DPAF) that serves as the basis for public and donor support

The successful use of home grown initiatives like the performance contract, driving the performance of individuals and institutions towards achieving their goals (Yearly National Dialogue & Leadership Retreat)

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Key frameworks and coordination mechanisms are in place and operate under a streamlined and transparent structure and multi-sector approach

GDP grew at an annual average rate of 8.5% between 2000-12 Growth performance has been driven by steady agricultural

growth(ag. annual average rate of 6.5% between 2008-12) Rwanda has managed to translate its recent growth into poverty

reduction (fell by about 12% points between 2005-11) GoR has allocated over 10% of the national budget to agriculture in

the current and prior fiscal years 40 out of 40 sectoral policy actions achieved in the last 5 years GoR has improved its way of conducting business

Top global reformer in the 2010 Doing Business WB Report In 2012, Rwanda is 2nd most reformed country in the world, over

six years (2005-2011) Rwanda is 3rd easiest in Africa and 1st in EAC

Effective implementation of the division of labor among DPs

Progress

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Sector Performance M&E system Multi-sectorial issues Capacity issues

Private sector Landlocked country (2,000 km away to the nearest sea)

Highest energy and transportation costs in the region

Lack of access to finance Low capacity of private sector to drive the growth

currently PSTA III (2013-17) to address these issues

Challenges

Thank youMurakoze

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