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Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa
Holistic approach to addressing aflatoxins in Africa—PACA’s Strategy
30 October, 2013
Wezi Chunga-Sambo Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa
Background
Aflatoxin contamination is a complex
problem:
• Hard to solve by a single actor/discipline
• Requires multi-stakeholder actions
• Need to focus on the cause rather than
the symptoms
• No single answer
• Integrated and coordinated
actions needed
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PACA Strategy 2013-2022
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Strategy Development Process
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• Key actors involved: AUC, experts, donors, CSGs, etc.
• Strategy development consultation workshop held in April 2013
• Drafting by consulting firm – PICO
• Comment and thorough review and refinement, technical accuracy by Secretariat
• Review by Strategy Workshop participants
• Incorporation of comments
• Steering Committee endorsement
Strategy document
i. Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Background and context
3. Challenges and Opportunities
4. Vision, Mission, Guiding principles and role 5. Strategic thematic areas
6. Making it Happen
7. Mid-Term Strategic Plan
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PACA’s Vision and Mission
Vision:
1. Africa without the harmful effects of aflatoxins
Mission:
1. To support agricultural development, safeguard consumer health and facilitate trade by catalyzing, coordinating and increasing effective aflatoxin control along agricultural value chains in Africa
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PACA Guiding Principles
• Interventions with potential for high impact, evidence based, cross-cutting
• Actions uniquely accomplished by PACA and that employ AUC’s political clout
• Trans-boundary nature
• Integrated approach
• Address issues of the marginalized
• Economically and environmentally viable
Strategic Thematic Areas of Work
• Research and technology for prevention and control of aflatoxins
• Policies, legislation and standards for the management of aflatoxins
• Growing commerce and trade and protecting human health from aflatoxins
• Enhancing capacity for effective aflatoxin prevention and control
• Public awareness, advocacy and communication
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Key Results Area
Theme 1
Objective
1.1 Generating information and evidence to inform interventions
To generate data and information that informs choice and design of aflatoxin prevention and control interventions
1.2 Facilitating adaptation and wider adoption of available technologies and knowledge
To adapt and scale-up the use of existing knowledge and technologies for the prevention and control of aflatoxins in Africa
1.3 Developing new technologies and knowledge to improve aflatoxin prevention and control
To catalyze the generation of new technologies and knowledge that contributes to aflatoxin prevention and control in Africa
1.4 Enhancing access to research facilities
To facilitate access by African aflatoxin research community to facilities and technologies that support priority research
Key Results Area
Theme 2
Objective
2.1 Enhancing policy analysis and formulation
To understand the policy environment relevant for aflatoxin management in Africa and enhance the continent’s capacity for policy analysis and formulation
2.2 Facilitating policy advocacy To improve the policy environment for aflatoxin management through proactive and coordinated advocacy
2.3 Promoting development of, and compliance with, standards and regulations
To strengthen Africa’s capacity to develop and comply with standards and regulations for aflatoxin management
Key Results Area
Theme 3
Objective
3.1 Facilitating growth in trade and commerce in priority aflatoxin-prone commodities
To develop and promote industry-wide approaches to facilitate growth of trade in commodities and products that contain safe levels of aflatoxins
3.2 Creating incentives that encourage positive behaviors with respect to aflatoxin management
To create incentives to motivate value chain actors to take the necessary actions to minimize aflatoxin contamination
Key Results Area
Theme 4
Objective
4.1 Increasing capacity for risk assessment in African institutions to inform decision making
To increase the capacity for risk assessment in African institutions
4.2 Improving institutional competency and infrastructure for aflatoxin diagnosis in crop/ livestock commodities and humans
To improve capacity of African institutions to test for aflatoxin contamination in foods and to detect infection in humans
4.3 Improving capacity of value chain actors, civil society organizations and health practitioners to implement aflatoxin management best practices
To improve capacity of relevant African institutions to adopt best-practices which contribute to better aflatoxin prevention and control
Key Results Area
Theme 5
Objective
5.1 Increasing public awareness, information sharing and knowledge on aflatoxin contamination and health risks
To increase awareness on risks associated with aflatoxin to health, agriculture and trade, and about the technologies and approaches available to prevent and mitigate contamination.
5.2 Improving policy and political will through targeted communication
To provide policy makers with a better understanding of the importance and scale of the aflatoxin problem, potential benefits associated with better management and required policy interventions
Making if Happen • Governance and management
• Partnerships
• Communication
• Financial planning
• Project development
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PACA Mid-Term Strategic Plan
• Using the content of this ten-year Strategy, a 4 year Strategic Plan has been developed
• The Strategic plan will
– Focus on the most needed, immediate action areas for PACA from 2014 to 2017.
– Prioritize specific actions of the Key Results Areas, with justification and implementation activities, under each of the five major thematic areas.
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Conclusion
• The PACA Strategy is one of the tools for holistic and integrated approach.
• This is a living document and there is a room for refinement
• Access the strategy on the PACA Website:
www.aflatoxinpartnership.org
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Contact us
www.aflatoxinpartnership.org
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