Thematic AreaFOOD SYSTEMS

FANRPAN Partners’ Meeting

13 June 2011Pretoria, South Africa

Background

Over 75% of the African population lives in RURAL areas

80 % of farmers in Africa are smallholder farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods Women constitute 70% of the labour force

Spend up to 80 % of income on food

Food Security Outcomes

Source: Regional COMESA Compact 2010

FANRPAN PROJECTS

1. Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

2. Platform for African European Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD)

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development

Programme (CAADP)

Background

CAADP is a strategic framework agreed upon by NEPAD Heads of State to guide agricultural development

Objective is to commit 10% of national budgets to agriculture and attain an average annual growth rate of 6%

Reduce poverty by 50% by 2015.

The four pillars of CAADP

1. Extending area under sustainable land management and reliable water control systems

2. Improving rural infrastructure and trade related capacities for market access

3. Increasing food supply and reducing hunger

4. Agriculture research , technology dissemination and adoption

Key CAADP stages

1. Government buy in, appoint Focal point2. CAADP launch3. Country team appointed 4. Experts engaged 5. Draft report submitted6. Stakeholder validation workshop7. Compact signed 8. Investment plans9. Technical review 10. Business meeting

What is a CAADP Compact?

High level agreement between government and key stakeholders that details the programmes aimed at addressing national agriculture priorities

CAADP Status in Africa

25 countries signed compacts; 18 reviewed investment plans;

12 convened business meetings Source: NEPAD 2011

CAADP implementation

Year Event

2003 Maputo declaration on CAADP

By 2007 Rwanda first to sign compact

By 2009 12 signed compacts

By 201125 signed compacts18 reviewed investment plans12 business meetings

Signed compacts by REC

Regional Economic Community

Percentage compacts signed

Countries that signed compacts

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

25% Burundi, DRC, Rwanda

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

36% DRC, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia

Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA)

47% Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

100% Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Country agriculture expenditure

Source: ReSAKSS 2010

Agriculture budgets at 10% or more

Regional Economic Community

Country with agriculture budget at 10% or more

ECCAS Rwanda

SADC Malawi, Tanzania

COMESA Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda

ECOWAS Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal

FANRPAN CAADP PROJECTS

1. Developing the COMESA Regional Compact – Funded by COMESA

2. COMESA Regional Compact advocacy and outreach processes – Funded by DFID

3. Strengthening civil society engagement in policy analysis, dialogue and implementation of CAADP – Funded by GIZ

What did FANRPAN do?

1. Developed the COMESA Regional CAADP Compact2. Convened 8 CAADP Policy Dialogues 3. Developed a stakeholder database4. Sharing of experiences and best practices 5. Hosts Non-State Actor (NSA) Task Team Secretariat 6. Global advocacy

Emerging issues in CAADP

Buy in and full engagement by NSA

Strengthening capacity of local institutions

Funding and coordinated follow ups on recommendations from policy dialogues

Leadership capacity

CAADP Compact Pipeline

Stage Country

Near signing the compactZimbabwe, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Congo-Brazzaville, Sudan

Expected to launch CAADPLesotho, Egypt, Cameroon, Madagascar, Mauritania

Beginning to implement CAADPChad, Libya, Gabon, Namibia, Botswana, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria

Take home message

Since CAADP was started by governments, the role and participation of CSOs / NSA who are not playing a part in CAADP will be strengthened through FANRPAN’s work

FANRPAN PROJECTS ALIGNED TO CAADP PILLARS

The Platform for African – The Platform for African – European Partnership in European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Agricultural Research for

Development Development

Objectives of PAEPARD IIOverall Objective:Build joint African-European multi-stakeholder partnerships in agricultural research for development contributing to the MDGsEnhanced, more equitable, more demand driven and mutually beneficial collaboration of Africa and Europe on agricultural research for development

Feeds into CAADP Pillar 4:Agricultural Research Technology Dissemination and Adoption

Background on PAEPARD IMajor conclusion - a wider range of stakeholders particularly non-research should be included in research proposals in order to better achieve adoption and uptake of research outputs

BeneficiariesAfrican and European non research (private sector, NGOs, Farmer associations) and research scientists

Expected Results

Increased awareness of partnership opportunities in Europe and Africa for agricultural development in Africa.

Improved mobilization and coordination of European ARD stakeholders and African non–research stakeholders

Increased knowledge on European funding opportunities among African ARD stakeholders and support for partnership development will lead to increased number of high quality ARD proposals.

WP7: Project management and

coordination

PAEPARD

WP1:

Mobilizing European

stakeholders

WP2:

Mobilizing non research

African stakeholders

WP3:

Information and

communication

WP4: Capacity building

WP5: Innovation partnershi

ps

WP6: Advocacy

Activities Organized in 7 WPs

PAEPARD Consortium Partners & Roles Work

PackageRole Partners

WP 1 Mobilisation and coordination of European stakeholders

Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique pour la promotion des exportations horticoles (COLEACP)

The International Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture  (ICRA) Collectif Stratégies Alimentaires (CSA)

WP 2 Mobilisation and coordination of African non-research stakeholders

East Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) - Leader Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) – Co-Leader Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) Network of Farmers' and Agricultural Producers' Organisations of West Africa (ROPPA) Sub‐Regional Platform of Farmers’ Organisations in Central Africa (PROPAC) 

WP 3 Information dissemination, communication and knowledge management

European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA) Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

WP 4 Capacity building

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) The International Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture  (ICRA) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

WP 5 Innovation partnerships

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique pour la promotion des exportations horticoles

(COLEACP) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

WP 6 Advocacy European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA) Pan-African Federation of Farmer’s organizations (PAFFO)

WP 7 Project management and coordination

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA) 

WP 2 Objectives:•Create an enabling environment for successful partnerships in ARD.•Improve participation of non research stakeholders (CSOs, FOs, private sector organizations, government) in conceptualizing, implementing and evaluating innovative multi stakeholders research projects.

WP 2 Specific Activities:•Mapping African Stakeholders•Internal consultation for each stakeholder category•National / regional consensus and priority setting multi-stakeholder consultations•Identification of case studies; success and failure stories

FANRPAN Role: Work Package 2

1. Botswana - Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)

2. Democratic Republic of Congo - Centre d`Echanges pour des Reformes Juridiques et Institution

3. Mauritius - Department of Agricultural Production and Systems, University of Mauritius

4. Mozambique - Faculdade de Agronmia e Engenharia Florestal, Eduardo Mondlane University

5. South Africa - National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

6. Swaziland - Coordinating Assembly of NGOs (CANGO)

7. Lesotho - National University of Lesotho, Institute of Southern African Studies (ISAS)

8. Zimbabwe - Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Focal Countries

• PAEPARD project launch at the FARA General Assembly in Burkina Faso, 19 July 2010.

• PAEPARD blog and website: paepard.blogspot.com/

• Dissemination of information on funding opportunities.

• Desk review to validate capacity needs and propose options for a capacity strengthening strategy.

• National consensus and priority setting multi-stakeholder dialogues conducted in DRC; Swaziland; Mozambique; Botswana and Zimbabwe.Outcomes: 1.Lessons on existing African & European multi-stakeholder partnerships2.National consensus on research priorities3.National consensus on priority capacity needs

Achievements To Date

•Regional consensus and priority setting multi-stakeholder consultation held 12-13 May 2011 Nairobi, Kenya.

Outcomes: 1.Lessons on existing African & European multi-stakeholder partnerships2.Federating research themes

• Food security• Post harvest technologies • Animal husbandry• Markets and strategic value chains• Environmental resilience and water • Knowledge management

Achievements To Date

Achievements to DateFig. 1: National Dialogue Participants by Stakeholder

Sector

Achievements To Date 1st Call for Proposals

Launched on 8th December 2010

1st Call for Proposals Deadline 28th January 2011

82 submissions received

52 selected on administrative grounds and for technical appraisal

9 selected for partnership inception

Profile of applicants

1. Uganda - Enhancing capacity and developing networks between North-South Universities in Research Methods training at PhD level

2. Togo - Agribusiness around soybean

3. Togo - Togo - Characterization of two varieties of red pepper to improve marketing and semi-industrial processing

4. Senegal - A partnership between Europe and Africa for the establishment of a monitoring tool for small holder farming

5. Ghana - Improving food security and income for smallholder farmers through improved post harvest technology.

6. Kenya - Aflatoxin contamination management along the maize value chain

Selected Proposals

1. South Africa - Use of GIS, GMPBasic and existing related information systems to benchmark and plan the development of the emerging livestock sector of South Africa

2. Malawi - Partnership for Enhanced Aquaculture Innovation in Sub Saharan Africa (PEAISSA)

3. Zimbabwe - Improving the incomes of smallholder farmers through increased access to livestock markets and through the engagement of the stakeholders in the livestock production to marketing value chain

Selected Proposals

• 2nd call for proposals launched 31 May 2011, applications close 15 July 2011.

• Partnership inception workshops for first call:

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