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Emmanuel Musaba

 ReSAKSS-Africa Lead Training Workshop

20th June 2012Birchwood Hotel  

Johannesburg, South Africa

Overview of SAKSS Concepts and Components

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• Urgency: Knowledge Gaps– Don’t know much about how our policies

and investments will achieve our development objectives

– If we raise subsidies by 10%, how many hungry people will be fed?

– How much more should we invest in AgR&D in order to reduce the poverty rate by 10%?

• Vision– Policies and investments that achieve the

development objectives

Urgency & Vision for a Country SAKSS

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SAKSS is a network of people and institutions that provides timely, credible, and evidence-based knowledge and analysis to inform

agricultural and rural development(ARD) strategies in Africa.

The individuals are linked through collaborative research (strategic analysis), capacity strengthening, and dialogue.

Knowledge support system:

A network that serves the evidence needs of strategy

formulation and implementation.

What is a SAKSS?

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Strategic analysis:

An integrated framework of analysis

that helps identify policy and investment options for achieving

high-end development goals.

POLICY: A set of principles or rules to guide decisions and

actions. Policies are often legislated and enacted. Several

policies, as well as programs, may fit into the larger strategy

Strategy: A long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal

SAKSS Concepts

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SAKSS: Broker of Strategic Analysis/Knowledge

Demand Supply

Policy Analysis

Units

Think Tanks, Central Bank

Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs

Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors,

Directors

SAKSS Oversight Body

SAKSSNode

SAKSS Network

· Credence of SAKSS in CAADP process

· Governance · Channel knowledge

and evidence to policy makers

• …

•Identify and sensitize knowledge gaps

•Synthesize knowledge•Mobilize and coordinate knowledge generation

•Facilitate training•…

•Express interest and buy into vision

•Align knowledge generation activities

•Receive funding and training

•…

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• Structured network of policy-making, analysis, and implementation partners

– 3 distinct but interrelated parts: Node, Network, and Oversight Body

– institutionalised within relevant country structures

– country-owned and country-managed system depending on the country’s own agenda and capacity (including funding)

Country SAKSS Generic Architecture

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Composition· Statistical bureaus· Universities· Think Tanks· NGOs and FBOs· Consultancies and

Individuals· Locally-based

international organizations

Functions/Activities· Express interest in

network· Buy into SAKSS agenda· Provide and update info

on expertise and capacity· Apply for research grant· Receive grants and

training· Deliver on TORs (e.g.

data, analysis, training, etc.)

SAKSS Network

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Composition and Funding

· Coordinator: renowned knowledge manager from the country

· Accounting: for competent management of competitive research grants

· Research Assistance: follow up with research by network

· Communications: website, policy briefs, newsletters, seminars, reports, etc.

· $xx-xx/yr for salaries and basicsoFunded by: Government (up to xx%)

and REC (up to xx%)· Minimum of $xx/yr for competitive

grantsoFunded by: Donors (up to xx%),

Government (up to xx%) and REC (up to xx%)

Key Functions/Activities

· Set up and maintain active Network· Raise funds to source key

knowledge relating to NAIP· Facilitate capacity strengthening of

network (using ReSAKSS, etc.)· Provide quality control of Network

outputs· Synthesize, manage and generate

knowledge products from Network outputs

· Facilitate use of knowledge products in decision making processes via Oversight Body, etc.

· Provide information to ReSAKSS for regional and continental CAADP M&E

· …

Government component of budget captured in NAIP related to M&E

e.g.

SAKSS Node (x number of people)

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Composition· Chair: e.g. PS of

Min of Agriculture· Members:

agricultural sector development institutions (state and non-state actors)

· Secretary: SAKSS Node coordinator

Functions· Credence of SAKSS

in CAADP process· Governance

(guidance and oversight of SAKSS node activities)

· Channel knowledge and evidence (recommendations) to policy makers

SAKSS Oversight Body

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Roles and Responsibilities of Others

Government/Host Institution provides funding and

institutional support (e.g. office space, auditing services, etc.)

Donors provide funding for SAKSS activities, directly to Node and/or indirectly via

Government/Host Institution

AUC/NPCA provide advocacy and fundraising for

establishment of SAKSS

REC provides advocacy and funding and guidance for set-up and operations of SAKSS

ReSAKSS provides TA for set-up of SAKSS and facilitate

training of Network for region-wide capacity development

Others in country provide training to Node and Network

for national capacity development

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Policy Analysis

Units

Think Tanks, Central Bank

Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs

Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors,

DirectorsOB Node Network

Level 100

Rationale and Concepts

(CAADP; Policy Analysis)

Level 200

Concepts and Application

(Policy Analysis; Report Writing)

Level 300 …

Application and Modeling

(CGE, Econometrics, Data Work)

Graduation overtime

SAKSS: capacity strengthening activities

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Water for a food-secure worldMission: To improve the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and the environment

Thank You

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