1. Rwanda’s Agriculture
Sector: Overview
4th IPAR Annual Policy and Research Conference
January 28-29, 2015

2. Outline
1. National Policies Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional Set Up
3. Road to MDG 1 (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger)
4. Way Forward
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3. Outline
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward
Framework of National Policies
3

4. Outline
Framework of National Policies
4
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

5. Outline
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Vision 2020:
Rwanda – a Middle Income Country
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

6. Outline
6
EDPRS II:
Thematic Areas
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

7. Outline
PSTA III Framework
7
Vision
2020
8.5%
Agricultural
Growth
Agriculture
25% of GDP
40% of land
modernized
agriculture
EDPRS II
2013/17
Agriculture
driving rural
development
Increased
produc vity
and private
investment
28% annual
export growth
PSTA III
2013/17
Produc vity
and food
security
8.5% sector
based growth
Agri-business
and value
addi on
CAADP Sustainable
growth
Strategic
investment in
agriculture
State and
non-state
dialogue/
accountability
Through consultations with
all stakeholders
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

8. Outline
PSTA III Framework …
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1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

9. Outline
PSTA III Framework …
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ARoadmapforTransformation
Priorityprogramscutacross4CAADPPillars
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

10. Outline
Dialogue and Accountability – Sector Level
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ASWG
All sector stakeholders
SWAP Committee
MINAGRI, Major DPs
Technical Sub-groups
Membership according
to interest/expertise
-> Policy Actions
Change every FY
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

11. Outline
Dialogue and Accountability – Sector Level …
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1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

12. Outline
Dialogue and Accountability – Sector Level …
12
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

13. Outline
The Road to Food Security
13
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

14. Outline
The Role of Staple Crop Production
14
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

15. Outline
Livestock as an Asset for Growth
15
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

16. Outline
Mainstreaming Nutrition
16
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

17. Outline
Expectations
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 Increased effectiveness, efficiency and
competitiveness of the sector
 Raised production and productivity increase
incomes and reduce poverty
 Strengthened vertical and horizontal capacity, from
field to the Ministry, to drive forward
transformational agenda of agriculture
1. National Policies
Framework
2. PSTA III Institutional
Set up
3. Road to MDG 1
4. Way Forward

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