Implementation of Advancing African Agriculture: An IFAD Perspective

Implementation of Advancing African Agriculture An IFAD Perspective Mohamed Béavogui Director Western and Central Africa Division, IFAD

Outline
Regional context
IFAD in Africa at a glance
3. Increasing development effectiveness in IFAD Programme
4. IFAD Strategic Framework
5. Translating Strategic Framework and Action Plan into operations
Support to policy engagement
Support to Institution’s strengthening
Knowledge Management and Innovation
6. Partnership

1. Regional Context
Regional Context: Diversity and Challenges
45 IFAD member countries in SSA (34 borrowers)
Many countries in conflict / political instability (WCA:20%)
Mixed impacts of agricultural and trade policies
Agriculture remains the largest economic sector: two thirds of total employment and most export earnings
Smallholder family farms with diverse agricultural and livelihood activities dominate 80% agriculture sector
Despite rapid urbanisation, poverty remains mainly rural
> 50% population & 70% of poor live in rural area
Rural poor disconnected from remunerative markets
Limited access to natural resources, technology, credit
Population growth, rapid urbanisation, rural-urban migration: opportunities and challenges for smallholder access to markets

1. Regional Context (continued)
Regional context: Opportunities
Increasing democratisation (local and national) and stronger FOs and CSOs
Regional integration (e.g. ECOWAS, COMESA)
Market liberalisation, growing demand in the cities, increasing commodity prices….
Agribusiness and value chain development: linking smallholders to markets
Continental initiatives: AU (land); NEPAD (FO support)
Many successes and innovations – need to scout, share

2. IFAD and Africa
IFAD is the third largest multilateral source of ODA for agriculture in Africa and a key contributor to rural development in Africa
Source: OECD, 2007 1133.5 154.8 978.8 United States 1707.7 462.9 1224.8 IDA 1137.8 486.2 651.5 EC 1402.4 675.7 726.7 IFAD 1516.0 493.0 1023.0 AfDB Total (USD millions) Rural Development (USD millions) Agriculture (USD millions)

2. IFAD and Africa (continued)
IFAD’s investment in African agriculture expanded in the last 10 years – while other donor assistance to the sector declined
2006-07
Sub-Saharan Africa
Number of Projects as at 30 June 96
Lending portfolio as at 30 June (IFAD financing) (USD m) 1 388
Co-financing mobilised from IFIs/ bilateral agencies (USD m) 871
Co-financing – Government counterpart funds (USD m) 873
Ongoing grants (large and small) 28.3

3. Increasing Development Effectiveness: IFAD’s Action Plan and Strategic Framework
Action Plan to increase development effectiveness (2005) - Increase effectiveness, efficiency and relevance - Organizational change - New policies and procedures to improve the way IFAD does
business
New Results-Based Country Strategic Opportunities Programmes
Targeting Policy
Supervision Policy
Knowledge Management Strategy
Innovation Strategy
New Project Design and Approval Processes
Strategic Framework

4. IFAD’s Strategic Objectives
IFAD’s Strategic Framework (2007-2010) outlines six strategic objectives for IFAD.
To ensure that poor rural people have better and sustainable access to, and have developed the skills and organization they require to take advantage of:
(i) Natural resources ( land and water );
(ii) Improved agricultural technologies and effective production services;
(iii) A broad range of financial services;
(iv) Transparent and competitive agricultural input and produce markets;
Opportunities for rural off-farm employment and enterprise development;
and
(vi) Local and national policy and programming processes

5. Translating the Action Plan and Strategic Framework into field operations
Two key ways to translate AP and SF into field operations:
Project and Programme financing and implementation Support
Support to Policy Engagement, Policy Dialogue and Advice (IFAD-IFPRI PRSP Programme, Hub for Rural Development and Food Security, IFAD/OECD/France Policy Support

5.1 Support to Policy: IFAD-IFPRI Partnership
Goal: help make the PRS an effective framework for reducing rural poverty in the region
Three main components:
(i) Tracking and reporting system (TRS)
(ii) Research and development on key PRSP rural poverty issues and processes
(iii) Capacity-building and dissemination
Coverage: All 15 ECOWAS countries with more intensive studies in 3 countries:
Ghana
Cameroon
Senegal
iii) Key: Agriculture to be embodied in PRSPs as main instrument to poverty reduction and agricultural development in SSA

5.1 Support to Policy: IFAD/OECD/France Support to African Agriculture Project (SAAP) (continued)
IFAD/OECD/France Support to African Agriculture Project (2004-2007)
Capitalize upon OECD methods and approaches to the analysis of agricultural policies and their impacts to WCA region
Build capacities in WCA and of governments to undertake policy analysis and develop better informed policies
Three country studies: Cameroon, Mali, Ghana
Need for further work: support African capacities to undertake Public Expenditure Reviews with focus to Agriculture and policy formulation with adapted tools drawing on those used in OECD countries
Continuing partnership: OECD Global Forum on Agriculture to be held in Rome in partnership with IFAD, WB and FAO (November 2007) on Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction in Africa (results of SAAP to be debated)

5.2 Support to Institution Strengthening
IFAD mandate to support the development of the institutions of the rural poor - FOs, women, youth, indigenous peoples
If agricultural and rural development policies to be owned, need to increase farmer participation and voice in the policy process
IFAD has provided support to FOs to contribute to development of AU/NEPAD’s Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP), will continue at REC, local
IFAD support for tools to foster institutional development (regional conference 08)
Enhancing engagement with the Private sector
But as noted in WDR - Government and public services need to be strengthened to support agriculture and increase national investment in agriculture

5.3 Knowledge Management & Innovation
Knowledge Management and Innovation
New context in Africa requires learning, sharing experiences, innovation
IFAD’s Executive Board approved two interlinked strategies: Knowledge Management (2006) and Innovation (2007)
Knowledge Management
Pillars of Knowledge ManagementL
Strengthening knowledge-sharing and learning processes
Equipping IFAD with a more supportive knowledge-sharing and learning infrastructure
Fostering partnerships for broader knowledge-sharing and learning
Promoting a supportive knowledge-sharing and learning culture
FIDAfrique: www.fidafrique.net

5.3 Knowledge Management & Innovation (continued)
Innovation
Innovation is recognized as essential to development effectiveness and to strengthening poor rural people’s livelihoods
PILLARS OF INNOVATION
Building IFAD’s innovative capabilities
Nurturing partnership and innovation network
Embedding rigorous innovative processes into business practices
Facilitating a more supportive environment for innovation
Innovation sharing event (regional workshop-fair) late 2008 (with CTA , OECD-SWAC, FIDAfrique WARF, UNIFEM)

6. IFAD’s Approach: Partnership
IFAD works in partnership with a variety of actors to enhance prospects for agriculture and rural development in SSA (CTA example)
IFAD welcomes new partnerships to reduce rural poverty: - Policy
- Projects and Programmes
- KM on / FIDAfrique - Innovation - etc.
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