The document outlines the challenges in agricultural spending in sub-Saharan Africa, indicating that most countries invest less than 10% of government spending on agriculture. It highlights the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) as a case study demonstrating successful technology adoption and increased agricultural productivity, with significant yield and income improvements. The document emphasizes the need for increased investment in agricultural research, education, and partnerships to enhance food security and foster regional cooperation.

1. Simeon K. Ehui
Practice Manager,
Agriculture Global Practice - World Bank Group
Innovate, generate, disseminate
and adopt improved technologies
Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire / April 4 and 5, 2017

2. Outline Some facts: Agriculture spending
Case study of regional level
application of technology – the WAAPP
Moving forward

3. Almost all African countries fall short of 10 percent of
government spending
0
5
10
15
20
25
Guinea-Bissau
Angola
SouthSudan
Seychelles
Congo,Republic
SouthAfrica
Lesotho
Botswana
Sudan
Mauritius
CapeVerde
Kenya
Nigeria
TheGambia
Swaziland
Ghana
Burundi
Tanzania
Uganda
Mauritania
Eritrea
Namibia
CentralAfricanRep.
Côted'Ivoire
Mali
Togo
Madagascar
Guinea
Chad
Cameroon
SierraLeone
Congo,Dem.Rep.
Senegal
Benin
Ethiopia
SãoTomé&Príncipe
Rwanda
Niger
Zambia
Zimbabwe
BurkinaFaso
Liberia
Mozambique
Malawi
Agriculturespendingshareoftotalspoending
Some facts
Source: Aparajita Goyal and John Nash. 2016 AFR Regional Study, World Bank, Washington DC

4. Public agricultural spending in SSA lags behind other regions
5 2 5 3
13
8 5 4
96
47
28
19
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
East Asia and Pacific Latin America and
Caribbean
South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Share of total spending (percent) Share of agricultural GDP (percent) Agricultural spending per capita (PPP dollars)
Source: Aparajita Goyal and John Nash. 2016 AFR Regional Study, World Bank, Washington DC

5. Returns to R&D are uniformly high
34.3
42.9
36.0
49.5
43.0 46.0 44.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Sub-Saharan Africa
(188)
Latin American and
Caribbean (262)
Middle East and North
Africa (11)
East Asia and Pacific
(222)
Developing countries
(683)
Developed countries
(990)
All countries (1,673)
RATEOFRETURN(%)
Source: Aparajita Goyal and John Nash. 2016 AFR Regional Study, World Bank, Washington DC

6. West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP): Innovate,
generate, disseminate and adopt improved technologies
Results of impact study of WAAPP-Ghana, Senegal and Mali
Case study of regional level application of technology – the WAAPP
30 % average yield increase for
improved varieties of millet, sorghum,
maize and fonio
Reduction of “hunger period” (time with
no food reserves between two harvests)
34% average income increase
among project beneficiaries
Impact on food security- caloric
intake consumption increased from
2,777 kcals to 2,964 kcals.

7. 13 West African
countries
Innovate, generate,
disseminate and adopt
improved technologies
Create enabling
conditions for Regional
Cooperation
Build human and
institutional capacity
across the sub-region
WAAPP overarching Goal:
Achieve 6% agricultural
growth and increased food
production in West Africa

8. Major achievements
Technology and capacity-building
120
• technologies
generated
inducing
yield
increase
from 30% to
150%
831
• Young
Scientists
trained:
• 512 MSc
• 319 Phd
2,750,000
• Hectares
covered by
WAAPP
generated
technologies
Technology adoption

9. Creating Innovations to reduce yield gap
and increase access to food
Catfish ProductionHigh yielding Cassava varietiesRice field
Mechanical cassava harvester Philippin’s rice seeder
Improved Azawak breed
Maize Couscous
Composite bread with 15%
either millet, maize or cassava
flour

10. … WAAPP boosting technology and innovation exchange and adoption
Improved rice varieties
Improved maize varieties
Improved sweet potatoe var
Improved millet varieties
Multi nutritionnal blocs
Improved sorghum varieties
E-extension
Improved cassava varieties
Dried meat « Kilichi »
Improved yam varieties
Pics bags
Vaccins thermostables
Animal Races
Rice Seeder
Composite flour
Plantin Canne
Preboiled rice

11. Provide
Supportive
incentives and
policy reforms
Scale-up
Investments
Technology
Strengthen
Institutions and
Improve
Coordination
Leverage
Partnerships
Moving forward

12. Scale-up investments in technology extension, R&D
and innovation and related infrastructure
Scale up public investments
•Agricultural research
•Agricultural education at all level
•Cost-effective and demand-
driven advisory services

13. Greater Leverage by Expanding and Deepening Partnerships
CGIAR
South-South
North-South
Multilateral
Dev. Banks and
Institutions
Private sector
National and
regional
institutions

14. THANK YOU