Presentation from the Livestock Inter-Agency Donor Group (IADG) Meeting 2010. 4-5 May 2010 Italy, Rome IFAD Headquarters. The event involved approximately 45 representatives from the international partner agencies to discuss critical needs for livestock development and research issues for the coming decade. [ Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base ]

1. African Union
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources
AU-
AU-IBAR Strategic Plan 2010-2014
2010-
InterAgency Donors Group (IADG)
Meeting - Livestock Week,
Rome, Italy
4-
May 4-5, 2010
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2. About AU-IBAR
1951 Interafrican Bureau of Epizootic Diseases (IBED - aimed at
(IBED)
Rinderpest eradication
1956 Interafrican Bureau for Animal Health (IBAH) - transformed to widen
its scope
1965 Part of OAU - integrated as a regional technical office
1970 Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (IBAR) – to reflect the
expansion into livestock production issues
2003 AU-
AU-IBAR - specialized technical office of the AUC-DREA
AUC-
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3. Vision, Mission and Mandate
VISION: An Africa in which animal resources contribute
significantly to the reduction of poverty and hunger.
MISSION: To provide leadership in the development of animal
resources for Africa through supporting and empowering AU
Member States and Regional Economic Communities
MANDATE: To support and coordinate the utilization of
animals (livestock, fisheries and wildlife) as a resource for
human wellbeing in the Member States, and to contribute to
economic development, particularly in rural areas.
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4. Why AU-IBAR New Strategic Plan?
• AU-IBAR Responsive
AU- to changes both in Africa and
internationally.
• Strategic niche: All aspects of animal resources (livestock,
fisheries and wildlife) in Africa. Work at continental and regional
regional
levels.
• Globalization: Presents both an opportunity and a threat―(i)
threat―
international markets (ii) international competition.
• The Livestock Revolution: Increasing demand due to increasing
human population growth.
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5. Why AU-IBAR New Strategic Plan?
• Market Access Challenges: Poor transport infrastructure, high
transaction costs; poor storage facilities; insufficient market
information, weak bargaining power;
• Climate change: Inevitable negative impact on animal and crop
production.
• Emerging and re-emerging diseases: Outbreaks of new or
re-
previously controlled livestock disease pathogens and vectors as
a result of climatic changes,
• Pro-poor policy environment: Failure of most national policies
Pro-
to fully recognize the role of livestock in poverty reduction,
especially among the poorest livestock keepers.
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6. Strategic Plan Formulation Process
Participatory & broadly-based planning
process:
Consultation with Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) from 34
African countries articulated what they considered was
changing.
AU-
Institutional landscape analysis of AU-IBAR
Stakeholders Workshop with CVOs, COMESA, ECOWAS, AUC,
ILRI, OIE, FAO/ECTAD and IGAD to identify key challenge
areas, which now form the programmatic core of this strategic
plan.
AU-
Meeting of all AU-IBAR staff members to consider the core
AU-IBAR’
values with which they wished to shape ‘new AU-IBAR’.
AU-IBAR’ 2010-
Final Version AU-IBAR’s Strategic Plan 2010-2014 - therefore
belongs to and was co-created by its key clients and
co-
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7. Strategic Programme Areas
Six Strategic Programme Areas
Programme 1: Reducing the impact of transboundary animal diseases and
zoonoses on livelihoods and public health in Africa.
Objective: To catalyse the management of TADs and zoonoses in Africa by
facilitating the development and implementation of a continental agenda for
improved governance of veterinary services.
Outcomes and impacts:
capacity
Improvement in overall veterinary governance underpinned by capacity
approaches
building in epidemiological surveillance, and holistic approaches in the
design of disease prevention and control strategies.
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8. Strategic Programme Areas
Programme 2: Enhancing Africa’s capacity to conserve and sustainably use its
Africa’
animal resources and their natural resource base
Objective: To catalyse the development of policies and actions that will lead
lead
the
to the sustainable use and management of animal resources and the natural
resource base on which they depend.
Outcomes and impacts:
reduction in loss of genetic diversity of livestock,
wildlife and fish resources;
improved governance and sustainable management of natural resources;
resources;
and
improved awareness by policy makers and the general public on the
the
perceived
balance between the role of livestock in livelihoods, the perceived
contribution of livestock to climate change.
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9. Strategic Programme Areas
Programme 3: Improving investment opportunities and competitiveness of
animal resources in Africa .
Objective: To improve public and private sector investments in animal
animal
resources in Africa and enhance the competitiveness of African animal
products at the national, regional and global levels.
Outcomes and impacts:
By providing data, information and knowledge critical for producers and
producers
actors along the animal resources market chains
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10. Strategic Programme Areas
Programme 4: Promoting development of, and compliance with, standards and
regulations
Objective: To strengthen Africa’s ability to set and comply with essential
Africa’
products
production and trade standards relevant for animals and animal products
(Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS)
Outcomes and impacts:
Strengthened capacities of Member States and RECs in the field of of
standards and regulations
markets,
facilitated trade in livestock commodities and access to markets, and
producers’
improved compliance to the standards for producers’ and consumers’consumers’
protection.
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11. Strategic Programme Areas
Programme 5: Improving knowledge management in animal resources to
decision-
facilitate informed and timely decision-making
Objective: To collate, analyse and make available in a timely manner,
up-to-
reliable and up-to-date data, information and knowledge on animal resources
to support planning and decision-making.
decision-
Outcomes and impacts:
evidence-
evidence-based policy formulation at country, regional and continental
levels;
more effective and timely response to disease outbreaks;
increased awareness of the contribution of animal resources to livelihoods
livelihoods
and GDP resulting in increased investments in the sector
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12. Strategic Programme Areas
Programme 6: Facilitating development of policies and institutional capacities
capacities
for improved utilization of animal resources in Africa
Objective: To facilitate the formulation and harmonization of evidence-based
evidence-
and coherent policies and to strengthen the capacities of public and private
institutions.
Outcomes and impacts:
livestock
harmonized policies and institutional reforms for improved livestock
health and production,
enhanced market access and food safety, and
of
improved public and private sector investments competitiveness of African
animal products at the national, regional and global levels.
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13. Operationalising the Plan
Partnership and Strategic Alliances:
Leveraging expertise and resources for synergic effect and achieve objectives.
achieve
Institutional frameworks:
Adhere to and align SP operational frameworks to NEPAD/CAADP, ALive, GF-
ALive, GF-
AU-
TADs , AU-DREA Strategic Plan
AU-
AU-BAR Steering Committee:
achievement
Provides guidance on corporate governance towards the achievement of the
mandate of AU/IBAR.
AU-
AU-IBAR Management Team:
Provides strategic leadership for programme management.
Information and communication:
AU- clients-
Provides effective internal and external communication to AU-IBAR key clients-
RECs & MS and stakeholders.
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14. Operationalising the Plan
Result-
Result-Resource (Financing) Framework:
AU-
AU-IBAR aiming to secure an average of US$ 40 million yearly.
IBAR established a sound financial management system to ensure good
good
stewardship of resources.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting:
System-
IBAR M&E System-track progress towards achieving the SP
Tracking & Management of Results and Resources (Result/Resource Framework)
Select key global indicators and tracking of indicators.
Risk Management Plan:
identified
Pragmatic steps to be taken to monitor and mitigate risks identified in the SP
formulation stage.
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15. Resource Needs (US$’000)
Programme 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Transboundary Animal 29,438 23,369 16,015 15,570 15,570
Diseases and Zoonoses
Conservation & use of 1,497 9,128 9,078 9,250 9.250
AR & Res base (NRM)
Investment & 150 500 2,200 2,000 2,000
Competitiveness
Standards & Regulations 3,557 230 2,580 2,580 2,580
Knowledge Management 1,283 4,108 3,772 3,725 3,725
Policy & Capacity 103 3,323 2,987 2,940 2,940
Building
Programme Support 3,603 4,066 3,663 3,607 3,607
Total 39,632 44,723 40,296 39,672 39,672
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16. Thank you for your Attention
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