Evidence and dialogue to inform policy choices for better outcomes in agriculture, food security and nutrition in Africa

1. The Malabo Montpellier Panel
Evidence and dialogue to inform policy choices
for better outcomes in agriculture, food security
and nutrition in Africa

2. Content
• Our mission
• What we do & what we hope to achieve
• History and background of the Panel
• Panel structure: the members and the team
• Our activities
• The Panel’s first report
• What’s next
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3. Mission
The Malabo Montpellier Panel promotes and provides evidence-based
high level policy dialogue to enhance the quality of development
partnerships in Africa and to achieve the goals and targets of the
African Union Agenda 2063, the Malabo Declaration and the
Sustainable Development Goals
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4. What we do
• Review of the latest scientific evidence in areas of strategic importance to
agricultural transformation and development in Africa
• Publication of brief technical reports targeting senior decision makers in
government and development partners in and around Africa.
• Convening of the Malabo Montpellier Forum meetings to review and
discuss the scientific evidence and draw lessons
• Communication and media activities to reach out to broader
constituencies.
• Our website to house and disseminate the various knowledge products
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5. Outcomes
To guide and inform decisions by African governments and their
international partners as well as other stakeholders, including the
private sector and civil society organizations.
The Panel’s work seeks to add to broader efforts to ensure that
investments, partnerships, programs and policies are informed by
credible evidence, thus raising the quality of policy design and
implementation and improving outcomes on the ground.
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6. History & background
Phase I – The Montpellier Panel 2010 to 2016
Created in 2010 by Gordon Conway, Imperial College London
Mission - to encourage European decision-makers to provide more
effective support to agricultural development in Africa, focusing in
particular on the needs of smallholder farmers.
15 Panel members, funded by BMGF
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7. continued
Phase 2 - The Malabo Montpellier Panel 2017 –
 Ousmane Badiane and Joachim von Braun become co-chairs of the
Panel
 New focus on African governments and other agenda setting
stakeholders, working in conjunction with ongoing Africa-wide efforts
– new name!
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8. Structure
 Three hubs and teams in Dakar (IFPRI), Bonn University of Bonn) and
London (Imperial College)
 17 Panel members from 16 countries
 6 women, 11 men
12 African and 5 European members
 Officially launched at the African Green Revolution in September
2017
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9. Current members of the Panel
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10. IFPRI staff
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Bineta Mbengue
Administrative Assistant

11. Activities to date
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• First report published in September 2017 - Nourished: How Africa Can
Build a Future Free of Hunger and Malnutrition
• Hosted the first meeting of the Malabo Montpellier Forum in Cotonou
in December 2017
• Hosted side events at key events, including: 2017 G20 pre-meetings in
Berlin; World Food Prize; AGRF
• Hosted series of events in Dakar and London and organized direct
meetings with governments to convey key messages of our report
• Active media and outreach work through publication of op-eds, blogs
and interviews in African and European media.

12. Choices – at micro and macro levels – have a direct bearing on
nutrition outcomes
Good nutrition contributes to cognitive
development, better opportunities for
children to realize their potential, and
higher earnings later in life, which in
turn support macro-economic and
societal growth.
Poor nutrition impairs productivity,
acting as an impediment to national
growth.
Summary
Nourished: How Africa Can Build a Future Free from Hunger and Malnutrition

13. Country Case
Studies
Between 2000 and 2016
seven countries
significantly reduced
undernourishment, child
wasting, child stunting,
and child mortality

14. •Institutional
•Programmatic
•Implementation
Successful actions

15. Key
recommendations
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16. • African governments can successfully reduce malnutrition
• Nutrition needs to be prioritized and be at the heart of all efforts
• Policies and interventions beyond just increasing agricultural
production are necessary:
• improvements in the provision and quality of diets,
• leveraging the potential of the agriculture sector and
• other rural services such as health, water, sanitation, and hygiene.
• Concerted effort - climate change and protracted crises, coupled with
urbanization jeopardize progress.
Conclusions

17. What next for the Panel
• Second report on mechanization along the agriculture value chain. To be
published in June
• Preparations for next meeting of the Malabo Montpellier Forum in Lilongwe in
June
• Strategic engagement with partner organization around key policy moments
relevant to the work of the Panel
• Engagement in key events throughout 2018 – AGRF, World Food Prize, CFS,
ReSAKSS etc.
• Panel-hosted events in Bonn, London and Dakar.
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18. Thank you!
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