- Country SAKSS (Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems) were established to inform the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs) in Eastern and Central African countries. - The key functions of Country SAKSS include providing timely analyses to support NAIPs, monitoring and evaluating progress using the CAADP Results Framework, managing knowledge and facilitating policy dialogue, and building human and institutional capacity. - Progress establishing Country SAKSS governance structures and analytical networks has varied across countries, with Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda making the most progress in setting up advisory committees and coordination mechanisms for agricultural stakeholders and technical institutions.

1. Setting up SAKSS
Governance Structures and
Analytical Networks in East
and Central Africa
Joseph Karugia
Coordinator, ReSAKSS-ECA

2. Outline
• Background
• Concept of Country SAKSS
• Key Functions of Country SAKSS
• Progress in Eastern and Central Africa
• Challenges and Lessons Learned

3. Background
• The need and functions of country SAKSS were
clearly articulated during the round table process in
most countries
• Reiterated in CAADP RF and Malabo declaration
• Important in design/revision, implementation and
M&E of NAIPs

4. The Concept of Country SAKSS

5. • Providing timely and relevant analyses to inform
design and implementation NAIPs, etc.; special
analytical studies on topical issues
• Monitoring and Evaluation – CAADP RF; BR
• Knowledge management, communications, and policy
dialogue - data, analyses, and tools; evidence-based
policy making, review and learning
• Build human and institutional capacity to improve the
quality of agricultural policy planning,
implementation, and M&E based on needs
Key Functions of a Country SAKSS

6. Progress in Establishing SAKSS
Platforms and in Setting up their
Governance Structures and
Analytical Networks

7. Progress in ECA
Country SAKSS Advisory
Committee
Analytical Network
Existence of a
grouping of
technical
institutions
Coordination
mechanism
established
Meeting of
network of
institutions
Shared work
program
developed
DRC X X X Underway O
Ethiopia X O O O O
Kenya X CAADP
Team
APAG APAG X
Rwanda X ASWG EPRN Underway O
Tanzania X X PAG PAG X
Uganda X ASWG APAG Underway X

8. Lessons Learned
• Countries that have fully embraced CAADP doing
well
• Technical buy-in and leadership by the Ministry of
Agriculture is very important - avoid making it a
unit of the ministry
• Build on existing in-country initiatives – navigate
around potential conflicts of interests
• In-country negotiation process takes long –
partners have no history of working together
• Inclusiveness is important – beware and allay
suspicions

9. Thank you
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