This document introduces the "AgPER Lite" approach for conducting regular, lighter and quicker annual public expenditure analyses in agriculture to support better budgeting and policy decisions. Key points: - AgPER Lite analyses would focus on major expenditure changes and currently debated issues, using up-to-date data from a reliable source. - The analyses would have separate sections for data/trends (updated annually) and a re-written key analysis section each year. - 2-3 agricultural expenditure "issues" would be selected each year related to policy effectiveness and linked to performance reviews or budget preparation. - The analyses could be conducted with around 3 months effort by 3 people per year, establishing reusable data

1. AgPE Analysis for Regular Use:
Introducing the “AgPER Lite”
Dieter Orlowski, Consultant World Bank
Side-Event: Towards Strengthening Agriculture Public Expenditure Analysis for
Improved Decisions and Learning
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2. Annual AgPER: what for?
Annual Performance Assessment events
Making better budgets (annual, maybe
MTEF)
Support Agric. Ministries in arguing their
case with MinFin
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3. What “Light” implies
Less resource intensive
and quicker
Focus on changes
Focus on currently
debated issues
Up-to-date data
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4. Make AgPERs lighter, but maintain ...
• Coverage according to COFOG-plus, but
• reduced effort on “peanuts”
• particular attention to big spenders
• must include local government if significant in the context
• Historic perspective with an outlook to the near future
• some five years backwards
• include current year and (if available) next year’s budget
• Clearly identify spending units
• ... rather than loosing this dimension in the course of aggregation
• Basic approach: PE analysis is the starting point – only!
• AgPER Lite is more than a budget analysis !
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5. Basic AgPER Approach
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6. Approach to the “diet”
• Have separate section on
a) data, charts and description of trends (updated annually)
b) the year’s key analysis (re-write every year)
• Annual section
a) reports on highlights and significant changes
b) focuses on current issues
• Establish database on expenditure, update from year to year
• requires adequate format
• requires reliable and robust data source
• ... and the same for GDP and key production data
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7. Issues
Select 2-3 “AgPER issues” each year
Should relate to current debate on policy or
effectiveness, always related to expenditure
Should be suitable to be taken up in
performance reviews or budget preparation.
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8. AgPER Lite and Maputo
• Maputo is not a particular focus
• Aligh to national classification system rather than international
comparability
But:
• Should be shown with regard to internally funded expenditure
• i.e. recurrent plus internal development
• Main concern: composition and effectiveness
• Interesting ratios to include:
• AgPE over AgGDP
• AgPE per 1000 hectares
• AgPE per person with full-time activity in agriculture
• % of smallholder agriculture (area planted or formal/informal GDP contribution)
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9. Effort
• Duration: ~ 3 months
• Personnel input: ~ 3 x 2 months per year
• MORE in the first round to establish sources and database formats
(Excel sheets)
• Timely start is essential !!
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10. Questions to the Audience
1) Does any country already prepare regular annual AgPER-like
analyses?
2) Would annually updated expenditure analysis be useful
• for budget preparation?
• for annual performance reviews?
3) Can expenditure data compilation be coordinated with other
existing initiatives? Especially
• ReSAKSS
• MAFAP
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