The Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa (APPSA) is a 6-year project running from 2013-2019 that was launched in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia to increase availability of improved agricultural technologies. The project establishes Regional Centers of Leadership focused on commodities of regional importance and supports regional collaboration in research and development. World Bank provides country-specific loans totaling $30 million for each initial country and $50 million for Angola. Centers were established in Malawi for maize, Mozambique for rice, and Zambia for legumes. The project has 49 technology generation projects, has disseminated over 10 technologies, and has supported infrastructure, equipment, and training at the Centers of

1. Agricultural Productivity Programme for
Southern Africa (APPSA)
Overview

2. Background
 6-Yr Project (2013 – 2019)
 Project launched in Sep 2013 in three countries
 Malawi,
 Mozambique
 Zambia.
 Additional countries expected to join

3. APPSA Objective
To increase availability of improved agricultural
technologies in participating countries through:
i. establishing Regional Centers of Leadership on
commodities of regional importance
ii. supporting regional collaboration in R&D
iii. facilitating increased sharing of agricultural information

4. Funding & Centres of Leadership
1. World Bank – country specific loans
2. Variable amounts given
3. USD 30 million to each country
4. Angola: Likely to get over USD 50 million
Three Centres of leadership established
1. Malawi: Maize and maize-based farming system
2. Mozambique: Rice & Rice-based farming systems
3. Zambbia: Legumes & legume-based farming systems

5. Project Components
1. Technology Generation and Dissemination
2. Strengthening Regional Centers of Leadership
3. Coordination and Facilitation

6. A. Component 1: collaborative among countries
 Step 1: National planning
 Step 2: Concept note development at national
level
 Step 3: Regional planning & concept note
endorsement at regional level
 Step 4: Preparation of full R&D project proposal
 Step 5: Peer review of proposal
 Step 6: Agreement on R&D project
implementation
B. Components 2: country specific
C. Components 3: specific to CCARDESA
Implementation approach

7. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

8. Administrative
1. Established the project management unit
2. Opened bank accounts
3. Signed agreement with World Bank
4. Country agreements
1. CCARDESA-World Bank agreement
2. CCARDESA-Malawi agreement
3. CCARDESA-Mozambique agreement
4. CCARDESA-Zambia agreement
5. Project implementation – since 2013

9. Technology generation & dissemination
1. Breeding for resistance to pests and diseases
2. Germplasm collection, characterization and
conservation
3. Integrated Pest and Disease Control
4. Strengthening of seed production, supply and delivery
systems
5. Conservation agriculture
6. Soil & water management options
7. Post harvest processing, marketing & value addition
8. Development of labour saving technologies

10. Achievements: technology generation & dissemination
49 projects being implemented
Commodity Number of Projects
Maize 16
Rice 9
Legumes 19
Conservation Agriculture 5
Total 49

11. Achievements:Technology Generation & Dissemination
 More than 10 technologies being disseminated e.g.
1. improved seed varieties
2. agronomic practices for legume seed production
3. Crop residue management
4. Legume flour (bambarra nut; soybean)

12.  Research facilities:
1. Civil works
road construction (Malawi & Zambia)
office rehabilitation (Malawi & Zambia)
Construction of research station (Mozambique)
2. Procurement of laboratory & field equipment
3. Procurement of vehicles procured
Achievements – Strengthening Centres of Leadership

13. Short term training:
1. research design & management,
2. data analysis and interpretation;
3. data management system (aWHERE);
4. procurement;
5. financial management;
6. environmental safeguards
7. weed management
Achievements – Strengthening Centres of Leadership

14. Achievements: Human Capital Development
CATEGORY NO. PLANNED IN SCHOOL
PhD 25 (7 females) 12
MSc. 49 (15 females) 21
BSc 50 (22 females) 29
Diploma/
short courses
52

15. What is the procedure for joining?
1. Establish national consensus for joining
2. Decide what commodity you will focus on
3. Liaise with:
 Local World Bank office
 CCARDESA
4. Inform the World Bank – formal letter
5. Complete all the processes required by the Bank

16. Thank You