11 May 2018. Cotonou, Benin. In order to ensure that the Science Agenda is taken into account in the development of the projects to implement the PNIASAN (the National Agricultural Investment and Food Security and Nutrition Plan (PNIASAN 2017-2021), Benin has asked to join the Science Agenda.

1. Benin agricultural strategic
policy framework 2017-2025 :
Summary
Presented by Justin EDAH, C/SEP
Cotonou, le 09 mai 2018

2. Outline
Context
1
Strategic orientations of the
agricultural sector2
Structure of the 2017-2021 NAFSIP
3
Institutional and programmatic framework of
steering of NAFSIP4
Tools, measures and impacts of NAFSIP
5
National Agricultural Research Program
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3. Context

4. 1- Context (1/3)
 Importance of the agricultural sector is recognized: contributes to 23% of GDP, 75 %
of export earnings; Provides about 70% of jobs, 15% of the country’s revenues.
 But less than 7% of government’s (general) expenditure devoted to agriculture and,
agricultural expenditures are less than 13% of the added value it creates.
 Key characteristics of the agricultural sector:
o Family farming with polyculture,
o Emergence of few large scale farms and agro-industrial enterprises,
o Rain-fed agriculture.
 The PSDSA/NAFSIP was developed based on lessons learned from PSRSA/NAIP 1
evaluation and taking into account national, regional and international context

5. 1- Context (2/3)
 The national context characterized by the adoption of the Government Action
Program (PAG) "Bénin Révélé", which makes the agricultural sector a priority sector
for massive investments.
 The regional context is characterized by the adoption of the ECOWAP + 10 which
decline CAADP for ECOWAS members
 The international context is characterized by the adoption of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) with clear indicators of hunger and poverty eradication in
all their forms.

6. 1- Context (3/3): Combination of territorial approach and
value chain approach
Rice, vegetables
Livestock of cattle, sheep, goats and
poultry
Cotton,
Maize, Sorghum, soy been
Intensive breeding of cattle
Livestock of sheep, goats and poultry
Cashew, cotton,
Maize, cassava, yam, soy been, been,
peanut, mango
Intensive breeding of cattle, sheep, goats
and poultry
Cotton, Rice, Maize,
Mango
Leguminous plants
Livestock of sheep, goats
and poultry
Oil palm, Maize,
Cassava, Rice
Citrus fruit, Mango, oil
Palm,
Rice, Maize, been peanut,
Small livestock and agro-
sylvo-pastoral area
Fishering, pineapple, Rice,
vegetable,
Maize, cassava, palm oil,
small livestock
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7. 2- Methodology
 Participatory and inclusive process led by the actors in the agricultural sector
themselves with the facilitation of a group of independent consultants: 10
major steps with assignments organized in thematic groups
 : Involved actors
 Public sector :
 Presidency (B2A), Ministries
 Food and Nutrition Council (CAN),
 Benin National Town hall’s Association (ANCB) ;
 Non-State actors: consular chambers (CCIB, CNA-B), Producers
(PNOPPA, Interprofessions), private sector; civil society Organizations
(PASCiB) and some NGO actively involved in the agricultural sector
(RENOVA)

8. Strategic Plan for Agricultural Sector Development
(PSDSA) :
Main strategic directions 2017-2025:
horizon of 10 years

9. 3- Challenges and stakes of agricultural
sector
Challenges
• Covering food and nutritional needs and
safeguarding livelihoods for both men
and women
• Increased income for men and women
• The adoption by farmers, pastoralists,
fishermen and fish farmers of relevant
innovations leading to the mitigation of
the carbon footprint of agriculture
• Improving the attractiveness of
agricultural activity and the rural area
Stakes
• the option of effectively making
agriculture the basis of Benin's
economy;
• openness to external markets ;
• optimizing the potentialities available ;
• the involvement of all actors, especially
men, women and young people and
• the assurance of an agricultural
development respectful of environment.
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10. 4- Vision & Objectives of the PSDSA
By 2025, Benin agricultural
sector is dynamic, competitive,
attractive, resilient to climate
change and creator of wealth,
jobs, responding equitably to
food and nutritional security
needs of the Benin population
and to the needs of economic
and social development of all
social strata in the country
OS1
Strengthen agricultural growth, food sovereignty and
food and nutrition security for both men and women
through efficient production and sustainable
management of farms run by men, women and young
people
OS2
Ensure competitiveness and access to markets of
agricultural and agri-food products, including those
produced by women and vulnerable groups thanks to
the promotion of value chains
OS3
Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations
(men and women), especially family farms (agricultural
subsectors, livestock and fisheries / aquaculture)
Vision Specific Objectives

11. 5- Strategic orientations
Strategic
priority
Headings
AS 1 Improved productivity and production of plant, animal and fish products in
priority agricultural value chains
AS 2 Promotion and equitable structuring of Value Added chains (CVAs) for plant,
animal and fish products in priority sectors
AS 3 Strengthening resilience and improving food and nutrition security of
vulnerable men and women
AS 4 Improvement of governance and information systems of the
agricultural sector, food and nutrition security
AS 5 Establishment of adapted and accessible financing and insurance
mechanisms

12. 5- Strategic priorities: Coherence with ECOWAP
and CAADP
AS 1: Improved
productivity
AS 2: Promotion and
equitable structuring of
value chains
AS 3: Strengthening
resilience
AS4:Improvedgouvernance
AS5:Financingandinsurancemechanisms
PSDSA ECOWAP
Improving the productivity
and competitiveness of
agriculture
Implementation of an
intra-Community trade
regime
CAADP
Pilier I : Extension of areas
under sustainable land
management and reliable
water control systems
Pilier II : Improving rural
infrastructure and trading
capacity of markets
Pilier III : Increasing food
supply, reduction of hunger
and improving emergency
responses to food crises
Pilier IV : Agricultural
research, dissemination and
adoption of innovations

13. National Agricultural and Food Security Investments Plan
(NAFSIP) :
Strategic Planning Framework for the Major Agricultural
Strategic Directions for 2017-2021 :
next 5 years

14. 6- Agricultural development priorities, 2017-2021 (1/3)
Objectives of the PAG sectors and sub-sectors in 5 years
Pineapple: Export to
the EU to be increased
to 24 000 T
Cashew: 50% of raw
nuts processed locally
Cassava: Develop the
dried cassava value
chain for exports
 Water control
 Improving the rate of agricultural mechanization by 10%
 Support for Family Farms and Agribusiness: 147,000 jobs created

15. 6- Agricultural development priorities, 2017-2021 (2/3)
Objectives of the PAG sectors and sub-sectors in 5 years

16. 6- Agricultural development priorities, 2017-2021 (3/3)
Objectives of the PAG sectors and sub-sectors in 5 years

17. 7- Needs of the different categories of
actors and mobilization strategy (1/1)
NAFSIP
Government and TFP
Private sector
MAEP other Ministries
Total 1,569,716,780,000 726,073,030,000 154,418,720,000 689,225,200,000
Proportion 100 % 46.26 % 9.84 % 43.91 %
The financing gap varies from 94 to 198 billion FCFA, considering the
assumptions of 100% and 75% of budget consumption rate.
The expected 726 billion FCFA from the MAEP are obtained under optimistic
assumptions taking into account the ambition of the Government to heavily
invest in the sector, as stated in the first budget of 105 billion allocated to
the MAEP for the 2017 financial year.

18. 8- Institutional Framework for Guidance and Steering
of NAFSIP (1/1)
 The National Council for Orientation and Monitoring of the Agricultural Sector
(CNOS), body for orientation and regulation of agricultural sector policy,
represented by the CDéS (department) and the CCoS (commune).
 It is made up of 27 representatives of stakeholders of the sector :
Government, Farmers organizations, Civil Society, NGOs active in
the agricultural sector, FTP
 The CNOS has a Permanent Technical Secretariat (STP/CNOS).

19. 9- PROGRAMMATIC FRAMEWORK OF THE NAFSIP
(1/1)
 The Programmatic Framework of the Agricultural Sector is the first
document of application of the NAFSIP. It includes among others 4
framework programs:
 Agricultural Programme : FCFA 256,436,579,403 ;
 Husbandry Programme : FCFA 35,193,919,578 ;
 Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme: FCFA 84,951,203,315 ;
 Programme for Steering and Support to the sector: FCFA
315,817,835,438.

20. 10- Tools and measures (1/1)
 Implementation of the PPP
 Research as the main driver of agricultural development
 Development of agricultural value chains with the promotion of agricultural
clusters
 Platforms for public-private dialogue around the value chains
 Tools for agricultural financing : FNDA, FADeC Agriculture
 Risks management: AMAB and Fonds de Gestion des Calamités Agricoles
 Sustainable Land Management (SLM) for increased resilience of smallholder
farmers
 Tax exemptions
 Improvement of the legislative environment: LOASAN, Interprofession Act, etc..

21. 11- Impacts of the NAIP2 (1/1)
 The financial analysis of the NAIP 2 shows a financial internal rate of return (IRR) of
29% and a Net Present Value (NPV) of CFAF 1.843 billion (equivalent to USD 3.322
million).
 The returns on investments of the NAFSIP will be fully realized 10 years after the start
of its implementation.
 Parity export prices for cotton, pineapple and cashew are higher than farmgate prices,
what means that there is place for price increases.
 In economic terms, the IRR is 27% and the NPV is FCFA 1.657 (equivalent to USD 2.985
million).
 The sensitivity analysis is summarized in the table below and indicates that NAFSIP is
relatively robust:
Financial and economic analysis
Basic scenario 25% higher
cost
25% lower
profits
Cost + 25% and
profit – 25%
IRR 27% 22% 20% 15%
NPV (Billion CFA) 1 657 1 227 813 383
NPV (Million US$) 2 985 2 211 1 464 690

22. Research as the
main driver of
agricultural
development
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23. 12- National Agricultural Research
Program (PNRA) (1/3)
 The generation and dissemination of information and innovations is the
keystone to increase the area planted, improve productivity and product quality,
strengthen the processing of agricultural products, sustainably manage soil
fertility, ensure food security and nutrition and reduce the deficit trade balance.
 The National Agricultural Research System (SNRA) plans through PNRA, to
capitalize on existing innovations adapted to the needs of the actors, to make
improvements to the existing unsuitable innovations and to develop new
innovations to take into account the problems and opportunities of the
agricultural sector in a context of variability and climate change.

24. 12- National Agricultural Research
Program (PNRA) (1/3)
 The specific objectives of PNRA :
o Generate information and innovations for the development of priority value
chains in the agriculture component of the "Benin Revealed";
o Generate information and innovations for the competitiveness of agricultural
products and the conquest of national, regional and international markets ;
o Increase the capacity of agricultural sector actors to adapt to the effects of
climate variability and change and the preservation of natural resources.

25. 12- National Agricultural Research
Program (PNRA) (2/3)
 18 projets with a total cost of 25 838 677 520 FCFA to implement PNRA:
N° Title
Duration
(years)
Total amount
(FCFA)
01 Improvement of Maize production and storage systems in Benin 5 422 000 000
02 Improvement of rice production and processing systems in Benin 3 1 324 500 000
03
Improvement of production, conservation, processing and marketing systems for vegetable
crops in Benin
5 1 296 310 000
04
Development of innovations and technologies for the sustainable promotion of added value
chains of cashew nuts in Benin
4 1 906 769 100
05
Sustainable improvement of the productivity and competitiveness of pineapple and its
products in Benin
4 1 066 717 000
06 Improvement of cotton production and processing systems in Benin 5 2 162 258 920
07 Improvement of oil palm productivity in Benin 4 310 000 000
08
Plant seed production for the promotion of agriculture in Benin's agricultural development
poles
4 1 609 000 000
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Improvement of storage and conservation systems for plant products (cassava, rice, maize
and market garden produce), animals and frozen fish products
4 896 500 000

26. 12- National Agricultural Research
Program (PNRA) (3/3)
 18 projets with a total cost of 25 838 677 520 FCFA to implement PNRA:
N° Title
Duration
(years)
Total amount
(FCFA)
10
Evaluation of the nutritional quality of food crops processed or not for food security and
good nutrition in Benin
5 1 369 500 000
11 Production of animal and fodder seeds 4 771 000 000
12
Aquaculture seed production for the promotion of aquaculture in Benin's Agricultural
Development Poles
5 1 975 000 000
13
Improvement of meat, milk and egg production systems in Benin's Agricultural Development
Poles
5 959 752 500
14
Improvement of sustainable aquaculture development systems in Agricultural Development
Poles
5 4 765 000 000
15
Support for the promotion of priority value chain and strategic watch on the agricultural
sector
5 760 000 000
16 Improving the health of cultivated soils in Benin 5 2 631 200 000
17 Improving market access for Benin's agricultural and agri-food products 4 278 170 000
18
Improvement of systems of production, transformation and control of water through
agricultural mechanization in Benin
5 1 335 000 000

27. National Agricultural
Research (PNRA)
Program
Map of research and development sites in
the Benin’s Agricultural Development Poles
(PDA)
23 research and development sites

28. Thank you
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