Vanessa Adams, VP Strategic Partnerships, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Preventing COVID19 crisis to become a food crisisFrancois Stepman
Ron Hartman, Director, Global E ngagement, Partnerships and Resource mobilization, IFAD
Ulac Demirag , Hub Director, Ethiopia, East and Southern Africa Division,IFAD
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Varun VATS, Global Lead, Public Policy and Partnerships, Syngenta.
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Small scale irrigation projects, Mali. Support to COVID 19 preventionFrancois Stepman
Anne Willenburg, Deputy Head of Water Resources Management and Irrigation, AHT Group AG.
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Impact of COVID 19 on Food and Nutrition SecurityFrancois Stepman
Dr. John Swinnen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute.
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
2020 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Challenges and op...Francois Stepman
“2020 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Challenges and opportunities for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs” by Máximo Torero Cullen, FAO Chief Economist
13 July 2020. SOFI: Transforming food systems Hand-in-Hand to deliver affordable healthy diets in Least developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Ruben Echeverria
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - Building back better: How can public food and agricultural research institutions be strengthened and rebuilt after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomic Research (ICABR)
FEB 2, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EST
Rob Vos
SEMINAR
Virtual Event --Discussion of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report
Co-Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands, IFPRI, and Food & Business Knowledge Platform
APR 28, 2020 - 10:00 AM TO 11:15 AM EDT
Preventing COVID19 crisis to become a food crisisFrancois Stepman
Ron Hartman, Director, Global E ngagement, Partnerships and Resource mobilization, IFAD
Ulac Demirag , Hub Director, Ethiopia, East and Southern Africa Division,IFAD
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Varun VATS, Global Lead, Public Policy and Partnerships, Syngenta.
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Small scale irrigation projects, Mali. Support to COVID 19 preventionFrancois Stepman
Anne Willenburg, Deputy Head of Water Resources Management and Irrigation, AHT Group AG.
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
Impact of COVID 19 on Food and Nutrition SecurityFrancois Stepman
Dr. John Swinnen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute.
5 May 2020. Webinar German Agribusiness alliance: Making food systems resilient to Covid 19.
2020 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Challenges and op...Francois Stepman
“2020 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Challenges and opportunities for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs” by Máximo Torero Cullen, FAO Chief Economist
13 July 2020. SOFI: Transforming food systems Hand-in-Hand to deliver affordable healthy diets in Least developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Ruben Echeverria
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - Building back better: How can public food and agricultural research institutions be strengthened and rebuilt after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomic Research (ICABR)
FEB 2, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EST
Rob Vos
SEMINAR
Virtual Event --Discussion of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report
Co-Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands, IFPRI, and Food & Business Knowledge Platform
APR 28, 2020 - 10:00 AM TO 11:15 AM EDT
Christophe Béné
POLICY SEMINAR
UNFSS Science Days Side Event: COVID-19, food systems, and One Health in an urbanizing world: Research responses at a national level
Co-Organized by CGIAR and RUAF
JUL 6, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - Building back better: How can public food and agricultural research institutions be strengthened and rebuilt after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomic Research (ICABR)
FEB 2, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EST
Reducir la inseguridad alimentaria y fomentar el empleo y la generación de ingresos.
El proyecto tiene como objetivo desarrollar un enfoque para atraer
inversiones alineadas con los ODS en sistemas agroalimentarios que puedan que puede ser replicado en otros países y regiones en desarrollo
con impactos similares.
Marie Ruel
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - No backsliding: How can we re-orient food systems and health systems to protect nutrition and healthy diets in the context of COVID-19?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
MAY 28, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Promoting regional trade and agribusiness development in the Pacific :
2nd PACIFIC AGRIBUSINESS FORUM
"Linking the agrifood sector to the local markets for economic growth and improved food and nutrition security"
Organised by PIPSO, CTA, IFAD, SPC and SPTO
Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Apia, Samoa, 29th August -1st September 2016
Máximo Torero
POLICY SEMINAR
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Co-Organized by IFPRI and FAO North America
JAN 19, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST
Meredith Soule
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - What do we need for a gender-sensitive Covid-19 response in agriculture and food security? Insights from research and practice
MAY 21, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 10:45 AM EDT
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for ChangeFrancois Stepman
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for
Change by Toine Timmermans, WUR
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems?Francois Stepman
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems? by Gianluca Brunori, Glamor project
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
#2021ReSAKSS - Plenary Session I – presentation by Dr. Eliane Ubalijoro, Executive Director, Sustainability in The Digital Age, Global Hub Director, Canada, Future
Earth, and Co-editor of the 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR)
Christophe Béné
POLICY SEMINAR
UNFSS Science Days Side Event: COVID-19, food systems, and One Health in an urbanizing world: Research responses at a national level
Co-Organized by CGIAR and RUAF
JUL 6, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - Building back better: How can public food and agricultural research institutions be strengthened and rebuilt after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomic Research (ICABR)
FEB 2, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EST
Reducir la inseguridad alimentaria y fomentar el empleo y la generación de ingresos.
El proyecto tiene como objetivo desarrollar un enfoque para atraer
inversiones alineadas con los ODS en sistemas agroalimentarios que puedan que puede ser replicado en otros países y regiones en desarrollo
con impactos similares.
Marie Ruel
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - No backsliding: How can we re-orient food systems and health systems to protect nutrition and healthy diets in the context of COVID-19?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
MAY 28, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Promoting regional trade and agribusiness development in the Pacific :
2nd PACIFIC AGRIBUSINESS FORUM
"Linking the agrifood sector to the local markets for economic growth and improved food and nutrition security"
Organised by PIPSO, CTA, IFAD, SPC and SPTO
Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Apia, Samoa, 29th August -1st September 2016
Máximo Torero
POLICY SEMINAR
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Co-Organized by IFPRI and FAO North America
JAN 19, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST
Meredith Soule
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - What do we need for a gender-sensitive Covid-19 response in agriculture and food security? Insights from research and practice
MAY 21, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 10:45 AM EDT
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for ChangeFrancois Stepman
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for
Change by Toine Timmermans, WUR
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems?Francois Stepman
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems? by Gianluca Brunori, Glamor project
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
#2021ReSAKSS - Plenary Session I – presentation by Dr. Eliane Ubalijoro, Executive Director, Sustainability in The Digital Age, Global Hub Director, Canada, Future
Earth, and Co-editor of the 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR)
Establishing the effects of COVID-19 on agribusiness and food systems in East...Francois Stepman
The ripple effect of COVID-19 on Agribusiness value chains - Sydney Kurai Zharare: DevPact.
15 April 2020. FANRPAN and the Graça Machel Trust (GMT) in conjunction with its African Women in Agribusiness Network, organised a Webinar o establish the effects of COVID-19 on food systems and agribusiness in the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) region.
The new book from CTA and Cgiar Research Program on Climate Change & Food Security, "Evidence of impact: Climate-smart agriculture in Africa", showcases many innovative climate-smart agriculture practices with the capacity to increase productivity and build resilience in Africa
The immediate, medium-term, and longterm impact of COVID-19 on food poverty, ...Francois Stepman
1 June 2020. Webinar. COVID-19 emergency response: the African nutrition perspectives.
Presentation "The immediate, medium-term, and longterm impact of COVID-19 on food poverty, and nutrition outcomes" by
Paul Amuna University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana
Martien van Nieuwkoop
CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities
Co-organized by IFPRI, the CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
SEP 1, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT
Similar to COVID 19 Response for Recovery and Resilience of Agriculture & Food Systems (20)
The Innovative Agriculture for Smallholder Resilience (iNASHR) project (Egypt) was implemented over 3 years during which there was the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to instability in farm prices and uncertainties in water availability.
Despite this, 18 teams of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) serving as digital extension service providers were able to reach more than 60,000 people in rural communities between 2021 and 2023.
Three specially commissioned “farmer-to-farmer” style training videos were produced (see at the bottom of this blog post),
and 60 other relevant Access Agriculture videos were translated into Arabic and shown to farmers.
These active service providers, half of whom are women, used a solar-powered smart projector to reach communities where access to power supply, internet connection and mobile phone signal can be challenging.
West Africa Scene Setting African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electrici...Francois Stepman
6 February 2024. Drive Renewable Energy Investments in West Africa Hosted by IRENA Coalition for Action
Recording forthcoming
The session covered the African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electricity generation and transmission, delved into West Africa's electricity sector, and presented recommendations from the Policy Brief titled:
IRENA (2023) Scaling up renewable energy investments in West Africa # 12 p.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
Scaling up renewable energy investments in West AfricaFrancois Stepman
6 February 2024. Drive Renewable Energy Investments in West Africa Hosted by IRENA Coalition for Action
Recording forthcoming
The session covered the African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electricity generation and transmission, delved into West Africa's electricity sector, and presented recommendations from the Policy Brief titled:
IRENA (2023) Scaling up renewable energy investments in West Africa # 12 p.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
Advances of the AU-EU FNSSA Partnership towards Food Systems TransformationFrancois Stepman
23-25 January 2024. Joint SCAR workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) at European and global level”
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
Research needs for sustainable food systems – concepts and prioritiesFrancois Stepman
23-25 January 2024. Joint SCAR workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) at European and global level”
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
The Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) of the EC: its principles and working p...Francois Stepman
6 - 17 March 2021. In 2021, Aarhus University hosted the first European Seminar on science-based advice in agriculture and environment
More than 200 researchers and advisers from all over Europe participated. One of the conclusions was, that there is a need to learn from each other, to share best practices and to discuss the main principles, in order to strengthen the evidence based policy development in Europe. See: https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/science-based-advice-for-policy-in.html
Transformation: An introductory guide to fundamental change for researchers a...Francois Stepman
7 Sep 2023 12:30 - 14:00 CEST. Transformation: An introductory guide to fundamental change for researchers and change makers in a world of crises
Fazey, I and Colvin, J. (2023). Transformation: An introductory guide to fundamental change for researchers and change makers in a world of crises - A Report for the Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme. University of York, Emerald Network Ltd. #52 p.
Online workshop based on a newly published report by Professor Ioan Fazey (University of York) and Dr John Colvin (Emerald Network Ltd) for the UKRI Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme.
This workshop was be an opportunity to learn, and engage with others, about the concept of transformational change in a context of a rapidly changing world.
The authors gave an overview of the concept of transformation and highlighted some of the critical aspects that need to be considered when embarking on an initiative, approach or campaign which is intended to be transformational. They talked about the challenges and opportunities of adopting these concepts in practice and research and there was an opportunity for participants to explore with others their own understanding and approaches to transformation.
Presentation by Kathelijne Beenen, Netherlands Space Office - Space for Climate Adaptation and Food Security
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/earth-observation-artificial.html
Machine learning for the environment: monitoring the pulse of our Planet with...Francois Stepman
Presentation by Davis Tuia, EPFL - Machine learning for the environment: monitoring the pulse of our Planet with remotely sensed data
25 May 2023. 9H30 - 16H25 Earth Observation & Artificial Intelligence solutions for climate change challenges
This new edition of the AI4Copernicus event focused on climate change and its impact on energy, food and water security. To withstand current and future pressures on our natural resources, integrated and sustainable management practices are required to balance the needs of people, nature and the economy.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/earth-observation-artificial.html
‘How is the African insurance industry responding to climate change?’Francois Stepman
6 June 2023. ‘How is the African insurance industry responding to climate change?’
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/06/how-is-african-insurance-industry.html
The insurance industry is exposed to the risks of climate change and that risk is increasing. Insurers should be aware of these risks and the potential impact on their business. A 2019 global survey [With Climate Impacts Growing, Insurance Companies Face Big Challenges] found that 72 percent of insurance companies believe climate change will affect their business, but 80 percent of them have not taken significant steps to lessen climate risks. Moreover, insurance companies invest the money from the premiums they collect in the financial markets. They have $582 billion invested in fossil fuels investments that could be devalued as climate risks increase.
As natural disasters become more frequent and more costly, insurance companies are facing big challenges. If insurers are to weather the storms ahead, they’ll need to make some changes. The insurance industry needs to make substantial changes to deal with its own climate risks. Some of these changes could also enable insurance companies to help speed the transition to a net-zero society.
Speakers
Diana Castro (picture) is part of UNEP. As the Programme
Supervisor of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative, Diana oversees the largest collaboration between the United Nations and the insurance industry, which has over 250
members worldwide committed to integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance risks into their decision-making.
Lesley Ndlovu (picture) is currently the Chief Executive Officer of African Risk Capacity “ARC” Ltd, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kelvin Massingham is Director of Risk and Resilience at FSD Africa, where he is responsible for driving financial market innovation in Africa to increase resilience and create pathways for green finance to flow towards a net-zero and nature-positive future.
How are African banks coping with Climate ChangeFrancois Stepman
16 May 2023. This webinar discussed how climate-related risks threaten the functioning of banking institutions as well as the stability of the financial system.
Climate change and climate policy affect the balance sheets and business models of banks in different ways. African banks are vulnerable to the increasing frequency and severity of climate change shocks. They are also increasingly aware of the importance of adopting green financing principles, seeking to address risks and more importantly, to grasp new opportunities.
However, only 17% of banks have so far introduced specific green financing products, and these are estimated to account for only 2-20% of their portfolio . The webinar discussed how climate-related risks threaten the functioning of banking institutions as well as the stability of the financial system. The discussions also shed light on initiatives of banks to implement sustainable practices and central banks to create an enabling environment for sustainable finance drawing on international best practices.
http://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/climate-and-african-financial-sector.html
Webinar 1: Climate Change: What does it mean for the Financial Sector in Africa?
Financial institutions can play an important role in society’s adaptation to climate change risks mitigation. This webinar will highlight risks and opportunities that climate change poses for the financial sector in Africa and discuss how financial institutions can best respond to these, in a sustainable manner. In particular, the webinar is expected to:
Raise awareness on climate change within the financial industry in Africa and facilitate a broader dialogue aimed at integrating climate change considerations;
Clarify the pivotal role the financial sector can play in mitigating climate change risks and adapting to its effects; and
Present examples of transformative change in financial institutions’ practices
Speakers
Paul SMITH has worked for the climate team at the United Nations’ Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) for over four years. Paul leads UNEP FI’s climate adaptation and physical risk work supporting the Climate Risk Programme, the Climate Adaptation Working Group of the Principles for Responsible Banking and the Adaptation and Resilience Investor Collaborative (ARIC). He also leads on climate policy in partnership with the Investor Agenda and has co-authored The Climate Risk Landscape, Physically Fit? and Adapting to a New Climate, as well as contributing to Climate Risk: Managing the Financial Risk and Funding the Transition
Anthony NYONG is the Director of Climate Change and Green Growth at the AfDB. Mr. Nyong has about 30 years of experience in environmental and natural resources management, renewable energy and green growth. He was a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and a member of the IPCC Task Group on Data and Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis.
David ASHIAGBOR is the Chief Financial Sector Strategy Officer in the Financial Sector Development Department of the African Development Bank. He is currently leading the design and development of the Bank’s new Financial Sector Development Strategy, in addition to supporting the Director on policy and strategy issues.
Marina FINKEN is the Partnership Coordinator for Making Finance Work For Africa (MFW4A). She is an experienced Finance Professional who, before joining MFW4A had a successful career within Big 4 firms, providing audit and advisory services to large Banking groups and other financial services entities.
Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-...Francois Stepman
March 9 Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-Action Plan Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Lee, PRB, United States
The webinar introduces you to how you can use the Research-To-Action (R2A) Plan Section to develop a step-by-step plan to communicate your research findings, attract influential stakeholders, and ensure your research leads to action.
Capturing Attention How To Use The Research Translation Toolkit’s Communicati...Francois Stepman
March 9 Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-Action Plan Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Lee, PRB, United States
Speaker bios
This webinar introduces you to how you can use the Research-To-Action (R2A) Plan Section to develop a step-by-step plan to communicate your research findings, attract influential stakeholders, and ensure your research leads to action.
Generative Artificial Intelligence 3/14/2023 Johannes Schunter Head of Knowle...Francois Stepman
14 March 2023. Useful applications of ChatGPT in knowledge work
Johannes Schunter showed a number of useful applications in development work ; what the bot is good at and what it is not good at. He is Head of Knowledge Management · Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V., Berlin, Germany.
How to Use the Research Translation Toolkit’s Stakeholder Analysis SectionFrancois Stepman
23 February 2023 Reaching the Right People at the Right Time: How to Use the Stakeholder Analysis Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jose Rodriguez, International Consultant, Philippines
This webinar introduced the Stakeholder Analysis Section to identify influential individuals or groups who might use your research, and plan effective engagement with them to increase the impact of your research insights or technical innovations.
February 9 A Vital Resource: Exploring USAID’s Research Translation Toolkit
This webinar introduced the importance of research translation – the process that transforms research findings into a form that is relevant to practitioners or other audiences – and provides a high-level overview of the Research Translation Toolkit, including real world examples of research teams that have used the processes from the toolkit.
Overview of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda & Results of the Public ConsultationFrancois Stepman
23 - 24 November 2022. Nairobi, Kenya and online. AU-EU Innovation Agenda Stakeholder Event
Nairobi by the The European Commission and the African Union Commission.
This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
This presentation by Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota), was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
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COVID 19 Response for Recovery and Resilience of Agriculture & Food Systems
1. COVID-19 Response for
Recovery and Resilience of
Agriculture & Food Systems
AGRA
May 5 2020
CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR CIRCULATION
2. 2
OUR GOAL – Resilience and Recovery
• Strengthening resilience of agrifood supply chains: Strengthening local SMES and Agribusiness to
minimize disruption of food and Agriculture products. Strengthening local farmers capacity to link them to
local markets and maintain supply of food at affordable prices.
• Enhancing Capacity of farmers to produce food as the rains set in across the continent:
Governments to work with Development partners and private sector to ensure massive numbers of
farmers have access to affordable inputs through well designed economic stimulus support to
governments.
• Ensuring policies are inclusive: Enhance policy predictability but also review existing policies to ensure
they are inclusive and ensure resilience in implementation
• National strategic reserves Food quality regulation: Providing technical support in food regulation
and quality of food being accessed especially perishable foods like vegetables which have high nutrients.
• Support risk-Informed and shock-responsive social protection systems in the short term for
vulnerable populations including women headed households who should be specifically targeted.
• Providing social protection: Provide technical assistance to design, set-up and coordinate programs
providing food aid and cash transfers to poor households
To support African governments & smallholder farmers to respond
and mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on food systems in
Africa.
3. 3
Our Approach: Collaboration
This situation demands collective action. It is a
global challenge that calls for a global response
We work with:
Governments to ensure that the national response plans enable farmers’ and agriculture
SMEs access to input and output markets, social safety nets and protection systems
especially targeting vulnerable smallholder farmers, women and youth. Ensure functional
food reserves and encourage continued trade in Agriculture commodities and critical farm
inputs.
Private Sector to complement and coordinate with national response plans to ensure
continued access to agricultural technologies and accelerate digital agriculture solutions
such as extension and finance, and access to markets.
Development Partners to mobilize collective voice, knowledge, resources and action to
efforts geared towards response and mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on smallholder
farmers and food system
Smallholder farmers and implementing partners to understand the threats to their lives
and agriculture livelihoods and make appropriate investments to build resilience, minimize
disruption but also exposure to disease in support of the process of recovery
5. 5
…With the major hotspots in South
Africa and North Africa state
The threat of COVID-19 looms large in
Africa
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in
Africa is rising exponentially…
6. 6
The potential impact of the pandemic on
food systems could trigger a food crisis
The combination of the Pandemic, the effects of Climate change and the Locust
invasion in an environment with nascent systems could be catastrophic for food
security in many Africa countries
• Disruption to agricultural production activities that will affect harvests and food supplies in
different regions. The ongoing measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across
the continent are happening when the new cropping season is starting in East and West Africa
while in Southern Africa the harvesting season is starting.
• Disruptions in food supply chains / domestic and cross border trade due to the COVID-19
containment measures in different countries and regions that are affecting movement of food
to different parts of the countries and regions it is needed most.
• Diversion of budgetary expenditure from already under-resourced agricultural sectors
towards combating the effects of COVID-19.
• Depletion of strategic reserves/inability to build reserves as governments move to support
people who cant find employment due to COVID-19.
• Increased delays and transit time of traded goods due to logistics challenges affecting
maritime, air freight and land transport that may persist throughout the year.
• Increased operational costs due to expenses incurred in implementing COVID-19 related
precautionary response plans. This may lead to rise in food prices.
7. 7
The onset of rains is critical to food security since over 90% of sub-
Saharan Agriculture is rain fed: Timely engagement of Farmers in
April -May will significantly reduce production shocks across the
continent
Main crop seasons 2020
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cote D’Ivoire
Niger
DRC
Rwanda
Angola
Guinea
Ghana
Benin
Madagascar
Togo
Country
Uganda
Mali
Chad
PIATA Focus countries
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Eritrea
Malawi
Cameroon
Tanzania
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Other African countries
Mozambique
Senegal
South Sudan
Main season Minor season
8. 8
The immediate potential impact and need of
countries will differ based on the cropping season
Planting Season
• Our Analysis shows that; East Africa & West Africa are in the planting season or
approaching a rainy season (April – September)
• All of these countries need timely access to quality agricultural inputs
• This implies that COVID-19 presents a real challenge to food security if all these
countries are not supported to ensure farming practices are not interfered with.
• There is need to focus on resilient varieties given that early predictions indicate
shorter rain seasons in 2020 due to climate change
• Need to ensure farmers have access to basic extension and irrigation services
through village based extension agents and local businesses
Harvest Season
• Southern Africa countries – Mozambique, Malawi, Angola and Madagascar are in
harvesting season
• In these countries farmers will need to access markets and post-harvest storage and
handling plus supply chain logistics will need to be strengthened
• Investments to ensure access to post-harvest technologies like PICS bags, build
storage facilities and efficiently supply markets will be most critical
• Investing in Strategic Food Reserves: Most countries have had a good season; given
possible import challenges for the next 3-6 months countries must be supported to
invest in National food reserves
9. NEED TO FOCUS ON FOOD TRADE IN LIGHT OF COVID-19
• Only 15 African countries are net exporters of basic food
• Net-food exporting countries – Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia
• There is need to support more open trade policies at regional level
9
10. Dev. partners are stepping up to support fight against pandemic-
Some but little support to avoiding a food crisis
• Governments, development partners, multilateral organizations, and private funders) have pledged
upwards of $10.9 trillion in overall financial support for response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Commitments by development partners include:
– the World Bank (up to $12 billion in immediate support and up to $160 billion over the next 15
months in broader economic support). Initial projects in Africa include $100 million to Ghana,
$82 million to Ethiopia, $47 million to DRC, $50 million to Kenya. EU also announced a 20 billion
euro commitment to Africa, Asia and Latin America
– Other donors include: USAID ($274 million), Tencent/Tencent Charity Foundation ($214.7
million), Alibaba ($144 million), the European Union ($140 million), the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation ($100 million), and the Rockefeller Foundation ($20 million).
• A COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund has been set up to raise money from a wide range of donors
to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help countries
respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was created by the United Nations Foundation and
the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. The total fund currently stands at $129M.
• Development partners who have engaged AGRA and are setting aside additional funds to
strengthen resilience of agriculture systems in light of COVID include PIATA partners (USAID, BMGF,
BMZ, DFID and Mastercard Foundation). All these partners have also given AGRA flexibility within
bounds to make budget and operational amendments for effective response to the crisis. This is the
ensure continuity of on-going work and responsiveness to the crisis 10
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Response from Multilateral Institutions (not exhaustive)
Taking broad, fast action to help developing countries strengthen their pandemic
response, increase disease surveillance, improve public health interventions, and
help the private sector continue to operate and sustain jobs.
Deploys $160 billion
in financial support
over the next 15
months to countries
protect the poor and
vulnerable, support
businesses, and
bolster economic
recovery.
Provides up to
$10 billion loan
facilities to
governments and
the private sector.
Additionally,
raised $3 billion
in capital market
guaranties.
Allocates $2.3
billion for the
Group Strategic
Preparedness
and Response
Programme for
COVID-19
pandemic.
The Rural Poor Stimulus
Facility will repurpose
$100 million, to cover 3
areas: inputs access to
markets and support
services for Agriculture;
as well as a new seed
facility of $40 million to
protect current facilities
and build resilience.
12. Agriculture Transformation Partners already are a
major part of the overall global response
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• US$250 million to improve detection, isolation and treatment efforts and accelerate
the development of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics
• US $250 M in Ag, to support response on locust menace and engaging on COVID
to understand possible areas of engagement
• $274 million globally towards COVID-19 Response. Estimated $62 million BFS
funding available towards Agriculture in addition to country mission funds
• $20 million committed to support efforts in: new technologies to accelerate
current and future pandemic preparedness and response capabilities around the
world, and systemic change to close the gaps this crisis has highlighted
• Setting up rapid response mechanism, DFID to announce package of funding
contained therein
• COVID response plan under development with a focus on stabilizing rural
development and food security
• $20 million emergency fund for resilience and recovery. Focused in supporting
partners in the areas of agriculture, health and education. Initially looking at
MSME support in Ag. Value chains
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SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
What Do We Know?
• Each country has developed unique responses with agricultural inputs / supply
chains as “Essential items” in all countries
• Most governments are closing borders, but exempt Agricultural and health
products.
• Lockdowns and restrictions in movement have impacted economies and resulted
in lay offs / unemployment
• Mixed impact on prices of major export commodities (i.e.. Coffee, tea, cocoa,
cashew, etc.) coupled with contraction in trade volumes resulting in net loss of
revenue to Governments
• Shortage in food supply is anticipated if the pandemic intensifies. This could lead
to inflation in food prices especially in basic food baskets in 2-3 months.
• Economic stimulus plans and food distribution are targeted to unemployed, youth
and elderly.
• Across all countries there will be need to boost domestic production, storage and
processing of food commodities such as rice, maize, soybean, cassava, plantain,
yam, vegetables and poultry
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Strategic Grain Reserves Summary at April 28 2020
Ghana: According to MOFA-SRID Provisional Report 2020, food production increased in 2019. 5% of Ghana’s
population of 30M are food insecure. The buffer stock may last between 2 to 3 months
Burkina Faso: National cereal production for the 2019-2020 season is estimated at 4,939,630MT. strategic buffer is
estimated to be at 70,000 MT. 2,151,970 people will need food assistance.
Mali: the forecast cereal production for the 2019 crop year is estimated at 10,544,068 tons. According to the
Harmonised Framework on the food and nutrition situation in Mali, about 648,000 Malians were in need of
immediate assistance in October-December 2019. The number in June-August will be 1.1M in June-August.
Nigeria: 2019 national cereal production is estimated at 30.9MT. as part of responses t COVID-19, 70,00 tones of
grain were released from the National Grain Reserve out of the 109,000MT stored for the year. The balance in
reserve will be fully exhausted over the next 3 months.
Ethiopia: the total food grain gap in Ethiopia will be around 4M tons
Kenya: the country has sufficient stock up until the end of June 2020. The Kenya Food Reserve has 28,715,870MT of
grain
Uganda: Maize production for 2019 was estimated at 2.82MT while 1.25MT of beans were produced (Koema-
FAO,2020). The stock available for maize and beans can pull through up to the next harvest expected in May-June.
Uganda does not maintain strategic food reserve. The food stocks held by the private sector will only last 2 months.
Tanzania: Tanzania opened this season with a food surplus of 3,071,048 MT. there are 40,000-45,000MT of maize at
the National Food Reserve Agency. Added to this is 16,000MT held by the Cereals and Other Produce Board (CPB).
The buffer stocks will r for the next 1.5 months.
Rwanda: As at 14th April, the strategic reserve had 8.160MT of maize, 4.150MT of beans, 234MT of rice and 243MT
of maize flour. The government does not anticipate any food shortage for the next 3 months.
Malawi: the year 2019/2020 season second round crop estimate is 3.7MT . the strategic grain reserve has only
3,000MT which is not enough even for 2 weeks.
Mozambique: average national production of rice is estimated at 255,000MT with a estimated consumption of
500,000MTleaving a deficit of about 300,00MT to be covered by imports. FEWs NET expects that farmers have run
out of seed and access for upcoming seasons will be difficult. This will affect planned cultivated area. A larger
number of poor households will have no food stocks. Those who will be able to harvest late May 2020, will have
food for one to 2 month, until June/July.
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LIKELY IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
Using part of AGRA’s work as an example
Activity Strategy
Target
Target
Achieve
d to-
date
2020
Target
%age likely to
be achieved
against those
of 2020 in view
of COVID-19
Quantity of Seed
(MT) to produce
77,267 54,058 15,721 70
Quantity of fertilizer
(MT) sold to farmers
263,375 175,306 117,655 55
No. of farmers selling
thru’ structured
markets
3.5 million 1.1
million
1.0
million
40
Quantity sold thru’
structured markets
6 million 1.7
million
2 million 35
SMEs accessing
finance as a result of
AGRA support
7,000 5,778 288 30
Farmers accessing
finance as a result of
AGRA support
1.7 million 1.5
million
107,200 18
• Smallholder farmers who produce
80% of the food consumed have
faced two calamities this year
desert locusts in (East African)
and COVID-19. This is likely going
to present a drop in yields of up
to 30% this year.
• While food markets remain open
with restrictions, we have
observed spot increase in food
prices of up to 40%, which places
further burden on citizens in
depressed economies.
• In most parts of East Africa, the
weatherman is warning that rains
will tail off early thus cautioning
farmers to embrace climate smart
resilient crops.
• In view of Covid-19 constraints, it is evident that
farmers will unlikely get all the necessary inputs as
earlier planned possibly affecting yields by 20-30%
• The resultant harvests and what to sell will invariably
be reduced and so are their incomes.
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How countries are reacting…
Many governments have developed protocols to support the Agricultural sector in the
following areas:
• Input subsidies ( Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda)
• Agricultural inputs have been categorized as ‘Essential’
• Kenya is building a ‘War Room’ to develop all information and data required across the
sector, supported
Deploying a mixture of fiscal and monetary measures targeted at stimulating economic
growth:
• Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) to facilitate economic recovery
• Waiver of VAT on donations of stock of equipment and goods for fighting the Covid-19
pandemic;
• Drop regulatory reserve requirement for Banks to increase supply of credit to
Agribusiness SMEs (Ghana, Nigeria ).
• A syndication facility to support industry especially in the pharmaceutical, hospitality,
service and manufacturing sectors.
• Grant of deduction against income tax for private sector contributions and donations
made towards addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Social Protection support for the vulnerable and excluded
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Our approach to partnerships
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Partnerships are at key enablers of AGRA’s strategy; we shall work with partners beyond the Agriculture sector, across the whole
eco system, to deliver on our goals – Development partners, technical and implementing partners, governments/state actor
partners and private sector partners amongst others…
Development Partners
• Identify overlaps in areas of
intervention, collaborate, have a
collective voice and share
knowledge
Private sector
• Coordinate and align with
government priorities for
increased Investment in
the Ag sector – To scale
and sustain our
interventions in systems
development, consortia
and flagships
• Create Agribusiness links
for inputs supply, off
taking etc. in our consortia
• Job creation
Technical and Implementing Partners
• Partner for last mile delivery
through AGRA programs
• Collaborate – Intervene and deliver
in critical areas that may not be
AGRA focus areas e.g. livestock,
feed processing etc.
Governments
• Support them to create an
enabling environment for
private sector investment in
Agriculture – good policies,
investment in high impact
areas through our work in
PSC
Regional bodies (RECS etc.)
• Work with these to drive
mutual accountability with
governments for political
commitments supporting
our state capability work
• Leverage them to drive
continental and regional
initiatives like regional food
trade
Other Partners e.g. CGIAR Center's
• Build coalitions for change that
address bottlenecks in last mile
delivery
• Work with them to take their
research outputs to the SHF
through our consortia
I. Finalization of AGRA’s
Strategy, our gaps and
potential
collaboration points
II. Partner mapping to
establish what’s being
done in the landscape
III. Identification of
collaboration and
leverage
opportunities, and
determination of
AGRA’s potential role
IV. Partner screening
(Screening Criteria
under development)
V. Engagement and
implementation of
interventions
Partnerships Engagement PARTNERS LIST NOT
EXHAUSTIVE
22. Input companies and off takers need to work in partnership with AGRA
to build stronger last mile delivery through SMEs and agripreneurs
Partnerships Hub agripreneurs Smallholder farmersRural agripreneurs &
VBA’s
Partnerships working through hub agripreneurs experience challenges and inefficiencies reaching
smallholder farmers
• Constrained demand due to
limited understanding of the
proper usage / benefits of
agricultural inputs and equipment
• Significant investment in market
development and demand
generation is required to drive
sales
• Proliferation of sub-standard
inputs and equipment making
quality products harder to sell
• High risk of default by agro-
dealers
• Poor storage facilities, stock-outs,
and inadequate demand
management lead to sub-optimal
inventory levels
• Cost of finance is high and
qualification conditions are
prohibitive
• End-consumers (smallholder
farmers) are dispersed and
located in remote areas, resulting
in high transport costs
• Consumer dispersion results in
more transactions of smaller
volumes driving up selling and
administrative costs
• Limited output markets contribute
to post-harvest losses which can
negate benefits of input use
• Limited access to quality inputs
and equipment reduces profits
• Limited access to finance from
formal institutions are they are
perceived as high risk clients
• Lack of technical knowledge leads
to lack sub-optimal results even
when correct inputs and
equipment are used
• Low farm-gate prices due to low
quantities of produce sold
23. AGRA’s partnership proposition for food system actors lies in AGRA’s ability to address fragmentation,
mitigate risk, secure markets and influence supportive policies
VBA
(youth and
Women)
Small holder
famers
Demonstrate (GAP)
And generate demand
Secondary
Processor
Input
company
Growth Capital
Agro dealer Aggregator Off taker Retailer
Cargill
EAML
ETG
Policy & State Capability
SME Graduation
ABC Fund
Relationship
building & supply
chain
Advisory
Ag-Nutrition
awareness
Seed Systems
Fertilizer Systems
Extension
Access to Finance
PHM and Markets
AGRAinterventions
AGRA’s buys down risk through aggregation
and yield improvement
AGRA’s buys down risk by investing in aggregation and securing
stable markets through off-takers
24. Mobilizing inclusive agriculture investments requires an
Ecosystems approach
AGRA will
strengthen its
consortia,
flagships and
investment
mobilization
model and
catalyze an
integrated system
solution with
governments and
other
stakeholders
Building
Coalitionsforchange
Crowdingininvestments
Consortia clusters
AGRA supports governments to identify and promote priority investment opportunities
identified through a National Agriculture Investment Plan that support integrated cluster
development
AGRA expands its clusters to become physical agriculture hubs of overlapping and
interconnected value chains. As mini eco-systems they provide the ideal context to drive
systemic change and incubate transformative models that impact millions of farmers
AGRA builds
partnerships with
technical &
implementing partners
to leverage expertise
and technology.
TechnoServe, CRS, IDH,
Farm Africa, CGIAR, The
Nature Conservancy
Flagships
AGRA builds regional
and national coalitions
and industry
associations for change
that address
bottlenecks in last mile
delivery & cluster
development
AGRA brokers
partnerships to scale
business models with
leading global and
national corporates to
crowd in investments
and actively creates an
infrastructure to
structure and close
deals
Towards2030
Crowdinginexpertise,
evidence&technology
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AGRA facilitates private sector investment in
Agriculture
25
• Each year a total investment of $118bn (public
and private) required to achieve Sub -Sahara’s
SDG target of zero hunger
• An increasing number of companies committed
to SDG’s and seek partners to fulfill their
commitments. i.e. Input companies linkages to
VBA’s could create leverage of $7 million and
reach millions of additional farmers.
• AGRA has been effective in leveraging its funds
to create value
‒ AGRA spent $ 8,706,821 to support 4
consortia in TZ and the value created by
these consortia is US 110,286,616 . This
translates into $ 12 of value for every $ 1
invested
What makes AGRA the ideal broker?
• Convening power to create matchmaking platforms that lower
transactions costs
• African footprint to source the best opportunities and support
pipeline development
• Leverage its role as influencer to engage governments,
advocate for policy reforms and guide public investments
• In-depth sector and value chain insight & expertise
• Champion inclusivity of smallholders and SMEs
• Leverage existing investments to mitigate value chain risks
• Ability to build strong bi-lateral corporate relationships with
key strategic investors in the continent. Shifting 22 corporate
relationships from non-existent or transactional to strategic in
12 months time, with a potential target to leverage $
200million and 2.2 million farmers
The Agribusiness Dealroom is a matchmaking platform that provides public and private capital seekers access to
finance, mentorship, and market entry solutions. The Deal room will become the prime deal origination and
matchmaking platform for the inclusive agri-financing in Arica.
17 countries presented
investment opportunities
worth $3.2 bn
117 SMEs profiled (US$804 million),
44 of them received investor
interest (US$455 million
26. We Rally partners systematically around catalytic investments
that can be replicated
Case Study - Africa Improved
Foods
• Description: A baby and nutritional food product
processing company in Kigali, Rwanda
• Sector: Processed Food
• Value chains: Maize, soya, red beans
• Main value chain challenges: aflatoxin, regional sourcing
and scaling market demand
• Investor: consortium DSM, Gov of Rwanda, FMO, CDC
• Consortium of supply chain partners: WFP, AGRA, IBM,
Kumwe, FTMA (Bayer, Syngenta, WFP, Rabobank, Yara,
Grow Africa)
• Direct jobs: 300
• Investment size: $ 50m over 4 years
• Farmer engagement model: service oriented offtake
• No of SHF year 1: 0
• No of SHF year 4: circa 35,000. 4,520 Mt
• Location: Kigali, Rwanda
• Current capacity utilized: 40%
• Opportunities for scale: Ethiopia and West Africa
• Catalytic investments require 2-3 years to
operationalize; 2 years to integrate farmers
inclusively; 5 years to break even/
scale/replicate
• An alliance of public-private partners is
required to make these investments
profitable and inclusive
• Sustainable inclusivity of small holder
farmers and MSM requires an alliance of
partners with a 5-year commitment from
deal origination to sustainable
implementation
AGRA has to become the core convener of
agricultural alliances that support and drive
catalytic investments from design to
implementation stage in our consortia areas,
towards sustainable agro-industrial clusters.
Towards 2030
27. AGRA partners translate global SDG strategies into programs that
create millions of jobs and sustainably increase smallholder incomes in
SSA
• Partnering with AGRA in Ghana and
Nigeria on Nestlé needs YOUth. By
2030, Nestlé will help 10 million
young people around the world have
access to economic opportunities
• The programs are reaching 1,200 with
entrepreneurial and agriculture skills.
This 1,200 Agripreneurs will in turn
serve another 360,000 smallholder
farmers
• A consortia of partners and local
companies is critical in delivering this
program. i.e. Sahel Grains
• Investing in young people is important to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
• Nestlé needs YOUth. By 2030, Nestlé will
help 10 million young people around the
world have access to economic
opportunities.
• In addition to employability, the initiative
also focuses on the next generation of
farmers and entrepreneurs across Nestlé’s
value chain. It also seeks to encourage
innovation
• Nestlé is contributing to achieving
the SDG goal of ending hunger, achieving
food security, improving nutrition and
promoting more sustainable agriculture by
pledgeding to introduce micronutrient
fortified foods, roll out our Rural
Development Framework to understand
farmers’ needs, implement sustainable
sourcing and preserve natural capital
Translatedintoaction
Nestle & AGRA co-investment
Nestle global strategy
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INPUTS
FINANCE
OUTPUT
The success of farming production
impact the success of the related
business
INTERDEPENDENCY
Businesses are related…
Financing ag production is risky…
Traditionally, farmers, input suppliers
off-takers and FSPs take high risk
with the input loan, resulting in
financials arrangements which
simply don’t work.
RISKS NOT SHARED
The sustainable input finance system that profits all parties, is a system where
the loan risk is spread among a wide network of stakeholders
INPUT FINANCE MODEL: WHAT DOES IT SOLVE FOR?
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INPUT FINANCE MODEL DESCRIPTION
Buyer Input supplier
Bank
Farmers
General partnership agreement
involving the 4 partners
Guaranteed
purchase contract
Loan agreement
Contract
Before disbursement
- Buyer deposit at
least 10%
- Farmers deposit at
least 10%
Risk sharing structure
Input delivery, NO CASH,
100% purpose use
Delivery
Partial payment
(max 90%)
After disbursement
• Hold on input
supplier payment
(at least 10%)
Harvest
delivery
Loan repayment
Payment
31. Financial services
providers
Value chains actors (Agri
SME, small scale
farmers)
- Support FSP staff to design and deploy affordable and
appropriate agricultural finance products
- De-risk FSPs by transferring part of the risks to value
chain actors (input dealers, off takers)
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2
Topic Two:
AGRA’S ROLE IN THE INPUT FINANCE MODEL
• Support the development of consortia that created an
interdependency environment between the SHFs farming
system and the business model of value chain actors
• Introduce technologies and services that can improve the
joint business of farmers and SMEs operating in the same
value chain and community
32. Women remain disadvantaged and this affects their ability to
produce food
• In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), women represent 52% of the population in
agriculture
‒ However, the gender gap in agricultural productivity of up to
30% still exists in many African countries
• Their roles are often informal, unacknowledged, under-resourced or
restricted to the least profitable parts of the value chain
• However, women face significant gender-based constraints in the ag
system that reduce their productivity and profitability;
‒ Lack of land ownership <20% landholders are women;
‒ Limited access to inputs (seeds, credits, extension services,
business development services, finance, and technology.)
‒ Women are also time poor with limited mobility due to their
household and care duties. E.g. women are responsible for
household food preparation in 85-90% of households across
Africa
• Empowered women increase their income, develop stable rural
livelihoods and contribute to food security.
The average estimated cost of gender
gap as a result of this disparities is
US$ 227M in 3 countries in SSA
If women had the same access to productive resources as men, they could increase yields on their farms by 20-30%,
potentially raising total agricultural output in developing countries by ~4% and reducing the number of hungry people in
the world by ~ 14%
Women in Agriculture are disadvantaged The annual cost of gender gap is huge
“Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. It is also smart economics. Greater gender equality can
enhance productivity, improve development outcomes for the next generation, and make institutions more representative.”
World Development Report 2012
Source: (Njobe and Kaaria, 2015). (UN Women, 2019). (FAO, 2011)
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Empowering women through all our interventions to
ensure they have a voice and access to productive assets
Women in Africa face unique challenges in accessing productive assets and will require tailored
interventions to close the gender gap. AGRA will integrate gender interventions across the other 8 pillars
in order to ensure a multi-faceted approach to empowering women across our areas of work
Unlocking Farming as a Business
Promoting technologies and approaches that drive equitable access to farming inputs,
finance, markets, labour-saving devices and extension services. Examples:
• Upscaling mechanization to reduce post-harvest handling drudgery
• Engaging women and youth as profitable Village Based Advisors
• Providing women and youth farmers with finance, inputs and markets; resilience
Accelerating Agribusiness
Working with businesswomen and the youth in the agribusiness sector to:
• Strengthen existing businesswomen and youth networks to enhance linkages with
mentorship, business development services, finance and markets
• Drive market-led women/youth market inclusion initiatives
• Remove barriers to cross-border trade
Raising Women’s voice
Build advocacy platforms for women in agriculture to enable greater influence on
government policy and private sector investments by:
• Working with women’s groups to strengthen or create apex organizations that
effectively represent women farmer & agribusinesses
• Building women’s capacity in evidence-based advocacy
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ii
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CURRENT GOVERNMENT REQUESTS THAT REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS
SHORT TERM LONG TERM
• Mobilize PPEs (i.e.. Face masks, gloves,
sanitizers, etc.) for Ag Extension Agents and
Advisors (CBAs).
• Purchase grain (Maize , Rice etc ) for millers to
process to meet the short-term supply gap
• Mobilize maize & beans for emergency food
security stocks
• Promote digital extension and Mobile Phone
access for Ag Extension agents /VBA’s
• Surveillance of Food availability and prices of
key food staples and imported food items to
inform policy action.
• Provide targeted support (TA & Affordable
finance) to producers to ramp up production.
• Ministries of Finance to pay suppliers of 2019
seeds and fertilizers to ensure they supply more
inputs for 2020 production
• Information Education and Communication
campaign to ensure the safety of farmers,
extension staff, agrodealers for 2020 planting
season (radio, TV, SMS messages)
• Invest in the mechanization, irrigation and
harvesting machinery to scale production
• Targeted support to selected aggregators &
processors to guarantee markets to produce.
• Support sectoral committees to accelerate
implementation of actions to scale production.
• Seek public and private partnerships to mobilize
both technical and financial resources for the
implementation of flagships.
• Cross-border policy interventions to enable
food movement
• Enhance resilience of the value chains
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AGRA PROPOSED ENGAGMENT AND INTERVENTION
1. Government Engagement: Assist governments in playing leading role in helping farmers and
agribusiness in recovering from the shock
• Support Governments in efficient application of input subsidy to ramp up production.
• Tap into resources available from IDBs to scale up food production.
• Facilitate provision of inputs and technology
• Strengthen digitization of services to farmers
2. Development Partners Cooperation: Coordinate implementation of country specific action plans.
• Crowd in additional investment in AGRA interventions to deliver at scale.
• Target and coordinate support to local program implementers – especially digital solutions.
2. Private Sector Engagement:- Leverage our network to mobilize private sectors.
• Actively work with input suppliers on time, quantity, quality, price.
• Promote samples and other capacity building materials available to farmers
• Encourage private sector to provide donations support in addition to investments.
3. Intensification of AGRA’s Programs: where possible within COVID-19 constraints.
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Digital Ag VBA Supply Chain Linkages, SME
Investment and Financial Facilitation Response to
COVID19
• Digitization of VBAs: Partnering with current and new digital and technology partners to supply smart
and SMS extension content.
• Digitization of mechanization: Partner with hub-agrodealers and mechanization service providers to
reach SHF digitally, and with cashless payments, to intensify production safely.
• Facilitation of Data for Evidence-based Decision Making: For governments juggling inputs
subsidies, strategic food reserves, accessing price and storage service providers and information, as
well as private sector suppliers and off-takers.
• Digitalize the investment mobilization space: Virtual agribusiness deal room targeting 50
investors and financial, offtakers, inputs and service provider institutions and 300 agribusiness SMEs.
Launch of a virtual food and agribusiness virtual dealroom that will operate year-round. The portfolio will
showcase critical and relevant investment opportunities and continue the momentum of investment
mobilization and private partnerships for African agriculture. AGRA will build a community of circa 20
committed partners to the dealroom
• 200-300 COVID19 relevant private sector investment opportunities. Virtual pitching and
matchmaking of 300+ investment opportunities in the coming 12 months through the virtual deal room,
representing SMEs with a capital need (equity and loans) from USD500k-USD 50m
• Sourcing in Africa strategic alliance. AGRA will establish a strategic alliance with the key anchor
buyers in African Agriculture to explore immediate and long-term partnership opportunities to improve
sourcing opportunities in Africa.
• Country-Investor engagement. AGRA will support 2 of the most effected countries in identifying and
promoting short and long-term private sector
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An Agenda for collective Action
• COVID 19 is a global crisis which requires collective action;
The pandemic is likely to trigger a health, economic and food crisis
which challenges the lives and livelihood of millions of people across the
Globe;
The consequences of COVID19 would be disastrous in Africa where the
health and food systems are under extreme stress;
• The global pandemic drive a significant imperative: the resilience of
health and food systems have to be strengthened;
• The nature and magnitude of the crisis call for short, medium and
long term responses
The short term responses should rightly focus on preventive measures
to save lives
A strong emphasis should be on advocacy activities to make sure that
agriculture is not forgotten in the hype and panic of trying to save lives;
• In the medium and Long term the priority should be on strengthening
Country-Led Inclusive Agricultural transformation agenda.
39. Partnershipplatform: AGRA engages broad range of coalition of partners with
unique competencies to deliver a year-round investment mobilization platform
Support team
SME Matchmaking
Government Platform
Sourcing in Africa
Virtual Platform
Portfolio Monitoring &
Investment Facilitation
Support team responsible for:
• Managing stakeholder (private & public) relationships
• Coordinating monthly calls with partner & implementing organizations
• Submitting quarterly reports with status update on platform progress
• Aligning with overall AGRF secretariat on logistics for the AGRF Deal Room event
• 500 SMEs Sourced and profiled with investment opportunities 200 active in Dealroom
• 50 Investors profiled
• Developing SME masterclass session
• Supporting 15 governments in preparing their investment opportunities and
presentations
• In-country engagement
• Show case some successful initiatives form 2019 dealroom & Announce new Africa
sourcing commitments
• Showcase 3 new initiatives in value chains, logistics and regional food trade
• 2 Roundtables on Investment challenges
• Actionable roadmap to address bottlenecks across the agriculture value chain
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• Developing a partner engagement model incl. nature of participation i.e., in kind
and/or cash budget support
• Developing and managing an ongoing virtual platform that will run in parallel to
the Agribusiness Deal Room
• Monitoring deals and offering transaction advisory support to 5 transactions to
bring deals to financial close
Potential
partners* Lead*
Enabling Environment and
investment dialogues
Knowledge sharing
Deal Room Partner
Platform
*Indicative
DFID/CASA Investment Summit