"Policy Partnership for African Agriculture" presentation by Akin Adesina, AGRA at the NEPAD, IFPRI, AGRA and World Bank Meeting to Align Efforts on Agricultural Policy and Knowledge Systems, Dakar, Senegal, January 6-7, 2009.
The document discusses Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), an organization that coordinates agricultural research and development in Africa. It summarizes FARA's mission to improve agriculture productivity, competitiveness, and markets by strengthening African agricultural research and development systems. FARA supports the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) which aims for 6% annual growth in African agriculture. The document also provides messages for the African Innovation Foundation for Sustainable Crop Intensification, including aligning with CAADP and focusing on adoption, capacity building, and policy.
National rice development strategy of NigeriaFatimata Kone
The National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) document outlines Nigeria's plan to increase rice production over the next 10 years. It identifies the following key priorities:
1) Processing and marketing of rice to improve quality and competitiveness. This will include establishing new processing mills, developing quality standards, and conducting surveys.
2) Land and irrigation development by rehabilitating existing irrigation schemes, clearing new land, and increasing farm mechanization.
3) Rice production inputs by subsidizing seeds, fertilizers, and improving availability. The strategy aims to double rice production in Nigeria to over 12 million tons by 2018 through focus on these priority areas of processing, land development, and inputs supply.
Agricultural pricing and public procurement in Sub-Saharan AfricaAgri Policy
Agriculture plays a major role in the economies of most Sub-Saharan
African countries – creating employment, boosting GDP and supporting
the livelihoods of many of the region’s poorest households. Yet
the region has gone from being a net food exporter to a net food
importer over the last four decades. Ensuring an adequate supply
of food is a major challenge and governments have employed a range
of pricing and procurement measures in an effort to achieve this,
with varying degrees of success.
The Northern Smallholder Livestock Commercialization Project (NSLCP) aims to raise rural incomes in 4 provinces in northern Laos by strengthening the capacity of smallholder livestock producers and agribusinesses. The project will provide training, improve infrastructure along the supply chain, and increase access to credit over a 6 year period with a total budget of $31.46 million from the Asian Development Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and Government of Laos. Implementation has begun with the establishment of management structures, baseline surveys conducted, and credit services continuing from a previous project.
Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture Transform...futureagricultures
Eugene Rurangwa, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
Presentation to the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Side event on Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
Convened by the AU/AfDB/UNECA Land Policy Initiative
Johannesburg
24 March 2015
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is an Indian government scheme that aims to incentivize states to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors. Key objectives include promoting agriculture plans for districts and states, reducing crop yield gaps, and maximizing farmer returns through an integrated approach. Funds are provided as 100% grants to states that maintain or increase spending on agriculture. States must prepare agriculture plans and projects are funded in two streams - one for project-based funding and one for existing schemes.
Snrmpep presentation to mission april 2016ifadseahub
The document provides an overview and progress update of the Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Productivity Enhancement Project (SNRMPEP) in Lao PDR. Key points:
- The project was approved in 2009 with funding from ADB and IFAD to improve natural resource management, increase agricultural productivity, and build institutional capacity.
- It has supported over 70 subprojects focused on areas like land use planning, capacity building, and commercialization, poverty reduction, and natural resource management initiatives.
- Project achievements include increasing forest cover to 60.2%, rural incomes rising 55% on average, and reductions in malnutrition. Productivity of crops like rice and coffee also increased substantially.
- Over its
Mainstreaming of Land Governance in National Agricultural and Food Security I...futureagricultures
Belay Demissie, Land Policy Initiative (LPI)
Presentation to the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Side event on Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
Convened by the AU/AfDB/UNECA Land Policy Initiative
Johannesburg
24 March 2015
The document discusses Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), an organization that coordinates agricultural research and development in Africa. It summarizes FARA's mission to improve agriculture productivity, competitiveness, and markets by strengthening African agricultural research and development systems. FARA supports the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) which aims for 6% annual growth in African agriculture. The document also provides messages for the African Innovation Foundation for Sustainable Crop Intensification, including aligning with CAADP and focusing on adoption, capacity building, and policy.
National rice development strategy of NigeriaFatimata Kone
The National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) document outlines Nigeria's plan to increase rice production over the next 10 years. It identifies the following key priorities:
1) Processing and marketing of rice to improve quality and competitiveness. This will include establishing new processing mills, developing quality standards, and conducting surveys.
2) Land and irrigation development by rehabilitating existing irrigation schemes, clearing new land, and increasing farm mechanization.
3) Rice production inputs by subsidizing seeds, fertilizers, and improving availability. The strategy aims to double rice production in Nigeria to over 12 million tons by 2018 through focus on these priority areas of processing, land development, and inputs supply.
Agricultural pricing and public procurement in Sub-Saharan AfricaAgri Policy
Agriculture plays a major role in the economies of most Sub-Saharan
African countries – creating employment, boosting GDP and supporting
the livelihoods of many of the region’s poorest households. Yet
the region has gone from being a net food exporter to a net food
importer over the last four decades. Ensuring an adequate supply
of food is a major challenge and governments have employed a range
of pricing and procurement measures in an effort to achieve this,
with varying degrees of success.
The Northern Smallholder Livestock Commercialization Project (NSLCP) aims to raise rural incomes in 4 provinces in northern Laos by strengthening the capacity of smallholder livestock producers and agribusinesses. The project will provide training, improve infrastructure along the supply chain, and increase access to credit over a 6 year period with a total budget of $31.46 million from the Asian Development Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and Government of Laos. Implementation has begun with the establishment of management structures, baseline surveys conducted, and credit services continuing from a previous project.
Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture Transform...futureagricultures
Eugene Rurangwa, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
Presentation to the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Side event on Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
Convened by the AU/AfDB/UNECA Land Policy Initiative
Johannesburg
24 March 2015
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is an Indian government scheme that aims to incentivize states to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors. Key objectives include promoting agriculture plans for districts and states, reducing crop yield gaps, and maximizing farmer returns through an integrated approach. Funds are provided as 100% grants to states that maintain or increase spending on agriculture. States must prepare agriculture plans and projects are funded in two streams - one for project-based funding and one for existing schemes.
Snrmpep presentation to mission april 2016ifadseahub
The document provides an overview and progress update of the Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Productivity Enhancement Project (SNRMPEP) in Lao PDR. Key points:
- The project was approved in 2009 with funding from ADB and IFAD to improve natural resource management, increase agricultural productivity, and build institutional capacity.
- It has supported over 70 subprojects focused on areas like land use planning, capacity building, and commercialization, poverty reduction, and natural resource management initiatives.
- Project achievements include increasing forest cover to 60.2%, rural incomes rising 55% on average, and reductions in malnutrition. Productivity of crops like rice and coffee also increased substantially.
- Over its
Mainstreaming of Land Governance in National Agricultural and Food Security I...futureagricultures
Belay Demissie, Land Policy Initiative (LPI)
Presentation to the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Side event on Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
Convened by the AU/AfDB/UNECA Land Policy Initiative
Johannesburg
24 March 2015
1) Four new varieties of sweet potato and three new varieties of cocoyam have been released by research institutions in Ghana.
2) An e-extension program is being piloted in 10 districts, utilizing a new web portal and smartphones to provide agricultural information to farmers in local languages.
3) Five prototypes of a mechanical cassava harvester have been developed with the aim of increasing cassava production efficiency.
What have we learnt about large-scale land-based investments, and gender-equi...futureagricultures
Ruth Hall
Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Presentation to the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Side event on Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
Convened by the AU/AfDB/UNECA Land Policy Initiative
Johannesburg
24 March 2015
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is an Indian agricultural development program launched in 2007 to incentivize states to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors. It aims to achieve 4% annual growth in agriculture during the 11th plan period by ensuring holistic development. States must prepare District and State Agriculture Plans to access RKVY funds, which are allocated based on states' agricultural spending. The program supports various crop production, infrastructure development, and special schemes.
Agricultural developmental programmes and policiesNeha Goswami
This document discusses several key agricultural developmental programmes and policies in India, including the National Food Security Mission, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm, National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology, Mission of Integrated Development of Horticulture, National Crop Insurance Scheme, and Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Marketing. The overall goal of these programmes and policies is to promote sustainable agricultural development in India through initiatives such as increasing crop yields, expanding cultivation, improving market access for farmers, and providing crop insurance.
This study reviews and documents available literature on the potential yields of crops such as rice,cassava,maize, e.t.c in Nigeria. The study was done with a view to shedding light on the agriculture production possibility frontier for planning purposes.
Rural Economic Development and Food Security Sector Working Group—RED and FSILRI
Presented by Gary Robbins (USAID) at the Ethiopia - CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) Country Collaboration and Site Integration Meeting, Addis Ababa, 11 December 2015
This document provides details on the Lao PDR: Strategic Support for Food Security and Nutrition Project. The project aims to contribute to reduced malnutrition and poverty in rural communities through improved agricultural production and household nutrition. It will be implemented over 6 years in 400 villages across 4 provinces. The project has 3 main components: 1) Strengthening public services to build government capacity, 2) Establishing community-driven agriculture and nutrition interventions, and 3) Developing sustainable and inclusive market partnerships. Key activities include strengthening extension services, participatory planning, promoting nutrition-sensitive agriculture, linking farmers to markets, and catalyzing private sector investment.
The document summarizes an expert workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for climate-smart agriculture. It discusses the FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme and the CCAFS climate change research program. The workshop aimed to support national mitigation planning in agriculture by advancing understanding of NAMAs and the planning and implementation process. Countries represented included Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Vietnam, Mongolia and Indonesia. Agricultural mitigation strategies and the role of NAMAs as a tool were also addressed.
Presentation of Martin Scheele, European Commission, at Food, Fertilizers and...Fertilizers Europe
The document summarizes the proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) towards 2020. Key reforms include [1] "greening" direct payments by requiring crop diversity, environmental focus areas, and grassland preservation; [2] streamlining cross-compliance standards; and [3] prioritizing rural development spending on knowledge transfer, competitiveness, food chain organization, ecosystems, resource efficiency, and social inclusion. The total proposed budget for 2014-2020 is 435.5 billion Euros, with around 317 billion for market and income support and 101 billion for rural development.
This presentation shows the characteristics of Contract Farming in Nepal. This includes Nepalese agriculture policy, Land Use Pattern and Productivity and a success story in Vegetable Seed.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 4: Rice policy for food security through smallholder and agribusiness development
Mini symposium1: Trade policies to boost Africa’s rice sector
Author: Kuku-Shittu
Postharvest Loss Reduction and Agro-processing in Nigeria: Current Developmen...Lateef Dimeji
This document summarizes a presentation on postharvest loss reduction and agro-processing in Nigeria. It discusses key factors contributing to postharvest losses, including ineffective technologies, poor infrastructure, and lack of efficient value chains. Recent developments aimed at reducing losses include university-industry partnerships to develop flash dryers for cassava processing. Challenges remain around access to appropriate processing equipment and technologies. Overall the presentation emphasizes the importance of postharvest processing and value addition to reduce losses, improve incomes, and ensure food security in Nigeria.
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership
This presentation was made during the African Soil Prtnership consulation workshop which took a place in Ghana, 20-22 May 2015. This presentation was made by Abdou Rahman Jobe, and it presents the priorities for SSM in Gambia
1) Indian agriculture is dominated by small landholdings and cereal production, but is diversifying. Input subsidies have increased but burden the government fiscally. 2) Key inputs that drove the Green Revolution like fertilizers, irrigation, and HYV seeds, are still important but need reform to be more efficient and equitable. 3) Input subsidies disproportionately benefit large farmers and harm the environment. Reforms are needed to make subsidies more targeted and sustainable.
This document discusses the potential for increasing wheat production in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce dependence on imports and meet growing demand. It finds that many countries have suitable agro-ecologies for competitive wheat production. However, constraints include perceptions that wheat is not suitable for Africa, lack of farmer awareness, subsidized imports, lack of mechanization and research capacity. The document calls for a paradigm shift in policies to recognize opportunities, pilot projects to identify suitable varieties, and addressing knowledge gaps such as detailed profitability studies and constraints to smallholder wheat production.
Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Area Development Programmes; Women Development Programmes; Agricultural Development Programmes Implemented By State Department Of Agriculture
1) The document discusses investments needed to meet key goals of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (SADC-RISDP) and the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Southern Africa by 2015.
2) It finds that current levels of public investment in agriculture in the region are low and not sufficient to achieve the goals. Agricultural spending averages only 2.4% of total public spending.
3) The document estimates that countries will need to increase agricultural spending by 20-30% annually based on returns to investments. Higher investments are needed in areas like infrastructure, extension, research, and inputs to boost agricultural productivity.
This document summarizes the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development's work promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Jharkhand and West Bengal between 2005-2011. Key points include:
1) Coverage of SRI expanded from 1600 farmers cultivating 641 acres in 2008 to 34,000 farmers and 12,000 acres by 2011.
2) Productivity increases averaged 60-85% through use of SRI techniques.
3) Strategies used included farmer training, seed treatment, certified seeds, green manuring, and exposure visits.
4) Government policy initiatives included promotion of SRI in state agriculture policies and programs.
Fundamental Technology Concepts for Revealing a Creative Style of Post-Modernity in Africa: Deepening our Views of Technology and Technological Change for the Transition from Pre-Modern to Ultra-Modern Societies
1) Four new varieties of sweet potato and three new varieties of cocoyam have been released by research institutions in Ghana.
2) An e-extension program is being piloted in 10 districts, utilizing a new web portal and smartphones to provide agricultural information to farmers in local languages.
3) Five prototypes of a mechanical cassava harvester have been developed with the aim of increasing cassava production efficiency.
What have we learnt about large-scale land-based investments, and gender-equi...futureagricultures
Ruth Hall
Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Presentation to the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Side event on Improving Land Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
Convened by the AU/AfDB/UNECA Land Policy Initiative
Johannesburg
24 March 2015
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is an Indian agricultural development program launched in 2007 to incentivize states to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors. It aims to achieve 4% annual growth in agriculture during the 11th plan period by ensuring holistic development. States must prepare District and State Agriculture Plans to access RKVY funds, which are allocated based on states' agricultural spending. The program supports various crop production, infrastructure development, and special schemes.
Agricultural developmental programmes and policiesNeha Goswami
This document discusses several key agricultural developmental programmes and policies in India, including the National Food Security Mission, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm, National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology, Mission of Integrated Development of Horticulture, National Crop Insurance Scheme, and Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Marketing. The overall goal of these programmes and policies is to promote sustainable agricultural development in India through initiatives such as increasing crop yields, expanding cultivation, improving market access for farmers, and providing crop insurance.
This study reviews and documents available literature on the potential yields of crops such as rice,cassava,maize, e.t.c in Nigeria. The study was done with a view to shedding light on the agriculture production possibility frontier for planning purposes.
Rural Economic Development and Food Security Sector Working Group—RED and FSILRI
Presented by Gary Robbins (USAID) at the Ethiopia - CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) Country Collaboration and Site Integration Meeting, Addis Ababa, 11 December 2015
This document provides details on the Lao PDR: Strategic Support for Food Security and Nutrition Project. The project aims to contribute to reduced malnutrition and poverty in rural communities through improved agricultural production and household nutrition. It will be implemented over 6 years in 400 villages across 4 provinces. The project has 3 main components: 1) Strengthening public services to build government capacity, 2) Establishing community-driven agriculture and nutrition interventions, and 3) Developing sustainable and inclusive market partnerships. Key activities include strengthening extension services, participatory planning, promoting nutrition-sensitive agriculture, linking farmers to markets, and catalyzing private sector investment.
The document summarizes an expert workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for climate-smart agriculture. It discusses the FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme and the CCAFS climate change research program. The workshop aimed to support national mitigation planning in agriculture by advancing understanding of NAMAs and the planning and implementation process. Countries represented included Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Vietnam, Mongolia and Indonesia. Agricultural mitigation strategies and the role of NAMAs as a tool were also addressed.
Presentation of Martin Scheele, European Commission, at Food, Fertilizers and...Fertilizers Europe
The document summarizes the proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) towards 2020. Key reforms include [1] "greening" direct payments by requiring crop diversity, environmental focus areas, and grassland preservation; [2] streamlining cross-compliance standards; and [3] prioritizing rural development spending on knowledge transfer, competitiveness, food chain organization, ecosystems, resource efficiency, and social inclusion. The total proposed budget for 2014-2020 is 435.5 billion Euros, with around 317 billion for market and income support and 101 billion for rural development.
This presentation shows the characteristics of Contract Farming in Nepal. This includes Nepalese agriculture policy, Land Use Pattern and Productivity and a success story in Vegetable Seed.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 4: Rice policy for food security through smallholder and agribusiness development
Mini symposium1: Trade policies to boost Africa’s rice sector
Author: Kuku-Shittu
Postharvest Loss Reduction and Agro-processing in Nigeria: Current Developmen...Lateef Dimeji
This document summarizes a presentation on postharvest loss reduction and agro-processing in Nigeria. It discusses key factors contributing to postharvest losses, including ineffective technologies, poor infrastructure, and lack of efficient value chains. Recent developments aimed at reducing losses include university-industry partnerships to develop flash dryers for cassava processing. Challenges remain around access to appropriate processing equipment and technologies. Overall the presentation emphasizes the importance of postharvest processing and value addition to reduce losses, improve incomes, and ensure food security in Nigeria.
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership
This presentation was made during the African Soil Prtnership consulation workshop which took a place in Ghana, 20-22 May 2015. This presentation was made by Abdou Rahman Jobe, and it presents the priorities for SSM in Gambia
1) Indian agriculture is dominated by small landholdings and cereal production, but is diversifying. Input subsidies have increased but burden the government fiscally. 2) Key inputs that drove the Green Revolution like fertilizers, irrigation, and HYV seeds, are still important but need reform to be more efficient and equitable. 3) Input subsidies disproportionately benefit large farmers and harm the environment. Reforms are needed to make subsidies more targeted and sustainable.
This document discusses the potential for increasing wheat production in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce dependence on imports and meet growing demand. It finds that many countries have suitable agro-ecologies for competitive wheat production. However, constraints include perceptions that wheat is not suitable for Africa, lack of farmer awareness, subsidized imports, lack of mechanization and research capacity. The document calls for a paradigm shift in policies to recognize opportunities, pilot projects to identify suitable varieties, and addressing knowledge gaps such as detailed profitability studies and constraints to smallholder wheat production.
Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Area Development Programmes; Women Development Programmes; Agricultural Development Programmes Implemented By State Department Of Agriculture
1) The document discusses investments needed to meet key goals of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (SADC-RISDP) and the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Southern Africa by 2015.
2) It finds that current levels of public investment in agriculture in the region are low and not sufficient to achieve the goals. Agricultural spending averages only 2.4% of total public spending.
3) The document estimates that countries will need to increase agricultural spending by 20-30% annually based on returns to investments. Higher investments are needed in areas like infrastructure, extension, research, and inputs to boost agricultural productivity.
This document summarizes the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development's work promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Jharkhand and West Bengal between 2005-2011. Key points include:
1) Coverage of SRI expanded from 1600 farmers cultivating 641 acres in 2008 to 34,000 farmers and 12,000 acres by 2011.
2) Productivity increases averaged 60-85% through use of SRI techniques.
3) Strategies used included farmer training, seed treatment, certified seeds, green manuring, and exposure visits.
4) Government policy initiatives included promotion of SRI in state agriculture policies and programs.
Fundamental Technology Concepts for Revealing a Creative Style of Post-Modernity in Africa: Deepening our Views of Technology and Technological Change for the Transition from Pre-Modern to Ultra-Modern Societies
Fundamental Technologies for Cosmological, Cultural and Social Change and for Revealing a Distinctive Style of Modernity in Africa: the Modernization of our Mental or Intellectual Costumes
"Rwanda post-compact review: Does Rwanda investment plan meet the Compact long term growth and poverty outcome benchmarks?", presentation by John Ulimwengu at the USAID, IFPRI Financial Gap Analysis Workshop held at the World Bank, January 7, 2010.
El documento describe las intervenciones para personas con problemas de salud mental realizadas por Juana Mancebo Muñoz y Carlos Gustavo García Laguna. Repite varias veces la frase "Intervención con personas con problemas de salud mental" sin proporcionar más detalles.
Policy Development for PCU La Union Affiliatesjo bitonio
The document discusses the process of developing organizational policies, outlining key steps such as identifying issues, conducting research and analysis, generating alternatives, consulting stakeholders, and developing a policy proposal. Effective policy formulation involves creating solutions that are both effective in addressing issues and acceptable to decision-makers. The overall goal is to establish guidelines that empower employees and guide an organization towards its objectives.
This document discusses policy formulation for cooperatives. It defines policy and outlines the characteristics and functions of effective policy. It provides guidelines for writing, implementing, distributing, controlling, and evaluating policies. The document also contains examples of sample policies and discusses the components of policy formulation. It distinguishes between ethical, strategic, and operational types of policies.
This document discusses different types of policies and the policy development process. It outlines that there are substantive/administrative policies, vertical/horizontal policies, and reactive/proactive policies. It also explains that policy development involves selecting an objective, identifying targets, determining pathways, designing programs, implementing, and assessing impact. The goal of public policy is to achieve outcomes that benefit society such as reducing poverty through various policy pathways.
This document discusses business policy and strategic management. It begins by defining business policy as guidelines that govern an organization's actions and define decision-making boundaries. It then discusses strategic management, including defining corporate and business unit strategies. It also covers Mintzberg's five perspectives of strategy - plan, ploy, pattern, position, and perspective. Finally, it discusses the importance of vision, mission, and objective statements in guiding an organization's strategic direction.
Agricultural Transformation Agenda in GTP II
Presented by Dereje Biruk (ATA) at the Ethiopia - CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) Country Collaboration and Site Integration Meeting, Addis Ababa, 11 December 2015
Advancing CAADP Implementation: Key results and impactFARAInfo
CAADP (Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme) has led to gains in several areas over the past 10 years, but challenges remain. Key results include growing political commitment to agriculture, better strategic planning, and increased production and productivity in some commodities. However, stakeholders note issues like weak coordination, a focus on supply over markets, and the need for immediate action on food needs. Going forward, sustaining CAADP's momentum will require addressing poverty, hunger, and youth unemployment through policies that boost wealth creation, regional trade, and private investment in agriculture. Impact will be measured through changes in agricultural systems, productivity, and economic growth and development.
Approaches to Transformative Adaptation in Agriculture FAO
The document discusses approaches to long-term adaptation planning in agriculture. It outlines five principles for sustainable food and agriculture according to international agreements. Guidelines are provided to address agriculture in National Adaptation Plans, including conducting climate scenario analysis, assessing vulnerabilities and risks, identifying adaptation options, and prioritizing options based on food security and poverty reduction. The document also describes an FAO program supporting 11 countries on adaptation planning and a Thematic Working Group to facilitate peer learning on implementing climate adaptation and transformation in agriculture sectors.
Potential Synergies between CAADP National Investment Planning and Farming Sy...FMNR Hub
1) The document discusses potential synergies between the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) National Investment Plans and a Farming Systems approach.
2) It identifies opportunities for Farming Systems information to strengthen CAADP by mainstreaming land management in investment plans and identifies gaps in current implementation.
3) A Farming Systems framework could complement commodity-based value chain targeting in CAADP plans by providing a more nuanced understanding of agricultural production systems and the relationships between farming and non-farm activities.
The CAADP, ECOWAP, APP, NAIP and Poverty and Hunger reduction in NigeriaFrancois Stepman
The document discusses agriculture policies and programs in Nigeria and West Africa, including the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) and ECOWAS Agriculture Policy (ECOWAP). It provides context on these frameworks and their goals of promoting agricultural growth, food security, poverty reduction, and regional economic integration. The document also examines Nigeria's National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) and implementation of CAADP/ECOWAP at various levels from global to national to local. Key commitments and targets outlined in the Malabo Declaration to achieve agricultural transformation by 2025 are also summarized.
This was a presentation done at a working session meeting by the African Group of Negotiators (AGN), United National Economic Commission for Africa/African Climate Policy Centre (UNECA/ACPC), Africa Development Bank (AfDB), The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and AfricaInteract with support from International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for the agriculture and gender negotiators and experts to prepare the AGN submission to the upcoming 44th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) scheduled to take place from 16 to 26 May 2016 in Bonn, Germany.
Introduction to the NAP and NAMA processes and the relation to climate financeFAO
National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are two processes introduced by the UNFCCC for developing countries to plan and implement climate adaptation and mitigation actions. FAO is working with countries to integrate agriculture into NAPs and identify NAMAs in the agriculture sector. International climate finance can help support NAP and NAMA implementation through funds like the Green Climate Fund. Private sector engagement and investment is important for NAMAs to be sustainable and leverage additional financing.
This document summarizes a grantee convening on climate change adaptation and African agriculture. It discusses the objectives of launching two Climate-Smart Agricultural Finance Facilities in Ethiopia and Ghana to demonstrate how to leverage climate finance for smallholder farmers and facilitate climate-smart practices. Key activities include identifying agricultural climate finance opportunities, finding project partners, and forging agreements with financial institutions. Progress findings show the climate-smart improvement potential, economics, and next steps for the projects in Ethiopia and Ghana. Challenges and opportunities for further collaboration are also outlined.
The Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa (S3A)Francois Stepman
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.
Africa RISING update on Ghana in 2012 and plans for 2013africa-rising
This document provides an update on the Africa RISING program in Ghana in 2012 and plans for 2013. In 2012, Africa RISING conducted situation analysis in 60 communities to identify quick-win sites. Major crops grown included maize, rice, and legumes. Production constraints identified included limited access to credit, inadequate land preparation equipment, low soil fertility, poor quality seed, erratic rainfall and drought, Striga weed, and pest and disease problems. Plans for 2013 include continuing work with partners in integrated systems research and development activities to address these constraints and improve productivity, natural resource management, and market access for smallholder farmers.
The WAAPP is presented as a model for sustainable investment in agricultural research for development in West Africa. It is a large-scale, government-funded project with strong regional coordination. It addresses challenges to agricultural productivity through agricultural research, capacity building, and disseminating technologies. The WAAPP has reached over 500,000 beneficiaries and developed 65 technologies, covering 230,000 hectares with improved technologies. It promotes regional cooperation and knowledge exchange.
The document discusses alternative approaches to private agricultural extension services in Africa based on initiatives in Nigeria. It outlines current development trends showing economic growth but challenges remaining. It also describes Africa's commitment to agriculture-led development through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) which aims to increase agricultural budgets and investment. Private extension is seen to have an important role in achieving CAADP goals due to limitations of public extension. The commodity alliance model and cases of private extension in Nigeria through agri-input dealers, agro-processing firms, and consultancies are presented along with challenges and a way forward for an appropriate private extension policy.
renforcement de la résilience des petits agriculteurs par les techniques de l...ArmandTanougong1
The document discusses strategies for promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) techniques to strengthen the resilience of small farmers in Niger's Tahoua region. It recommends aligning CSA efforts with Niger's existing Integrated 3N Initiative programs and institutions to leverage existing initiatives and stakeholder engagement. Specifically, it suggests establishing "climate smart villages" as demonstration sites where all stakeholders coordinate to test promising CSA practices. The goal is to systematically scale up CSA in Tahoua by building on Niger's policy framework and leveraging coordinated efforts across sectors and levels to improve productivity, adaptation and food security under climate change.
This document presents a framework for measuring country-level resilience that integrates micro-level household resilience indicators and macro-level health system capacity indicators. A Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis is used to measure household resilience, while a new Health Systems Capacity Index measures basic health infrastructure. Countries are clustered based on these two metrics. Empirical analysis shows health systems capacity is significantly associated with food insecurity and resilience outcomes. The framework allows for a comprehensive approach to contextualizing food security policies in light of health shocks like COVID-19.
This document tracks key indicators and implementation processes for the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It summarizes that over 40 countries have drafted Malabo-compliant agriculture investment plans and over 50 participated in the recent biennial review process. It also analyzes trends for several indicators, finding that government agriculture expenditure declined from 2.5% to 2.1% of spending between 2014-2019/2020, though agriculture growth was positive in 2020 at 2.4%. Undernourishment and poverty levels had been decreasing but are projected to have risen sharply in 2020 due to COVID-19 impacts, reversing prior progress toward CAADP goals. Increased investments are urgently needed to boost resilience and productivity.
The document provides an agenda and recap of the first day of the 2021 ReSAKSS Conference. The conference objectives are to discuss the 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) and examine issues related to food systems, vulnerability, resilience, and progress implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). Day 1 included opening remarks, keynote presentations on the ATOR and COVID-19 impacts, and panel discussions on related topics. Day 2 will feature presentations and discussions on country responses to COVID-19, social protection, and measurement issues discussed in the ATOR. The full ATOR and conference presentations will be made available online.
This document discusses measuring progress toward goals in the Malabo Declaration in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It proposes a health systems sensitive resilience index to supplement existing indicators. The approach develops a resilience capacities index considering health systems capacity and economic/country factors. Results show regional differences and rank country resilience. Incorporating this index with an existing Malabo indicator shifts some country rankings. The author concludes replicating high-resilience models and early identification of vulnerable countries could help direct resources to avert crises.
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Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2. Africa’s food crisis: root cause is low
productivity in the staple food crop sector
6
China S.Asia SS Africa
5
Cereal Yields t/ha
4
3
2
1
0
1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001
Source: FAOSTAT (2001)
3. Africa’s Plan to Turn the Food Crisis
Around: Home Grown Solutions
1. African governments commit to the CAADP goal to
attain 6% agricultural growth
2. Governments pledge 10% of national budgets to
agriculture
3. A structural solution is needed to raise agricultural
productivity growth in the staple food crop sector
4. African Heads of State call for an African Green
Revolution
4. Africa is very different from Asia:
A uniquely African Green Revolution is needed
The Sahelian Drylands
Area: 1.2m km2
Population: 38m
Millet & sorghum belt: 23m ha
Humid Forest Zone Moist Savanna and
Area: 5.8m km2 Woodland Zones
Population: 168m Area: 4.4m km2
Cassava belt: 18m ha Population: 157m
NERICA potential: 2m ha Maize belt: 32m ha
CA potential: 7m ha
5. Advances in crop improvement could
trigger the Africa Green Revolution….BUT
7. AGRA supports the CAADP agenda: a
partnership to help Africa feed itself
An Africa-led dynamic partnership working
across Africa to help millions of small-scale
farming families lift themselves out of poverty
and hunger
8. AGRA brings solutions-driven approaches that
support CAADP growth target in Africa
Seeds Program ($150 m)
Soil Health ($180m)
Investments
Market Access
Policy Program
Agricultural Extension
Water Resources
l l l l l l l l
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
9. Green Revolution will help achieve CAADP goal in Africa
While challenges persist.. ...there is positive trends afoot
• Limited use of GR technologies • 2003: Maputo Declaration
• Limited level of public investments • 2004: Kofi Annan calls for a unique
• African farmers are very poor African Green Revolution
• Structural adjustment has failed • 2006: AGRA launched
• Markets alone are not enough • 2006: Paris Declaration
• Need stronger public sector role • 2007/8: WDR 2008 focus on agriculture
Achieving the African green revolution will require
comprehensive investments in technology, infrastructure,
markets and policy
9
10. Policies have often failed:
Challenges in the past
• Lack of country ownership of policy agenda
• Weak policy analytical capacity at country levels
• Poorly financed national policy institutions
• Supply-driven policy work - low demand by policy makers
• Lack of coordination on policy efforts
11. What is needed now
• Build local capacity for evidence-based policy development
• Strengthen policy centers of excellence
• National
• Regional
• Stimulate demand-driven policy research
• Inclusive policy dialogue processes
• Move from policy research to policy action
• Strong sector policies to stimulate rapid agricultural growth
and reduce food insecurity
• A framework for comprehensive policy support to achieve
CAADP pillar goals and the African Green revolution
12. New opportunities to coordinate policy
support for agriculture
• CAADP endorsement by African governments
• integrative framework for African agricultural growth
• Paris declaration/Accra HL meeting
• country ownership
• Need for donor harmonization
• Food Crisis slows economic growth
• need appropriate policy responses
• Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA)
• need for proactive policies in support of farmers
• Regional trade critical for addressing growth
• Need for stronger regional policies to spur agricultural trade
13. How to achieve policy alignment
• Support countries to develop National Green Revolution (GR) strategies
and align with CAADP
• Support National Policy Hubs (NPH) to:
• develop enabling policy frameworks for achieving green revolution
• Provide policy analytical support for CAADP roundtable processes
• lead national agricultural expenditure reviews to meet GR-CAADP goals
• Build data and statistical systems for evidence-based policies
• NPHs become institutionalized national platforms for policy initiatives in
support of the GR/CAADP agenda
• Provide strategic support for ReSAKSS and link these with the National
Policy Hubs
• Develop comprehensive Country Policy Engagement Frameworks (CPEF)
to promote CAADP and GR goals
• Link Macro-economic policy think tanks and NPHs
• Coordinated financing by donors
14. Policy strategies to achieve a green revolution
“What African agriculture needs today is a policy revolution” – Kofi A.
Annan, Dublin 2008
1. Country-
specific GR
strategies
2. New policies to
5. Mapping of
stimulate GR
Bread Basket
technology
Areas
Green uptake
Revolution
in Africa
4. New institutional
pathways to policy 3. Strengthen
development and policy analytical
implementation capabilities
100M farmers removed from poverty through
greater access to GR technologies in 5 years 14
15. 1. Development of coherent and comprehensive country-specific GR
strategies is critical to spark national GR
The old model The new model
Paris Declaration Country-driven,
Donor priorities specific strategy
Government priorities
Agriculture and expenditure
Ministry Plans
Stakeholder
No Green alignment
Revolution
Green Revolution
• Creates real local ownership
• Mobilizes public investment
• Aligns donors priorities
• Creates framework to assess progress
15
16. Roles for National Policy Hubs
• Identify national breadbasket areas where GR can be achieved with
CAADP investment targets
Link to ReSAKSS
• Create a critical mass of public good investments to launch the GR at
country levels
Link to ReSAKSS
• Develop national data systems to support evidence-based policy
development in support of the GR
Link to ReSAKSS
• Identify and advocate market and regional trade policies to expand
markets and growth
Link to ReSAKSS
• Identify and advocate for input policies to rapidly expand access of
farmers to GR technologies
• Develop national-level M&E systems for tracking investments for GR
Link to ReSAKSS
17. 2. Immediate support is required to develop new policies that stimulate uptake of GR
approaches and technologies
Examples of Challenges Target positive results
Seeds and • Demand constraints • Accelerate uptake of
Fertilizer • Supply constraints technologies
• Expanded benefits to
Land and
• Systems biased against women women farmers
Property • Expanded food security
• Under-developed land markets
Rights and higher incomes
Risk • Weather and market risks
Management • Correlated risk of default
Credit and • Limited lending to agriculture
• Limited access to finance for •Need multiple policy
Finance entry points
the value chain actors
•Need country-specific
Markets policy interventions
and Trade • Poorly developed markets
Policy • Limited value addition
17
18. 3. Strengthening policy analytical capacity in target countries is
important to sustain a local enabling environment
Current situation Goals
•Create local capacity to address
•Limited capacity to develop analyses current and emerging policy
and adjust policies accordingly challenges
•Over-reliance on external advisors •Provide platform for evidence-
based policy analysis and decision
•Reduced ability to push back on making
donor driven interests
•Provide credible local entry point
•Limited local ownership of the policy for engaging policymakers on GR
process
18
19. 4. Development of new institutional pathways to policy development
and implementation
Government
Farmers Improve dialogue Donors
Mobilize support
needed for
investment
Develop pro-poor
policies
Policy
Private sector
Analysts
For a Green Revolution to occur, multiple
stakeholders must be aligned in intention and action
20. 5. Bread Basket Areas (BBAs) are high priority targets for sparking
GR at country and regional levels
Identify high potential BBAs
within and across countries Comprehensive Trigger new
GR investment and investments
Articulate investment levels necessary in low
delivery strategies
to tap the potential of BBAs potential
at national levels areas for
Define gap in investments and a equity
plan on how it can be closed
20
21. Policy Revolution: smart subsidies and public goods
investments are needed to jump start the African Green
Revolution to achieve the CAADP goal
Share of
spend
Public and Private
Investment
Subsidies
Time
22. Malawi’s success with home-grown
policies offers new opportunity
“Poverty will not be a national
endowment of Malawi. We must
feed ourselves. I will not suffer
the indignity of begging for
food”
His Excellency Dr Bingu wa
Mutharika, President of Malawi,
explaining his country’s farmer
support programs at an
international forum in Oslo
23. How are these strategies made operational? No/Limited role
Partial/Potential role
Core role
1. Country 2. New policy 3. Develop 4. New 5. BBAs
GR development policy institutional
strategies analytical pathways
capability
A. Creation of in-
country Policy Hubs
B. Expanding Post-
Graduate training
C. Innovative
financing to unlock
new capital for Ag
D. National and
regional GR Policy
Forums
E. Commissioning
policy studies
24. A. Creation of in-country policy hubs
Required resources Role of the hubs Location considerations
General Staffing • Support implementation • Determine on a country
• Director of the national GR by country basis via
•Program Officers strategy and policy comprehensive study of
framework options.
In-country advisory board
to ensure connection at • Advocate for evidence- • Options include:
highest levels in based policy − Independent unit
Government and industry. improvements within Government
(typically Ministries of
• Provide core research Finance and
support to Government Agriculture)
and stakeholders
− Embedded within a
• Align expenditure and existing institution
investment towards
critical GR needs − Create a new entity
where necessary
25. B. Expand Training of the Next Generation of Policy Analysts in Africa
Scale up Masters’ Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics for Africa
(CMAAE)
Current situation Specific goal
•Launched program in East and Southern Develop applied economic
Africa graduates with strong skills in policy
analysis and policy implementation
•Implemented in 16 public universities in across Africa
12 countries
Broad goals
•Goal: train 400 + policy analysts in ESA
•Strengthen local policy making
•Cost-effective and world-class training in environment across the continent
Africa
•Build capacity for evidence-based
•Great demand now to expand to West policy research and analysis
and Central Africa
•Promote agricultural development
26. C. Africa needs financing support to achieve CAADP goal
Current challenge Potential solutions
• Need to leverage domestic financial markets
• Overall ODA for agriculture has to work for the GR
decreased in the last decade
igure 1: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Total ARD ODA: Africa 1974 -2005 • Existing AGRA initiatives on unlocking
(Millions of 2005 Constant $US)
6000 private financing are promising
– Equity Bank in Kenya
– Standard Bank in 4 target countries
5000
4000
Millions $ US
ARD Total
3000 Agriculture
Rural Development
2000
• Global Fund to scale up public
1000 financing for GR at country levels
0
• Partnerships with Governments
1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992
Years 1974 - 2005
1995 1998 2001 2004
to scale up innovative financing
Agriculture, rural development and total for GR from commercial banks
ARD ODA for Africa, 1974-2005
27. Required agricultural growth and expenditure
to meet MDG 1 in African
• Agricultural growth rates
• 7.5% - 8.5%
• Agricultural expenditure growth rates
• 21% - 24%
• Annual agriculture expenditures
• $ 32 Billion - $ 39 billion
Source: Fan et al., 2008.
28. AGRA launches innovative financing
models to leverage commercial banks
• Excess liquidity exists in financial markets
• Need to reduce risk of lending to agriculture
• Loan guarantees with commercial banks
• Successes in Kenya and Tanzania
– Kenya: $5 million loan
guarantee leverages $50
million from the Equity Bank
– AGRA working with partners
to launch a $200 million
facility for 4 African countries
29.
30. D. Facilitate national and regional GR policy forums
• Rally in-country stakeholders to develop and
National roundtable execute a common GR strategy
discussions • Focus on the critical bottlenecks within countries
• Occur every 6 months
• Regional forums for senior Government officials
(PS, Chief Economist of Ag etc.)
Inter-governmental
• Opportunity to engage with peers to share GR
forums strategies, policies and experiences
• Occur annually
• Hosted by respective regional economic
institutions (e.g., COMESA, SADC, ECOWAS, ECA,
Regional economic NEPAD/CAADP)
forums • Focus on regional policy and trade issues
• Occur every 6 months
31. E. Policy studies to inform evidence-based policy development and
implementation at national levels
Current situation Need strong, Africa-relevant case-
•Policies are not informed by studies to inform policy dialogue
robust understanding of best
practices Examples:
• Seed policies and
•Paucity of data limits harmonization
development of evidence-based • Fertilizer policy best-practices
policies by analysts
• Land policy best practices
•Governments are under pressure • National public expenditure
to implement policies without reviews/investment strategies
sound analysis of alternative • Food security policies
options • Market and trade policies
31
32. Asia green revolution was triggered by global financing:
African agriculture needs a Global Fund to succeed
33. Policy Partnership for African Agriculture
• Move towards an African Consensus on the policy agenda
• National policy institutions lead the policy agenda
• GR policy work will be aligned with CAADP goals and targets
• Stronger and more analytically-driven policy inputs into the CAADP
roundtable processes
• Comprehensive support for building a coherent “policy ecosystem” at
national and regional levels
• Strong policy support for Regional Econ. Communities
• Strong partnership between AGRA, NEPAD-CAADP, World Bank, IFPRI
and others partners at national levels
• Coherent and comprehensive framework for policy support to Africa