Greenwell Matchaya Coordinator, ReSAKSS Southern Africa IWMI-SA Email: g.matchaya@cgiar.org Presented at The 2018 ReSAKSS Annual Conference Addis Ababa, 24-26th October 2018

1. Progress, Challenges, and Planned Activities for SAKSS Platforms in Southern
Africa (SA)
Greenwell Matchaya
Coordinator, ReSAKSS Southern Africa
IWMI-SA
Email: g.matchaya@cgiar.org
Presented at
The 2018 ReSAKSS Annual Conference
Addis Ababa,
24-26th October 2018

2. Outline
• Progress, challenges, and planned activities of SAKSS platforms in
three key areas:
• i) Supporting mutual accountability through joint sector reviews and the
CAADP Biennial Review,
• ii) Setting up a local analytical network and its work program,
• iii) Managing a country eAtlas and related data collection and management.

3. SAKSS is a network of people and institutions that provides timely,
credible, and evidence-based knowledge and analysis to inform
agricultural and rural development
The individuals/institutions are linked
through collaborative research
(strategic analysis), capacity
strengthening, and dialogue.
Knowledge support system:
A network that serves the
evidence needs of strategy
formulation and
implementation.
What is a SAKSS?

4. SAKSS: Broker of Strategic Analysis/Knowledge
Demand Supply
Policy
Analysis
Units
Think Tanks,
Central Bank
Statistics Bureaus,
Universities, FBOs
Parliament, PS,
FBOs, Donors,
Directors
SAKSS
Oversight Body
SAKSS
Node
SAKSS Network
 Credence of SAKSS in
CAADP process
 Governance
 Channel knowledge
and evidence to policy
makers
• …
•Identify and sensitize
knowledge gaps
•Synthesize knowledge
•Mobilize and coordinate
knowledge generation
•Facilitate training
•…
•Express interest and
buy into vision
•Align knowledge
generation activities
•Receive funding and
training
•…

5. Strategic Components and outputs for SAKSS
1. Strategic analysis
• Sector-wide M&E; data collection and analysis
• Annual trends and outlook reports
• Specific strategic analysis and production (occasional publications)
2. Capacity building
• Training members of the analytical network in areas of M&E
• Support to the ministry in areas of M&E and evidence based policy implementation
• Strengthening processes for Mutual Accountability- JSRs, BRs
3. Knowledge Support Systems –
• eAtlas
• Publications/knowledge products
• Websites- www.resakss.org

6. SAKSS Analytical Networks and Governance Structures
Mozambique Zimbabwe
Governance
Structures
-Chaired by the PS of Agriculture
-Secretariat is Located in MASA
-Coordinated from MASA
Chaired by PS Agriculture
Secretariat at Department of
Agric. Economics and Markets
; Civil Society Coalition (co-chair)

7. MA Progress, Challenges & Planned Activities
Progress Challenges Planned Activities
Mozambique Produced a BR brief & disseminated BR results
Working on country reports (ATORs)
Working on JSRs report
Organized data on CAADP M&E
Stakeholder workshop for the launch of the
extension of (PNISA 2018 – 2019), 24 May
2018Coordination mechanism established
Carried out the agricultural research platform meeting
Revamping and Institutionalizing the Agricultural
Sector Coordination
-Coordinating of stakeholders
across the board
-develop BR report in 2019
-provide training on policy analysis
-provide training on statistical analysis
-conduct studies as demanded by
MASA and governance body
-Set up regional agricultural research
platform (North and Central
Mozambique)
-Strengthen the M&E system-
indicators, data sources, storage,
management etc- conditional-funding
Zimbabwe -Participated in BRs -Funding from COMESA ended
and activities have come to a
-Mobilize funding for the node from
other DPs

8. Analytical Network Progress, Challenges & Planned Activities
Progress Challenges Planned Activities
Mozambique -Analytical network comprises: MASA, ACTIONAID,
Edwardo Mondlane University, National Institute of
Cashew nut (INCAJU); National Institute of Cotton
(IAM); National Institute of Agricultural Research
(IIAM); National Institute of Statistics (INE); Fundo
Nacional de Investigação (FNI); Pedagogical University
(UP);São Tomás University; Institute for Social and
Economic Studies (IESE).
-Coordination mechanism established
-Meeting of network of institutions
-Shared work program developed
-Some members –assigned analytical work focusing on
BR, JSR, briefs
-Limited incentives for
cooperation once not assigned
a funded task
Develop a work plan for 2019
-identify roles and responsibilities for
network members
-identify further funding for studies
Identify further funding for network
members to participate in international
for a
-Strengthening cooperation with
academia and other research
institutions
Zimbabwe -Department of Economics & Markets; Department of
Livestock & Veterinary Services; Department of Research
and Specialist Services; Food and Nutrition Council;
Agricultural Research Council; ZIMSTATS. Zimbabwe
-Funding from COMESA ended
and activities have stalled.
-Mobilize funding from other sources
-Bring more structure to the network
-Develop a work program with the
network

9. eAtlas Progress, Challenges & Planned Activities
Progress Challenges Planned Activities
Mozambique eAtlas team established
eAtlas data based constantly updated by SAKSS
Trainings on GIS, in 2017 in Pretoria
-eAtlas maps to be used in analytical &
communication products for the sector
-Data not available for some
modules
-Would require more time
to gather some data
-Limited incentives for
constant updates
-need to deal with issues of
continuity
-Develop eAtlas briefs to showcase
utility of eAtlas further
-Collect more data at province
level
-Utilize eAtlas in national
publications
-Popularize eAtlas beyond the
ministry of Agriculture
-broaden data sources &
harmonization of sources.
Zimbabwe eAtlas platform not yet created for Zimbabwe Funding from COMESA
ended
-Planning to mobilize funding with
ZimSAKSS

10. Thank You!
• Je vous remercie
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