1. The Comprehensive
Africa Agriculture
Development
Programme
(CAADP)
Simon Kisira
NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

2. .
…. Linking to the
NEPAD vision …
.

3. NEPAD Vision
A common strategic
framework
(instrument) for
Africa’s renewal
… building and sustaining Africa’s ability to:
 eradicate poverty
 advance +ve sustainable growth and development
 engage as an equal partner in global economy
 accelerate the empowerment of women

4. NEPAD core priority result areas
Human Agriculture Regional
Resource
Integration
development
Peace
Infrastructure
& Security
Socio-economic Political-
Environment
growth and Economic
& Tourism
improved standard governance
of living and clean
Science and environment Direct foreign
Technology investments
Access Public revenue
to markets Domestic savings & expenditure
& investments

5. NEPAD - Agriculture
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme (CAADP)
… framework to stimulate &
guide alignment and
strengthening of Africa’s
capacity to sustain high
agriculture performance …

6. What is CAADP about …”
Level and quality of productivity able to
position agriculture as an engine for
GROWTH
 Policy environment to provide
desired incentives for both state and
non-state players (Security, investments,
Governance, etc…)
 Institutional arrangements and
capacity for effective and efficient
implementation

7. Why CAADP …
Framework to stimulate, guide and support building
and strengthening of systems and capacity for
Africa to achieve …
Food and Nutritional Security
Increased Income and Poverty alleviation
Sustainable socio-economic growth
6% Annual Agriculture
Productivity growth rate
(by 2015)
10% Public Expenditure
allocation to Agriculture
(by 2008)

8. CAADP - transforming African Agriculture
Issues and Challenges:
Institutional capacity and alignment (e.g.
fragmentation in mandates and responsibilities)
Comprehensive and integrated approaches
(e.g. linking of infrastructure development to
agriculture development objectives)
Market development (policies and related
infrastructure)
Research, science and technology
Financing (private sector investments)

9. .
… CAADP
Implementation ...
.

10. Enabling
Environment
Quality
Deliver the
“6%” =
wealth
creation
Ability

11. CAADP and transformation of Africa
Agriculture (development) instruments/models
2
3
1

12. .
… Supporting CAADP
Implementation ...
..NPCA roles ..
.

13. Supporting CAADP
AUC
Implementation
Translation of Policy
Frameworks (CAADP) for
Capacity
National
Governments Implementation
RECs
elaborate technical
implementation guidelines
tools for evidence based
NEPAD analysis & decision making
Agency M&E (Impact, learning)
Flagship Programmes /Projects
Expert support
(knowledge, Information;
Knowledge analytical skills) to
generation to facilitate reform in
Broker technical policies and institutions
inform strategic
and financing
thinking, planning
partnerships for
and technology
Implementation
development

14. .
… progress, results
and
impact …
.

15. 29 Country
Compacts
21 Investment
Plans
Legend 16 country
Compact signed Business
meetings held
Investment Plan
Reviewed
Business Meetings
held

16. Progress
Example
Dimension
Mobilisation National resources increasing allocated –
of funding the 10%
G8 / GAFSP allocation to 6 African
countries (Togo; Niger; Rwanda; Sierra
Leone; Ethiopia; Benin)
Bilateral financing (e.g. Burkina Faso had
69% of the financing gap for the national
investment plan pledged at the Business Meeting)
Multi-Donor Trust Fund to support CAADP
process
4/13/2012

17. Increment in investment ....
Government and donor financing of Government and donor allocations to
investments in agriculture in agriculture in Rwanda, 2006-2010
Ethiopia, 2003-2010 ( million Birr) (million Rwandan Francs)
6,000
160
5,000 140
120
4,000
100
Governme
3,000 Governm 80 nt
ent Donors
60
Donors
2,000
40
Total
1,000 20
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda
Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Dev’t, Ethiopia
4/13/2012

18. Overview of Key Priorities
Science and
technology applied in
food and agriculture
5% Capacity Institutional
Development
5%
Enabling Environment
2% Food & Nutrition
Security and
Emergency
Preparedness
38%
Market Access,
Competitiveness and
Value Addition
30%
Sustainable
Intensification & Devt management of land
of Production and and water
Productivty Systems 6%
15%

19. CAADP Implementation …
(growing results … a reform agenda …)
Investment Policy
Institutions
Plans Reforms
 Evidence-based  transparency,  Inclusiveness &
planning accountability collective
(M&E /MAF) responsibility
 Integrated &
 Inter-Ministerial
Comprehensive  Incentives for
Collaboration
Plans/Programme trade/markets
 “new” form of
 Local financing partnerships

20. .
… issues for consideration
for implementation…
.

21. Implementation and Result focused
engagement in South Sudan
Expert support on development of Programmes
- Deepen the consultations at national and State
levels
- Examine national priorities and build consensus
on areas requiring interventions.
- Examine the national investment options for
specific programme areas –National level Policies
and State priority programmes
- Expert support for programme development and
review

22. Implementation engagements (ctd)
Broker Partnerships
- Investment financing (Public
sector; Private sector and
Development aid)
- Financing platform
- Technical partnerships

23. Other key implementation drivers
Implementation capacity
• Information & knowledge management;
• Institutional capacities;
• Human competencies;
• Accountability mechanisms;
• Execution / delivery systems
Policy alignment /strengthening
and public policy design systems
(data; inclusiveness, etc…)
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24. Thank you