1. ReSAKSS–Africa Lead Project
Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Agricultural
Policy and Investment Planning and Implementation in
Africa
Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi 11-13 April 2012
Overview of the CAADP Agenda
and ReSAKSS in West Africa
By M. Yade

2. OUTLINE
• SOME BASIS TARGETS AND
PRINCIPLES OF CAADP
• RESAKSS AS PART OF CAADP
IMPLEMENTATION
• STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• ANNUAL TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
REPORTS (ATOR)
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3. Some basic Targets and
Principles of CAADP
• CAADP as a strategic framework by
which to guide country development
efforts and partnerships in the
agricultural sector:
• agriculture led growth for
poverty reduction;
• increased funding of agriculture
(10%) and
• at least 6% agriculture growth –
all targeted at achieving MGD1
and other welfare targets
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4. Some basic Targets and Principles
of CAADP
– (1) mobilize existing expertise , capacities
and knowledge and provide first-rate
analytical and advisory services to
countries and Regional Economic
Communities in the design,
implementation, and evaluation of CAADP
programs.
– (2) provide assistance to countries in the
establishment of national knowledge
system nodes to support CAADP
implementation
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5. Some basic Targets and Principles
of CAADP
• Work with the national nodes to provide
relevant and timely information to guide:
– Mutual review at the continental level to
review overall progress in the
implementation of CAADP
– Peer review at the regional level to promote
dialogue and mutual learning around the
review of progress and performance
– Progress review at the national level to
ensure that country level policies and
programs are aligned with CAADP principles
and on track to meet the country-specific
targets and objectives
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6. ReSAKSS as Part of CAADP
Implementation
• National Nodes:
– pursuing the same objectives at national level
– ensuring the mobilisation and coordination of
knowledge generating and dissemination networks
– Comprising of:
• An analytical node bringing together National
Agricultural Research Institutes, universities,
statistics offices, the technical arms of
professional organisations, etc.
• A framework for review, dialogue and advocacy
coordinated at high level (Permanent Secretary of
Director) including all stakeholders: government
institutions, Professional associations,TFP, etc.
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7. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• CONTRIBUTION TO NAIP AND
RAIP DESIGN WITH:
– STOCK TAKING EXERCICE
–MODELING WORK
–Review of the consistency of
the NAIP’s vis a vis their
growth, poverty and funding
targets
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8. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• TREND SCENARIO FOR GROWTH
AND POVERTY REDUCTION;
• COMPARE TRENDS WITH CAADP
AND MDG-1 TARGETS
• ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS TO
MEET CAADP AND MDG-1
TARGETS ;
• ASSESS FUNDING
REQUIREMENTS
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9. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
CONTRIBUTION OF AG GROWTH TO POVERTY REDUCTION
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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BENIN BURKINA CAPE GAMBIE GHANA GUINEE LIBERIA MALI NIGER NIGERIA SENEGAL TOGO
FASO VERT CONAKRY
Agriculture Non Agriculture sectors
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10. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
LONG TERM LINKAGES (=> 2015) BETWEEN
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND POVERTY
REDUCTION
450 35
400
Ag GDP (Millions US$)
30
Poverty reduction (%)
350
25
300
250 20
200 15
150
10
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50
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Benin Burkina Cape Verde The Gambia Ghana Guinea Liberia Mali Niger Senegal Togo
Faso
Growth in Agricultural GDP Reduction in national poverty rate
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11. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
STRATEGIC CROPS FOR AG GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION
BENIN Filières vivrières (Racines et tubercules)
BURKINA FASO Filière bovine et mil/sorgho
CAP-VERT Filières vivrières
GAMBIE Céréales (mil/sorgho)* et filière bovine
GHANA Racines et tubercules et pêcheries
GUINEE Riz
LIBERIA Filières vivrières
MALI Filières vivrières (Riz; Mil/Sorgho)*
NIGER Elevage
NIGERIA Manioc, Riz
SENEGAL Elevage et Filières vivrières (mil/sorgho Riz)*
SIERRA LEONE Manioc
TOGO Filières vivrières
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12. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
EXPECTED AG GROWTH IN 2015* UNDER
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
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13. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
EXPECTED POVERTY REDUCTION BY 2015 UNDER DIFFERENT
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14. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
CURRENT AG EXPENDITURE RATIOS REQUIRED AG EXPENDITURE
TO TOTAL EXPENDITURES (%) GROWTH TO MEET 6%
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
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15. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
CURRENT FUNDING EFFICIENCY:
ELASTICITY VIS-À-VIS AG GROWTH
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16. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CHILD
NUTRITION IN WEST AND CENTRAL
AFRICA
• MARKET ANALYSIS IN WEST AFRICA:
VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND
INSTABILITY
• MONITORING OF THE MILLENIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1 (MDG1) IN
WEST AFRICA
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17. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• Study on the dynamics of food
consumption in West Africa conducted
jointly with MSU in 7 West African
countries:
– ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
SURVEYS
– ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL FOOD BALANCES
– REGRESSION ANALYSIS => MARGINAL
BUDGET SHARES/DEMAND ELASTICITIES
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18. Trends and Outlook Reports
• FRAMEWORK
– (POLICY/PRIMARY FACTOR ENDOWMENT)
– FUNDING
– PERFORMANCE
– LIVELIHOODS
– NO OR LIMITED PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION
– CHALLENGES:
• DATA QUALITY
• CONTINUITY
• DATA FORMAT COMPATIBILITY
• SUSTAINABILITY
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19. Trends and Outlook Reports
• TEAM: CORE COUNTRY ACTORS
– Planning and statistics unit of MINAGRI (PSU) as
coordinator
– National Institute of Statistics (poverty unit,
national accounting unit)
– Budget unit in Ministries of Finance
– Professional think tanks
– Market information systems
– M&E units in other relevant ministries such as
livestock, environment, fisheries, trade, etc
– NARS including Universities
– Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRSP) unit
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20. Trends and Outlook Reports
• TEAM: REGIONAL
– ReSAKSS WA EXPERTS
– LEAD EXPERTS FOR EACH COMPONENT:
• ENABLING ENVIRONMENT AND CAADP
STATUS
• FUNDING,
• MACRO PERFORMANCE,
• AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE,
• AGRICULTURAL TRADE
• LIVELIHOODS
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21. Trends and Outlook Reports
• ACTIVITIES: REGIONAL
– Drafting of terms of reference: list and
specification of indicators, rationale,
definitions, computation, sources and links to
policy targets; profile of collaborators
– Methodology workshops , quality review,
technical backstopping
– Regional synthesis of each component by
ReSAKSS in collaboration with lead experts
– Regional validation and dissemination
workshop
– Finalization of regional trends and outlook
report
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22. Trends and Outlook Reports
• ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL LEVEL
– PSU as coordinator develops operational plan and
monitors execution
– Data collection and analysis by different subgroups
following the components
– Subgroup reports submitted to the planning unit
with data sheets as annexes
– Planning unit consolidates subgroup reports and
submits to ReSAKSS with all data sheets for review
– Technical meetings and national validation
workshops
– Finalization of national trends and outlook report
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23. CAADP Compact NAIP
Country [date signed] [Date drafted, reviewed and validated]
Benin 15-Oct-09 Draft: Sept-10 Review: 13 June -2010
Burkina Faso 22-Jul-10 Draft: Sept-10
Cape Verde 10-Dec-09 Draft: undated
Cote d'Ivoire 27-Jul-10
Gambia, The 27-Oct-09 Draft: Sept-10 Review: 13-Sept-10
Ghana 27-Oct-09 Draft: Sept-10 Review: 13-June-10
Guinea 6-Apr-10 Draft: 14-Sept-10
Guinea Bissau 18-Jan-11
Liberia 5-Oct-09 Draft: 20-Sept-2010 Review: 13-June-10
Mali 12-Oct-09 Draft: Aug-10 Review: 27-Sept-10
Niger 29-Sep-09 Draft: June-10 Review: 27-Sept-10
Nigeria 12-Oct-09 Draft: Sept-10 Review: 13 June-10
Senegal 9-Feb-10 Draft: June-10 Review: 13-June-10
Sierra Leone 17-Sep-09 Draft: May-2010 Review: 13-June-10
Togo 19-Jul-09 Draft: June-10 Review: 13-June-10 Validate: 4-Feb-10
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24. MERCI
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