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FANRPAN

Learn about FANRPAN's role in developing the COMESA CAADP Regional Compact, addressing regional challenges and key objectives. Explore the CAADP pillars and the implementation process towards a comprehensive action plan.

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FANRPAN

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  1. FANRPAN Development of the COMESA CAADP Regional Compact

  2. Outline: • Introduction – FANRPAN, COMESA, CAADP • Regional compact: definition • The CAADP Implementation Process • Key Objectives: Implementation • Action Plan • Conclusion: Towards December 2009

  3. The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network Presence in 13 countries Multi-stakeholder, multi-national policy network The network includes: universities, research institutes, business sector, farmer groups, government Partnership agreements with SADC, COMESA and several CGIARs Policy dialogue and policy analysis Information dissemination Promotion of evidence-based FANR policies FANRPAN

  4. COMESA • The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa • 19 countries • 420 million people • Agriculture – 32% of COMESA’s GDP - 65% of foreign exchange earnings - 50% of raw materials contributed to industrial sector

  5. COMESA: Regional Challenges • USD 19 billion – spent by Member States on food imports • Poor organization of smallholder farmers • Agricultural sector: low productivity; policy related constraints; market & technological • Low intra-COMESA trade • 15 of the 19 members are in the free trade area

  6. COMESA: 2003 Crop Yields(MT/ha) COMESA vs Global Crop COMESA Global Maize 1.39 4.47 Rice 1.12 3.84 Wheat 1.38 2.66 Sorghum 0.67 1.30 Cassava 8.18 10.76 Beans 0.60 0.70 Bananas 4.69 15.25

  7. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) • Endorsed by the AU Assembly – July 2003 • Goal “to help African countries reach a higher path of economic growth through agriculture-led devpt, which eliminates hunger, reduces poverty & food insecurity, & enables expansion of exports.” • Key targets: increase of agric growth rates -6% per yr; nat’l budgets allocating 10% to the sector

  8. CAADP PILLARS: • Pillar 1 – Sustainable land and water mgmt • Pillar 2 – Increasing market access • Pillar 3 – Increasing food supply & reducing hunger • Pillar 4 – Improving agriculture research, technology, dissemination & adoption

  9. Defining regional compact: • Region – COMESA. Some member states belonging to SADC or EAC*. Compact aims to integrate priority issues from all three blocs • Compact – • strategic agreement/document of identified priority areas of investments by national and international partners • Encompassing defined roles and responsibilities *8 are members of SADC; 4 are members of EAC

  10. The CAADP Implementation Process Identification of early action programmes Development of pillar concept papers : Development of national compacts * Development of a regional compact *17 of the 19 Member States have initiated the CAADP Round table process

  11. Pillar 1: Climate Change Initiative, Irrigation Program, Fisheries Strategy, Forestry Strategy Pillar 2: AAMP, Regional Fertilizer Programme, Seed Sector Alliance Pillar 3: ACTESA, RELPA Pillar 4: Regional Approach to Biotechnology and Bio-safety for Eastern and Southern Africa (RABESA II) COMESA Region: Early Action Programmes

  12. Country Roundtable Status: • 17 of the 19 Member States – initiated Roundtable process • 13 – launched CAADP Roundtable process • To date: Rwanda has concluded Roundtable process and finalized national compact • 6% growth rate – Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Eritrea • 10% budget allocation – Ethiopia, Malawi, Madagascar, Zambia

  13. FANRPAN’s Key objectives in the development of the Regional Compact are: • Finalise the COMESA CAADP regional concept papers • Facilitate implementation of programmes focusing on youth and women in the COMESA region • Take inventory of key stakeholders in the region that COMESA can work with in implementing CAADP • Take inventory of existing regional projects & programmes • Finalise design of COMESA Early Action Programmes under each of the CAADP Pillars • Design institutional arrangements for the implementation of CAADP in COMESA

  14. Action Plan:

  15. Action Plan (ctd):

  16. Action Plan (ctd):

  17. Consultations: • FANRPAN, COMESA – to organise meetings and workshops as part of stakeholder consultation process • 1st Key workshop – planned for April 2009 (tbc). Purpose: to define a common understanding & vision for the regional compact in terms of the scope, content and clarity on regional dimensions • Composition of stakeholders – regional experts, national focal points, donor representatives, regional NGOs & farmer organisations

  18. Towards December 2009: Finalization of COMESA CAADP Regional Compact Key Reflection: As a node hosting institution, what has been the extent of your involvement in the CAADP process at country level?

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