CAADP – CGIAR Alignment

CAADP – CGIAR ALIGNMENTTom Arnold to the Dar Workshop, 6 Feb 2011

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Supporting a Science Agenda for African Agriculture2

Workshop hosted by Irish Aid (June 30 and July 1, 2011) regarding support for agricultural research in Africa. Objectives of the workshop –

Explore how African country and regional agriculture and food security investment plans to advance CAADP can inform and guide CGIAR, African country and regional agricultural research programs and identify opportunities to leverage existing relationships to better align around a science agenda for African agriculture.

Supporting a Science Agenda for African Agriculture -Meeting Outcomes3

Joint Steering Committee was formed with equal representation and membership from the African Partners (AUC, NEPAD and FARA), CGIAR Consortium and Development Partners.

Members include: Tom Arnold (CGIAR), Ousmane Badiane (IFPRI/CGIAR), Martin

Bwalya (NPCA), Abebe Haile Gabriel (AUC), Jeff Hill (USAID), Monty Jones (FARA), Agnes M’wangombe (CGIAR), David Nielson (World Bank), and David Radcliffe (EC), Coordinator: Kerri Wright Platais (World Bank).

SC met four times since August (virtually) and created concept notes, timelines and preliminary budgets for each activity within the first four months. Now ready to finalize and move to implementation.

CAADP-CGIAR Activities

Five major areas of work: Develop a Memorandum of Understanding between the AUC

and the CGIAR Consortium Hold a series of scientific module workshops based on agro-

ecological zones to develop a technical implementation framework for bridging and aligning the CGIAR Research Portfolios (CRPs) and CAADP National and Regional Investment Plans

Solidify the major linkages involved in an African Science Agenda for Agriculture

Organize and implement technical regional workshops on Agriculture Productivity, Research and Extension

Develop a framework informed by the above activities to include operational plans for national, regional and continental wide efforts over the short- (2 year), medium- (5 year) and long-term (10 year) commitments, considered essential for the advancement of agricultural research

Three Concept Notes

1. Mapping and Aligning African Agricultural Research Needs and Investments

2. A Process for Developing the Agenda for Agricultural Science in Africa

3. CAADP Regional Workshops on Agricultural Productivity

MOU with AUC and CGIAR

In draft and discussions between the representatives of the Steering Committee and the legal staff of each group.

The goal is to have a signed MOU by early 2012. Included in the MOU will be joint action for the response

to the Horn of Africa crisis, through a Joint Program Design process for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda with discussions between governments, the World Bank and USAID, and other development partners.

Process coordinated within the regional program effort led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

A technical consortium will provide assistance support at the country level with program design efforts and will consist of the CGIAR Consortium (ILRI coordinating) in partnership with FAO, WFP and others to provide a longer-term framework for research activities.

Road Map for Future

Develop a framework (once all activities are underway) to include operational plans for national, regional and continental wide efforts over the short- (2 year), medium- (5 year) and long-term (10 year) commitments, considered essential for the advancement of agricultural research

CAADP-CGIAR Workshop (at FARA)

January 27-28, 2012 The objective: Outline and reach agreement on the

content, work plan, timeline and budget for an implementation phase of the CAADP-CGIAR work for the Steering Committee to approve and mobilize.

Workshop Outcomes:  Define whether and how foresighting for agricultural innovation for Africa

would guide an overall agriculture science agenda: what are the limits, the challenges and how can they be overcome? This will draw on the experiences with foresighting work from other parts of the world (and include a review of the earlier studies).

Define the scope of the Agricultural Science Agenda; its content, methodology for its development, and identification of the human resources needed.

Develop and reach agreement including the assignment of responsibilities on a work program, timeline and budget for the implementation phase for wider distribution with additional partners.

Workshop Participants

FARAMonty Jones                   Executive Director

Ramadjita Tabo              Deputy Executive Director

Emmanuel Tambi             Director, Advocacy and Policy

Myra Wopereis-Pura      Director, Access to Knowledge and Technologies

Irene Annor-Frempong     Director, Capacity Strengthening

Adewale Adekunle          Director, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances

Kaj Bjork                        Director for Finance

Ralph von Kaufmann        Technical Cordinator, UNIBRAIN

Aggrey Agumya              Technical Advisor to the

Executive Director

Ifidon Ohiomoba              Manager, PSTAD

Ann Dela Apekey             Gender Specialist

Oluwole Fatunbi               Programme Officer, SSA CP

Nelson Ojijo                     Programme Officer, Capacity

Strengthening

World BankDavid Nielson Lead Agricultural Services

Specialist

Matt MacMahon Consultant

Jurgen Anthofer Senior Agricultural Specialist

Kerri Wright Platais Coordinator CAADP-CGIAR Programs

Bremala Nathan Operations Officer

OtherHarold Roy-Macauley       Programme Manager, CORAF

Lance O’Brien                   Irish Agriculture & Food Development

Authority     

John Lazier                       Advisor, CIDA

Stanley Wood                  Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Next Steps and Timeframe - 1 Mapping and Aligning African Agriculture

Research Needs and Investments Concept note to be finalized by Feb 18 for SC

approval by end February (coordinated by IFPRI) Formation of Working Group to plan prototyping

activity Agree Africa-wide Agroecosystem/FS framework, and

select priority system(s) for a prototype study Compare documented research needs in selected

system(s) to documented research investments of relevance to those systems (“Mapping” of research demands to supply)

“Mapping” pilot study review meeting (May 2012) Alignment Meeting with donor community, African

country and regional partners, and research community (TBD)

A Process for Developing the Agenda for Agricultural Science in Africa FARA and partners to lead a participatory

process that will determine key issues for agricultural science development over a 15-20 year time frame

Consultation with High Level Expert Group Linkages with the Mapping and Foresight

exercises Concept note to be completed by FARA 18th

Feb for SC approval by end of Feb

Next Steps and Timeframe - 2

CAADP Pillar 4 Technical Workshops FARA to take lead in partnership with SROs

and NPCA to develop the first technical workshop focused on productivity issues in alignment with country investment plans

First Workshop to take place by July 2012 Explore linkages with USAID SI workshop

outcomes Concept note to be finalized by FARA 18th Feb

for SC approval by end of Feb

Next Steps and Timeframe - 3

Aligned Initiative

USAID Sustainable Intensification (SI) Program

One of the Research Strategy Components under the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative

Initial phase of program 2012-2017, involving assessment of the sustainable intensification benefits of integrated production system components in 3 target Farming System landscapes in SSA.

USAID Intensification Workshops Purpose: Engage CGIAR Centers, USAID’s

Collaborative Research Support Programs, donor partners, USAID country and regional missions, African continental and sub-regional organizations, partner country agencies and research institutes, and NGOs to develop research agendas and work plans for target farming systems (under overall umbrella of the Sustainable Intensification Program)

Outcomes: Develop monitoring and evaluation plans (coordinated by IFPRI) Improve alignment of USAID investments Plan for project workshops and full design Timeline for design and implementation

USAID Intensification Workshops Three meetings in January and February,

2012 January 9-12: West Africa Sudano-Sahelian

Zone, Tamale, Ghana (Lead CG Center: IITA) January 30- February 2: Ethiopian Highlands,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Lead CG Center: ILRI) February 6-9: Eastern and Southern Africa

maize-mixed region, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Lead CG Center: IITA)

Information on the 3 sustainable intensification workshops may be found at http://agintensificationafrica.wikispaces.com/