Mainstreaming of Land Governance in National Agricultural and Food Security Investment Plans (NAFSIPs)

Mainstreaming of Land

Governance in National

Agricultural and Food Security

Investment Plans (NAFSIPs)

LAND POLICY INITIATIVE

Belay Demissie (PHD), Regional Land Expert,

Land Policy Initiative

LPI/NPCA side event, 24 March 2015

11th

CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting

Johannesburg, South Africa

Good Land governance is central to

success of CAADP

• Land fundamental for production & wealth

creation globally: in Africa, where majority are

in agriculture/ other land-based sectors,

• Land governance/management affects

agriculture:

o Facilitating private investments by farmers, and

responsible/innovative investment LSLBIs

o Incentivising farmers to adopt productivity enhancing

technologies

o Enhancing involvement of banks /other private sector

players

o Adoption of practices that ensure environmental

stewardship. climate change mitigation & adaptation

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Land/Water

management

Access to

market

Food security

Science and

technology

Absence

of

disputes/

conflict

Improved

governance of

land based

investments

Respons

ive land

use

planning

Equitable

land

distributio

n/Access

Secure land

tenure and

land rights

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Cohesive land/land use policies, and effective

administration

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Land governance and CAADP linkages

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Some key land governance

issues: progress made and

actions needed

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Land-Agriculture thematic areas

Land Issues /Themes Backgroun

d

Document

F&G CAAD

P

APR

M

State Sovereignty over

Land

X X X

Security of tenure X X X X

Unequal Rights to land and

insecure land rights

X X X X

Historical Land Rights

Injustices

X X X X

Land, and Natural

Resources Degradation

X X X X

Land, Environment and

Climate Change

X X X X

Land Governance and

Conflict

X X X X

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Land Issues /Themes Background

Document

F&

G

CAAD

P

APR

M

Large Scale Land Based

Investments

X X X X

Legal Pluralism and

Conflicting Tenure

Systems (Duality)

X X X X

Land and Urban

Development

X X X X

Women’s Land Rights X X X X

Traditional/Indigenous

Land Management

Practices (Knowledge

Management)

X X X X

Land and Africa’s Regional

Integration Agenda

X X X X

Thematic areas: LPI documents

Findings of the AU-ECA-AfDB LPI Study

on mainstreaming land in CAADP

Summary findings

• All stakeholders recognise that land is

fundamental

• While land degradation is addressed, few

systematically articulate land governance

considerations in CAADP investment and policy

reform planning

• Little attention to how land will be availed for

agricultural investments—and how to address

tenure and land governance challenges

• Land question--most CAADP land interventions de-

emphasized policy and governance aspects -

rather focus on technical and investment

measures to correct land degradation

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Areas for action in addressing land

governance in CAADP

How to:

• Facilitate equity of access to land for all land

users: small and large-holder farmers,

pastoralists, other investors, women, youth

• Reduce complexity and cost of

documenting/registering land rights and claims --

especially customary rights

• Develop land use plans and models that promote

development and sustainable investment goals

• Promote agricultural production models that

ensure fair, equitable, profitable

investments/outcomes

• Reduce environmental damage, mitigate, adapt to

climate change

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Areas for action...

– Expedite/capitalise on momentum for

policy reforms

– Build synergies between F&G, VG other

initiatives in implementation in Africa

– Build capacity/engage RECs, Institutions,

CSOs, farmers organisations

– Support mainstreaming of land governance

in CAADP/NAFSIPS at national levels

– Monitor and report---CAADP results

framework?

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LPI/IFAD Partnership to

mainstream land governance in

NAIPs

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LPI/IFAD Project

Goal –

To support the development and

implementation of land policies in

Africa in accordance with the AU

Declaration on Land and the F&G

with a view to enhancing food

security and agricultural

development

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Objectives

To mainstream land policy and

governance in CAADP National

Agricultural and Food Security

Investment Plans (NAFSIPs) to increase

agricultural investments and

productivity and attain food security.

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Specific Objectives

• Review NAFSIPs and on-going land policy initiatives

to identify entry points, promising practices and

innovations for land governance;

• Raise awareness among stakeholders on the need

to address land governance issues in implementing

CAADP/Agricultural sector strategy;

• Enhance capacity of the National Governments,

Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the LPI

to facilitate the mainstreaming of land governance

issues in CAADP NAFSIPs;

• Facilitate multi-stakeholder monitoring, review and

dialogue on land governance interventions in the

context of CAADP implementation at national level.

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Outputs

• Research and analysis

• Communication and advocacy

• Capacity development

• Monitoring and evaluation

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Research and analysis

6 reports – one per country –

on the needs/gaps, recommendations, promising

practices and innovations for mainstreaming land

governance concerns in NAFSIPs.

6 Business Plans (including budget)

– one per country –

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Communication and

advocacy

• Communication and advocacy

strategy developed

• Advocacy/extension materials on

land governance-agricultural

linkages produced.

• 6 national advocacy and

awareness raising workshops and

seminars organised

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Capacity development

• Technical Training Modules

organised for different stakeholders

– How to mainstreaming land governance

concerns into NAFSIPS/agricultural

programmes.

• Capacity of existing working groups

on land governance enhanced

• Technical assistance and advisory

missions organised according to the

specific needs

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Monitoring and evaluation

• CAADP Monitoring Framework and

indicators for tracking progress

reviewed

• M&E studies conducted and

related reports produced

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Lesson learning and

knowledge management

• Promoting/scaling up of gender sensitive

and cost effective registration of all

bundles of land rights;

• Mapping, recognition and management of

land rights, especially customarily held

group rights to land (incl. institutional

arrangements);

• Rural-urban linkages and land use planning

issues;

• Decentralization and institutional

development;

• Identification, acquisition and management

of public land

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Target Countries & Selection

criteria

• 4-6 countries From Eastern and Southern African

countries

• Assessment of the needs for improved land policy

and governance at the national level and the

potential entry points for related interventions

and policy dialogue;

• current progress in the CAADP implementation

process (signed a National CAADP Compact and

an Investment Plan);

• IFAD’s comparative advantage in engaging in

policy dialogue and raise stakeholder’s

awareness

• Opportunities for collaborating with other

partners engaged in the CAADP process and

aligning country focus with other projects

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Project management

• LPI Steering committee- oversee

• LPI Secretariat – Focal

implementing institution

• LPI will liaise with stakeholders at

country level to facilitate

partnerships, synergies and

coordination.

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Way forward

• LPI is complaint to Malabo declaration

and to the implementation strategy and

road map to achieve the 2025vision on

CAADP

• LPI is aligned with CAADP result

framework and also working on joint

projects

• Yes, LPI will continue working with all

stakeholders (member states,

development partners, continental

institutions, CSO platform and farmers

federation and RECs).

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Thank you!!

Email: Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.uneca.org/lpi/

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