Phase ii (2011 2015) work plan

ReSAKSS-ECA Phase II Work PlanReSAKSS-ECA Phase II Work Plan

ReSAKSS-ECA Steering Committee Meeting ReSAKSS-ECA Steering Committee Meeting ILRI, 12ILRI, 12thth June, 2012 June, 2012

Joseph Karugia

2011-215 Work Plan 2011-215 Work Plan

Key ActivitiesKey Activities

• Consolidation and repositioning of ReSAKSSConsolidation and repositioning of ReSAKSS

• Operationaization at the country level of the Operationaization at the country level of the CAADP M&E frameworkCAADP M&E framework

• Establishment of Country SAKSS NodesEstablishment of Country SAKSS Nodes

• Transition to a COMESA based platform in year 4&5Transition to a COMESA based platform in year 4&5

Major ObjectivesMajor Objectives

Conduct research on key areas/issues (ATOR Conduct research on key areas/issues (ATOR feature topics)feature topics) 2011: agricultural productivity; completed with 2011: agricultural productivity; completed with

IFPRI HarvestChoice; report underwayIFPRI HarvestChoice; report underway 2012: agricultural investments; collaboration 2012: agricultural investments; collaboration

with ASTI on AgR&D; startingwith ASTI on AgR&D; starting 2013: agricultural trade2013: agricultural trade 2014: poverty and safety nets2014: poverty and safety nets

……Major ObjectivesMajor Objectives

Strengthen existing country SAKSS nodes and Strengthen existing country SAKSS nodes and establish new ones. Depends on a country’s:establish new ones. Depends on a country’s: state in the CAADP processstate in the CAADP process readiness in “setting” up a SAKSSreadiness in “setting” up a SAKSS capacity needs for strategic analysis, M&E and capacity needs for strategic analysis, M&E and

knowledge managementknowledge management

Agricultural Productivity StudyAgricultural Productivity Study

Key question: how to raise and maintain high Key question: how to raise and maintain high agricultural productivity across different parts of agricultural productivity across different parts of the continent?the continent?

fundamental and conceptual issues on the fundamental and conceptual issues on the definition and measurement of agricultural definition and measurement of agricultural productivity (temporal and spatial analysis)productivity (temporal and spatial analysis)

Agricultural Productivity StudyAgricultural Productivity Study

more sophisticated analysis on understanding more sophisticated analysis on understanding the determinants and drivers of agricultural the determinants and drivers of agricultural productivityproductivity

seemingly-easy, but methodological-challenging seemingly-easy, but methodological-challenging case analysis of successful and failed case analysis of successful and failed implementation of several agricultural implementation of several agricultural productivity programsproductivity programs

Country SAKSS ActivitiesCountry SAKSS Activities

The SAKSS concept is now an accepted CAADP The SAKSS concept is now an accepted CAADP franchise, which is articulated in the CAADP franchise, which is articulated in the CAADP Compact and Brochure 5Compact and Brochure 5

Strategic Analyses and Knowledge Support Systems Strategic Analyses and Knowledge Support Systems to inform and guide the CAADP implementation to inform and guide the CAADP implementation processprocess

This is expected to come into existence following This is expected to come into existence following the signing of the CAADP country compact and as the signing of the CAADP country compact and as part of the implementation of the country’s part of the implementation of the country’s agricultural sector investment planagricultural sector investment plan

Country SAKSS ActivitiesCountry SAKSS Activities

Main objective of country SAKSS: provide strategic Main objective of country SAKSS: provide strategic knowledge products to facilitate better policy knowledge products to facilitate better policy design and implementation that ensure successful design and implementation that ensure successful implementation of the country’s agricultural sector implementation of the country’s agricultural sector investment planinvestment plan

SAKSS: Broker of Strategic SAKSS: Broker of Strategic Analysis/KnowledgeAnalysis/Knowledge

Policy Analysis

Units

Think Tanks, Central Bank

Statistics Bureaus,

Universities, FBOs

Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors,

Directors

BrokerDemand Supply

SAKSS NetworkSAKSSNode

SAKSS Oversight Body

•Identify and sensitize knowledge gaps

•Synthesize knowledge•Mobilize and coordinate knowledge generation

•Facilitate training•…

•Express interest and buy into vision

•Align knowledge generation activities

•Receive funding and training

•…

Credence of SAKSS in CAADP process

Governance Channel knowledge

and evidence to policy makers

• …

SAKSS: capacity strengthening activitiesSAKSS: capacity strengthening activities

Policy Analysis

Units

Think Tanks, Central Bank

Statistics Bureaus,

Universities, FBOs

Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors,

Directors

NetworkNodeOB

Graduation overtime

Level 100Level 100Rationale and Rationale and

ConceptsConcepts(CAADP; Policy (CAADP; Policy

Analysis)Analysis)

Level 200Level 200Concepts and Concepts and ApplicationApplication

(Policy Analysis; (Policy Analysis; Report WritingReport Writing)

Level 300 …Level 300 …Application and Application and

ModelingModeling(CGE, Econometrics, (CGE, Econometrics,

Data Work)Data Work)

Country SAKSS ApproachCountry SAKSS Approach

Three groupsThree groups SAKSS-ready: DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, SAKSS-ready: DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi,

Tanzania (5)Tanzania (5) SAKSS-sensitized: Burundi, Central Africa SAKSS-sensitized: Burundi, Central Africa

Republic, Seychelles, Swaziland, and Zambia (5)Republic, Seychelles, Swaziland, and Zambia (5) SAKSS-beginning: remaining countriesSAKSS-beginning: remaining countries

Country SAKSS ApproachCountry SAKSS Approach

Regional Workshop: SAKSS concepts and launch Regional Workshop: SAKSS concepts and launch capacity needs assessment work (done)capacity needs assessment work (done)

Conduct capacity needs assessments: individual Conduct capacity needs assessments: individual country reportscountry reports

Develop and implement capacity strengthening Develop and implement capacity strengthening strategy (start in July)strategy (start in July)

Issues/ChallengesIssues/Challenges

ReSAKSS funding—operating at 55% of budgetReSAKSS funding—operating at 55% of budget

Advocacy/political support for establishment of Advocacy/political support for establishment of country SAKSS country SAKSS

Funding of country SAKSSFunding of country SAKSS

THANK YOUTHANK YOUwww.resakss.orgwww.resakss.org

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