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IFPRI ReSAKSS 2010 Progress and 2011 Work Plan Sam Benin ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI 2 nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee Meeting Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé 22 nd March 2011
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“ReSAKSS 2010 Progress and 2011 Work Plan,“ Presented by Sam Benin, ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI, at the 2nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 22 March 2011.
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Page 1: ReSAKSS 2010 Progress and 2011 Work Plan_2011

IFPRI

ReSAKSS 2010 Progress

and

2011 Work PlanSam Benin

ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI

2nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee MeetingHilton Hotel, Yaoundé

22nd March 2011

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Outline

2010 progress

» CAADP M&E

» Technical Assistance and capacity strengthening Support to CAADP roundtables Support to establishment of country SAKSS Trainings, workshops, etc.

» Strategic analysis and special studies

» Publications and communications

2011 work plan

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What is ReSAKSS? Platform for peer review,

benchmarking, mutual learning, and policy dialogue on agricultural and rural development strategies in Africa

Created and launched in 2006 to provide credible information, analysis, and knowledge products for implementation CAADP

Charged with taking lead in developing and implementing CAADP M&E framework

ReSAKSS-ECA at ILRI, Nairobi: works

with COMESA

ReSAKSS-SA node at IWMI, Pretoria,

works with SADC

ReSAKSS-WA at IITA, Ibadan: works

with ECOWAS

ReSAKSS-AW node at IFPRI, DC: coordinates 3 Africa-based regional nodes

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CAADP M&E

CAADP M&E framework validated in February 2010

2010 M&E report» Continental report:

completed and will be presented at CAADP PP

» Separate regional and selected country reports underway

Database, analysis and graphics downloadable at www.resakss.org

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Support to CAADP Roundtables

10 countries signed compacts: ReSAKSS and IFPRI involved with various aspects» Participated in meetings» Reviewed stocktaking reports» Undertook growth and investment analysis» Prepared brochures and briefs

18 countries had their investment plans reviewed» ReSAKSS and IFPRI part of review team» Specifically, review consistency of investment plan with long-

term growth and poverty reduction options

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Support to establishment of Country SAKSS

Drafted guidelines for the establishment and architecture of a CAADP Country Team including the national SAKSS node discussed with ECOWAS and some countries (to be discussed later)

Rwanda SAKSS node established and staffed with a coordinator

SAKSS node launched in Nigeria

Semi-established and operational in Uganda, Malawi and Mozambique

Advanced stage in Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Zambia

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Other capacity strengthening activities

Women Men TotalReSAKSS-SA 16 73 89ReSAKSS-WA 3 43 46ReSAKSS-ECA 141 31 172Total 160 147 307

ReSAKSS-SA & SADC, IFPRI: exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and development investments in Southern Africa

ReSAKSS-WA & MSU: dynamics of food consumption in West Africa

ReSAKSS-ECA & ACTESA: improving the quality of data on formal trade in Eastern and Southern Africa

Number of people trained

Examples of areas of training/workshops

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Strategic analysis and special studies (e.g.)

ReSAKSS-SA & SADC, IFPRI: exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and development investments in the SADC region» economic and spatial analyses to explore alternative region-

wide poverty-reducing development strategy priorities for agriculture

» secondary data and expert surveys in member States » workshops for reviews, feedback, and validation» overall and separate country reports

ReSAKSS-ECA & ReSAKSS-AW, IFPRI: framework for M&E of regional agricultural programs in the COMESA region» Use to assess impact of high trade flows in neighboring

countries

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Strategic analysis and special studies (e.g.)

ReSAKSS-WA & MSU: dynamics of food consumption in 7 countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo» analysis of household expenditure surveys and national food

balances» regression analysis => demand elasticities

ReSAKSS-ECA & University of Nairobi: status, distribution and determinants of poverty in the COMESA region» Reviews and mapping to make information easily accessible

for designing and implementing poverty reduction and food insecurity programmes at the regional level

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Publications—annual trends and outlook

Status Number Topic

Submitted, under review

2

• Persistent high food prices in the COMESA Region: causes, effects and policy responses

• Status and trends of agricultural and rural development indicators in the COMESA region

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Publications—ReSAKSS working papers

Status Number TopicReview / revision 1 • Pastoralism, risk and vulnerability in

Ethiopia and Kenya

Submitted 2• Sensitive products, COMESA customs

union• Use of cash in food insecurity programs

Advanced press 2

• Rising food prices in WA• Agriculture public expenditures in

Mozambique

Published 3• CAADP M&E framework• CAADP and MDG1• Risk and vulnerability hotspots in COMESA

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Publications—ReSAKSS issue briefs

Status Number Topic

Review / revision 3

• Investment, growth and poverty linkages in Africa

• MDG1 and food and nutrition security in Africa

• Agriculture public expenditures in Africa

Submitted 2 • Resource efficiency in Africa• MDG1 in West Africa

Advanced press 0

Published 1 • Assessment of COMESA customs union

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Communications Continued to maintain and update

online platforms

Main website (www.resakss.org)» Traffic doubled from an average

of 400 unique visitors per month in 2009 to about 800 in 2010

Bi-monthly e-Newsletter & weekly blog (www.resakss.wordpress.com)» visits grew by over 50%» two of the top three months of

traffic occurred in 2010 » subscriptions grew by 30%

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2011 Work Plan (I)

M&E leading to Annual Trends and Outlook Reports (ATOR): continental, regional and selected countries

Feature topic on agricultural productivity: options for raising and maintaining high agricultural productivity. Objectives:» to better understand the usefulness of different measures of

agricultural productivity in monitoring and evaluation

» to assess why there has not been widespread technical change in Africa

» to review any lessons associated with the efficiency gains in agricultural production achieved in different parts of Africa

» to identify specific agricultural investment programs whose implementation can be scaled up or undertaken in different parts of Africa in order to raise agricultural productivity

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2011 Work Plan (II)

Technical Assistance to set up CAADP Country SAKSS in selected countries; within 24 post-compact countries» firm principles and guidelines for establishing nodes» follow in-country CAADP process and demand

Other capacity strengthening activities, e.g. of RECs and other regional institutions

Webpages for regional nodes and selected country SAKSS» integrate with main website but independently managed by nodes

with news, events, etc. relevant to CAADP

Occasional papers» agreed upon with Steering Committees and other stakeholders» fall within the mandate and competence of ReSAKSS» not compete for the resources allocated for other deliverables

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Thank You