Vision '' Prosperous and cohesive Eastern Africa farmers community” Mission

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VisionVision''''Prosperous and Prosperous and

cohesive Eastern cohesive Eastern Africa farmers Africa farmers

community”community”

MissionMission

““Represent, lobby and Represent, lobby and advocate for advocate for

farmers interests farmers interests and buildand build their

capacities.” www.eaffu.org; ; [email protected]; ; Nairobi, KenyaNairobi, Kenya

The Voice of Farmers of Eastern Africa

EASTERNEASTERNAFRICAAFRICA

FARMERSFARMERSFEDERATIONFEDERATION

(EAFF)(EAFF)

Eastern Africa Eastern Africa Farmers FederationFarmers Federation

By Stephen MuchiriBy Stephen MuchiriCEO-EAFFCEO-EAFF

FARMER ORGS- experience FARMER ORGS- experience with ReSAKSS with ReSAKSS

EthiopiaEthiopia23-2423-24THTH NOVEMBER 2009 NOVEMBER 2009

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Outline Outline

EAFF

CAADP

ReSAKKS

Conference on CAADP

Opportunities for ReSAKKS

Conclusion

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Who is EAFF? Who is EAFF?

The Voice of Farmers of Eastern Africa

VisionVision

''''Prosperous and cohesive Eastern Africa farmers community”Prosperous and cohesive Eastern Africa farmers community”

MissionMission

““Represent, lobby and advocate for farmers interests and buildRepresent, lobby and advocate for farmers interests and build their capacities.”

www.eaffu.org;;

[email protected]; ;

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Who is EAFF? Who is EAFF?

Are a sub-Regional Farmer Organization based in Nairobi & ArushaAre a sub-Regional Farmer Organization based in Nairobi & Arusha

Are a Democratic organization; Have a strategic planAre a Democratic organization; Have a strategic plan

Have voluntary membership - Our membership scope is the Eastern Africa – Have voluntary membership - Our membership scope is the Eastern Africa –

Membership scope in EAC; COMESA & IGAD;- National/Apex level of Farmer Membership scope in EAC; COMESA & IGAD;- National/Apex level of Farmer

Orgs; Co-operatives; Commodity Associations; women and youth orgs in Orgs; Co-operatives; Commodity Associations; women and youth orgs in

Agriculture (8 countries; 13 members)Agriculture (8 countries; 13 members)

Strive to promote the interests of farmers within the region on issues touching Strive to promote the interests of farmers within the region on issues touching

on markets; productivity; capacity; information & Regional Integrationon markets; productivity; capacity; information & Regional Integration

Work with various partnersWork with various partners

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CAADPCAADP CAADP is not a set of supranational programs to be implemented by CAADP is not a set of supranational programs to be implemented by

individual countries. It is rather a common framework, reflected in a individual countries. It is rather a common framework, reflected in a set of key principles and targets in order to: (i) guide country set of key principles and targets in order to: (i) guide country strategies and investment programs; ii) allow regional peer learning strategies and investment programs; ii) allow regional peer learning and review; iii) facilitate greater alignment and harmonization of and review; iii) facilitate greater alignment and harmonization of development efforts …MUST be inclusivedevelopment efforts …MUST be inclusive

CAADP marks two key intermediate targets, namely: pursuit of a 6% CAADP marks two key intermediate targets, namely: pursuit of a 6% average annual agricultural sector growth rate at the national level average annual agricultural sector growth rate at the national level and allocation of 10% of national budgets to the agricultural sector;and allocation of 10% of national budgets to the agricultural sector;

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ReSAKSS – Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System.

During the 2nd CAADP Partnership Platform (PP) meeting of September 2007, it was agreed that there is -

Need for a common M&E Framework for CAADP implementation at the national, regional and continental levels

Identify benchmarks/indicators capable of measuring progress towards achieving CAADP goals and targets at all levels – and capture crosscutting issues such as gender, sustainability, HIV/AIDS and other critical factors

Common benchmarks, indicators, reporting formats, and timelines were to be established …etc

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ReSAKSS – Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System.

We seat in the ReSAKSS steering committee for ECA

Have been involved in charting some of the work that ReSAKSS has

been doing in this region

RECOGNIZE that CAADP is the main framework for agricultural

development in Africa and declare our continued commitment to the

CAADP initiative and call upon re-alignment of ALL National Agriculture

policies to CAADP and support by ALL development partners to the

process

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ReSAKSS – Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System.

As FOs we also decided there is need to do a stock take of the CAADP

round table process in our member countries being signatories to the

regional compact

Held workshops in Ke, Rw, Bu, Tz, DRC & Ug with members and

CAADP focal points and COMESA

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The Domestication and engagements of Farmers Organizations in the CAADP Agenda

Held in Kigali; Rwanda – November 2008 (end) Participants – FOs; COMESA; ASARECA; Private sector;

Rwanda govt; Pillar II; donors…RFOs Ethiopia and Malawi were doing well in achieving 6% Agric

growth Uganda; Kenya; Djibouti, Ethiopia; Burundi and sudan were

said to be working on their stocktaking process…compacts Rwanda had signed already signed DRC & Eritrea hadn’t launched process

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The Domestication …..Early Actions- regional level

Programs already underway- agro inputs and climate change program

were in place. Livestock development program was ongoing

The Alliance for Commodity Trade in ES Africa (ACTESA) had been

launched and the Agricultural markets info program was operational

However; the need of enhanced engagement of farmers’ associations to

drive the process faster, was still a gap, operationalization of CAADP

trust fund at the world bank to support country planning and

coordination and an increased mobilization of resources for compact

investments was also a gap.

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The Domestication …..Early Actions- regional level

The AU country high level missions needed to be strengthen their partnership and speed up both design and implementation of early action programs.

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CAADP Implementation in EAFF Countries- FOs

involvement Farmers organizations had not so far been informed about the program-

e.g. Tanzania where no engagement has been made so far and no focal

point has not been selected.

In Rwanda, the FO were initially involved in the consultations but later

gradually excluded from the process towards compact signing.

In Burundi, the government had not informed farmers about CAADP..focal ..focal

point had been changed severallypoint had been changed severally

DRC – FOs were pushing government to engage in the processDRC – FOs were pushing government to engage in the process

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Concerns raised in the conference

The slow implementation of CAADP process at national level since its

endorsement during the Maputo Declaration of 2003.

Insufficient knowledge; involvement and participation of farmers

organizations in the CAADP process (including pillar elaboration) at all

levels

Insufficient commitment by regional economic communities, including

COMESA to ensure participation of farmers’ organizations in CAADP

process.

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Concerns raised in the conference

Currently (2008) only four (4) countries had lived up their commitment of

allocating at least 10% of their annual national budget for agriculture.

Lack of evidence of direct involvement of regional farmer organizations on

programs on short term early action areas despite formalized relationship

between EAFF/SACAU and ROPPA with COMESA and ECOWAS

respectively.

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The Domestication …..Farmers need capacities to-

Collect information from the region about the CAADP processes at national /regional level and inform member organizations - Resakks

Facilitate sharing of experiences between member organizations on CAADP implementation

Sensitize member organizations about CAADP processes and pillar frameworks

Mobilize resources to strengthen FOs capacity to participate in /track CAADP processes….

Assist member organization to analyze policies and public sector investment programs and to develop their own priorities and proposals/positions

Develop regional positions based on National positions

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General recommendations from conference

Farmers Organizations shall engage in consultative and sensitization

process on ALL aspects of the CAADP initiative with their members

The RECs i.e. COMESA and ECOWAS should put mechanisms in place

to ensure farmers participation in the implementation / peer-reviews of the

CAADP initiative. A horizontal and vertical communication channel

between CAADP focal points and Farmer Organizations should be

facilitated.

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General recommendations from conference Farmers organizations from SADC member states should be pro-active to

demand their respective governments to implement CAADP with technical support with COMESA

The livestock and fisheries sub-pillar be given similar level of focus as other CAADP pillars

20% of funds from the CAADP trust fund should be allocated to farmers’ organizations to strengthen their capacity to engage in the CAADP processes.

Farmers Organizations should seek support and solidarity from development partners and NGOs in the Domestication of the CAADP agenda.

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Some specific recommendations from conference Pillar 1: emerging issues e.g. foreign investments and their

implication on land tenures; environment/cc. Build irrigation capacities…

Pillar 2: Infrastructure for Agriculture compared to rural development; need for promotion of regional markets and participation of farmers on all levels of value chain (Enterpren..)

Pillar 3: pro-poor risk management and mitigations strategies; role of women

Pillar 4: pro-poor technologies; practical & demand or evidence based-adaptive research & policy process respectively

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ConclusionConclusion

Pro-activeness in information collected for use in investment planning Pro-activeness in information collected for use in investment planning

esp at the regional level…how can we look at the bigger picture e.g. esp at the regional level…how can we look at the bigger picture e.g.

CM at EAC and food security in terms of collective investments vis a CM at EAC and food security in terms of collective investments vis a

vis individual country investments….approach should be differentvis individual country investments….approach should be different

Partnership & linkages with the NFOs….National sakks- linkages are Partnership & linkages with the NFOs….National sakks- linkages are

weak in budget processes; influencing National policies etcweak in budget processes; influencing National policies etc

Confusion and overlaps on information sources- there is need to Confusion and overlaps on information sources- there is need to

have very clear boundaries and mandates e.g. Resakks/ asareca/ have very clear boundaries and mandates e.g. Resakks/ asareca/

FARNPAN; Nasakks/ Govt systems etc FARNPAN; Nasakks/ Govt systems etc

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The EndThe EndTHANK YOU!THANK YOU!

MERCI!MERCI!