Overview of ReSAKSS
CSI Annual meeting-2009
Stella Clara Massawe
ReSAKSS-ECA
Introduction - What is ReSAKSS?
Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge
Support System
Initiative of five CGIAR centers – ILRI, ICRISAT,
IFPRI, IITA, and IMWI
Information and knowledge management system
Africa-wide initiative organized in three nodes ReSAKSS-ECA based at ILRI for COMESA region; ReSAKSS-
SA based at IMWI for SADC region; and ReSAKSS-WA based
at IITA for ECOWAS region. Africa –wide coordination is by
IFPRI
Objectives of ReSAKSS?
Aim it to promote and support effective and sustainable agricultural and rural development in Africa
By providing analytical and knowledge support to RECs, governments, donors, etc in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of agricultural development strategies across Africa
Form of policy-relevant analysis, data, and tools to improve policy making, fill knowledge gaps, promote dialogue, and facilitate the benchmarking and review processes associated with development strategies
How does ReSAKSS Work?
Common agenda defined across all the three ReSAKSS nodes
Strategic analysis
Knowledge management
Capacity building
Consultative process with stakeholders driven by respective RECs – who serve as Chairs of Steering Committees
Wide range of collaborative networks of users and
suppliers of knowledge and research products
ReSAKSS & CAADP
CAADP- common framework for agricultural
development and growth for African countries
CAADP principles: Agriculture-led growth as a main
strategy to achieve the MDG goal of poverty reduction;
the pursuit of a 6% average annual sector growth rate at
the national level;
the allocation of 10% of national budgets to the
agricultural sector;
the exploitation of regional complementarities and
cooperation to boost growth;
the principals of policy efficiency, dialogue, review, and
accountability, shared by all NEPAD programs;
the principles of partnerships and alliances to include
farmers, agribusiness and civil society communities;
On-going activities – Strategic Analysis
1)Impact of non-tariff trade barriers (NTBs) in
the East African Community (EAC)
2) Assessing the impact of the Common
External Tariff (CET) in COMESA region
3) Vulnerability Analysis in Eastern Africa
4) Investment Analysis in ASARECA region
5) Responding to Food Price Crisis in ESA
Knowledge Management and M&E
1) Development of a web-based regional information and knowledge platform – data sharing, communications and outreach
2) Presentations-ASARECA, COMESA, EAC,Agri. Ministries, dev agencies,private sector etc
2) Other knowledge platforms e.g. development domain tool, data compact discs
3) Monitoring and Evaluation
a. Annual trends and outlook analysis reports
b. M&E Framework for CAADP and other regional strategies
Capacity building is cross cutting
Spatial Information
Intervention targeting –CAADP & other initiatives
Bench marking and M&E
CAADP pillars
1. Extending the area under sustainable land
management and reliable water control systems;
2. Improving rural infrastructure and trade-related
capacities for market access
3. Increasing food supply and reducing hunger;
4. Agricultural research, technology dissemination
and adoption; and
5. Critical areas that cut across the above four
pillars. (additional)
Various indicators for each pillar-spatial analysis and information useful here
Fertiliser Intensity in COMESA is low
Proportion of children under 5 with moderate and severe malnutrition -1996-2005
Sub national
level productivity
vary across the
countrySource: Crop Monitoring and Early Warning
Unit: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Maize Productivity (tonnes/ha) in Tanzania
2002/2001
Percentage of the population requiring food aid between November, 2006 and February, 2007.
Conclusions
How you would want to use: ReSAKSS network of policy makers, policy analysts, and other stakeholders in RECs, governments, donors, farmers’ organizations, business federations, national, regional and international organizations, etc to get your messages across. (Dissemination of already existing outputs )
Collaborative activities and synthesis and briefs of your work, to distill messages for the policy making community.
ReSAKSS website: www.ReSAKSS.org & presentations
Collaborative Analysis-to respond to policy questions-value addition not repetition
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