Dejene Abesha, RED&FS Secretariat Rural Economic Development and Food Security Sector Working Group (RED & FS SWG) : An Overview and Lessons learnt National Coordination and Experience Sharing Forum (NCESF) for Food Security & Resilience Building Programs in Ethiopia Dejene Abesha, RED&FS Secretariat 7th – 9th December, 2016

Presentation Outline Bases for the Establishment of RED&FS SWG and Development of PIF The PIF (The Ethiopian CAADP) The RED&FS SWG:-Mandates and Structures Modus Operands for operationalizing the RED&FS SWG Success Stories Challenges Recommendations

Bases for the Establishment of RED&FS SWG PARIS Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Principles The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) The CAADP Compact signed in August 2009

The Agriculture Sector Policy and Investment Framework (PIF) and its associated roadmap a) It is a detailed Ethiopian application of CAADP Agriculture led growth 6% national average annual growth 10% of national budget allocation Strategic framework for prioritization and planning of investments b) The ten year roadmap (2010-2020) to operationalize the PIF’s Objectives Identifies our priority areas for investment with estimated budget Details out indicators for PIF C) An investment framework to help mobilize additional global, regional and national financial resources for the agriculture sector.

Goal and Development Objectives of the PIF The Goal of the PIF is to ‘contribute to Ethiopia’s achievement of middle income status by 2025’ The Development Objective is to ‘sustainably increase rural incomes and national food security’

Thematic Pillars of the PIF PIF is built around four thematic pillars 1. Productivity and production (Achieving a sustainable increase in agricultural production and productivity) 2. Rural commercialization (accelerating agri. commercialization and agro industry development) 3. Natural Resource Management (Reducing degradation and improve productivity of national resources) 4. Disaster Risk Management and Food Security (Achieving universal food security and reducing vulnerability)

RED&FS SWG Officially established by GoE and DPs in 2008 The apex platform that brings together GoE and DPs under the Five Technical Committees; Agriculture Growth Sustainable Land Management Rural Job Opportunity Creation and Food Security Livestock Production and Marketing Animal Health and Feed Quality Control

Mandates of RED&FS SWG It is generally a platform for: Sharing Information on Government policies, strategies and programs Jointly reviewing sector level implementation Coordinating & harmonizing efforts of various DPs supporting the sector Promoting policy dialogue with Development Partners Enhancing Aid Effectiveness in line with Paris Declaration

RED&FS SWG Architecture Executive Committee MoANR RED&FS Secretariat RED&FS Support Fund Broad RED&FS Platform Cross-Sector Working Group Secretariat RED&FS M&E Task Force Animal Health Feed Quality Control TC AG TC SLM TC RJOC&FS TC LPM TC AGP SLMP PSNP DRSLP RPLRP

Duties and Responsibilities of RED&FS SWG Responsibilities of Ex-Com Define vision of SWG Monitor progress on priority areas of joint intervention Provide guidance on the overall operation of the platform oversee the implementation of TCs Communicate policies, strategies and programs of the sector Ensure coordination and alignment Responsibilities of TCs Oversee the implementation of Task Forces Plan and implement action plans for the TCs Monitor implementation of action plans set Identify gaps in their respective TCs and seek solutions towards overcoming them Mobilize resources for their respective TCs Responsibilities of TFs (Working Groups) Plan and implement action plan for Task forces

Duties and Responsibilities of RED&FS SWG Responsibilities of Broader Platform Discuss and seek guidance on policy, program and technical issues Share information on policies, strategies, programmes and progress update on the SWG Voice out issues of concern for future engagement Responsibilities of REDFS Secretariat Knowledge Management Networking and Coordination Communication Programme Support

Modus Operands for Operationalizing REDFS SWG Bi-monthly meetings of TCs Quarterly meetings of Ex-Com Bi-annual Meetings of Broader Platform Joint Review and Implementation Support/JRIS Annual Review Workshop Bi-annual REDFS Newsletter Mid-Term Review Production of bi-annual REDFS Newsletter and web-based REDFS data

Success Stories Alignment with Government policies, strategies & programmes Joint planning for avoiding duplication of efforts & resource mis-use Joint review and implementation support Harmonized web-based data management/ Agriculture Investment Mapping Documentation and knowledge sharing Joint decision-making & joint evaluation Basket funding

Challenges Harmonization Mutual accountability Requires time Needs to extend across many sectors Variable levels of commitment Mutual accountability Issues of addressing decentralized process

Recommendations Aligning with Government’s policies, strategies and programmes Use existing country level mechanism for establishing platforms Inclusiveness Partnership commitment Effective leadership

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