1. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Ian Mashingaidze policy@fanrpan.org www.fanrpan.org

2. Background The CAADP provides a strategic framework, agreed upon by African Heads of State in Maputo in 2003 (the Maputo Declaration), aimed at increasing national budget expenditure on agriculture to at least 10 percent, and ensuring agriculture growth of at least 6 percent per year, thereby enabling income growth and wealth creation sufficient to cut poverty in half by 2015.

3. The four pillars of the CAADP Sustainable land and water management Building trade and marketing infrastructure Increase food and nutrition security Promote research in agriculture, extension and training for adoption and dissemination of new technologies

4. What is a CAADP Compact? CAADP Compacts are high-level agreements between governments, regional representatives and development partners for a focused implementation of CAADP within the respective countries or regions. CAADP Compacts detail programmes and projects that address national priorities which the various stakeholders can invest in

5. What Compacts should do…. Compacts should define actions, commitments, partnerships and alliances by and between the different stakeholders Compacts should guide: o country policy and investment responses o planning of development assistance; o public/private partnerships to raise and sustain the necessary investments required

6. Developing national CAADP Compacts The development of National CAADP Compacts is a participatory and inclusive process involving all stakeholders, both state and non-state Analytical work is carried out at national level to inform and assist with the identification of binding constraints, priority strategies, and interventions to address them

7. CAADP Focal Persons In most countries, the process is coordinated by ministries responsible for agriculture and livestock CAADP focal person is appointed The CAADP focal persons play key roles in driving the national CAADP processes, e.g. linking the technical teams to other relevant stakeholders

8. Stages for CAADP implementation 1. Government buy-in: This entails explaining the CAADP process and benefits to the key decision makers in government and getting their support 2. Focal point appointed: Appointing a CAADP focal person in the Ministry of Agriculture 3. CAADP Launch: An official and public announcement of the launch of CAADP in the country, with all the stakeholders present, including media

9. CAADP implementation continued …. 4. Country Team Appointed: Appointing members of the Country Team from a wide spectrum of stakeholders including private sector, CSOs, researchers / academia, government officials, media, farmers organisations 5. Experts engaged: Engage local or regional experts to conduct a gap analysis and put facts to statements, especially the key priority areas, as they prepare the country compact 6. Draft report submitted: Submit to stakeholders for comments

10. CAADP implementation continued 7. Country Team discusses report 8. Final report is prepared 9. Stakeholder validation workshop: Allow the stakeholders to comment and endorse their approval 10. Compact is signed: This is a big event where all stakeholders are invited to witness the signing ceremony

11. CAADP implementation continued..... 11. Investment plan developed: Develop investment plan to address the key priority areas that will result in increased agriculture productivity. Some countries call it the development strategic investment plan (DSIP). This is key for clarity and national focus. 12. Technical review: This is for reviewing the investment plan and putting figures and dollars to the plans. Normally countries request for the assistance of experts such as economists etc to cost the plan.

12. CAADP implementation continued........ 13. Business meeting: Private sector, development partners and other stakeholders are invited to discuss the fully costed investment plan

13. COMESA Agriculture Strategy The Compact will serve as a trans-boundary implementation policy for the CAADP framework in the region. The COMESA treaty stipulates an overall cooperative strategy for Member States. Broadly these strategies include:  a harmonization of agricultural policy across the region;  working toward regional food security – replacing imports with local production; and,  increasing agricultural productivity.

14. Improved regional food security To accomplish the overall goal of improved regional food security and the three targets, the COMESA Agriculture Strategy includes the following three strategic areas for interventions:  Facilitate efficient agriculture markets  Accelerate adoption of new technology  Promote an enabling agric. policy environment

15. 1. Facilitate efficient agriculture markets The highest priority thrusts include  improving market infrastructure,  market information systems, and  increasing institutional capacity. A cluster system approach will be taken to maximize both production and marketing support for the sector. Financing mechanisms that support agriculture will also be developed.

16. 2. Accelerate adoption of new technology Enhancing productivity through new technologies and provision of adequate inputs will be an important strategic step. Certain challenges will be addressed as part of this step, including limited access to seed and fertilizer, climate change effects, limited crop diversification, etc. An increase in funding for research and development specifically focused on the agriculture sector will be promoted. Research and Development priority areas will include bio-safety and disease control along with promoting adoption of modern technologies.

17. 3. Promote an enabling agric. policy environment Member States will seek to harmonize both policies and regulations around agriculture. Working from a cooperative platform will allow freer trade among Member States, minimizing surplus- supply in some areas while deficit markets exist in other areas. High priority actions include those which respond to rising food prices, removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers which have often been a hindrance to inter- regional trade and efforts to mitigate food supply shortages.

18. Use of CAADP as a strategic tool Since most COMESA Member States have developed strategic plans for the agriculture sector which pre- date the CAADP, these plans should be reviewed and CAADP priorities are taken into consideration.

19. CAADP UPDATE IN AFRICA

20. Country status: Ethiopia - Signed Compact, Stocktaking DocumentSigned CompactStocktaking Document Rwanda - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking Documents, Background DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking DocumentsBackground Documents Liberia - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking Documents, Technical Review ReportsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking DocumentsTechnical Review Reports Sierra Leone - Signed Compact, Stocktaking Documents, Technical Review ReportsSigned CompactStocktaking Documents Technical Review Reports Ghana - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking Documents, Technical Review ReportsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking DocumentsTechnical Review Reports Mali - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking Documents

21. Country status continued... Niger - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking Documents Togo - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking Documents Burundi - Signed Compact, Stocktaking DocumentSigned CompactStocktaking Document Nigeria - Signed Compact, Technical Review ReportsSigned CompactTechnical Review Reports Cape Verde - Signed CompactSigned Compact Burkina Faso - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking Documents

22. Country status continued...... Benin - Investment Plans, Stocktaking Documents, Post Compact Preliminary CommentsInvestment PlansStocktaking DocumentsPost Compact Preliminary Comments Senegal - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking Documents Gambia - Investment Plans, Stocktaking Documents, Technical Review Reports, Post Compact Preliminary CommentsInvestment PlansStocktaking DocumentsTechnical Review ReportsPost Compact Preliminary Comments Cote d'Ivoire - Signed Compact Signed Compact Uganda - Signed Compact, Investment Plans, Stocktaking DocumentsSigned CompactInvestment PlansStocktaking Documents

23. Country status continued.... Swaziland - Draft CompactDraft Compact Malawi - Signed Compact, Investment PlansSigned CompactInvestment Plans Tanzania - Investment Plans, Stocktaking Documents, Post Compact Road MapInvestment PlansStocktaking DocumentsPost Compact Road Map Kenya - Signed Compact, Investment PlansSigned CompactInvestment Plans

24. Econ. Com of Cent. African States AngolaBurundi CameroonCentral African Republic ChadCongo (Brazzaville) DRCEquatorial Guinea GabonRwanda Sao Tome & Principe

25. SADC Angola Botswana DRCLesotho MadagascarMalawi MauritiusMozambique SeychellesSouth Africa SwazilandTanzania ZambiaZimbabwe

26. COMESA DjiboutiMalawiZimbabweEritrea SeychellesComorosLibyaSudan ZambiaMadagascarRwandaEgypt KenyaBurundiUgandaMauritius EthiopiaDRCSwaziland

27. ECOWAS BeninSenegalBurkina Faso Sierra LeoneCabo VerdeTogo Cote D’IvoireGambiaGhana GuineaGuinea BissauLiberia MaliNigerNigeria