1. AfDB-IFAD Joint Evaluation of Agriculture and Rural Development in Africa Towards purposeful partnerships in African agriculture African Green Revolution Forum 2 September 2010, Accra

2. 2  Assess the relevance, performance and impact of IFAD and AfDB policies and operations for agriculture in Africa  Evaluate the IFAD/AfDB partnership and their partnerships with other sector stakeholders  Propose forward looking recommendations to respond to Africa’s emerging opportunities and challenges in agriculture Evaluation objectives

3. 3 Evaluation activities  A review of sector context and emerging challenges  Papers on partnerships theory and practice  Meta-evaluation of about 60 AfDB and IFAD ARD projects  Review of business processes in both organizations  Field work in 8 countries

4. 4 Role of AfDB and IFAD in African agriculture  IFAD and AfDB are major players in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) in Africa  Combined historic cumulative total of US$ 10 billion in loans and grants, increasing to about US$17 billion with co-financing and borrower contributions  By 2005 the two agencies accounted for 50% of all multilateral aid to ARD in Africa  Current annual lending(2008): AfDB US$ 360 million, IFAD US$ 235 million

5. 5 The story emerging from the evaluation  Prospects for agriculture in Africa are good. There is  growing demand for food and other agric. products,  renewed interest in ARD,  new technologies on the horizon and  macro-economic policies have improved  Challenges remain, new and old, such as  low levels of institutional and human development,  climate change and  distorted global trade regimes.  Agriculture remains very important for economic development, employment, natural resource management and poverty reduction. There is un- tapped potential.

6. 6 The story (cont.): AfDB/IFAD project performance  IFAD and AfDB project relevance is high, but projects overall performed only modestly  Only 60% of projects were effective and achieved intended results; but varying by type and component  IFAD and AfDB performance was similar, and similar to that of the World Bank and other international agencies  Sustainability of benefits and gender equality remains a major concern

7. 7 The story (cont.): Partnerships and new roles for IFAD and the Bank  Strong partnership are required between all development partners, including public and private sectors and civil society  Partnership between IFAD and AfDB in the past was opportunistic, rather than strategic. Limited co-financing over the past 30 years.  Complementarity of development agencies, governments, and others should be the basis for future partnerships  IFAD-AfDB need to deepen and complete the process of internal change and move beyond their current role as project investment agencies. Need to become more knowledge and policy oriented, focused and specialised. More country and policy oriented.

8. 8 Recommendations Focus around the three “Ps” of policy, performance, and partnership Filling the sector policy gap  At regional and sub-regional level support and maintain alignment with CAADP  At country level  support borrowers to further develop sound national ARD policies and strategic priorities  support sector coordination and align AfDB and IFAD strategies and programmes fully with national policy frameworks  At global level develop knowledge and capacity to engage in international advocacy on trade issues affecting African producers

9. 9 Recommendations (cont.) Improving Lender Performance  Increase skills, knowledge and capacity in the areas of policy, analytical work, knowledge management, and managing partnerships  Strengthen country presence  Finance simpler, more tightly focused projects and programmes, undertaken within the framework of coordinated sector plans  Increase support in fragile states for ARD, giving careful attention to choice and sequencing

10. 10 Recommendations (cont.) Improving Borrower Performance Support governments to undertake capacity needs assessments of borrowers in ARD, and provide substantial support for institutional development, including for  political decentralization  gender mainstreaming  research and development

11. 11 Recommendations (cont.) Building purposeful partnerships  AfDB-IFAD to deepen their current bilateral partnership based on their respective comparative advantage, specialization and complementarity  Bank support for large scale operations (e.g., infrastructure) to be complemented by IFAD’s attention to small scale activities (e.g., small producers and their organizations)  IFAD’s role in pro-poor innovations and Bank’s capacity to upscale offer opportunities for wider impact  At (sub-)regional level, take forward their partnership within the framework of CAADP

12. 12 Thank you!