DEVELOPMENTS IN RIPA II

Presented byMphumuzi Sukati

Agricultural Economist

Amber Hotel: Kenya

29 March 2016

Background

• CAADP is a continental framework established by the African Union (AU) in 2003.

• Aims to improve food and nutrition security, agricultural development, market access and increase resilience of African farmers.

• African Heads of State reaffirmed their commitment to the CAADP framework at the AU Summit in Malabo in June 2014, with adoption of ‘Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods.’

• COMESA is part of the process and aims to exploite regional complementarities and cooperation opportunities to achieve Malabo Targets.

Malabo Declaration and CAADP ProcessRecommitment to the principles and values of the CAADP

process Commitment to enhancing investment and finance in

agriculture Commitment to ending hunger in Africa by 2025

Commitment to halving poverty by the year 2025 through inclusive agricultural growth and transformation

Commitment to boosting intra-African Trade in agricultural commodities and services

Commitment to enhancing resilience of livelihoods and production systems to climate variability and other related

risks and Commitment to mutual accountability to action and results

CAADP PILLARS

SUSTAINABLE LAND AND

WATER MANAGEMENT

Improved rural infrastructure

and trade-related capacities for market access

Increased food & nutrition security,

reduced hunger & improved

responses to food crises

Improved agric research,

technology dissemination, and adoption

CAADP Companion Document : Fisheries, Forestry and Livestock

Cross-cutting Issues: Capacity building, HIV/AIDS, Gender, Policy climate change etc.

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STAGES IN CAADP IMPLEMENTATION • Sensitization of stakeholders &

official endorsement of the CAADP process by MS

Official launch of CAADP

• Stocktaking, analysis of growth options, future opportunities based on real data (prospects in investments, growth & poverty)

Stocktaking for evidence-based planning process

• Common agreement and commitment on vision and strategy by all national (state and non-state) regional & int’l actors

Formulating and Signature of the CAADP Compact

To Support Country CAADP Process, a regional COMPACT has been developed

HOW?

– Policy dialogue on Tripartite with SADC & EAC

– Consultations with regional partners including CSOs, private sector, farmer organizations, etc;– Dialogue with Development

Partners.

Results– Draft Policy and Investment Framework &

draft COMESA Regional Compact agreed upon at the June 2013 country, regional & partners stakeholders meeting

– Priority Areas of the Policy and Investment Framework developed

– Validation Workshop for Compact in September, 2013

– Official Signature – 14 November, 2014, DRC

III. PRIORITY AREAS OF THE COMESA REGIONAL COMPACT

• Priority Area 1: Agricultural production and productivity with a focus on staple food crops, livestock produce, fisheries and forest produce.

• Priority Area 2: Removing barriers to agricultural trade and linking farmers to markets with a focus on corridors (corridor development).

• Priority Area 3: Reducing social and economic vulnerability and enhancing resilience and food and nutrition security.

CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES:

• Priority Area 4a: Gender and age mainstreaming.

• Priority Area 4b: Human and institutional capacity development and strengthening.

• Priority Area 4c: Information and knowledge management.

CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES (Cont.):

• Priority Area 4d: Climate change.• Priority Area 4e: Resource mobilization

to complement national efforts.• Priority Area 4f: Improved coordination.

The first programme to be designed, the Regional Investment Programme in Agriculture - Priority Area 2 (RIPA-II), specifically focuses on interventions to further remove barriers to agricultural trade and better link farmers to markets and regional value chains.  

INTERVENTIONS FOR PRIORITY AREA II

1. Improve state of infrastructure along agricultural trade corridors.2. Promote regional public-private-partnerships and regional value chain development by organizing SMEs, capacity building and institutional development. 3. Promote improved market information systems and systems for aggregation of smallholders’ production at the borders and for their better integration in regional markets and commodity value chains

INTERVENTIONS FOR PRIORITY AREA II (Cont.)

4. Improve the policy and regulatory environment for trade and transport.

5.Strengthen and harmonize financial systems for agriculture at the national and regional levels.

‘Promote regional public-private-partnerships and regional value chain development’

Through three Sub-Programmes: A) Regional Value Chain Development Platforms (Milk, Cassava, Maize, Pulses) B) Information System for Market Development C) Cross Sector Interventions

Promote regional public-private-

partnerships and regional value chain

development

A. Regional Value Chain Development

Platforms

C. Cross Sector Interventions

B. Information System for Market Development

Sub-Programme A: Regional Value Chain Development Platforms

• Aim: Support the development and integration of strategic agro-food value chains within the sub-regions of COMESA

• How: By facilitating cooperation among public and private stakeholders; improving information flows; knowledge transfer, addressing SPS and TBTs etc.

Sub-Programme B: Information System for Marketing and Trade

The overarching objective of ISMT is to improve systems for the aggregation of smallholder farmers’ output at national borders and to integrate these farmers better into regional markets and value chains through:

scaling up of training and knowledge dissemination in the region to boost the marketing and trading capabilities of smallholder farmers and other agro-food value chain actors.

creating transparent, fair and enabling business environment for smallholder farmers and other agro-food value chain actors.

Sub-Programme C: Cross-Sector Interventions

• Aim: To support the sub-programmes A and B through infrastructure development; policy frameworks and access to finance

CURRENT WORK• Developing other three value chain

platforms (country consultations, validation workshops, write ups etc)

• Developing the Sub-programme B: Information System for Marketing and Trade)

• Developing the Sub-programme C: cross-sector interventions

• Development of other Programmes for other priorities

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