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Overview & Context Prof. Emílio Tostão Director: Research Center for Agriculture and Food Policy and Programmes (CEPPAG) Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
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Overview & ContextProf. Emílio Tostão
Director: Research Center for Agriculture and Food Policy and Programmes (CEPPAG)Eduardo Mondlane University,
Mozambique
Africa in the 21st CenturyAfrica is beyond bemoaning the past for its problems. The task of
undoing that past is ours, with the support of those willing to join us in
a continental renewal. We have a new generation of leaders who
know that we must take responsibility for our own destiny,
that we will uplift ourselves only by our own efforts in partnership with those who wish us well. -- Nelson
Mandela
Political Commitment • 2000: Commitment to UN MDG’s
– Eradicate poverty and hunger
• 2003: CAADP Targets– 6% Ag. GDP growth rate– 10% allocation of national budget to agriculture
• 2014: Malabo Declaration– Triple intra-Africa trade– Double productivity
• 2015: Sustainable Development Goals– No poverty and zero hunger
Political Need & Challenge
• Evidence to inform the decision-making process
ReNAPRI
• Fills the gap in providing evidence to inform policy:
– African led & African Governed Network– That uses ground-up approach to policy advisement
• Membership: – East and Southern Africa– Pan-African aspirations:
• expansion into Ethiopia, Nigeria and Swaziland
Africa in the 21st CenturyAfrica is beyond bemoaning the past for its problems. The task of
undoing that past is ours, with the support of those willing to join us in
a continental renewal. We have a new generation of leaders who
know that we must take responsibility for our own destiny,
that we will uplift ourselves only by our own efforts in partnership with those who wish us well. -- Nelson
Mandela
ReNAPRI: Global Technical Partners
• Michigan State University: – Alliance for African Partnerships
• University of Missouri:– FAPRI
• UN-FAO: – Trade Division
ReNAPRI: Regional Partners
• FANRPAN• ReSAKKS• COMESA
ReNAPRI: Private Sector Partners
• ABSA Bank• Stanbic Bank• John Deere• Seedco
ReNAPRI: Development Partners
• USAID• BMGF• FAO• European Commission• FoodTrade
ReNAPRI Domestic & Bi-lateral Engagements
• Policy Advisement: – Impact Assessments– Monitoring and Evaluation
ReNAPRI: Collaboration
Horizon Scanning:Tomorrow belongs to the people who
prepare for it today – African Proverb
ReNAPRI: Collaboration
• Horizon Scanning: Megatrends– Uncovering evidence around these trends and identifying
strategic policy responses– Key partner: MSU-AAP
• Tool-box:– Partial Equilibrium Model linked to Global Commodity markets– Key partner: FAPRI and FAO
Looking Back
Lusaka, Zambia: 2014 Theme: Anticipating and responding to the region’s policy challenges
in the decade ahead
Looking Back
Maputo, Mozambique: 2015 Theme: Anticipating the Future of Agriculture in Eastern and
Southern Africa
Seven Megatrends: 2015Trend #1: DemographicsTrend #2: Global food & energy pricesTrend #3: Rapid Changes in Land Distribution: Rise of
the medium-scale farmerTrend #4: Land Degradation
Trend #5: Income growth & distribution
Trend #6: Climate Change
Trend #7: Big data & Disruptive Technology
Looking Back
Nairobi, Kenya: 2016 Theme: Anticipating Africa’s Agricultural Transformation Pathways
in the context of climate change: Lesson from the recent regional drought
Seven Megatrends: 2016
Trend #1: DemographicsTrend #2: Global food & energy pricesTrend #3: Rapid Changes in Land Distribution: Rise of
the medium-scale farmerTrend #4: Land Degradation
Trend #5: Income growth & distribution
Trend #6: Climate Change
Trend #7: Big data & Disruptive Technology
Today
Cape Town, South Africa: 2017 Theme: Unfolding Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Strategies
for Sustainable Development
Seven Megatrends: 2016
Trend #1: DemographicsTrend #2: Global food & energy pricesTrend #3: Rapid Changes in Land Distribution: Rise
of the medium-scale farmerTrend #4: Land Degradation
Trend #5: Income growth & distribution
Trend #6: Climate Change
Trend #7: Big data & Disruptive Technology
Today’s ProgramThursday, November 30th 07:00 – 08:00 Registration08:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks and Welcome09:15 – 09:30 Overview and Context09:30 – 11:00 Session 1: Agricultural Transformation in Africa and the Role of Parliamentarians11:00 – 11:30 TEA & COFFEE BREAK11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: Transformational Investments in Agri-food Systems and Youth Employment 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH14:00 – 15:30 Session 3: Land and Changing Land Governance Structures15:30 – 16:00 TEA & COFFEE BREAK16:00 – 16:30 Closing Day 1: Insights and Lessons 19:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner
Friday, December 1st
08:00 – 08:30 Overview and Context of Day 208:30 – 10:00 Session 4: Policy Coherence for Predictable Maize Markets in ESA: Rethinking Role of
Strategic Grain Reserves10:00 – 10:30 TEA & COFFEE BREAK10:30 – 12:00 Session 5: Regional Outlook12:00 – 13:30 Session 6: Global Commodity Outlook: Implications for Africa 13:30 – 14:00 Closing Session: Recap and Way Forward 14:00 – 15:00 LUNCH
Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
– African Proverb
THANK YOU
