REGIONAL TEAM: WA

Outline of the presentation

1. Status on the process

2. Status on few specific policies• Regional legal frameworks for QC of inputs• Trade policies

3. Some emerging initiatives

4. Challenges

WHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICAWHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICA?? Status at the regional level : Status at the regional level : the processthe process

Regional COMPACT:(3 Mobilizing & Federating

Programs) -- 2009

Promotion of strategic value chains for food

sovereignty

Promotion of a favorable regional agric development environment

Reduction of food insecurity and structural vulnerability of populations thru social safety

nets

ECOWAP (Jan 2005)

ECOWAP/CAADPAction Programs

(May 2005)Regional initiative for food production and fight against hunger

(2008)

Regional initiative for food production and fight against hunger

(2008)

ECOAGRIS

Governance Coordination mechanism

= RAIP (2010): 2011-2015), $861 million

ECOWAS CommissionNEPAD SecretariatMember States

ECOWAS CommissionNEPAD SecretariatMember States

a) Institutional arrangements and financing mechanism developed & adopted with:

• Clearly assigned functions & responsibilities• Steering, coordination & monitoring: DAEWR• Technical/implementing function: RAAF (Aug 2011)• Financial function: ECOWADF (Aug 2011)

• Established coordination mechanism involving DAEWR, RAAF, ECOWADF as well as CCAF and IdCAF (Aug 2011)

• A defined M&E mechanism and indicators (2010)

b) Policy instruments for ECOWAP/CAADP Implementation developed and adopted.

c) Resource mobilization in progress

4 - 4 - WHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICAWHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICA?? Status at the regional levelStatus at the regional level

The RAAF, ECOWADF, CCAF & IdCAF are not yet operational

WHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICAWHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICA?? Status at the regional levelStatus at the regional level :: Policy instruments Policy instruments

a) Instruments to support agric intensification: • Co-financing program (fertilizer subsidy, ag machinery,

agro-dealer network, guarantee fund for input credit)• Tariff (CET) and fiscal regime (VAT, local fertilizer prod.) • Harmonization of countries’ interventions • Regional licenses• Integration of agro-input in the ECOAGRIS: resimao.net• Support for the dvpt of AIDAs & networks

b) Instruments for agric market regulation: • At the borders – linked to the CET and its implementation• Private and public storage instruments

c) Instruments for reducing food insecurity: • MIS on food security• Social safety network

WHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICAWHERE ARE WE IN WEST AFRICA?? CAADP Status at the National levelCAADP Status at the National level

CountryCountryDiagnostic Diagnostic SimulationsSimulationsFormulationFormulation

National National Round Table Round Table (COMPACT)(COMPACT)

Business Business MeetingMeeting

Funds & Funds & ImplementationImplementation

BENIN

BURKINA FASO

CAP VERT

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

GAMBIE

GHANA

GUINEE

GUINEE BISSAU

LIBERIA

MALI

NIGER

NIGERIA

SENEGAL

SIERRA LEONE

TOGO

Technical Technical validation by validation by stakeholdersstakeholders

Legal Service Legal Service CommissionCommission

Meeting of Agric Meeting of Agric Ministers Ministers (STCAEWR)(STCAEWR)

Council of MinistersCouncil of Ministers

RegulationRegulation SupportingSupportingRegulationsRegulations

Technical Technical validation by validation by stakeholdersstakeholders

Legal Service CommissionLegal Service Commission

Meeting of Agric Meeting of Agric Ministers Ministers (STCAEWR)(STCAEWR)

AssessmentAssessment

CommissionCommission

ParliamentParliament

HarmonizationHarmonization: : The ProcessThe Process

Exp 1: Status of the harmonization process Exp 1: Status of the harmonization process Seed regulation at regional levelSeed regulation at regional level

Legal instrumentTechnical Validation

Agric. DeptSTCAEWR

Commission

Council Minister

sStaff Legal

Regulation C/REG.4/05/2008 √ √ √ √ √ √Sup. Reg. on Regional Committee 01/06/12

√ √ √ √ √ NA

Sup. Reg. on technical agreements

√ √ √ √ x NA

Sup. Reg. on the organization of the catalogue

√ √ √ √ x NA

Convention Ecowas-Uemoa-Cilss

NA NA X NA X NA

a) Started in 2002

b) Status of the adoption of legal instruments:

c) CORAF being mandated to facilitate (WASC)

a) Started in 2005b) Supported by a baseline quality assessment

study c) Status of the adoption of legal instruments:

Legal instrumentTechnical Validatio

n

Agric. DeptSTCAEWR

Commission

Council Minister

sStaff Legal

Regulation C/REG.3/05/2008 √ √ √ √ √ √Sup. Reg. on Regional Committee 02/06/12

√ √ √ √ √ NA

Sup. Reg. on the label √ √ √ √ x NA

Sup. Reg. on protocols (62) √ √ √ √ x NA

Registration dossier & label x x x x x NA

Convention Ecowas-Uemoa-Cilss NA NA X NA X NAd) CILSS being mandated to facilitate (WACPR)

Exp 2: Status of the harmonization process Exp 2: Status of the harmonization process Pesticide regulation at regional levelPesticide regulation at regional level

Exp. 3: Status of the harmonization process Exp. 3: Status of the harmonization process Fertilizer regulation at regional levelFertilizer regulation at regional level

a) Started in 2010b) Supported by a baseline quality assessment

study c) Status of the adoption of legal instruments:

Legal instrumentTechnical Validation

Agric. DeptSTCAEWR

Commission

Council Minister

sStaff Legal

Regulation C/REG.13/12/12 √ √ √ √ √ √Sup. Reg. on Regional Committee

√ √ √ √ x NA

Sup. Reg. on tolerance limits & label

√ √ √ √ x NA

Sup. Reg. on fertilizer analysis √ √ √ √ x NA

Sup. Reg. on fertilizer inspection

√ √ √ √ x NA

Convention Ecowas-Uemoa-Cilss

NA NA X NA X NAd) IFDC being mandated to facilitate (WACFC and

RFSF)

a) Priority focus areas of the 29-31 January 2013 meeting:• Road harassment• Export restrictions with the certificates of

origin• Veterinary certificates, sanitary and phyto

sanitary• Application of the VAT

b) Private and public sector are committed to work together : • Sharing the results and continuation of the dialogue;• Harmonizing the regional regulatory instruments;• Amending the 1979 act on Free Movement • Establishment of a multi actors Task Force • Examining the feasibility of the proposal to establish a

"Joint observatory (Government, ECOWAS and private sector practices anomalous in the country.

Exp 4: Regional trade issuesExp 4: Regional trade issues

a) Land tenure:• regional land charter (CILSS technical leadership)• create a regional observatory on land • framework for regional convergence in the formulation

of land policies

b) Zero hunger: measures to improve resilience and food security

c) Regional food reserve: Adopted by the ECOWAS council of Ministers in 2012

d) Rice initiative (2013-2015): Adopted by the ECOWAS council of Ministers in 2012

e) Climate change: Regional Action Program for reducing socio-economic vulnerability to climate change (PASR_RV) technically supported by CILSS

Some emerging InitiativesSome emerging Initiatives

ChallengesChallenges

a) Information/sensitizationb) Operationalizing the RAAF, ECOWADF,

CCAF & IdCAF

c) Human resource capacity (hiring freeze)

d) M&E system for RAIP adopted but not implemented

e) Implementation at national level

f) Budget constraints associated with regional peace and security insecurity