Post on 14-Apr-2017
An Overview of PAEPARD Stephen Muchiri
IFAD-FAFO side event meeting Rome; 18th February 2016
ObjectivesObjectivesOverall: Build joint African-European multi-stakeholder partnerships in ARD contributing to achieving the MDGs
Specific: Enhanced, more equitable, more demand-driven; and mutually beneficial collaboration of Africa and Europe on ARD with the aim of attaining the MDGs.
From PAEPARD II document: It aims at moving from the current largely supply-driven approach in ARD towards a demand-driven approach.
Where does PAEPARD II come from?
Research-research collaboration, no other stakeholders involved
Projects concentrated in a few African countries
Problems identified under PAEPARD I
Declining European-African ARD collaboration
Driven by research interest of European partners with African research stakeholders (=supply approach)
Dominated by European research organisations
Solutions sought that PAEPARD II will bring
Inclusive partnerships with non-research stakeholders (FOs, private sector, NGOs) leading those partnerships
Projects spread over more African countries
Increased number of European-African ARD partnerships
Driven by demands of end users
Balanced partnerships, led by African non-research stakeholders
Who are PAEPARD Partners?
What does PAEPARD do to achieve these objectives?
WP5 WP5 Bringing partners togetherBringing partners together around around
common innovation challenges common innovation challenges (=federating themes)(=federating themes)
WP2-WP1WP2-WP1MobilizingMobilizing research and non-research research and non-research stakeholders for Europe-Africa ARD stakeholders for Europe-Africa ARD
collaboration collaboration
WP3WP3Providing tools for Providing tools for
knowledge sharing andknowledge sharing andaccess to informationaccess to information
WP4 WP4 Strengthening capacitiesStrengthening capacities of of
stakeholders to work in inclusive stakeholders to work in inclusive balanced partnershipsbalanced partnerships
WP6Advocate with research with research funders for support to funders for support to
inclusive ARD partnershipsinclusive ARD partnerships
IAO/NRI/CIRAD
CSA
PAFO
FANRPAN
WP7
Management & Coordination
FARA CIRAD
CTA
RUFORUM ICRA PAFO NRI
FARA COLEACP
FARA AGRINATURA
Internal & Multi-stakeholder consultations Europe (2010): NGOs (CSA), Private Sector (COLEACP), Research (AGRINATURA-online consultation );European Multi-stakeholder consultations (MSC) in March 2011Africa (2010-2011): EAFF, PROPAC, ROPPA, FANRPANAfrican Multi-stakeholder consultations (AMSC) in Nairobi, May 2011 Two open calls for partnership formation launched in 2010, 2011Call1= 81 Applications; only 9 selected for supportCall2=69 Applications; only 10 selected for support 010 & in June 2011
STEP 1 Brokeraging the partnerships:
« Selecting the theme, Identifying partners
and funding opportunities»
STEP 2Partnership Inception
workshop
« Building partnerships »
STEP 3 Write-shop: « Development of research proposal »
STEP 4
« Applying to funding
opportunity »
Mentoring/ Outside of
PAEPARD??
+ capacity strengthening+ support for facilitation
+ Financial support
Brokerage of African-European partnerships’ mechanism: launching calls 1&2
Virtual meeting using Skype, email, phones
Physical meetings organized with representative from institutions and actors
2 write-shops organizedEntebbe & Cotonou
9 consortia from call 1 completed step 4 in March 2012 Some of the 10 consortia from call 1 completed step 4 in March 2012 The 19 consortia were opportunistic-based: from PAEPARD calls
This brokerage mechanism was criticized to be much top down. It did not allow partners to own the process. A new one was needed
Submission & selection
New brokerage partnership mechanism: Users Led Process (ULP)
Users’ Users’ Led Led
ProcessProcess
Federating Federating ThemeTheme
1
Desk Desk reviewreview
2
Induction Induction WorkshopWorkshop
3
4
ConceptConceptNoteNote
DevelopmentDevelopment
5
Full Full ProposalProposal
DevelopmenDevelopmentt6
Multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships from the ULPMulti-stakeholder innovation partnerships from the ULP
EAFF: Extensive Livestock value chains in Eastern Africa with Specific focus on Kenya and Uganda; with focus on only one value chain: Beef production;
PROPAC: Urban horticulture value chain in Central Africa (Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville & DR Congo);
ROPPA: Rice value chain in Benin, Burkina Faso & Mali;
FANRPAN/SACAU: Groundnut value chain in Malawi & Zambia;
COLEACP: Adding value to Mango non-food uses in West Africa (Burkina-Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal)
GOVERNANCE OF PAEPARD II GOVERNANCE OF PAEPARD II
1- Steering Committeeo5 European institutions: EFARD, AGRINATURA, COLEACP, CSA, COPA/CPE (never represented in meetings)o5 African institutions: RUFORUM, FARA, PANAAC, NGOC, PAFO
2- Management Team Meeting (MTM)Leaders and co-leaders of the 7 work packages
3- Coordination & Management o1 African coordinator (FARA), 1 European (AGRINATURA)o1 African co-manager (FARA) ,1European co-manager (Agrinatura)
Challenges & Lessons learned (1)
1- Multi-stakeholder partnerships building takes time: (a) communication; (b) trust and mutual understanding; (c) differences in organizational culture and working practices: these delay reporting & implementation of some activities;
2- Difficult to engage African non-research stakeholders in the process (at the beginning); the articulation of their ARD demand/needs takes time ; currently there have been many new partnerships outside PAEPAPRD that have been formed
Challenges & Lessons learned (2)3- Inadequate funding opportunities can discourage some stakeholders (private sector, FOs) in joining the consortium; current funding mechanisms more push-oriented instead of pull-oriented: difficult for non research-stakeholders to engage in high competition (scientific excellence) basket funding; because of inadequate capacity.
4- Need of targeting diversity of funding mechanisms: national, regional and international level rather than relying to the EC funding as it was in PAEPARD document;