Lessons for food security policy and practice: Africa

Prof Sheryl HendriksFood Security @ UP

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Not all doom and gloom! A message of hope re Africa

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/learning/Documents/millennium-development-goals-mdg-report-card-2010.pdf

And Africa will do even

better in the next decade

Framework for African Food Security

FAFS Expert Working Group

The FAFS presents:• The current status of hunger and malnutrition in Africa; • Key causes of hunger and malnutrition;• Priority responses to address these issues; • How FAFS can be used, • Menus of options and ideas for governments to

consider based on best practice and research • Suggestions for monitoring, evaluation and peer

review processes. • Suggests a model for coordination of pillar III activities. • Suggestions for scaling up actions

Improving resilience – the African agenda

• Improved risk management• Increased supply of affordable food

through increased production and improved market linkages

• Increased economic opportunities for the vulnerable

• Increased quality of diets through diversification of food among the target groups.

Tools and resources

LiPA

FAFS Score Chart

Reviews of investment plans • Policy context

• Policy integration• Programme profile• Pro-poor• Targets the vulnerable• Nutrition-sensitive• M&E• Coordination • Sustainability

National Agriculture Investment Plans

Activities and Benchmarks

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2010

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2010

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Oct. 2010

Nov. 2010

Dec. 2010

Follow-on

Comments

Component 1: Alignment with CAADP vision, principles and strategy elements[Identify issue]

[bullet out specific actions]

[list who is responsible]

[insert due dates]

Component 2: Consistency with long terms growth and poverty reduction options

Component 3: Adoption of best practices and inclusion of core programme elements

Annexure 3: Post Review Road Map Template

Examples of impactGhana• Already had PRSP, Food security

policy

• Retreat by team to draft agric and food security investment plan

• National consultation

• Support team sent

• Revised plan

• National consultation

• Submitted for review

• Revised and started programming

• Submitted plan for Northern Ghana for special funds

Nigeria• Already had a PRSP & Food

security strategy

• Retreat by team to draft agric and food security investment plan

• National consultation

• Support team sent

• Revised plan

• National consultation

• Review

• 4 X revisions

• Federal consultation

• Federal M&E design

• Policy revision underway

Where do we start?• Be relevant• Be responsive• Be quick• Get involved• Keep current• Build relationships • Thematic Working Groups/Think tanks• Analytical support• Research briefs• Break the consultant mentality• Societal contributions – our duty