Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP)
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Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) MAFAP Launch and Capacity Building Workshop Kampala, Uganda 13-16 September 2011
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Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP)
MAFAP Launch and Capacity Building WorkshopKampala, Uganda
13-16 September 2011
Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP)
Keith WiebeDeputy Director, Agricultural Development Economics Division
FAO, Rome
MAFAP Launch and Capacity Building WorkshopKampala, Uganda
13-16 September 2011
Motivation increased attention to agriculture and food security price increases and volatility
demand pressure, resource constraints, weather policies also play a key role risks, but also opportunities
need for information and analysis to support policy dialogue and decision making
Better-informed decision making to ensure that: policies are fully supportive of
agricultural development enhanced food security sustainable use of natural resources
investments target the areas of greatest need
Vision
Policy monitoring a broad area, but we focus on a specific subset of
quantitative indicators OECD countries use a common monitoring system
allows comparison across countries and over time supports policy dialogue within and between countries
similar analyses of developing countries not systematic or institutionalized did not account for key challenges in developing countries
Related initiatives AU, NEPAD, CAADP Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support
System (ReSAKSS) AGRA policy initiative CountrySTAT MAFAP enters an active field, but with a relatively
specific focus
MAFAP quantitative indicators of policy
incentives and disincentives reflected in prices(accounting for market development gaps as well as policies)
public expenditures development and performance indicators
capacity-building and institutionalization support national and regional policy dialogue and
decision making
Incentives and disincentives farmers
access costs national markets
access costs exchange rates
international markets
Public expenditures refined classification system
type of recipient basis for payment (area, unit of output, etc.) commodities covered conditions attached to obtain payment
consistent with stated government objectives? consistent with needs revealed by indicators of
price incentives and disincentives?
Development and performance indicators
secondary data from other sources to help in interpretation of incentives, disincentives and public expenditure patterns
economic growth rates agricultural productivity infrastructure poverty rates etc.
Informing policy patterns of incentives and disincentives may signal
need for attention policy reform? investment priority?
the same can be compared with patterns of public expenditures and development performance indicators
Commodity coverage key import substitutes (e.g. rice, wheat)
key export crops (e.g. cotton, cocoa, tea, coffee)
key crops that are non-traded but important for food security (e.g. cassava)
crops with high potential (e.g. flowers, fruit)
totaling around 70% of the value of production
build on and support existing policy processes at national, sub-regional and continental levels
collaborate with units in charge of policy and planning mobilize and strengthen networks of experts conduct capacity development activities support dialogue within regional economic communities
Institutional approach
Partner institutions Governments and national
institutions AU/NEPAD EAC, COMESA, SACD ECOWAS, UEMOA, CILSS ReSAKSS AGRA
FAO OECD World Bank IFPRI Universities Gates Foundation
FAO Office Uganda
MAFAP SecretariatFAO HQ
MAFAP Country LevelUganda
MAAIF
MAFAP Project
Manager
MAFAP Country Backstopping
Officer
Technical Partners
Institutional Focal Point
EPRCNARO
& others
Policy Forum
Technical Network
Institutional architecture
Key deliverables system of indicators strengthened national capacity country reports
economic and policy context policy trends and effects (reporting and analysis of indicators) country-specific policy issues (to be identified with national partners)
triennial multi-country MAFAP report support for national, regional and international
policy dialogue and decision making
Timeline
Development of Methodology
Synthesis report
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In-depth country level analysis and dialogue in five countries
Jan-2010 May-2010
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Preparatory activities in five additional
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availability and quality of data harmonized methods and comparable
results capacity development ownership, institutionalization and
sustainability bridging the gap from information to
decision making
Key challenges
Better-informed decision making to ensure that: policies are fully supportive of
agricultural development enhanced food security sustainable use of natural resources
investments target the areas of greatest need
Vision
