Oslo Conference: Can Africa Feed Itself?

Oslo Conference: Can Africa Feed Itself?

PARTNERSHIPS in PROGRESS: 2008-2009

Content:

– Presentation of the methodology of the survey– Evolution of partnerships in country strategies

and Projects– Direct support to FOs– Support to policy engagement– Impacts of partnerships– The way forward

Oslo Conference: Can Africa Feed Itself?

Presentation of the survey

18 country strategies

69 IFAD Development projects

24 FOs consulted

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Evolution of partnerships in Country Strategies

86% 83%

31%

22%

55%61%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

participation simple player special player

2006/2007

2008/2009

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Evolution of partnerships in Project designs

77%70%

43%

15%

34%

55%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

participation simple player special player

2006/2007

2008/2009

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Evolution of FOs as “special players” in project design by Region

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Western and Central Africa

Eastern and Southern Africa

Asia and the PacificLatin America and the Caribbean

Near East and North Africa

2006/2007

2008/2009

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Direct financial support to FOs

0.91.5

3.1 2.82.2

9.8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

US $ M

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Support to policy engagement

At regional levelSupport to Farmers’ Organizations in Africa Programme (SFOAP)Support to COPROFAM in REAF MercosurProgramme for Strengthening Rural Organizations to Participate in

Policy Dialogue In Central AmericaSupport to resilient pastoral livelihoods in Africa

At international level

Support of the mobilization of civil society around high-level conferences and eventsSupport to consultation on the Voluntary guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resourcesSupport to fisherfolk organisations advocacy capacities

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Impacts of partnerships

Benefits to FosCapacity building of the membersInstitutional development Greater cohesion and internal membershipIncreased contacts with other FOs and partnersImproved dialogue with governments and donors

Benefits to projects funded by IFADStronger focus on small and poor farmersBetter understanding of rural povertyAccess to local and indigenous knowledge More effective implementationBetter impact on food security

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The Way Forward

How to find solutions to develop partnerships even in difficult conditions?

How to take better advantage of the creativity deployed by IFAD

staff and FOs to work together, and up-scale good practices?

1 - How to find a second wind in our own methods of work and in our mode of collaboration?

Oslo Conference: Can Africa Feed Itself?

The Way Forward

2 - How to find the right balance between regional and national levels?

for capacity building

for support to policy engagement

3 – How to strengthen our dialogue and collaboration on major policy issues such as Climate Change, Food Security (CFS), land governance...?

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The Way Forward

4 – What can we do together to respond better to the specific challenges faced by young women and men in agriculture and rural development?

5 - How to jointly evaluate the impact of our partnerships on the ground and their development effectiveness?

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Conclusion

The photo chosen this year for the Farmers’ Forum shows a woman from Bangladesh checking on eggs at her mini hatchery.Egg is the symbol of both fecundity and fragility. So are our partnerships. They have proven to have great potential to give birth to innovative approaches and development effectiveness, but they also need to be handled with great care and attention…like this woman does, slowly moving eggs in a traditional incubator.