OVERVIEW OF CCARDESA IN THE SADC REGION:Background, Governance, Outputs & Impacts

Simon MwaleProgramme & Grants Manager

PART 1: OVERVIEW OF CCARDESA

Background

1. Established by SADC in 2011

2. Key focus: Increasing production & productivity

3. Governance: 1. Ministers of Agric.

2. General Assembly

3. Board

4. Secretariat

CCARDESA in SADC

CCARDESA

3. Promote cooperation in agric research

1. Institutional & Human Resource Development

4. Facilitate information sharing

2. Technology generation & dissemination

Technical Thematic Areas

1. Farmer empowerment market access

2. Technology generation & demand-driven advisory services

3. Knowledge, information and communication

4. Institutional development & capacity building

5. Strengthening of CCARDESA Secretariat

SUMMARY OF OUTPUTS & IMPACTS

1. Institutional & Human Resource Development

1. Established Secretariat2. Signed hosting agreement3. Developed 5 year

Operational Plan4. Trained over 200: ICT, Bee

keeping, Internship, M&E5. Advocacy for institutional

change e.g. inclusiveness

3. Promoting cooperation in agricultural research

1. Established two networks:1. Directors of agricultural research2. Deans of Faculties of Agriculture

2. Contributing to existing networks1. Bean research network2. RUFORUM3. Conservation agriculture regional working group

3. Established regional & international partnerships4. Established two Centres of Excellence

1. Youth & women empowerment2. Institutional development & responsive service delivery

2. Technology generation

1. Supporting 67 regional projects

2. Competitive grants – Seven (7) awarded

3. Supporting studies on documenting available technologies

2b. Technology Dissemination

1. Supporting at least four dissemination projects

2. Have reached out to more than 400,000 beneficiaries

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3. Promoting cooperation in agricultural research

1. Increase in collaborative research activities among scientists

2. All research projects under CCARDESA are collaborative

4. Facilitating Information Sharing

1. Website2. Social media

1. Twitter2. Facebook3. Flicker

3. Direct information delivery to stakeholders

4. Working towards a strong knowledge management system

IMPACTS IN THE REGION

Impact on communities

1. Food security and wealth creation

1. Improved transport

2. Establishment of shops

3. Investment in livestock

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Impact on communities

1. Food security and wealth creation1. High yields

2. Improved homes

3. Establishment of group businesses

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Impact on research management

Changes in research planning, implementation & institutional management structure

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PART 2: INCLUSIVE PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH

Philosophies of research planning & implementation

Inclusive

1. All key institutions involved – focus on NARS

2. Plans done jointly

3. Roles clearly defined

4. Technical clusters develop naturally

5. Stakeholder analysis required

6. Institutional administrative structure does not determine implementing team

7. Resources shared according to work packages

Philosophies of research planning & implementation

Non-inclusive

1. Focus is on ‘employer institution’

2. NARS approach minimal

3. Individual plans for each institution

4. ‘Lead’ institution has responsibility

5. No need for stakeholder analysis

6. Institutional administrative structure determines implementing team

7. Resources remain with ‘Lead’ institution

Why inclusive planning and Implementation?

1. Efficient use of:1. Expertise2. Resources3. Facilities

2. Avoids duplication & wastage3. Encourages collaboration (Private sector, public sector,

Civil society organisations, community based organisations, farmer groups, input suppliers, traders etc

4. Improves coherence in research focus5. Encourages progressive research & development of a

country

What does it take?

1. Common vision

2. Collective commitment

3. Individual understanding of benefits

4. Leadership in: a) Changing mind-sets & attitudes

b) Practicing the principle of inclusiveness

5. Institutional change not absolutely necessary BUT could be an effective facilitator.

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