PROCESS AND STATUS OF CAADP

IMPLEMENTATION

IN COMESA

By

Dr. Nalishebo Meebelo Deputy CAADP Coordinator

During the

EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA CAADP NUTRITION WORKSHOP

25 February 2013 Serena Hotel

Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION The COMESA Region

– Vision and Mission

– Importance of Agriculture in COMESA

The CAADP Framework and its Implementation Processes

– Background, Management Levels, and Process Benchmarks

Status/Experience in COMESA and other RECs

– Compact Signatures & Post-compact Status/Process

– Quality of Investment Plans

– Regional Dimensions of CAADP in COMESA

Focus: 2013 and Beyond

COMESA’S OVERALL VISION AND MISSION

OUR VISION

n To attain a fully integrated internationally competitive regional economic community:

economic prosperity

standards of living

political and social stability and peace

goods, services, capital and labour

freely moving across borders

OUR MISSION

n To achieve increased co-operation and integration in all fields of development, particularly in:

trade, customs and monetary affairs;

transport, communications and

information;

technology, industry and energy;

agriculture, environment, natural

resources; and

gender

THE COMESA TREATY

To realise the vision and mission (Agr. Devt):

COMESA Treaty (Chapter 18, Articles 129 to

137) mandates our member states to:

Enhance development and cooperation in the agriculture sector;

Attain Food Security and,

Rational and Sustainable Agriculture Production in the Common Market

THE COMESA TREATY (ct’d)

COMESA encourages:

A common regional agriculture policy and food self-sufficiency

CAADP Framework and its processes are a means to achieving the above

Importance of Agriculture in COMESA

Mainstay of the COMESA Economy

Engine for regional trade and integration, economic growth &

food security.

Helps generate rural incomes and raise living standards of poor

populations.

Major producers are smallholder farmers, majority of whom

are, women

Capacity to redress the current high food import bills

Contributes the GDP of the region

However, annual sector growth rate is significantly low

Levels of Malnutrition Significantly High (Av., Acc.,Use &Utlstn)

THE CAADP

IMPLEMENTATION

PROCESS

BACKGROUND

Endorsed at the Maputo Assembly of HOSG of the

AU in 2003

Potential driver for economic growth and poverty

reduction

Encourages annual budgetary allocation of 10% to

agric.

Targeted expenditure must enable at least 6%

annual sectoral growth

Aligned to the attainment of the MDGs Alleviating hunger and poverty by 2015

BACKGROUND

Encourages Member States to formulate sound and comprehensive policies, strategies and programmes for agriculture development and food security

Builds on existing initiatives (e.g. PRSPs, Existing Agriculture Programmes, Agriculture Sector-wide Approaches, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, Stakeholders)

Seeks to Align Agriculture Investment Plan to:

Long Term Vision

Medium Term National Development Plans

National Agriculture Policy

Priority Growth Areas of the Sector

TRIGGERS/MOTIVATION

Low production and productivity in the sector

Reduced focus and comparatively low investment, in the sector

High food prices and inadequate trade policies

Poor performance in key livelihood and economic growth parameters, despite:

numerous efforts for better performance

huge commitments/expenditure in local and foreign financing

Commitment at HOS level to make a difference & eager for a business model that would make that difference

Today, some key emerging issues

CAADP TARGETS AND GOALS

Target 1:Achieve at least 6% sustained annual

sector growth in AU member states.

Target 2: A10%

mutually agreed and

targeted public investment in

the agricultural sector

Aim: Eradicate poverty & hunger in

Africa, and accelerate

the continent’s economic

growth thru agric-led initiatives

CAADP OBJECTIVES

CAADP seeks to: • Ensure collective responsibility of key

stakeholders through broad participation/consultation

• Increase household incomes for the poor and vulnerable in society

• Improve nutrition security

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CAADP OBJECTIVES (ct’d)

• Develop and nurture strategic partnerships • Identify collaboratively selected priority

areas that will bring about targeted and marked growth in the sector

• Deal with access to regional and int. markets including barriers to trade

• Utilize areas of comparative advantage in our region/s

CAADP OBJECTIVES (ct’d)

• To encourage demand-driven research, evidence based analysis to influence policies that aim at resuscitating agriculture

• Work with sub-regional, regional and international partners with comparative capacity to enhance regional and global competitiveness, innovation and adaptation

CAADP PILLARS

AREAS ENCOURAGED FOR INVESTMENT

TRADE AND MARKETING INFRASTRU.

FOOD AND

NUTRITION SECURITY

6% ANNUAL

SECTOR

GROWTH

CROSS CUTTING ISSUES

• LIVESTOCK - CAADP COMPANION DOC

• FISHERIES - CAADP COMPANION DOC

• FORESTRY – CAADP COMPANION DOC

• Gender

• Policy

• Capacity Strengthening

• HIV/Aids Etc.

CAADP MANAGEMENT LEVELS

• AU – Policy

• NPCA – Technical

• RECs – Coordination & Facilitation

• Country-Led and Owned By In –Country Stakeholders

• i.e. Country Teams (Government, Private Sector, CSOs, Farmers Organizations, Women, Youth etc.) + DPs etc.

CAADP PROCESS BENCHMARKS

1. COMPACT SIGNATURE Launch - Sensitization for

Stakeholder Buy-In

Broad Consultative Process

Sector Stocktaking and of Analysis Growth Options

CAADP PROCESS BENCHMARKS

2. POST COMPACT PROCESS a. Design of Agriculture and Food

Security Investment Plan

• Quality (Alignment, Consistency, Pillars)

• Expert Inputs

• Budgeting + Costing

• Embrace Best Practices

General Issues Related to Investment Plans Low investment planning capacity of In-Country Teams

Insufficient Technical Assistance & Inadequate Programme Coherence

Imbalances between investment areas and Pillars

Insufficient detailed consideration of issues (e.g. value

chain devt, SPS, nutrition, gender, climate change etc)

Inadequate coherence in relating expenditure, economic impact and poverty reduction

Weak M&E Frameworks and related implementation

modalities etc.,

CAADP PROCESS BENCHMARKS CAADP PROCESS BENCHMARKS

CAADP PROCESS BENCHMARKS

2. POST COMPACT PROCESS b. Technical Reviews

Led by AUC, NPCA, RECs

Independent Experts

In-Country Consultations and Document Review

Technical Review Report

CAADP PROCESS BENCHMARKS

3. POST COMPACT PROCESS c. Post-Compact High-Level Business

Meeting Presentation of: Investment Plans and Related Budget

by Govt Technical Review Report Recommendations for improvement Roadmap for Improvement Formulation of Gap Financing

Proposals

STATUS OF

IMPLEMENTATION

IN COMESA

CAADP COMPACT SIGNATURES

Rwanda – March 2007

Burundi –August 2009

Ethiopia – August 2009

Swaziland March 2010

Uganda – March 2010

Malawi – April 2010

Kenya – July 2010

Zambia –January 18, 2011

DRC – March 17 2011

Seychelles –September 16 2011

Djibouti 19 April 2012

CAADP COMPACT SIGNATURES

• Advanced/Advancing Countries

Zimbabwe

Madagascar

Comoros

Sudan

Eritrea

• Other 2013 CAADP engagements are scheduled with Mauritius

POST COMPACT STATUS

Technical Reviews

• Rwanda: December 2009

• Uganda: September 2010

• Kenya: September 2010

• Malawi: September 2010

• Ethiopia: October 2010

• Burundi: August 2011

POST COMPACT STATUS

High Level Business Meetings

• Rwanda: December 2009; gap funding accessed beyond 100%; USD 50m (GAFSP June 2010)

• Ethiopia: 6-7 December 2010 (GAFSP accessed USD 51.5m)

• Malawi: August 2011 (GAFSP)

• Burundi: March 2012 (USD30m GAFSP)

• Uganda: September 2010

• Kenya: September 2010

Progress by Steps Leading To Round Table Processes and Signing of Compact in Member States

Process

Countries

Govt

Buy-in

Focal Point

appointed

CAADP

Launch

TC appointed Experts

engaged

Draft report

submitted

TC discussed

Report

Final Report

submitted

Stakeholder

Validation

Workshop

Compact

signed

Investment Plan

Developed

Technical

Review Done

Business

Meeting Held

Rwanda

Uganda

Kenya

Ethiopia

Malawi

Burundi

Swaziland

Zambia

DRC Congo

Seychelles

Djibouti 19 April 2012

Zimbabwe

Sudan

Madagascar

Comoros

Egypt

Mauritius

Eritrea

Libya

THE COMESA

REGIONAL

IMPLEMENTATION

PROCESS

Objective of Regional Compact

AU/NEPAD Recommendation

Adds value to National CAADP Compact

Facilitate investments in areas where individual countries cannot effectively invest (e.g. Trans-boundary, harmonisation of standards and shared multi –country resources)

Increased involvement of private sector, PPPs and development partners

To forge regional cooperation and integration

Current Status

ECOWAS has already developed their Regional Compact Other RECs such as EAC, SADC, IOC have initial work done COMESA Draft Regional Compact Document - September

2010 Major Areas: Agriculture Commodities along Value Chains Productive Infrastructure for increased productivity, value

addition and trade Institutional and Human Resource Development at all levels

(Farmers, Traders, Processors etc. )

Next Steps Document Review and Update Extension into the Tripartite Framework

WAY FORWARD Good progress made - need to accelerate the process through

demonstrated commitment by political leaders Strengthen Capacity of CAADP drivers in the country Strengthen Resource Mobilization for Implementation

(COMRESA RIF, COMESA AIF, Engage Bilaterals, Multilateral) Proof Read NAIPs – Mainstreaming of emerging issues (e.g.

Climate Change, Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Enhance Expert Input Advocate for greater political will Strengthen partnerships and broaden consultation Build Capacity (E.g. Policy Analysis, CAADP etc) Facilitate harmonization thorough policy dialogues (Nutrition

Policy, PHLR, Climate Smart Agriculture, Fisheries etc)

Asante Sana!

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