Agriculture Systems: CAADP Regional Compact
FANRPAN Partners’ Meeting
Pretoria, South Africa - 24 June
Prepared by Chansa C.Chisanga
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Outline:
- What is CAADP?
- Compact: Definition and Process
- Rwanda Compact
- FANRPAN’s key objectives: Regional Compact
- Call for Input: Stakeholders
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What is CAADP?
CAADP = New strategy to revamp African
agriculture:
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AU endorsement – 2003
Agricultural led growth strategy
Areas of intervention – 4 Pillars
Maputo Declaration
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Compact: Definition & Process
• Compact –
– strategic agreement/document of identified priority
areas of investments by national and international
partners
– Encompassing defined roles and responsibilities
Country Round Tables – inclusive dialogue
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Rwanda Compact: Highlights
Compact signed – 2007
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Economic development Programme – EDPRS/PSTA
Vision 2020 agenda
Compact sets parameters – long term partnership
Key commitments specified by partners
Clarifies expectations with respect to the agribusiness
and farming communities
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Progress: Task 1
“Finalize the COMESA CAADP regional concept
papers”
Reference materials:
- COMESA Treaty
- regional pillar concept papers
- Draft COMESA Agricultural Policy
Action: Documents to be reviewed, updated & aligned to
regional priorities.
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Progress: Task 2
“Design programme implementation plans focusing on youth &
women in the COMESA region”
Action:
- Identify and review youth & women programmes in the region
- Identify a priority set of quick action programmes and follow-up
actions focusing on youth and women
Update:
- Database of youth and women organizations under development
- Youth organizations – 25 (global, regional, national)
- Women organizations – 28 (global, regional, national)
Search: internet based + referrals
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Progress: Task 3
“Inventory of key stakeholders which COMESA can work with”
Action:
- Identify stakeholders with a regional scope
- Classify them based on mandate, role, portfolio
- Recommend key stakeholders for COMESA to work with
Update: 49 organizations on database – international, continental,
regional
- CSOs
- INGOs
- Development partners
- RECs
- Government
- Research Institutions
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Progress: Task 4
“Undertake inventory of existing regional projects and
programmes which COMESA-CAADP Team should
take into consideration”
Action:
- Create database of projects and programmes providing
full profiles
- Classify projects based on CAADP Pillars to assess
relevance and avenues for linkage with CAADP
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Progress: Task 5
“Finalize the design of COMESA Early Action Progs
Under each of the Pillars”
Pillar 1:
Climate change initiative,
Irrigation Programme,
Fisheries strategy
Forestry Strategy
Pillar 3:
ACTESA, RELPA
Pillar 2:
AAMP,
Regional Fertilizer Programme
Seed Sector Alliance
Pillar 4:
Regional Approach to
Biotechnology & Biosafety
for Eastern & Southern Africa
RABESA II
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Progress: Task 6
“Design Institutional Arrangements for
the Implementation of CAADP in
COMESA”
Action:
- Review institutional setup of COMESA &
its linkages with Pillars
- Consult and recommend appropriate
institutional arrangements
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Call for Input
“As stakeholders, what would you like to see
incorporated in the Compact?”
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Towards a food secure Africa
Thanks you
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