The Way Forward
Consultation on the 7th replenishment
of IFAD’s resources
Evolution of IFAD’s programme
of work
IFAD loan and grant commitments
600
550
USD million
500
450
400
350
300
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
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Concentration of extreme
poverty in rural areas
Percentage of poor people (less than $1 per day) living in rural
areas, 2001
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
East Asia
Source: Millenium Project
Eastern Europe
& Central Asia
Latin America
& Caribbean
Middle East &
North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
3
Marginalization of ODA
for agriculture
USD billion
The decline in ODA for agriculture
80
8%
70
7%
60
6%
50
5%
40
4%
30
3%
20
2%
10
1%
0%
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
ODA for
agriculture
Total ODA
ODA for %
agriculture
2003
Source: OECD, DAC
4
New development architecture
“Partner countries exercise … leadership over their
development policies … and co-ordinate
development actions …”
“We commit ourselves to taking … action to
address the … Weaknesses in partner countries’
institutional capacities to develop and implement
… national development strategies.”
Source: Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, 2005
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Recognition of the importance of
agriculture for rural poor people
“MDG-based frameworks to meet the 2015 targets
should be designed around seven broad clusters
“1. Promoting vibrant rural communities, by
increasing food productivity of smallholder farmers,
raising rural incomes, and expanding rural access
to essential public services and infrastructure ..”
Source: Millennium Project, Investing in Development: Report to the
UN Secretary General, 2005
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Agriculture, poverty and growth
in Africa
“The primary source of jobs in Africa is small
enterprises, the most important example of which
is the family farm.”
Source: Our Common Interest. Report of Commission for Africa,
2005.
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Key constraints on income and
food security of poor rural people
1. Access to and management of land and
water
2. Access to efficient and equitable markets
3. Access to financial services and capital
4. Access to information and technology
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Putting blueprints behind us
“There is no single blueprint … any country’s policy
program must be designed with country ownership
to fit that country’s specific circumstances”
Source: World Bank, From Adjustment Lending to Development
Policy Lending: Update of World Bank Policy
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Strengthening country
presence
1. IFAD country teams
2. Local field staff
3. Out-posted country programme
managers
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Making supervision a joint
learning process
1. A process mobilizing local partners for
identifying problems and generating
solutions
2. A platform for joint-learning with all
participants in sub-sector
3. A driver of effective monitoring and
participation processes
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Filling the knowledge gap
1. IFAD will play a catalytic role through global and
regional knowledge partnerships linked to
country-level learning
2. IFAD will use the results internally, to ensure
that its own products reflect the best
understanding and highest quality advice
available anywhere
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Making results the measure
1. Corporate impact objectives
2. Measurable indicators
3. Performance measurement
4. Periodic reporting to Executive Board
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IFAD’s projected POW
Loan and grant commitments
USD million
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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IFAD’s commitment to
Africa under HIPC debt
initiative
Distribution of IFAD's support to HIPCDI
SDR 352 million
African
countries
94%
Other
countries 6%
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Key requirements of
the operating model
1. USD 800 million replenishment level
2. Higher grants level using debt vulnerability
approach*
3. Stronger IFAD country presence - with variable
mix of country team, field presence and staff
out-posting
4. Supervision policy that strengthens role of
national partners*
5. Financial and budgetary provisions for
implementing action plan
*Requires change in Articles Establishing IFAD
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The Way Forward
Consultation on the 7th replenishment
of IFAD’s resources
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