“ReSAKSS 2010 Progress and 2011 Work Plan,“ Presented by Sam Benin, ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI, at the 2nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 22 March 2011.
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ReSAKSS 2010 Progress and 2011 Work Plan_2011
1. IFPRI
ReSAKSS 2010 Progress
and
2011 Work Plan
Sam Benin
ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI
2nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee Meeting
Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé
22nd March 2011
2. Outline
2010 progress
» CAADP M&E
» Technical Assistance and capacity strengthening
Support to CAADP roundtables
Support to establishment of country SAKSS
Trainings, workshops, etc.
» Strategic analysis and special studies
» Publications and communications
2011 work plan
3. What is ReSAKSS?
Platform for peer review, ReSAKSS-AW node at IFPRI, DC:
benchmarking, mutual coordinates 3 Africa-based regional nodes
learning, and policy dialogue
on agricultural and rural
development strategies in
Africa ReSAKSS-WA at
IITA, Ibadan: works
Created and launched in 2006
with ECOWAS
to provide credible
information, analysis, and ReSAKSS-ECA at
knowledge products for ILRI, Nairobi: works
implementation CAADP with COMESA
Charged with taking lead in
ReSAKSS-SA node at
developing and implementing IWMI, Pretoria,
CAADP M&E framework works with SADC
4. CAADP M&E
CAADP M&E framework
validated in February 2010
2010 M&E report
» Continental report:
completed and will be
presented at CAADP PP
» Separate regional and
selected country reports
underway
Database, analysis and
graphics downloadable at
www.resakss.org
5. Support to CAADP Roundtables
10 countries signed compacts: ReSAKSS and IFPRI involved
with various aspects
» Participated in meetings
» Reviewed stocktaking reports
» Undertook growth and investment analysis
» Prepared brochures and briefs
18 countries had their investment plans reviewed
» ReSAKSS and IFPRI part of review team
» Specifically, review consistency of investment plan with long-
term growth and poverty reduction options
6. Support to establishment of Country SAKSS
Drafted guidelines for the establishment and architecture of
a CAADP Country Team including the national SAKSS node
discussed with ECOWAS and some countries (to be
discussed later)
Rwanda SAKSS node established and staffed with a
coordinator
SAKSS node launched in Nigeria
Semi-established and operational in Uganda, Malawi and
Mozambique
Advanced stage in Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and
Zambia
7. Other capacity strengthening activities
Number of people trained
Women Men Total
ReSAKSS-SA 16 73 89
ReSAKSS-WA 3 43 46
ReSAKSS-ECA 141 31 172
Total 160 147 307
Examples of areas of training/workshops
ReSAKSS-SA & SADC, IFPRI: exploring strategic priorities for
regional agricultural research and development investments in
Southern Africa
ReSAKSS-WA & MSU: dynamics of food consumption in West Africa
ReSAKSS-ECA & ACTESA: improving the quality of data on formal
trade in Eastern and Southern Africa
8. Strategic analysis and special studies (e.g.)
ReSAKSS-SA & SADC, IFPRI: exploring strategic priorities for
regional agricultural research and development investments
in the SADC region
» economic and spatial analyses to explore alternative region-
wide poverty-reducing development strategy priorities for
agriculture
» secondary data and expert surveys in member States
» workshops for reviews, feedback, and validation
» overall and separate country reports
ReSAKSS-ECA & ReSAKSS-AW, IFPRI: framework for M&E of
regional agricultural programs in the COMESA region
» Use to assess impact of high trade flows in neighboring
countries
9. Strategic analysis and special studies (e.g.)
ReSAKSS-WA & MSU: dynamics of food consumption in 7
countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, and Togo
» analysis of household expenditure surveys and national food
balances
» regression analysis => demand elasticities
ReSAKSS-ECA & University of Nairobi: status, distribution
and determinants of poverty in the COMESA region
» Reviews and mapping to make information easily accessible
for designing and implementing poverty reduction and food
insecurity programmes at the regional level
10. Publications—annual trends and outlook
Status Number Topic
• Persistent high food prices in the COMESA
Region: causes, effects and policy
Submitted,
responses
under 2
• Status and trends of agricultural and rural
review
development indicators in the COMESA
region
11. Publications—ReSAKSS working papers
Status Number Topic
Review / • Pastoralism, risk and vulnerability in
1
revision Ethiopia and Kenya
• Sensitive products, COMESA customs
Submitted 2 union
• Use of cash in food insecurity programs
• Rising food prices in WA
Advanced
2 • Agriculture public expenditures in
press
Mozambique
• CAADP M&E framework
Published 3 • CAADP and MDG1
• Risk and vulnerability hotspots in COMESA
12. Publications—ReSAKSS issue briefs
Status Number Topic
• Investment, growth and poverty linkages
in Africa
Review /
3 • MDG1 and food and nutrition security in
revision
Africa
• Agriculture public expenditures in Africa
• Resource efficiency in Africa
Submitted 2
• MDG1 in West Africa
Advanced
0
press
Published 1 • Assessment of COMESA customs union
13. Communications
Continued to maintain and update
online platforms
Main website (www.resakss.org)
» Traffic doubled from an average
of 400 unique visitors per month
in 2009 to about 800 in 2010
Bi-monthly e-Newsletter & weekly
blog (www.resakss.wordpress.com)
» visits grew by over 50%
» two of the top three months of
traffic occurred in 2010
» subscriptions grew by 30%
14. 2011 Work Plan (I)
M&E leading to Annual Trends and Outlook Reports (ATOR):
continental, regional and selected countries
Feature topic on agricultural productivity: options for raising
and maintaining high agricultural productivity. Objectives:
» to better understand the usefulness of different measures of
agricultural productivity in monitoring and evaluation
» to assess why there has not been widespread technical change in
Africa
» to review any lessons associated with the efficiency gains in
agricultural production achieved in different parts of Africa
» to identify specific agricultural investment programs whose
implementation can be scaled up or undertaken in different parts
of Africa in order to raise agricultural productivity
15. 2011 Work Plan (II)
Technical Assistance to set up CAADP Country SAKSS in
selected countries; within 24 post-compact countries
» firm principles and guidelines for establishing nodes
» follow in-country CAADP process and demand
Other capacity strengthening activities, e.g. of RECs and
other regional institutions
Webpages for regional nodes and selected country SAKSS
» integrate with main website but independently managed by nodes
with news, events, etc. relevant to CAADP
Occasional papers
» agreed upon with Steering Committees and other stakeholders
» fall within the mandate and competence of ReSAKSS
» not compete for the resources allocated for other deliverables