Transcript Agricultural Information Systems in support of Policy

Capacity Needs Assessment for Agricultural
Policy Research in Mozambique
Presented by
Greenwell Matchaya-ReSAKSS-SA Coordinator.
At
The Agriculture Policy Exchange and Learning Event
Dakar, Senegal
May12-17, 2013
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Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Outline
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Context of this Meeting
Questions for the CNAs
Methodology
Results
Implications
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Preamble
• This is an AU organized
– Part of strategies for raising momentum of CAADP
• It is not a G8/New Alliance Meeting
– Multiple-donors
– The participants are a mix of countries
• It is an effort to ensure the NAIP (PEDSA) implementation is
advancing
• It is not one time ad hoc meeting,
• Rather we are building on what has already been done in the
countries (the NAIPS, the Compacts, the CNAs etc)
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
The Capacity Needs Assessment for SAKSS
• Goal: To find out the Capacity needs in terms of Strategic
Analysis and Knowledge management for CAADP process
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What are Mozambique’s needs for strategic agricultural policy analysis?
and investment planning, monitoring
and evaluation, and knowledge management?
What individual and organizational capacities are needed for the above?
How can these capacities be harnessed through their effective use in
the organizations involved in the CAADP process ?
– What institutional and capacity constraints exist in the policy process for
the policy organizations to play their role effectively to meet the
objectives of CAADP?
– How can such capacity gaps be identified and filled?
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Methodology
• Thematic areas for the CNAs:
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(a) Strategic policy analysis and investment planning,
(b) Monitoring and evaluation, and
(c) Knowledge management and sharing at the country level to help in
the CAADP implementation process.
Methods: Consultations with relevant institutions and literature at 3
levels:
individual, organizational, and policy process level
Key informants were interviewed at MINAG (DE, DNEA & DAF), MPD and
MIC.
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Methods
• Analysis of disaggregated data to identify human capacity gaps
• Identifying the existing human capacity in the organizations
• Assessing the existing data and M&E systems related to tracking
implementation of CAADP
• Identifying ways of strengthening these through stakeholder
consultation
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Findings-A snapshot
• Main institution responsible for policy formulation and
monitoring for policy execution in the agricultural sector is
MINAG
• Opinion from experts are mixed on levels of capacity for
agricultural policy research
• But data/knowledge products not often easily available
• Systems for analysis of data not well defined and can benefit
from improvement
• Sector-wide-monitoring needs to be encouraged and a
strengthened SAKSS node in Mozambique can help in this
process
• Human capacity appears insufficient and training may be
useful
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Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Time Allocations (%)
DE
MPD
Research, strategic policy analysis, and
investment planning
Program management, monitoring, and
evaluation
Knowledge management, data system
development, and information sharing
20
10
18
15
15
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Leadership and management
24
10
Governance, organizational development, and
institutional development
23
15
Sum (%)
100
100
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Areas of Expertise
DE
MPD
Agriculture Planning and budgeting
1
5
Strategic Policy Analysis
2
2
Monitoring and Evaluation
3
3
Management of information system
4
1
Statistic and Agriculture surveys
5
4
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Distribution of research staff by education and age
Age distribution of faculty/researchers/analysts/professional staff by education level (2011)
Education level
<30
31-40
DE
PhD
M.Sc
B.Sc
41-50
51-60
>60
5
12
5
9
1
17
14
1
Total (headcount)
32
TOTAL
MPD
PhD
M.Sc
B.Sc
TOTAL
1
1
4
6
4
1
2
13
GRAND TOTAL
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21
15
3
45
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Share of time spent on research, teaching and
extension
DE
MPD
Research analysis
40
15
Training/extension
34
80
Monitoring and evaluation
26
5
Sum (%)
100
100
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (SAKSS-SA)
Implications
There are some capacity issues to be
addressed
– MozSakss would be an Important function
i) The revitalization of MozSAKSS program would have to take into
consideration training of staff at MINAG.
ii) Need to strategically strengthen the capacity of national institutions,
in particular MINAG/DE, in SAKSS
• so that MINAG would be able to identify, coordinate, and support the
planning, implementation and monitoring of agriculture and rural
development strategies
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• This could be done through the establishment of a results based
program in areas such as:
a. Strengthened MINAG’s agricultural statistics and information
system;
b. Reinforced MINAG/DE policy analysis and strategic planning
capacity;
c. Improved MINAG knowledge and information sharing, including
at farmer level;
d. Reinforced flow of knowledge and information with wider
regional efforts; and,
e. Improved skills and increased reliance on domestic inputs.
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Thank for you your attention
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