Transcript Agriculture Policy Exchange and Learning Event

Agriculture Policy Exchange and
Learning Event
King Fahd Hotel
Dakar, Senegal
13-16 May 2013
Thursday
Themes:
Overcoming Policy Constraints
Mutual Accountability
Action Planning
Quick Reactions to Yesterday
Share one idea / learning from yesterday that
you found useful
Overcoming Policy Constraints to Achieve National
Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plans
Chair:
Greg Traxler
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Keynote:
Shenggen Fan
Director General, IFPRI
Key Elements of a Policy System
1. Policy Agenda
– Linked to and prioritized by national investment plans
2. Institutional Architecture for Implementation of Policy
– Ensuring predictable, evidence based, transparent,
inclusive policy formulation / implementation
3. Mutual Accountability
– Ensuring public review of progress on commitments,
performance, & the impact of investment plan and policy
on poverty and hunger
Mutual Accountability
Session Objectives
• Define Mutual Accountability and Joint Sector Reviews
(JSR)
• Identify key elements and products of an effective JSR
• Clarify how MA can be used to align & add value to
national agriculture & food security investment plans
• Country and regional teams develop a work plan/road
map for establishing & implementing country or regional
JSR.
MA/ JSR Session Presenters
Chair: Jim Oehmke, USAID
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Mutual Accountability Concept & JSR Guidelines (10 min)
Godfrey Bahiiga, IFPRI
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Overview of Methods and Approaches for the Mutual Accountability Concept
and JSR Guidelines (20 min)
BREAK
EXAMPLES
Claude Bizimana, SAKSS, MINAGRI, Rwanda
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Rwanda JSR Case Study (15 min)
Stella Massawe, RESAKSS / ECA, Kenya
– GIS tools for mapping and tracking donor and government projects (10 min)
Discussion
Indicative Roadmap for undertaking a JSR
• Set up a JSR steering committee chaired by
Ministry of Agriculture
• Establish JSR secretariat
• Develop terms of reference for the JSR
• Mobilize resources
• Constitute review team
• Undertake studies
• Organize the review and dialogue
• Draw implementation and follow-up plan for
the recommendations from the JSR
Workplan / Roadmap for establishing
and implementing your JSR
COUNTRY/ REGIONAL TEAM Discussions
• What are the 2-3 next steps in implementing a
strengthened JSR
• Identify technical support needs and logistical support for
completing JSR.
• Use discussion results in Action Plan and refine further back
home
LUNCH
Development Partner Panel
Session objectives
• Share perspectives on efforts taking place to advance policy
Chair – Boaz
Panel
• John Barrett, Chief Professional Officer, Climate Change,
Environment, Infrastructure and Livelihoods, DfID (10 min)
• Greg Traxler, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ( 10 min)
• Jeff Hill, USAID (10 min)
• John Nash, World Bank (10 min)
Final Team Meetings
Reconvene by 4:30
Prepare 5-8 min Status Report on following
1. Where did you make the most progress on your
action plan
2. What is your immediate next step when you get
home to continue developing the action plan and
present results to country and regional decision
makers
3. Facilitators – provide Kathy with latest version of
Action Plan today
Continental Working Group:
Session # 3
Prepare brief report out on priority next steps (5-8 min)
Chair: Boaz
Objective: Continue to shape an Action Plan at the Continental Level
to advance policy work
Suggested Topics for discussion
• Form a Joint Action Group?
– Discuss donor partnerships
– What coordination will be needed with the global strategy on data
systems and the CAADP policy and MA efforts
– What can we do to move forward and support the policy action plans
and country / regional processes
Break
Quick Updates
2 min each
Chair: Candace Buzzard
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Ethiopia
Ghana
Mozambique
Rwanda
Senegal
Tanzania
Continental Working Group
Closing
• Evaluation Form
• Final Comments
– AU - CAADP Website with all ppts
– http://pages.au.int/caadp/agpolicy
• Will be new page for this meeting in @ 2 weeks
• Adjourn