Transcript Diapositive 1

Global Partnership on
Food and Agriculture: an
answer to the food crisis
Gilles SAINT-MARTIN, Cirad, Ecart,
French Interministerial Group on Food Security
Maputo, November 2008, 30rd
Diagnosis of the situation
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The food crisis, a result of a growing mismatch
between supply and demand
What factors contributed most to this mismatch?
Low agricultural productivity vs high demand ?
 Market failures? No more reserves vs speculation
 Biofuel production?
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Food crisis as a revelatory of a social crisis
What actions/policies have been/would be the
most efficient to reduce the impact of these factors
on the food situation?
High Profile commitment needed
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A need to ensure continued high level policy
attention to global food security .
Reversing the long term decline in attention to
agriculture and food security in developing
countries
Better knowledge on the causes increasing the
risk of food crisis
Better coordination between stakeholders at
country, regional and international levels.
Milestones
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April: UN High-Level Task Force on Global Food Crisis
June: Rome High Level Conference convened by FAO
European Council
July: African Union Summit – Sharm El-Sheik declaration
Comprehensive framework for action UN HL TF
G8 Summit Statement - Hokkaido
September: UN General Assembly
November: G8 Expert Group – Tokyo
1 B € Facility approved by European Council
December: AU Ministers of Agriculture meeting - Libya
Content of GPAF
Three pillars/components/dimensions :
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An international “High Profile Policy Group” on
food security and agriculture
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An international platform/panel of experts on
the global food security
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A re-mobilisation of the international financial
community for safety nets, food security and
agriculture in developping countries.
1. An international policy group
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Mission:
 ensure high level policy attention
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Guiding principles
 Provide a global framework for all stakeholders
 Built on existing UN TF and other International
institutions
 Pursue coherence among international, regional, national
programmes and policies
 Produce recommendations for actions
 Promote evidence-based policy making and country-led
strategies
2. An international platform of experts (1/4)
The need for an independent diagnosis
of a complex situation
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Mission : to provide an independent evidencebased assessment of prospects, gaps, controversial
issues and options, pros and cons of innovative
proposals …
2. An international platform of experts (3/4)
Four functions:
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The analysis of the determinant factors on food
insecurity
The feasibility of different tools and measures
The identification and the awareness on the risks
of food crisis
Synthesis for wide communication
2. An international platform of experts (3/4)
Basic principles:
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Experts from all parts of the World
Multidisciplinary (agronomy, economy, nutrition,
social science, etc.)
Multi sectorial (agriculture, health, employment, trade,
environment, etc.)
Association of Scientific and Professional expertise
Independant from decision makers and users
Transparent
2. An international platform of experts (4/4)
Issues that could be addressed by the network:
 How
to feed the word ? Mid term (2050)
perspective scenarios…
 Food market volatility and grain reserves at
National, Regional and global level…
 Arable Land markets and Foreign Direct
Investment in agriculture…
 Food and non food crops competition /
complementarities..
3. Reinvest in food security in
developing countries (1/2)
First - Country/Region Led Development commitment:
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Agriculture is prioritised within national/regional
development plans and poverty reduction strategies;
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Attention to policy and institutional reform, with strong
farmers and private sector involvement, encouraging
investment (both national and international);
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Clear country and region based coordination mechanism
among national and international partners for measuring
results and for mutual accountability.
3. Reinvest in food security in
developing countries (2/2)
Second - Overcome the “4%” financial limit.
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Increased national/regional financial commitment up to 10% (the
Maputo Commitment of AU/NEPAD/CAAP)
Sustained re-engagement of the International Aid Community up to
4% ODA
ex: EU Facility = 450 M € in 2009, 350 M in 2010, 200 M in 2011
Facilitate Private investment in agriculture (including global savings
represented by the sovereign funds) where /when profitable.
Forum organized in Paris on Dec. 8th “Investing for agriculture in SSA”
Report on investment and impact.
Next steps …
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Food security going down on the agenda (financial
crisis, good harvest in some part of the world) but still
there.
Despite recent price evolution, crisis is not over in
DC. Financial crisis could make it even worse
Some key institutions reluctant to overarching
arhitecture but growing consensus on a robust
architecture of GPAF among key players.
 Lauching GPAF in early 2009 by an International
Conference
Muito Obrigado