Post on 08-Apr-2017
Emerging Initiatives in African Agriculture:
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Africa Agricultural Research Program (AARP)
Irene Annor-Frempong (PhD) Director, Research and Innovation, FARA
Background Growing Challenges One-third of all calories consumed in Africa is
imported, US $77 billion per year Poverty is widespread; 49% of Africans fall below
the $1.25 per day Youth bulge: 400-800 million young people; 40-
60% unemployed Underdeveloped markets (input/output) & weak
VCs
Background…
Striking/widespread low agricultural productivity Africa lags behind other regions in agricultural total
factor productivity (TFP) growth; around 1%, below population growth rate (2.5%) 30% of crop & livestock farmers are non-commercial,
another 20-30% are semi-commercial, while 30-40% are commercial; solutions are needed for all these categories of famers
Growing Challenges 2/2
Import Competition
Source: FAOSTAT
Total African Agricultural Trade Values, billions of constant 2005 US$
Background…
TAAT Workshop, 12-14 April, 2016
1. Power and Light Up Africa
2. Feed Africa
3. Industrialize Africa
4. Integrate Africa
5. Improve Quality of Life of Africans
AfDB’s Strategic Response - AfDB’s “High 5” Priorities
Goals (Developmental outcomes) of the Feed Africa Initiative (2025)
Eliminate extreme poverty
End hunger and malnutrition Turn Africa into a net food exporter Move Africa to the top of global value chains
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Thinking on context and solutions to usher in Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Modified Dalberg analysis
Agenda 2063 (AU): Landmark piece indicating the AU’s and its member states’ agenda to focus on inclusive growth, political and economic integration, and sustainable agriculture.
CAADP (NEPAD): Inclusive and government-driven framework for allowing countries to commit to sustainable agricultural development policies.
Feeding Africa (AfDB): High-level conference organized to share most up-to-date thinking on context and solutions to agriculture and to inform the subsequent Agricultural Transformation Agenda (Dakar, Oct. 2015).
Sustainable Development Goals (UN): Major focus within SDG and the previous MDGs on eliminating hunger, rural poverty, and a variety of other challenges linked to the agriculture sector. COP 21 (UN): Develop
sustainable, resilient and climate-smart agriculture and improve access to climate finance to build adaption and mitigation measures
TAAT: Mobilization of the output of science and research for real impact on the ground
S3A: Mobilization the power of science to deliver sustainable agricultural growth in African countries
AARP: Research program to support TAAT commodities and value chain
Transformation & Sustained Inclusive Growth of Agriculture
1 Increased agriculture production
and productivity
2 Better functioning national agric. and
food markets & increased intra/
inter–regional trade
3 Expanded local agro-
industry and value
addition
4 Improved management and governance of natural resources for sustainable agricultural production
Outcomes: Wealth creation & poverty reduction; Improved Food and Nutrition Security, Resilience; and Environmental sustainability
Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa (S3A) STISA & Agenda
2063
Alignment of TAAT with S3A , STISA and CAADP RF
What is TAAT all about ? Scaling proven technologies & innovations
Fine-tuning of promising research findings
Moving - Concept to Investment
Operations Modernizing farming in Africa targeting 8
VCs
Objectives of TAAT
Scale up ‘proven’ technologies & innovations
Contribute in engendering transformation needed to address the background context and stem these from worsening
Create widespread and real impact on the ground and in many realms – Productivity, Food security, Market access, Income, Etc.
Assist AfDB’s RMCs to derive greater value from agricultural produce
Vision of Success for TAAT Value Chain 1. Achieving self-sufficiency in African rice production 2. Intensifying cassava production and agro-processing 3. Achieving food security in Sahel, emphasis on sorghum, millet,
livestock (Three key commodities) 4. Transforming Africa's savannas into bread baskets, emphasis
on maize, soybean, dairy, poultry, & beef (Five key commodities) 5. Restoring and expanding plantations of three high value export
crops, cocoa, coffee & cashew (Three key commodities) 6. Expanding horticulture, particularly vegetables, dessert
bananas and bio-fortified sweet potatoes (Three key commodities at least)
7. Reducing Africa's massive importation of wheat; 8. Achieving self-sufficiency of inland fish production through
aquaculture
TAAT Workshop, 12-14 April, 2016
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT)
Prospect of Investing in the eight VCs
Priority VC Production increase /yr by
2025 (Billion tons)
Investment required (US $
Billion)
Returns (US $
Billion)
B/C ratio
Self-sufficiency_rice pdn 77.0 22.0 61.0 2.8:1
Cassava intensification 214.0 11.0 27.0 2.4:1
Sahel food production:
Crop 47.0 10.6 27.0 2.5:1
Red meat 3.0
Savanna transformation 31.0 14.0 54.0 3.8:1
Renovating plantations 3.2 4.1 20.0 4.8:1
Expanding Horticulture 118.0 14.0 85.0 6.2:1
Africa’s Wheat production 30.0 3.7 15.0 4.1:1
Fish farming 2.0 3.1 16.0 5.3:1
Target & Coverage in terms of Agro-Ecologies & CG Centers
TAAT Clearinghouse
The Clearinghouse brings under one roof the Bank’s five "Is“ for Agriculture Transformation: Incentives Infrastructure Innovation Institutional capacity & Investment
TAAT Clearinghouse M&E within the Clearinghouse operates at four basic levels: CG Centers to underline their ability to adjust & deliver
technology intervention demands of AfDB & its RMCs Feed Africa Clearinghouse to underline its effectiveness
in delivery of technologies offered by CG Centers and the impact at country level
AfDB Country Officers & RMCs to examine & report how effectively they react to the range of technologies and services being offered to them by these CG Centers via the C-House
Country Project level to track investments & technology interventions and deployment at this level
Partnership and TAAT Critical (embracing all relevant stakeholders) Apart from CG Centers, their partners, & FARA, other
partners involved/to be involved must be listed Partner(s) responsible for each listed activity should be
clearly identified All major partners should clearly indicate if they have roles
to play within VC, indicate the role in clear terms, and what it needs to effectively deliver the role
Which institutions in Africa are contributing to developing technologies that are relevant under each VC (difficult for some VCs, simple for others)?
May consider a TAAT partnership platform/forum (probably for coordination purposes)
TAAT Workshop, 12-14 April, 2016
Private sector & TAAT Mobilization of a well-funded private
sector capable of scaling (up & out) emergent agribusiness successes is one of the four main features of successful transformations
By so doing, the private sector drives
long-term sustainable agribusiness growth
TAAT Workshop, 12-14 April, 2016
FARA & TAAT
FARA Activities in TAAT: Leadership in capacity dev’t - grassroots to
policymakers Organizing/assisting in design/implementation
of outreach campaigns Advocacy in support of TAAT priorities &
actions, & in support of the larger ATA, and Intermediation with other organizations/
initiatives, e.g, SROs
AARP
Africa Agricultural Research Program
Is a strategic research program to complement the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program by providing by providing a pipeline of technologies to drive a sustainable agricultural transformation agenda
Implementation of the AARP
National agricultural research systems (NARS) shall be the main implementation actors working in partnership with CGIAR centres, international agricultural research institutions, advanced research institutions (public and private) & SROs + FARA.
– Definition of roles shall be guided by the subsidiarity principle and comparative advantage.
– Research partners in TAAT PIAs and value chains shall have leading roles in implementation of research for respective domains
– The strengthening of capacities (human and physical) of NARS primarily as well as SROs and FARA to perform their roles effectively and sustainably is a key feature of AARP
Implementation of the AARP …2/
• Implementation shall draw on collective actions: – sharing of science capacities across countries through,
for example, African centres of excellence (hence attention to building excellence in selected institutions)
– sharing of knowledge and information (taking full advantage of ICT)
– mobility of expertise across countries.
• This move to build critical mass is intended to overcome the fragmentation in Africa’s agricultural research landscape.
Implementation strategy • Continental research programmes to address constraints and
opportunities in each value chain shall be inclusively developed based on national priorities, regional priorities and trans-boundary issues
• Similarly regional and sub regional Enabler research programmes shall also be developed
• Lead institutions to develop and spearhead implementation of these programmes shall be objectively and transparently selected during programme preparation
• These programmes will then be domesticated at country level into AARP research projects
African Development Bank
FARA AARP Coordination unit
Sub regional AARP coordination units
PIA/value chain research lead institutions
Enabler Research lead
institutions
Country AARP PIA/value chain research projects
Enabler research
projects
Country AARP Coordination team/unit
Coordination, Advocacy, Communication Governance, M&E
Regional/ Sub regional enabler
projects
AARP conceptual framework
Conclusion • TAAT and AARP are complementary research and
development program developed to foster the development of Africa agricultural through technologies.
• The two initiatives clearly build on existing continental frameworks and seeks implementation at the country level.
• Sustainable intensification is an important research theme to Africa agriculture.
• The outputs from PROIntensAfrica offers good knowledge source for the implementation of TAAT and AARP.
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