GROUP TASK

Joseph Karugia

ReSAKSS-ECA, ILRI

Workshop on Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Agricultural Policy

and Investment Planning and Implementation in Africa

Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi on 11th- 13th April 2012

Introduction

• One key principle of CAADP: –Evidence-based policy making

• Policy efficiency

• Dialogue

• Review

• Accountability

Strategic analysis • Fill knowledge gaps on key issues raised in this

meeting and other country forums: • What level of investment is needed to meet national poverty

reduction and food security targets? MDG1? • Is 6% agric growth target sufficient? • What agricultural sub-sectors can generate the most

growth? • Climate change issues • Land grabs • Trade • Gender

• Quality investment plans

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Implementation of investment plans

• M&E • Overall agricultural sector performance

• Assessing impact of investments and policies against goals and targets – Collecting and analyzing data (agric investments, growth,

trade, poverty, food and nutritional security, etc)

– Assessing impact on sector goals and targets

– Reporting and informing

Knowledge management and communications

• Build on data, tools, analysis, and results from strategic analysis and M&E, inform the policy-making processes

• Communication is key – Credible knowledge products

– Policy dialogue

– Evidence-based policy making

– Review

– Learning

• Platforms

Group Tasks - 1

1) Identify the major players in strategic analysis for agricultural policy planning and implementation in your country

2) What are the key constraints that these players face?

3) How can these constraints be overcome?

Group Tasks - 2

1) Identify the major players in agricultural M&E to inform policy planning and implementation in your country

2) What are the key constraints that these players face?

3) How can these constraints be overcome?

Group Tasks - 3 1) Identify the major players in agricultural KM

and communications to inform policy planning and implementation in your country. What KM platforms exist in your country?

2) What are the key constraints that these players face?

3) How can these constraints be overcome?