Presentation waapp as a model hrm

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The Case of the West Africa Agricultural The Case of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)Productivity Program (WAAPP)

The Case of the West Africa Agricultural The Case of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)Productivity Program (WAAPP)

Harold Roy-Macauley 16 July, 2013 – Accra, Ghana

Presentation Plan

• Potential of agriculture in development

• Investment in agricultural research for development

• WAAPP as a model for sustained investment in agricultural research for development

• Conclusion

Potential of agriculture in development

Agriculture is the engine for economic growth and development in Africa

• Employs 70% of the population

• Accounts for 32% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• Agriculture Market Value Chain (AMVC) presents huge potentials for delivering development outputs, outcomes, and impacts


Suppliers Agricultural research for development Finance

Producers

Retailers/wholesalers

Consumers

Manufactures/Processors

THE AMVC

INPUTS

INVESTMENTS

Food

jobsknowledgeand skills

Reduced poverty

Added value to

costumers

resilience resilience

diversified economy

diversified economy

Public – Private Sector Partnerships


Unlock the potential of agriculture & fulfill vision of African Heads of States - 6% annual agricultural growth rate by 2015

• Costly process of structural reforms and policy changes

• Countries are on the recovery path

• Long term challenge facing agriculture : bridging the growth & productivity gap to accelerate poverty reduction

Actual Poverty Rate in 1990

EVEN IF ALL AFRICAN COUNTRIES MEET THE MDG POVERTY TARGET, POVERTY LEVELS WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY HIGH AT AVERAGE RATE OF 30%

SUSTAINING AN AGRICULTURAL GROWTH RATE OF 6% WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR MANY COUNTRIES TO ACHIEVE THAT OUTCOME MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES WILL BE UNDER GROWING

PRESSURE TO MEET THE SHORT TERM SOCIAL NEEDS OF LARGE POOLS OF POOR PEOPLE



• Governments and development partners are recognizing the importance of investing in agriculture

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to developing countries doubled in 2006–08, but the share going to the agrifood sector is small – less than 5 percent of total

• Long term challenge facing agriculture would be bridging the expenditure gap to accelerate growth

LONG TERM CHALLENGE FACING AGRICULTURE #2:

BRIDGING THE EXPENDITURE GAP TO ACCELERATE GROWTH

Actual Poverty Rate in 1990

Source: Dollar a Day Poverty Rates from World Bank, PovCal Net, 2008 [poverty line $1.25]; Projected CAADP Poverty Rates from various IFPRI country CAADP Growth Simulation Studies

THE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS TO ACHIEVE A 6% GROWTH IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR WOULD IMPLY DOUBLE DIGIT BUDGET GROWTH RATES

AFRICAN COUNTRIES WILL THEREFORE FIND THEMSELVES IN SEVERE BUDGETARY TRADE OFFS:

1.HAVING TO FINANCE THE GROWING SHORT TERM SOCIAL NEEDS OF LARGE POOLS OF POOR PEOPLE

2.WHILE INVESTING MORE IN LONG TERM GROWTH

Investment in Agricultural R & D

Increase Financial

Resources

Boost AMVC

Economic growth

Agricultural transformation

Institutional resources

Human resources

Human resources

Investment in Agricultural R & D

Brazil 4%

High Income Countries 51%

Source : ASTI 2012; Eurostat 2012; OECD 2012 & country level secondary resources

Investment in agricultural R & D

Africa South of the Sahara 5%

Salary Increases

Rehabilitation of

infrastructure Equipment

Source : Bientema and Stads, 2011

VERY LITTLE GOES ACTUALLY TO RESEARCH


Growth in agricultural spending In Africa South of the Sahara

Between 2000 & 2008

1/3 driven by Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda

½ driven by Nigeria



Generally low investment and capacity in R & D in

Africa South of the Sahara

Impact of agricultural R&D on rural development and poverty reduction

is questionable



Erratic fluctuation in spending levels from one year to another (volatility) higher in Africa South of the Sahara

than in other developing regions

Short term project-oriented nature of donor and developmentbank funding

Source : Stads, 2011

Main driver of volatility


Absence of sustained level of government funding

Source : Stads, 2011

Reduction of research

projects and lay-off of staff

Crises of ag.R & D agencies

occur at the completion of

large donor funded projects

Elimination of hard won progress


Promoting sustainable investments by governments in agricultural research over time and attracting requisite funding to accelerate

economic growth require the establishment of a robust model that identifies priority areas for investment that have potential impact in the

agricultural sector and the economy of the region as a whole

WAAPP as a ModelWAAPP•A large scale project with strong regional integration connotation in West Africa & strong potential for driving transformational change

•Government funded with WB facilitation

•Implemented at country level under coordination of CORAF/WECARD with strong control mechanisms

•Addresses perceived challenges to agricultural productivity under reduced transactional costs

• Attracts private sector investments and international donors

WAAPP as a Model

Presented as a Conceptual Model to start off

•Enhance understanding of the process of increasing and sustaining investment in agricultural R & D

•knowledge used by stakeholders used to boost sustained investment in agricultural research for development.

WAAPP as a Model

Large scale-project

Government funding

Regional Coordination Unit

National Coordination Unit

Political environment for

facilitating dissemination &

adoption of technologies

Agricultural research Capacity

strengthening(Training and

Infrastructure)

Funds for dissemination

and adoption of technologies & innovations

Administrative, Fiduciary,

Communication & M&E systems for facilitating

program delivery result delivery

Agricultural Market Value Chain Agricultural Market Value Chain

Nat. Steering Comm.Nat. Steering Comm.

Reg.Steering Comm.Reg.Steering Comm.Sub Reg. OrganisationsSub Reg. Organisations

Min. of AgricultureMin. of Agriculture

WAAPP Financing Funding Levels of WAAPP (US$ million)

Series Countries IDA GFRP Japan PHRD Total

WAAPP-1A

Ghana 15 - - 15

Mali 15 - - 15

Senegal 15 - - 15

WAAPP-1B

Burkina Faso 15 6 - 21

Côte d’Ivoire 30 6 8 44

Nigeria 45 6 - 51

WAAPP-1C

Benin 16.8 - - 16.8

The Gambia 7 5 - 12

Guinea - - 9 9

Liberia 6 - 8 14

Niger 30 - - 30

Sierra Leone 12 - 10 22

Togo 12 - - 12

WAAPP2A

Ghana 60 - - 60

Mali 60 - - 60

Senegal 60 - - 60

Total 398.8 23 35 456.8

WAAPP as model

Some deliverables

•So far the Project has reached 575 000 beneficiaries

•65 yield enhancing technologies developed /improved and made available to participating countries

•230 000 ha covered with improved technologies

•Regional cooperation in terms of knowledge and technological exchange continues to improve: promotion of technological marketplace allows buying and selling of technologies relevant to value chain systems

•Countries are implementing technology dissemination and adoption plans: greater use of e-extension, innovation platforms, increased use of quality seeds

Conclusions & Recommendations

• A Conceptual Model for sustainable investment in agricultural R & D

• Encourage extensive testing in all sub-regions of Africa

• Encourage further analysis and scaling up to an economic model to give it more value

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