NPCA/CAADP Agricultural Education and Training Agricultural Education and Skills Improvement in Africa

Hamidou Boly & J.M.K. Ojango

70-80% of employment 30-40% of GDP 20-30% of exports

Agriculture is the Engine for Africa Development

Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) (2003) = Strong political commitment of African leaders - To attain 6% annual agricultural growth

- To allocate 10% of public expenditure for Agriculture sector;

Operationalization of the CAADP RF Phase I

• Government Buy-in/Cabinet Memo

• Stocktaking Exercise

• M&E• Programmes

• Contract signing

• Investment Plans• Independent Technical

Review

Sustaining the CAADP Momentum (2013)

Level 3: Specific added value of CAADP support and interventions to institutional

transformation

Level 2: Changes in African agriculture resulting from the

implementation of CAADP

Level 1: Impact on Economic Growth

The CAADP Results Framework(2015-2025)

• Wealth creation• Access to food; better nutrition

• Prosperity• Resilience

Level 1 - Contribute to economic GROWTH and INCLUSIVE

development

2.1 Increased

agriculture production

and productivity

2.2 Better functioning &

expended national & Regional

agriculture markets &

trade; Increased access to market

2.3 Entrepreneur

ship & Increased

public, private

investments in agriculture value chain

2.4 Sustainable

natural resource use

& management & improved ecosystems resilience

Level 2 – Increased and Sustained agricultural performance

The CAADP Results Framework(2015-2025)

Level 3: Strengthening systemic capacity for effective execution and delivery of results

3.1 Improved agriculture

policy design and

implementation

3.2 More effective and accountable institutions

3.3 More inclusive and

evidence based

agriculture planning and implementation processes

3.4 Improved coordination, partnerships and alliances

within and across sectors and countries

3.5 Increased (public/private) investment financing in agriculture

3.6 Enhanced knowledge

support and skills development for

agriculture

The CAADP Results Framework(2015-2025)

CAADP CAPACITY BULDING FRAMEWORK Support for public and business stakeholders

Knowledge Information Systems

Learning networks; expert pools, knowledge

networks linking available information and data to

policy design; SAKSS; Think-tanks

Agriculture Science Agenda

 Research capacity; research issues; link to knowledge networks;

facilitating & supporting innovation. Policy and

social research in agriculture

Agriculture Education and

Training Vocational training;

private-public sector drive in competency

development; curricula; tertiary education-

research links; internship

ICT in Agricultural Transformation

 Information support to farmers and

practitioners; information packaging and dissemination

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Context for Agricultural Education and Training (TAE) Challenge 1 - Low enrollment rate

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

TOTAL AGRO

0 591 698 703 857 958 1045 1067 1051 1153 1173

To-tal UAC/10

0 2680.1

2717.7

2860.1

3451.8

4004.8

3835 4816.5

5929.6

6509.6

6968.8

500

2500

4500

6500

8500

Students Enrolment trend in Benin UAC(Total UAC/10 # Agric)

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s

Region Researchers per million population

Africa 70

Middle East 130

India 130

Asia 340

Latin America 550

Europe 1990

North America 2640

Japan 4380

How can gap be filled?

• Public support decrease due to others sets of priorities

• Increasing needs of TAE. • Increased demands without additional

funding

Public support

• Development partners increasingly interested for TAE

• Need for better functional approaches (regional) to avoid duplication;

• Clear vision, coherence and efficiency for their supports.

Development Partners

Challenge 2. Financial management

Challenge 3. Quality of training, Boring!!!

Unadapted Curricula

Theorical training

Lack of ICT tools

Lack of practices

Challenge 4. TAE Governance structure

• Weak relationships between Ministry of Agriculture & Agric private sector

• Lack of strategic alignment by key actors to national agriculture development priorities;

• Strong political interference in the management of TAE (absence of autonomy in decision);

• Limited strategic planning processes, self-assessment procedures and Quality assurance mechanism;

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• Stakeholder Consultation Workshops

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A continental level policy framework to stimulate and coordinate the drive on agriculture education (Tertiary, Technical and vocational) and skills development around a shared vision and common agenda.

Agricultural Education and Skills Improvement Framework (AESIF)

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Why focus on Technical Vocational and Tertiary Education?

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To Address Challenges: Improve the Governance structures Improve the relations between TAE-TVET, Research, Advisory

Services, Agric. private sector and integrate AET into national agriculture development priorities

Enhance strategic planning processes, self-assessment procedures and Quality assurance mechanism

Reduce the political interference in the management of AET and bring other actors on board

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Make Ag education more appealing to target group• Change the image of agriculture education from poverty to

prosperity (by creating awareness at primary and secondary school and special recruitment program targeting Youth and women)

• Structure career paths around appealing themes: marketing, agribusiness, Biotech, Bio-informatics, Agric entrepreneurship, Food security expert, Natural resources managers

• Expand and increase the MSc and PhD programs on our agric product constraints

• Opt for accreditation to secure high quality of education programs

Make learning environment more relevant and attracting• Use good guest lectures, • field visit, case based and

experiential learning, internships,• Modernize teaching by use of ICT

Update Curricula and attract motivated Students

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Facilitate business creation capacity

Through private public partnerships support* Start-up venture capital * Business development mentorship* Access to loans and land Social Support to students

Gender sensitive infrastructure (dormitories, rest rooms, etc)

Continuously develop & retain a critical mass of qualified agricultural scientists to design and sustainably implement various programs

Empower ”Champions”-(i.e. those showing leadership) to have impact at scale

Establish regional platforms to support uniterupted improvement programs

Espouse international collaborations to stimulate the uptake /adoption of emerging technologies

Way Forward

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE USE OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

“TRAINING THE TRAINER’S”: 2000-2010

More meat, milk and fish for and by

the poor

Number trained: 138 animal breeding scientists/teachers employed mainly at universities & research institutes

31 countries in Africa and 15 in Asia represented

Report of the ILRI-SLUcapacity building projectpublished in Dec 2011

http://mahider.ilri.org/handle/10568/16393Available also as a pdf file at:

TAE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS (TIR)

Policy Reforms. Governance, Strategy plans

AESIF, AET CONTINENTAL FRAMEWORK

Curricula

Reforms

Resources

MobilizationKnowledge Containers

Knowledge Creators

Way Forward

THANK YOU!!!