The Platform for African – European The Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research Partnership in Agricultural Research

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Objectives of National Dialogue on the PAEPARD project

Ensure that participants have a good understanding of the PAEPARD project

Provide information on the project implementation process at national level

Feedback from participants on key issues related to the project

Objectives of PAEPARD

Overall: Build joint African-European multi-stakeholder partnerships in agricultural research for development contributing to achieving the MDGs1. End poverty and hunger2. Universal education3. Gender equality 4. Child health5. Maternal health6. Combat HIV/AIDS7. Environmental sustainability8. Global partnership

What does PAEPARD hope to achieve?

Specifically: Enhanced, more equitable, more demand driven and mutually beneficial collaboration of Africa and Europe on agricultural research for development with the aim of attaining the MDGs.

African multi-stakeholders

European multi-stakeholders

Beneficiaries of the partnerships

1. African non research (private sector, NGOs, Farmer associations)/African research scientists

2. European non research/European research scientists

What are the benefits to stakeholders?

Opportunities for partnership

Capacity building training relevant to the stakeholder sectors

Information on calls for proposals (d-groups platform)

Knowledge and information sharing

EXPECTED RESULTS

Increased awareness of partnership opportunities in Europe and Africa for agricultural development in Africa.

Improved mobilization and coordination of European ARD stakeholders and African non–research stakeholders

Increased knowledge on European funding opportunities among African ARD stakeholders

Support for partnership development will lead to increased number of high quality ARD proposals.

Mobilizing Mobilizing stakeholders (Europe stakeholders (Europe

and Africa) WP1&2and Africa) WP1&2

Mapping of stakeholders

Internal consultations

Success stories

Advocacy and policy coherence (WP6)Advocacy and policy coherence (WP6)Emerging issuesPromising innovations

Management and coordination (WP7)Management and coordination (WP7)

Partnerships brokerage (WP5)Partnerships brokerage (WP5)

Incubating partnership thru seed funding support

Concept notes

Online matching F2F encounters /brokerage

Proposals and agreements

Capacity building (WP4)Capacity building (WP4)

Partnership building, institutional assessmentsPartnership building, institutional assessmentsFacilitation and negotiationFacilitation and negotiation

Co-innovation mechanisms, proposal writing, Co-innovation mechanisms, proposal writing, use of toolsuse of tools

Pre-seed funding

Themes

Information and communication systems (WP3)Information and communication systems (WP3)

Funding or partnership

opportunities

System to aggregate -Supply vs demands

- services vs productsInstitutional

profile

PAEPARD Partners

ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES OF CONSORTIUM PARTNERS

WP/PARTNERS LEADERS CO-LEADERS

WP1: Mobilizing EP AGRINATURA CSA

WP2: Mobilizing AP PAFFO FANRPAN

WP3: Information & communication

AGRINATURA FARA/CTA

WP4: Capacity building RUFORUM ICRA/CTA

WP5: Innovation partnerships

FARA/CTA COLEACP

WP6: Advocacy AGRINATURA/NRI PAFFO

WP7: Management FARA AGRINATURA/EFARD

Expectations

More effective contribution of AR4D to MDGs

AR4D collaboration driven by end-user demand

Effective European-African multistakeholder AR4D partnerships

Stakeholders mobilised for AR4D partnerships

Enhanced mutual understanding and trust

Strengthened capacities and mutual learning, at all levels

Relevant agricultural research agenda in Africa and in Europe

Result of increased African participation and leadership in future calls (not only EC calls)?

1. Facilitation of impact-oriented and entrepreneurial ARD partnerships for agricultural research, training and innovation

2. Information and knowledge exchange

3. Advocacy on alignment of priorities to resource allocation for African and European ARD European universities/research institutions respond to

African agenda European and African initiatives linked to regional

frameworks i.e. CAADP, EU Strategy for Africa and African priorities

Total Project Budget

The total budget for the Action is 6,850,000 Euros

EC Contribution= 5,500,000 Euros

Contribution of Partners= 1,350,000 Euros

Conclusion

Challenges Maintaining dynamic information system of potential

partners Multi-stakeholder partnership does not necessarily mean

equitable partnership Institutional commitment & resource allocation (financial

and human) Complex administrative procedures

Way forward

This the only way we can be responsible of our agriculture development.

PAEPARD

Work Package 2FANRPAN: Co-Leader

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AFRICAN PARTNERS

• East Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) - WP2 Leader

• Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) – WP2 Co-Leader

• Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)

• Network of Farmers' and Agricultural Producers' Organisations of West Africa (ROPPA)

• Sub Regional Platform of Farmers’ Organisations in Central Africa ‐(PROPAC)

WORK PACKAGE 2 OBJECTIVES

• Create an enabling environment for successful partnerships in ARD.

• Improve participation of non research stakeholders (CSOs, FOs, private sector organizations, government) in conceptualizing, implementing and evaluating research projects.

WORK PACKAGE 2 EXPECTED OUTPUTS

• Improved number and quality (in terms of diversity, pertinence and balance in partnerships) of African non research stakeholders mobilized into ARD partnerships with European stakeholders, targeting African-European priorities of mutual interest and benefit.

• African research stakeholders more open to balanced participation of non research stakeholders in ARD partnerships.

WHERE ARE WE NOW ?• Grant Agreement between FARA and EU signed, in January 2010

• Consortium Agreement between FARA and Implementing Partners signed, 19 July 2010

• PAEPARD II Project launch at the FARA GA Assembly in Burkina Faso, 19 July 2010

• Common visioning with FANRPAN network members at the FANRPAN Annual High Level Regional Policy Dialogue on Food Security, 30 August 2010

• Contract negotiations between the Regional Secretariat and the FANRPAN nodes for project implementation at national level.

• Agreed outputs for year 1.

FANRPAN Membership

FANRPAN

1. Angola – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Wambo University

2. Botswana – Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)

3. DR- Congo: The Center of Dialogue for Legal and Institutional Reforms (Centre d’Echanges pour des Reformes Juridiques et Institutionnelles (CERJI)

4. Lesotho – National University of Lesotho, Institute of Southern African Studies (ISAS)

5. Madagascar: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Department of Rural Development Policies

6. Malawi - Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET),

7. Mauritius – Department of Agricultural Production and Systems, School of Agriculture University of Mauritius

8. Mozambique – Faculdade de Agronmia e Engenharia Florestal, Eduardo Mondlane University

9. Namibia - Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU)

10. South Africa – National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

11. Swaziland – Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, University of Swaziland and Coordinating Assembly of NGOs (CANGO)

12. Tanzania - Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)

13. Zambia - Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF)

14. Zimbabwe – Agricultural Research Council

FANRPAN Structure: Node Hosting Institutions

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

• Project implementation at national level of year 1 activities

FANRPAN Structure: Network of Networks

FANRPANRegional

Secretariat

Malawi

Namibia

Mozambique

Tanzania

Mauritius

South Africa

Swaziland

Lesotho

Angola

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Government

Researchers

CSOs

Madagascar

Farmers

Private Sector

Commercial Farmers

Small-scale farmers associations

Commodity Associations

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Identify and Map African Stakeholders • Desk review of existing databases and similar studies e.g. GCARD database.

• Identify the stakeholders keen to be involved in PAEPARD

• Categorize potential partners according to their interests, needs and services they offer

• Categorise partnerships according to stakeholders with existing European partnerships and those looking to establish partnerships

• Collective development of a mobilisation strategy

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Conduct internal consultations for each stakeholder category• Common understanding of the PAEPARD project and a definition of the related

expectations by each stakeholder category.

• Categorize potential partners by interests, needs & services they offer.

• Review partnership experiences with research and other ARD stakeholders.

• Identify interesting case studies of multi-stakeholder ARD partnerships.

• Identify capacity strengthening needs for the establishment of balanced partnership between non research and research stakeholders.

• Proposed strategy for the mobilization of African and European stakeholders for collaborative ARD.

• Information sharing.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Conduct multi-stakeholders consultations• Common understanding of the PAEPARD project and a definition of the related

expectations by each stakeholder category.

• Define appropriate ways of facilitating partnership formation.

• Discuss and amend partnership guidelines.

• Identify and review country case studies

• Identify and validate joint capacity strengthening needs.

• Identify joint innovation challenges (and set priorities).

• Validation and prioritization of joint capacity strengthening needs

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Identify case studies – success / failure stories

• Lesson sharing and learning.

• Advocacy for greater partnerships between Africa and Europe.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH