African Forum for Agricultural
Advisory Services
Max Olupot Olalatau
AFAAS Strategic Plan Review Meeting
Bashale Hotel Addis Ababa
14-16 October 2014
www.afaas-africa.org
CAADP SUMMARY PROGRESS
Outline
• RF Indicators
• Engagement with CAADP
• AUC statements
• Looking forward
Targeted results/indicators• Best practice guidelines for
incorporating AEAS concerns in the
CAADP investment plans
• Quality of agricultural advisory
programs in CAADP investment plans
• Increase in levels of investment in AEAS
initiatives
Engagement with CAADP• FAAP Principles;
• Malabo- Equatorial Guinea June 2014…
the African Agric Research and
Knowledge Institutions to vigorously
support the realization of this agenda
thru an integrated and coherent
manner, building on national systems
and capacities;
• S3A- Science Agenda for Agriculture in
Africa
Engagement with CAADP
• Guidelines for AEAS to engage with country
CAADP teams
• Capacity of eight AEAS experts –backstop in
CAADP process from an AEAS perspective
• AEAS Thematic working group on CAADP
• Strategy for AEAS engagement in CAADP
embedded in the strategic plan for CAADP
Pillar IV developed jointly with FARA
Engagement with CAADP
• CAADP Partnerships meetings
• Science Agenda for Agriculture in
Africa – Participation, Studies
AUC Statements • Support Professionalization of
smallholder farmers
• Endorsement of S3A; Malabo
• Promote and support platforms for
multi stakeholder interactions
• Climate change, gender, MOOAS etc
• Strengthen Africa's Capacity for
Knowledge and Data Management
• Policy dialogue
Looking forward …• Review and publish guidelines AEAS
engagement in CAADP processes
• The CFP should use AEAS Country Fora as
platform for the AEAS stakeholders to
continuously participate in CAADP processes
• CF to proactively get involved in the review
implementation of AFSIP
• AFAAS strategies to be responsive to
CAADP calls- AUC
Looking forward …• Provide coaching for CF and other national
level actors
• Facilitate high level representation
• Engage through regional partners (e.g. RFOs,
SROs) both directly at national level and with
the regional institutions supporting the
national roundtable processes and the
development of compacts
• Secretariat to continuously update CFs on
CAADP
Thank you
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Group Work
• How much do we (CF & Other AEAS) know of CAADP?
• How can CFs actively get involved in CAADPprocess?
• What are the expectations of CF from Secretariat on CAADP processes?