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

Email: Secretariat@afaas-africa.org

website: http://www.afaas-africa.org

http://networking.afaas-africa.org

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?