THE CCARDESA MEDIUM TERM

OPERATIONAL PLAN (MTOP)

SIMON MWALE

Programme & Grants Manager

CCARDESA Secretariat

Outline

1. Why the MTOP?

2. Major factors in the development of MTOP

3. Process of developing the MTOP

4. The MTOP in Brief

5. Environment & social safeguards

6. Budget

7. Submission to the GA

Why the MTOP?

1. New organisation; established 2011

2. Need for a concise document outlining corporate

plan

3. Need for setting a technical operational path

4. Tool for supporting resource mobilisation to finance

the technical plans

Major factors in the development of MTOP

1. CAADP – especially Pillar 4

2. Framework for African Agricultural Productivity (FAAP)

3. SADC Priority setting studies (2011 & 2012)

4. Multi-country Agricultural Productivity Programme(MAPP) 15 year plans

5. Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) of SADC

6. Dar-es-salaam Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security of SADC.

7. Draft Regional Agricultural Policy

Process of developing the MTOP

Research Priority

studies (2011-12)

Development of 2nd

Draft (2011)

Development of 1st

Draft (2011)

Consultations with

Board and Partners

(Nov 2012 – Feb 2013)

Development of 3rd

Draft

Regional Consultation with

stakeholders (April 2013)

Final Consultations

with Board & Partners

Regional

ConsultationsFinal MTOP

The MTOP in brief

1. Purpose: to provide a direction and framework

within which CCARDESA will operate in

fulfillment of its mandate

2. Holistic document for communicating to

partners

3. Basis for engaging with partners and funding

organisations

Thematic areas

1. Farmer empowerment market access

2. Technology generation and demand-driven

advisory services

3. Knowledge, information and communication

4. Institutional development and capacity building

5. Strengthening of CCARDESA Secretariat

Cross cutting issues

1. Gender

2. Health and nutrition, HIV and AIDS

3. Climate change

All cross cutting elements will be at the

centre of each Thematic Area and the

activities.

Monitoring and evaluation

1. Tracking of progress annually and taking appropriate

actions

2. MTOP has detailed Logical framework

3. Provides targets, indicators & means of verification

4. M&E framework has been developed on the basis of

MTOP log frame

5. Mid term and final evaluations

Environmental & social safeguards

1. Represents CCARDESA’s social and environmental

responsibilities

2. Safeguards against negative impact of activities

on natural resources/habitats, living organisms

and people

3. Adheres to global & regional conventions,

agreements

Budget (‘000 USD) over 5 years

Cost Centre Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

Thematic Area 1 5,398 2,365 1,536

Thematic Area 2 8,740 7,390 3,410

Thematic Area 3 1,536 1,536 1,313

Thematic Area 4 7,774 4,039 2,904

Thematic Area 5 2,885 2,885 2,885

HR & Admin 9,908 9,908 9,908

Contingency 2,634 1,925 1,217

TOTAL 38,876 30,048 23,293

Submission to the General Assembly

For Approval

by the GA

2011

2012 2013

7 May

2014

Studies, Drafting,

Consultations, Revisions,

Redrafting

THANK YOU