AfrICANDO 2004 – Pg 1 AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION RURAL ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE STRATEGIC FRAME WORK 2004/2007 AfrICANDO 2004 SYMPOSUIM September 16 – 18,

AfrICANDO 2004 – Pg 1

AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION RURAL ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE

STRATEGIC FRAME WORK 2004/2007

AfrICANDO 2004 SYMPOSUIMSeptember 16 – 18, 2004

Miami, Florida

by H.E Rosebud KurwijilaCommissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture


1.0 Background

• Establishment of African Union AHS&G Decision in Durban, South Africa 2002.

• An era to focus on SOCIAL ECONOMIC Integration and Development for Africa.

• Dream culminated to formation of the the AU Commission in July 2003, In Maputo Summit, Mozambique.


THE AU VISION An integrated,

prosperous and peaceful Africa, a dynamic force in the global community

THE AU VISION An integrated,

prosperous and peaceful Africa, a dynamic force in the global community

Unity and Integration as a

platform for growth and progress

Unity and Integration as a

platform for growth and progress

Human and material

resources fully utilized

in pursuit of progress and prosperity

Human and material

resources fully utilized

in pursuit of progress and prosperity

An environment where justice

and peace prevail

An environment where justice

and peace prevail

An interdependent,

strong and ambitious Africa (Pan Africanism)

An interdependent,

strong and ambitious Africa (Pan Africanism)

opportunities of the globalized community l

opportunities of the globalized community l

African values, wealth and diversity of heritage

African values, wealth and diversity of heritage

1.1 The AU Commission Vision & It’s components


1.2 Definition of long, middle and short term strategic Objectives of the AU Commission

Continental integration

LONG TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (2015-)

Strengthening the pillars and

the human network (intra

regional harmonization)

SHORT TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (2004-2007) Emerging

Regions (Inter-

regional connectivity)MIDDLE TERM STRATEGIC

OBJECTIVES (2008-2015)


1.3 Agriculture and Rural Development in Africa

MISSION To work with Member States, RECs, African Institutions, Civil society and development partners to reverse the poor State of Rural Economies through contributing to the Improvement of Agricultural productivity in Africa.

VISION

Africa Free from Hunger and Poverty


1.4 Mandate of the Rural Economy and Agriculture Portfolio

Working with Member States, Civil Society and African Institutions to

Reverse Poor State of Rural EconomiesImprove Livelihood of African people through improvement of Agricultureand enhancing environmental sustainability by:

o Promoting Policy and Strategy harmonizationo Coordiantion of joint effortso Advocacy and Information dissemination oResource mobilization, capacity building etc.


1.5 The Challenges of AU Commission

Includes amongst others:

•Initiation

•Promotion &

• Facilitation of Development and Implementation of :

•Increase Agric. Productivity and

•Ensure Food Security

Policies Strategies


1.6 Extra- Ordinary Summit on Agric. & Water

•Decision by the Maputo Summit in July 2003

•Overall objective :

address the Challenges of African Agric.

•Theme of the Summit:

Meeting the Challenges for Implementing Sustainable Development in Agriculture.

•Outcome:

Sirte Declaration on “ The challenges of implementing sustainable development in Agriculture and water”


1.7 Sirte Declaration on Agriculture and Water: Contents

Conveniently divided into Four issues.

• Policy related Issues

• Institutional Arrangement issues

• Financial Issues

• Implementation and Follow-up


2.0 AU AGRIC. STRATEGIC FRAME WORK: 2004/2007


2.1 Basis for AU’s Agric. Strategic 2.1 Basis for AU’s Agric. Strategic Frame work for 2004/2007Frame work for 2004/2007

2.1 Basis for AU’s Agric. Strategic 2.1 Basis for AU’s Agric. Strategic Frame work for 2004/2007Frame work for 2004/2007

Outcome of the extraordinary summit on agriculture

and water (Sirte, Lybia, February 2004)

The Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development

plan (CAADP)

The environmental action plan of the NEPAD

Outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable

Development

Millennium Development Goals

Outcome of the 2nd ordinary session of the Assembly

(Maputo, July 2003)


2.2 Long, Mid , Short-term Strategic Objectives Definition

An Africa free from

hunger and

poverty LONG TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (2015-)

Creating Enabling Conditions and

Facilitate actions to improve

agricultural and NR Productivity and to reduce rural poverty

SHORT TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (2004-2007)

Monitoring and

enhancing implemen-tation of Policies,

Prgms for sus.

Productivity MIDDLE TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (2008-2015)

Support the establishment of regional frameworks on policies, research and disaster management

Achieve significant leap in crop, animal vaccine and tsetse programmes

To contribute to food security and poverty eradication at the continental level, while

ensuring a healthy environment


2.3 Global objective 2004/2007 + Programmes

Create Enabling Conditions and Facilitate Actions for Improved Agriculture and N.R. Productivity and Reduced Poverty.

Programme 1: CROP Production and Productivity Improuvement

Programme 2:Improved Animal and Fisheries Production and Productivity

Programme 3: Promote Sustainable Natural Resources and Environment Management and Development

Programme 4: Enhancement of Rural Livelihood Systems

Programme 5:Capacity Building and Knowledge management.

Programme 6: Monitoring and Evaluation


Implementation Strategies Identification Process

Programme 1: Improve Crop Production and Productivity

Facilitate Consultations to develop and harmonize Policies and Strategies Promote the development of strategic Commodities to exploit Comparatives advantages Promote production and productivity of Semi-arid crops for food security Promote Phytosanitary measures to ensure food safety and quality standards.

Facilitate Consultations to develop and harmonize Policies and Strategies Promote the development of strategic Commodities to exploit Comparatives advantages Promote production and productivity of Semi-arid crops for food security Promote Phytosanitary measures to ensure food safety and quality standards.

• Policy Harmonization•Development of Common Strategies

• Policy Harmonization•Development of Common Strategies

•Food Insecurity•Low Input, Investment and Declining Productivity•Poor Policies•Poor Access to Markets•High Post Harvest Losses and •Limited Value Addition

•Food Insecurity•Low Input, Investment and Declining Productivity•Poor Policies•Poor Access to Markets•High Post Harvest Losses and •Limited Value Addition

Priority Strategies for an AUC action plan

Potential value added of the AU

Commission

Present situation and key issues



• Facilitate the development and harmonisation of policies for Improved Livestock and Fisheries Development.

• Promote Investment in livestock and fisheries.

• Promote Cooperation on Transboundary Disease and Pest Control

•Promote Drought Mitigation Programmes for improved livestock, Fisheries and Pasture Production

• Promote Value-added Processing of Products

• Promote the eradication of Tse Tseand Trypanosomiasis from Africa

• Facilitate the development and harmonisation of policies for Improved Livestock and Fisheries Development.

• Promote Investment in livestock and fisheries.

• Promote Cooperation on Transboundary Disease and Pest Control

•Promote Drought Mitigation Programmes for improved livestock, Fisheries and Pasture Production

• Promote Value-added Processing of Products

• Promote the eradication of Tse Tseand Trypanosomiasis from Africa

•Enhanced Member States Cooperation for Disease and Pest Control

•Enhanced Regional Cooperation for Market Development

•Enhanced Cooperation for Research and Development

•Enhanced Member States Cooperation for Disease and Pest Control

•Enhanced Regional Cooperation for Market Development

•Enhanced Cooperation for Research and Development

•High Potential for Food Security•Low level of Technology adoption and adaptation•Low Productivity•High incidence of pest and diseases•Poor Access to markets etc.•Population Pressure on Pastures

•High Potential for Food Security•Low level of Technology adoption and adaptation•Low Productivity•High incidence of pest and diseases•Poor Access to markets etc.•Population Pressure on Pastures

Priority Strategies for an AUC action

plan


Commission

Present situation and Key issues

Programme 2: Improved Animal and Fisheries Production and Productivity



• Promote Capacity Building/Awareness for sustainable N.R. and Env. Management and Governance.

•Promote Development of Harmonized Policies for management of Shared N.R. Management

•Promote/Advocate Convention Ratification

•Promote Common Positions at International Negotiations on Env. Issues

• Promote Capacity Building/Awareness for sustainable N.R. and Env. Management and Governance.

•Promote Development of Harmonized Policies for management of Shared N.R. Management

•Promote/Advocate Convention Ratification

•Promote Common Positions at International Negotiations on Env. Issues

•Enhanced M.S. Collaboration for Sustainable Resource management

•Harmonized Policies of Member States

•Increased Ratification and implementation of Relevant Conventions

•High Potential to Contribute to Economic Integration

•Enhanced M.S. Collaboration for Sustainable Resource management

•Harmonized Policies of Member States

•Increased Ratification and implementation of Relevant Conventions

•High Potential to Contribute to Economic Integration

•High rate of natural resources and Environment Degradation•Low Capacity to Predict and Manage Environmental Emergencies•Inappropriate/Insufficient Exploitation of Resource Potential•Need for more collaboration shared resource management•Low level of awareness on environmental issues

•High rate of natural resources and Environment Degradation•Low Capacity to Predict and Manage Environmental Emergencies•Inappropriate/Insufficient Exploitation of Resource Potential•Need for more collaboration shared resource management•Low level of awareness on environmental issues

Priority Strategies for an AUC action

plan


Commission


Programme 3: Promote Sustainable Natural Resources and Environment Management and Development



• Promote rural economic growth and employment.

• Promote agricultural based income diversification .

• Strengthen the linkages between the rural economy and industrial sector.

• Promote and Advocacy for increased investment in rural development/infrastructure development.

•.Advocate the development and harmonisation of appropriate land tenure policies .

• Promote rural economic growth and employment.

• Promote agricultural based income diversification .

• Strengthen the linkages between the rural economy and industrial sector.

• Promote and Advocacy for increased investment in rural development/infrastructure development.

•.Advocate the development and harmonisation of appropriate land tenure policies .

•Advocacy for better rural development policies•Advocacy for better rural development policies

• High dependence on subsistence farming• General poverty and increasing rate of delinquency/redundancy• High vulnerability to diseases• Poor/low skills levels and high post-harvest losses• Declining agricultural productivity• High rates of natural resources degradation

• High dependence on subsistence farming• General poverty and increasing rate of delinquency/redundancy• High vulnerability to diseases• Poor/low skills levels and high post-harvest losses• Declining agricultural productivity• High rates of natural resources degradation

Priority strategies for an AUC action

plan


Commission


Programme 4: Enhancement of Rural Livelihood Systems



•Increase African capacity in knowledge development and management to enhance agricultural growth , food security and rural development.

•Increase Africa’s technical know how.

•Evolve an African “Think Tank” for Africa’s agricultural and rural development.

•Increase African capacity in knowledge development and management to enhance agricultural growth , food security and rural development.

•Increase Africa’s technical know how.

•Evolve an African “Think Tank” for Africa’s agricultural and rural development.

•Accelerated consultation towards the establishment of Centres of Exc.

•Provide overall view of existing capacities and potentialities

•Provide political/policy leadership for more focused research

•Accelerated consultation towards the establishment of Centres of Exc.

•Provide overall view of existing capacities and potentialities

•Provide political/policy leadership for more focused research

•Largely uncoordinated research at regional levels•Insufficient funding•Need to take advantage of economy of scale•Insufficient emphasis on research of immediate relevance for Africa•Poor dissemination and uptake of useful research results

•Largely uncoordinated research at regional levels•Insufficient funding•Need to take advantage of economy of scale•Insufficient emphasis on research of immediate relevance for Africa•Poor dissemination and uptake of useful research results

Priority strategies for an AUC action plan


Commission


Programme 5: Capacity Building and Knowledge Management


Priorities Strategies for AUC action

plan

Promote good governance in agriculture, environment, natural resource management and rural developmentPromote corrective measures to ensure successful impementation of policies and programmes

Promote good governance in agriculture, environment, natural resource management and rural developmentPromote corrective measures to ensure successful impementation of policies and programmes

Programme 6: Monitoring and Evaluation


3.0 Approach to the Implementation of AU’s Agric. Strategic Frame work.

•Participatory Approach is advocated involving:

NEPAD in the Implementation of CAADP.

Regional Economic Communities.

Bilateral and Multilateral agencies

Private sector,

Civil Society.

AU Specialized programs (IBAR, PATTEC, SAFGRAD, PANVAC & IAPSC)

Establishment/ Strengthening Centers of excellency

Regional, Continental & International Res. Centers

The African Diaspora.


4.0 African Diaspora as AU Strategic Partner

Harnessing the Human Resource Capacity within Diaspora for Africa’s Development

Advocacy & Lobbying for Africa’s Position in Globalized world (Trade, Governance, Social- culture development)

Building Trade & Investment partnership

Resource Mobilization for Africa’s development

Appropriate Agricultural Technology Transfer to Africa


5. Conclusion• Africa has to take greater responsibility for its own development

• Africa needs fair trade and increased investment in science and technology in Agriculture rather than food aid

• Africa is now more open to external investments than ever before

• The role of African Union and its partners towards Africa’s food security, poverty alleviation and rural development includes:

– Improving productivity and competitiveness of Africa’s small scale farmers in key strategic commodities through application of science &technology in Agriculture

– Improving market access and infrastructure

– Promotion of Fair Trade and investment opportunities

– Building of strategic alliances with development partners and African diaspora

– Capacity building in science & technology at all levels - centres of excellency in R&D, training and extension, farmers’ institutions, information and knowledge management, etc.


I THANK YOU

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