Wafp presentation regional fertilizer regulation final
1. THE WEST AFRICA FERTILIZER
PROGRAM
Presented by Emmanuel K.M. Alognikou, Policy Specialist
At the Launching Workshop for the Regional Seed Committee
August 3-4, 2015, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
2. • WAFP: a high profile USAID program
• Intervention areas
• Implementation of ECOWAS harmonized
fertilizer regulatory framework (at
regional/national levels
• Lessons learned and challenges
• WAFP’s strategy
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
3. WAFP: A High Profile USAID Program
Life of Project
June 2012-May 2017
Budget
$18m
Geographic Focus
All ECOWAS
Feed the Future (FtF)
focus countries: Ghana,
Mali, Liberia & Senegal
Implementing Partners
AFAP
ECOWAS
Goal
Improved sustainable
agricultural productivity
Strategic Objective
Increased regional
availability and use of
appropriate fertilizer
4. WAFP: Intervention Areas
IR 1 – Private sector
empowered to increase supply
and distribution of appropriate
fertilizers
IR 2 – Increased knowledge
and use of improved
agricultural technologies and
methods
Interventions to increase fertilizer
availability and use (access to
finance, business development,
fertilizer recommendation, blending,
market information services)
IR 3 – ECOWAS fertilizer
regulations implemented
IR 4 – Fertilizer policies
improved
Interventions to improve the policy
and regulatory environment for
Fertilizer trade and quality control
(West Africa Fertilizer Stakeholders’
Forum, Fertilizer Policy and
Regulations, Market Information
services, ICT)
5. ECOWAS and Fertilizer
• ECOWAS works towards high fertilizer use to:
Increase agricultural productivity
Improve food security
Improve livelihoods
Reduce poverty and improve human dignity
• Therefore IFDC has been given mandate by the
ECOWAS Commission to lead fertilizer related
interventions in the sub-region:
Establishment of national committees for fertilizer control
Establishment of WACoFeC
6. THE ECOWAS HARMONIZED FERTILIZER
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
(A set of 5 legal instruments)
I. The Regulation C/REG.13/12/12
relating to fertilizer quality control in the ECOWAS region
(adopted in Dec 2012)
II. 4 Implementing Regulations (for which adoption is
pending):
a) Labeling & Tolerance Limits
b) West Africa Committee for Fertilizer Control (WACoFeC)
c) The Fertilizer Inspection Manual
d) The Fertilizer Analysis Manual
7. Main Steps Remaining at the Regional Level
I. Legal finalization of all 4 validated Implementing Regulations
by the ECOWAS and UEMOA Commissions’ legal services
II. Adoption by the ECOWAS Commission of all validated
Implementing Regulations
III. Sensitization of all stakeholders about the ECOWAS
regulations
IV. Establishment of the West Africa Committee for Fertilizer
Control (WACoFeC) by the Commission
V. Capacity building of national regulatory services/committees
for fertilizer control
8. Proposed Actions at the National Level
Publishing
the
ECOWAS
fertilizer
regulations
in the
national
gazette of
member
State
Developing/
Reviewing
and enacting
complement
ary country
specific
supporting
regulations
Taking
necessary
actions to
enforce
enacted
regional/nati
onal
regulations
Conducting
baseline
assessment
of quality of
fertilizer
traded in the
country (non-
mandatory
but
essential)
Carrying out
performance
evaluation of
national
regulatory
system (non-
mandatory
but
essential)
1
2
3 4
5
ECOWAS, UEMOA, CILSS, WAAPP, WASP, AGRA,
MOA,
Other interested national Ministries, POs, PS, CS,
Laboratories, Legal services (LS),
Bilateral Projects, etc.
IFDC/WAFP,
MOA,
RBs/Inspectors,
Labs
STCs, MOA,
RBs, Labs, LS
9. Proposed Actions at the National Level
(Step 2)
Developing and enacting complementary country specific
supporting regulations for:
a) establishing a national enforcement body/service (Article 21,
paragraph 1)
b) establishing a national advisory committee (Article 9,
paragraph 2)
c) designating a fertilizer analytical laboratory (Article 24)
d) determining conditions and modalities for licensing/registering
agro-dealers (Article 11, paragraph 3)
10. Developing and enacting complementary country specific
supporting regulations for:
e) appointing fertilizer inspectors and other competent authority, and
granting them the necessary powers and adequate resources
(Article 21, paragraphs 1 & 2)
f) determining fee amounts, payment modalities and allocation of
proceeds from licensing, inspection/analysis (Article 25, paragraph
3)
g) setting penalties for any violation of the provisions(Article 29)
h) ensuring that regulations are in place for:
(i) operating as a manufacturer or an importer of fertilizer (Article 13)
(ii) setting-up fertilizer manufacturing and/or packing facilities (Article 14)
Proposed Actions at the National Level
(Step 2)
11. WAFP - REGULATORY SUPPORT.
Most countries have completed Step 1 by publishing
the ECOWAS Regulation C/REG.13/12/12 in their
official gazette:
1. Benin
2. Burkina Faso
3. Cote d’Ivoire
4. Liberia
5. Mali
6. Senegal
7. Sierra Leone
8. Togo
12. WAFP - REGULATORY SUPPORT.
GHANA
Steps 1-4 almost completed
Remaining actions to fully complete Step 2
- review of nat. legislation for alignment to ECOWAS framework
Remaining actions to fully complete Step 3
- a designated lab under MoFA
Other: piloting e-surveillance system
MALI
Steps 1-4 almost completed
Remaining actions to fully complete Step 2
- review of nat. legislation for alignment to ECOWAS framework
Remaining actions to fully complete Step 3
- organization of registration of agro-dealers
SENEGAL
Step 1 completed
Step 2 under completion
- 6 draft legal instruments developed since Feb. 2015
Step 4 completed
LIBERIA
Step 1 completed
WAFP partnering with USAID/FED for completion of Steps 2-4
13. MAJOR LESSONS LEARNED SO FAR
I. Partnering with USAID and other bilateral projects or
programs is of mutual benefit to interested parties
1) Example of WAAPP regarding the publication of the ECOWAS
Fertilizer Regulation C/REG.13/12/12 in member States’ national
gazettes
2) Example of USAID/APSP in Ghana regarding sensitization of
stakeholders about the ECOWAS regulations relating to fertilizer and
seed
II. Countries that implement donor-funded projects on fertilizer
quality control reach an advanced level of implementation:
Ghana, Mali, Burkina, etc.
III. High level ECOWAS/CILSS/CORAF/IFDC delegation to
member States for advocacy where applicable pays off
14. MAJOR CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED SO FAR
I. Political commitment at national level needed to:
1) push validation and adoption of drafted legal instruments
2) allocate adequate powers and resources to strenghten the
capacities of national fertilizer regulatory services
II. Misunderstanding of the legal implications of adopted
regional regulations for member States
15. WAFP – STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTING
ECOWAS FERTILIZER LEGAL FRAMEWORK
I. Supporting all ECOWAS member States, with focus on first set of 8
countries: Benin, Burkina, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali,
Nigeria, Senegal. Remaining countries to follow.
II. Setting up of WAFP advisory committee to guide regulatory actions
and advocate for implementation of fertilizer regulations in member
States (USAID, ECOWAS, UEMOA, CILSS, CORAF, RESIMAO,
ROPPA, IFDC, AFAP)
III. Sustained lobbying the national Governments to take neccessary
measures to effectivelly implement the ECOWAS fertilizer
regulations
IV. Partnership is a MUST at all implementation levels: ECOWAS,
UEMOA, CILSS, CORAF/WECARD (WASP, WAAPP), Bilateral
projects, MOAs, etc.
16. WAFP – STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTING
ECOWAS FERTILIZER LEGAL FRAMEWORK
V. Forming technical working groups to facilitate development and
adoption of complementary country specific supporting regulations
VI. Sensitizing stakeholders about the fertilizer regulations
VII. Building/Strenghtening the capacities of the national fertilizer
regulatory services
VIII.Organizing experiences sharing workshops on the implementation
of the fertilizer regulations
IX. Tracking the status of implementation of the ECOWAS fertilizer
regulations by country
