By:Harold Roy-Macauley Executive Director of Coraf

1. CORAF/WECARDCORAF/WECARD
STRATEGIC THRUSTSSTRATEGIC THRUSTS
OF THE 2OF THE 2ndnd
OPERATIONAL PLANOPERATIONAL PLAN
Harold Roy-Macauley
Executive Director

2. 360 M people
(2009)
Promote sub-regional
cooperationCreated i n
1987
Create synergies &
reduce duplications
Solve common
agricultural research
and development
problems
Advocate for financial
investments
Contribute to the
transformation of
agriculture
Overview of CORAF/WECARD

3. STRATEGIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1st
OP (2008 – 2013) of
10-year Strategic Plan (2007 – 2016)
SCLFA NSC NRM BB PMT SC KM
PROGRAMS
SCOPING STUDIES INVOLVING ALL RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS
REGIONAL PRIORITY RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT THEMES IDENTIFICATION
75 INNOVATION PLATFORMS WITH VALUE CHAIN APPROACH ESTABLISHED ALL
OVER WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA WITH DIFFERENT ENTRY POINTS RELATED TO
PRIORITY REGIONAL CHALLENGES
COMPETITIVE
GRANT PROJECTS
COMMISSIONED
PROJECTS
POTENTIAL IMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE
Success
stories
Success
storiesSuccess
stories

4. Key Strategic Thrusts OP2 [1]
Strengthening programme structure to
meet expectations of paradigm shift
Evolution of programme approach making
managers accountable for Result delivery
Supported by organisational structure and
governance changes

5. Focus of Result Delivery and
Themes
More coherent with holistic IAR4D
approach
Theme is a major opportunity or
challenge facing agricultural
transformation in the sub-region
Aim to increase resilience of households
and systems to respond to threats posed
by a wide range of biological, social,
environmental and political challenges

6. Emerging themes
• Theme 1: NRM and Ecosystem
services
• Theme 2: Markets, Market
linkages and Trade
• Theme 3: Sustainable Agriculture

7. Director
Research and
Innovation
Executive
Director
Strategic Issues
Assistant to ED
Internal Audit
Strategic Communication
Biotech
Ins cap dev
Env &
Soc
Data BaseICT
Planning, M&E & Learning
Director
Corporate
Services
Finance and
Accountancy
Procurement
Administration
and Human
Resources
Organisational Structure OP2
Gender
RDMT
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RDMT
2
RDMT
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RDMT
3
Director Knowledge
Management
Assist.
Director
RI
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DevelopmentDevelopment

8. Key Strategic Thrusts [2]
IAR4D paradigm working but needs to be
consolidated with additional requirements
Ensure coherence across activities with guidelines
for:
 Innovation platforms (establishment & facilitation)
 Key management systems including M&E and
learning, planning and reporting
 Gender, environment, biotechnology and biosafety,
capacity development (institutional and
organizational) and other cross-cutting and emerging
issues

9. Key Strategic Thrusts[3]
Strengthening CORAF/WECARD ES accountability
and clarification of functions and roles in result
delivery
Secretariat with own plan and logframe – making it
accountable – new Result at level of OP2:
Result delivery by Executive Secretariat effectively
managed
Focus on:
 Capacity and IAR4D
 Communication and information sharing
 M&E to track performance
 RBM and logframes key to success

10. Key Strategic Thrusts OP2 [4]
Affirmation of high level role in
strategic coordination (influencing
policy at regional and national levels)
 Increased visibility at regional level - links to
RECs,
 Proactive role in advocating for IAR4D and
agriculture
 Proactive role in advocating for strengthened
research, innovation & learning institutions
(Centres of Excellence)

11. Merci pour votre attention
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