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African Orphan Crops Consortium:
African Plant Breeding Academy

Foundational Address
Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki CEO NEPAD Agency
December 3, 2013

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
About Us - The NEPAD Agency
NPCA (NEPAD Agency)
• A programme of the AU
• Implementation/ technical
arm of the AU
• Headquarters Midrand, South Africa
• Transformed from the
NEPAD Secretariat to
NEPAD Planning and
Coordinating Agency
(NPCA)

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

NPCA’s Thematic Areas
1. Agriculture and food
security
2. Climate change &
sustainable development
3. Regional integration &
infrastructure
4. Human capital
development
5. Economic & corporate
governance
6. Cross-cutting issues
NEPAD governing structures

• The General Assembly of the African Union
• Heads of State and Government Implementation
Committee
• Steering Committee
• NEPAD Secretariat

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

3
Our Ultimate Goal….
“To spur food production through research and
scientific breakthroughs, ….mobilize Africa’s own
resources – brain power, technology, and funding
must be geared up for an indigenous effort to get
Africa moving again….”
Late Prof. Thomas Odhiambo, 1994
Founding President of the African Academy of
Sciences

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Challenges Faced by African Farmers –

Low Productivity

Photo Credit: IITA, ICRISAT

Impacting Food and Nutritional Security

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Comprehensive African Agric. Dev. Programme
(CAADP)

... common policy framework for accelerated
agricultural growth ...
… to attain …
(agricultural-led socio-economic growth; inclusive
development & poverty alleviation; improved food security
and strengthen environmental resilience)

6% Annual Agriculture
Productivity growth rate
10% Public Expenditure
allocation to Agriculture
(by 2008)
NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

(by 2015)
The Ag sector annual GDP growth
rates were 3.2% and 3.0% in 200010 and 1990-2000, respectively
CAADP Priority Thematic Areas (Pillars)
Pillar 3: Primary Impact Area – Basic Livelihood – Food
Security

Business
Opportunities;
Industrialisation

Pillar 1: Sustainable Land and Water –
(Production and Productivity)

Financing, Markets and
Trade opportunities

Pillar 2: Infrastructure, Trade
and Market support

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

New knowledge/
Technologies/Approaches

Research
Gaps, Questions!!;
emerging
challenges

Pillar 4: Research &
Dissemination support
CAADP Implementation: Key results and lessons

 29 Investment
Plans
 27 Business
Meetings

Regional Investment Plans
(ECOWAS; COMESA; IGAD: SADC;
EAC & ECCAS)

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

 45 Countries
actively
engaging

 32 Country
Compacts
A Decade of CAADP Implementation
• Countries engaged in CAADP-related
interventions- 45
• Signed CAADP Compacts- 30
• Dev’d national agric. & food security invest’t
plans- 26
• Regist’d more than 6% agric. growth rate- 10
• Countries with 10% or more annual budgetary
allocation-6
• Others within 5% to 10%-9
NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
What is an orphan crop ?

Orphan Crops

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Role of orphan crops in African
economy
 Major staple food crops in many Africaning
countries
 Particular role in Food
security, Nutrition, Income generation to
resource-poor farmers and consumers
 More adapted to the extreme soil and
climatic conditions prevalent in Africa than
the major crops of the world
NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Major Challenge
Low yield in
terms of both
quality and
quantity due to
lack of genetic
improvement

Share of Africa in the world acreage and production
For selected orphan crops in 2008

Source: FAOSAT

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Eliminating Nutrient Deficiencies
“Modifying the nutritional composition of
plant foods is an urgent worldwide health
issue as basic nutritional needs for much
of the world’s population are still unmet.”
DellaPenna, 1999

1. Enhancing health promoting substances
2. Vitamin and micronutrients fortification
3. Lower bad fats/anti-nutrients/allergens
NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Micronutrient
Deficiency
Vitamin A deficiencies affect over 400 million people worldwide (ca. 7% world
population), causing blindness, night blindness and vulnerability to disease. An
estimated 250 million pre-school children are Vitamin A deficient. Each year two
million children die and 250,000 - 500,000 go blind from lack of Vitamin A.
Iron deficiencies affect up to 1.4 billion people worldwide (ca 22% world
population), particularly women, causing anaemia and complications during
childbirth, and affecting body growth, mental and motor development.

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Biofortified plants are improving
nutrition for many

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

The non-profit organization
HarvestPlus focuses on the
development of biofortified crops for
the developing world, including a
provitamin A enriched sweet potato
that is currently being grown by half a
million families. Other biofortification
projects are underway to increase
levels of
Sources: HarvestPlus; CIMMYT
protein, iron, zinc, antioxidants and
other beneficial components in food.
Genetic and genomics research in Nutrition Security

General considerations in priority list of Orphan Crops
i.

Boost productivity and diversify the food system in
Africa orphan crops as an important (significant)
component in attaining Nutrition Security

ii.

The intrinsic values of the commodity in Africa’s Food
chain (also culturally)

iii. Potential to contribute to expanding a stable food and
plant commodity base
iv. Other associated non-food uses (value)
v.

Diminishing or neglected in research: (could benefit
from modern techniques - marker-assisted breeding, and
whole-genome sequencing; tissue culture, etc. )

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

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Genetic and genomics research in Nutrition Security

Specific considerations
Securing Quantity and quality of the food resource base
•
•
•
•

Yields (supporting intensification agenda) and Production potential
Diversifying the Nutritional base (e.g. biofortification) in line with
food cultures and ecosystem potential
Securing long term genome stability
Protect / adapt to natural and artificial stress / changes

Other economic value factors
•
•
•

Importance to the economy (local economy and potentially
international / now and in future)
Need /contribution to securing biodiversity and resilience
Potential to expand use/value (e.g. by removing toxic substances)

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

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Required Actions (NEPAD) to promote
orphan crops
 Need of coherent policies at different levels:
Environmental policies
Agricultural policies
Agricultural Research policies

 For NEPAD there is a need of a strong African
ownership at:
Political level
Technical level from African research institute and
knowledge center and breeding centers
NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
Our Goals
• To reduce hunger & poverty and the
associated effects for millions of Africans
• Increase agric. productivity in a sustainable
way
Connecting Farmers with Innovation
• Relevant science
• Local ownership
• Meaningful partnership
• Build scientific capacity
NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
THANK YOU

THANK YOU

NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA

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AOCC Launch - NEPAD Presentation

  • 1. African Orphan Crops Consortium: African Plant Breeding Academy Foundational Address Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki CEO NEPAD Agency December 3, 2013 NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 2. About Us - The NEPAD Agency NPCA (NEPAD Agency) • A programme of the AU • Implementation/ technical arm of the AU • Headquarters Midrand, South Africa • Transformed from the NEPAD Secretariat to NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA NPCA’s Thematic Areas 1. Agriculture and food security 2. Climate change & sustainable development 3. Regional integration & infrastructure 4. Human capital development 5. Economic & corporate governance 6. Cross-cutting issues
  • 3. NEPAD governing structures • The General Assembly of the African Union • Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee • Steering Committee • NEPAD Secretariat NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA 3
  • 4. Our Ultimate Goal…. “To spur food production through research and scientific breakthroughs, ….mobilize Africa’s own resources – brain power, technology, and funding must be geared up for an indigenous effort to get Africa moving again….” Late Prof. Thomas Odhiambo, 1994 Founding President of the African Academy of Sciences NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 5. Challenges Faced by African Farmers – Low Productivity Photo Credit: IITA, ICRISAT Impacting Food and Nutritional Security NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 6. Comprehensive African Agric. Dev. Programme (CAADP) ... common policy framework for accelerated agricultural growth ... … to attain … (agricultural-led socio-economic growth; inclusive development & poverty alleviation; improved food security and strengthen environmental resilience) 6% Annual Agriculture Productivity growth rate 10% Public Expenditure allocation to Agriculture (by 2008) NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA (by 2015) The Ag sector annual GDP growth rates were 3.2% and 3.0% in 200010 and 1990-2000, respectively
  • 7. CAADP Priority Thematic Areas (Pillars) Pillar 3: Primary Impact Area – Basic Livelihood – Food Security Business Opportunities; Industrialisation Pillar 1: Sustainable Land and Water – (Production and Productivity) Financing, Markets and Trade opportunities Pillar 2: Infrastructure, Trade and Market support NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA New knowledge/ Technologies/Approaches Research Gaps, Questions!!; emerging challenges Pillar 4: Research & Dissemination support
  • 8. CAADP Implementation: Key results and lessons  29 Investment Plans  27 Business Meetings Regional Investment Plans (ECOWAS; COMESA; IGAD: SADC; EAC & ECCAS) NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA  45 Countries actively engaging  32 Country Compacts
  • 9. A Decade of CAADP Implementation • Countries engaged in CAADP-related interventions- 45 • Signed CAADP Compacts- 30 • Dev’d national agric. & food security invest’t plans- 26 • Regist’d more than 6% agric. growth rate- 10 • Countries with 10% or more annual budgetary allocation-6 • Others within 5% to 10%-9 NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 10. What is an orphan crop ? Orphan Crops NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 11. Role of orphan crops in African economy  Major staple food crops in many Africaning countries  Particular role in Food security, Nutrition, Income generation to resource-poor farmers and consumers  More adapted to the extreme soil and climatic conditions prevalent in Africa than the major crops of the world NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 12. Major Challenge Low yield in terms of both quality and quantity due to lack of genetic improvement Share of Africa in the world acreage and production For selected orphan crops in 2008 Source: FAOSAT NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 13. Eliminating Nutrient Deficiencies “Modifying the nutritional composition of plant foods is an urgent worldwide health issue as basic nutritional needs for much of the world’s population are still unmet.” DellaPenna, 1999 1. Enhancing health promoting substances 2. Vitamin and micronutrients fortification 3. Lower bad fats/anti-nutrients/allergens NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 14. Micronutrient Deficiency Vitamin A deficiencies affect over 400 million people worldwide (ca. 7% world population), causing blindness, night blindness and vulnerability to disease. An estimated 250 million pre-school children are Vitamin A deficient. Each year two million children die and 250,000 - 500,000 go blind from lack of Vitamin A. Iron deficiencies affect up to 1.4 billion people worldwide (ca 22% world population), particularly women, causing anaemia and complications during childbirth, and affecting body growth, mental and motor development. NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 15. Biofortified plants are improving nutrition for many NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA The non-profit organization HarvestPlus focuses on the development of biofortified crops for the developing world, including a provitamin A enriched sweet potato that is currently being grown by half a million families. Other biofortification projects are underway to increase levels of Sources: HarvestPlus; CIMMYT protein, iron, zinc, antioxidants and other beneficial components in food.
  • 16. Genetic and genomics research in Nutrition Security General considerations in priority list of Orphan Crops i. Boost productivity and diversify the food system in Africa orphan crops as an important (significant) component in attaining Nutrition Security ii. The intrinsic values of the commodity in Africa’s Food chain (also culturally) iii. Potential to contribute to expanding a stable food and plant commodity base iv. Other associated non-food uses (value) v. Diminishing or neglected in research: (could benefit from modern techniques - marker-assisted breeding, and whole-genome sequencing; tissue culture, etc. ) NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA 16
  • 17. Genetic and genomics research in Nutrition Security Specific considerations Securing Quantity and quality of the food resource base • • • • Yields (supporting intensification agenda) and Production potential Diversifying the Nutritional base (e.g. biofortification) in line with food cultures and ecosystem potential Securing long term genome stability Protect / adapt to natural and artificial stress / changes Other economic value factors • • • Importance to the economy (local economy and potentially international / now and in future) Need /contribution to securing biodiversity and resilience Potential to expand use/value (e.g. by removing toxic substances) NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA 17
  • 18. Required Actions (NEPAD) to promote orphan crops  Need of coherent policies at different levels: Environmental policies Agricultural policies Agricultural Research policies  For NEPAD there is a need of a strong African ownership at: Political level Technical level from African research institute and knowledge center and breeding centers NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 19. Our Goals • To reduce hunger & poverty and the associated effects for millions of Africans • Increase agric. productivity in a sustainable way Connecting Farmers with Innovation • Relevant science • Local ownership • Meaningful partnership • Build scientific capacity NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA
  • 20. THANK YOU THANK YOU NEPAD — TRANSFORMING AFRICA