CTA is a joint institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Union that aims to advance food security and sustainable natural resource management. Its strategic plan for 2011-2015 focuses on supporting agricultural policy, enhancing value chains, and strengthening information management capacities. Key activities include facilitating multi-stakeholder engagement in policy processes, building capacity for value chain actors, and adapting knowledge management tools for agricultural development. Priority themes are gender, youth, and partnerships. CTA produces publications and online resources to share information on ACP agriculture.

1. Introduction to
CTA’s
Activities Hailu
Michael
Presentation made at the
Youth Stakeholder Workshop
14- 16 November, 2012
Wageningen, the Netherlands

2. About CTA CTA’s Mission
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and To advance food and nutritional
Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is a joint security, increase prosperity and
international institution of the African, encourage sound natural resource
Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and management by providing access to
the European Union. CTA operates under information and knowledge,
the framework of the Cotonou Agreement facilitating policy dialogue and
and is funded by the EU. strengthening the capacity of
agricultural and rural development
institutions and communities in
African, Caribbean and Pacific
countries.
I. Overview of CTA’s SP 2011-2015

3. CTA’s Strategic Goals
• Goal 1 – Support agricultural policy processes and
strategies in ACP regions
• Goal 2 – Enhance priority agricultural value chains
• Goal 3 – Strengthen information, communication and
knowledge management (ICKM) capacities of ARD
institutions and networks in ACP
I. Overview of CTA’s SP 2011-2015

4. Policy Objectives
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder
engagement in regional and
international ARD policy
processes
• Raise awareness and improve
access to information &
knowledge on ARD policy
issues
• Strengthen the capacity/skills
of ACP policy analysts and
networks in communication
and advocacy
I. Overview of CTA’s SP 2011-2015

5. Value Chain Objectives
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder
interaction and innovation
platforms comprising value
chain and non-market
(supporting) actors, policy-
makers and policy implementers
• Strengthen the capacity of value
chain and non-market
(supporting) actors
• Support ICT-based approaches
for sharing information and
knowledge along the value chain
I. Overview of CTA’s SP 2011-2015

6. Knowledge Management Objectives
• Strengthen capacities of ACP
institutions to generate and use ARD
information and make it widely
accessible
• Strengthen capacities of ARD
institutions and networks in
communication and knowledge
sharing
• Strengthen ACP capacity to adapt and
use information, communication and
knowledge management tools,
methods and strategies for ARD
I. Overview of CTA’s SP 2011-2015

7. Priority Themes
Gender and Youth
•Focus on awareness building and
policy advocacy
•Ensure fair representation in all
CTA’s activities
•Partnership with organisations
working with the issues

8. Partnerships
Partnerships are at the
heart of our work
We partner with a wide range of
public and private sector
organisations including ministries,
universities, regional &
international organisations,
NGOs, farmers’ associations

9. Impact
Oriented
Strategy
I. Overview of CTA’s SP 2011-2015

10. CTA products and services
A major source of
information on ACP
agriculture
We are one of the largest
agricultural and rural
development publishers for the
ACP region with a catalogue of
some 600 titles in English, French,
Portuguese and Swahili.
Publications.cta.int
III. Key CTA’s products and services

11. Online Information and Knowledge Resources
http://agritrade.cta.int – Agricultural www.share4dev.info/telecentres -
trade issues in the context of ACP-EU Latest information on the African
relations. telecentre movement
http://knowledge.cta.int – Dossiers and http://ictupdate.cta.int – Online
policy dialogue on science, technology magazine with news and features on ICT
and innovation. for development.
http://brusselsbriefings.net – www.spore.cta.int – Online magazine
Information and resources on the bi- for agricultural and rural development.
monthly Brussels Development
Briefings.
III. Key CTA’s products and services

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CTA's new strategic plan 2011-2015