1. GROUP TASK
Workshop on Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Agricultural Policy
and Investment Planning and Implementation in Africa
Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi on 11th- 13th April 2012
Joseph Karugia
ReSAKSS-ECA, ILRI

2. Introduction
• One key principle of CAADP:
– Evidence-based policy making
• Policy efficiency
• Dialogue
• Review
• Accountability

3. Strategic analysis
• Fill knowledge gaps on key issues raised in this
meeting and other country forums:
• What level of investment is needed to meet national poverty
reduction and food security targets? MDG1?
• Is 6% agric growth target sufficient?
• What agricultural sub-sectors can generate the most
growth?
• Climate change issues
• Land grabs
• Trade
• Gender
• Quality investment plans

4. Monitoring & Evaluation
• Implementation of investment plans
• M&E
• Overall agricultural sector performance
• Assessing impact of investments and policies against
goals and targets
– Collecting and analyzing data (agric investments, growth,
trade, poverty, food and nutritional security, etc)
– Assessing impact on sector goals and targets
– Reporting and informing

5. Knowledge management
and communications
• Build on data, tools, analysis, and results from strategic
analysis and M&E, inform the policy-making processes
• Communication is key
– Credible knowledge products
– Policy dialogue
– Evidence-based policy making
– Review
– Learning
• Platforms

6. Group Tasks - 1
1) Identify the major players in strategic
analysis for agricultural policy planning and
implementation in your country
2) What are the key constraints that these
players face?
3) How can these constraints be overcome?

7. Group Tasks - 2
1) Identify the major players in agricultural
M&E to inform policy planning and
implementation in your country
2) What are the key constraints that these
players face?
3) How can these constraints be overcome?

8. Group Tasks - 3
1) Identify the major players in agricultural KM
and communications to inform policy planning
and implementation in your country. What KM
platforms exist in your country?
2) What are the key constraints that these players
face?
3) How can these constraints be overcome?