“ReSAKSS 2010 Progress and 2011 Work Plan,“ Presented by Sam Benin, ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI, at the 2nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 22 March 2011.

1. IFPRI
ReSAKSS 2010 Progress
and
2011 Work Plan
Sam Benin
ReSAKSS-AW Program Leader, IFPRI
2nd ReSAKSS Continental Steering Committee Meeting
Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé
22nd March 2011

2. Outline
 2010 progress
» CAADP M&E
» Technical Assistance and capacity strengthening
 Support to CAADP roundtables
 Support to establishment of country SAKSS
 Trainings, workshops, etc.
» Strategic analysis and special studies
» Publications and communications
 2011 work plan

3. What is ReSAKSS?
 Platform for peer review, ReSAKSS-AW node at IFPRI, DC:
benchmarking, mutual coordinates 3 Africa-based regional nodes
learning, and policy dialogue
on agricultural and rural
development strategies in
Africa ReSAKSS-WA at
IITA, Ibadan: works
 Created and launched in 2006
with ECOWAS
to provide credible
information, analysis, and ReSAKSS-ECA at
knowledge products for ILRI, Nairobi: works
implementation CAADP with COMESA
 Charged with taking lead in
ReSAKSS-SA node at
developing and implementing IWMI, Pretoria,
CAADP M&E framework works with SADC

4. CAADP M&E
 CAADP M&E framework
validated in February 2010
 2010 M&E report
» Continental report:
completed and will be
presented at CAADP PP
» Separate regional and
selected country reports
underway
 Database, analysis and
graphics downloadable at
www.resakss.org

5. Support to CAADP Roundtables
 10 countries signed compacts: ReSAKSS and IFPRI involved
with various aspects
» Participated in meetings
» Reviewed stocktaking reports
» Undertook growth and investment analysis
» Prepared brochures and briefs
 18 countries had their investment plans reviewed
» ReSAKSS and IFPRI part of review team
» Specifically, review consistency of investment plan with long-
term growth and poverty reduction options

6. Support to establishment of Country SAKSS
 Drafted guidelines for the establishment and architecture of
a CAADP Country Team including the national SAKSS node
discussed with ECOWAS and some countries (to be
discussed later)
 Rwanda SAKSS node established and staffed with a
coordinator
 SAKSS node launched in Nigeria
 Semi-established and operational in Uganda, Malawi and
Mozambique
 Advanced stage in Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and
Zambia

7. Other capacity strengthening activities
Number of people trained
Women Men Total
ReSAKSS-SA 16 73 89
ReSAKSS-WA 3 43 46
ReSAKSS-ECA 141 31 172
Total 160 147 307
Examples of areas of training/workshops
 ReSAKSS-SA & SADC, IFPRI: exploring strategic priorities for
regional agricultural research and development investments in
Southern Africa
 ReSAKSS-WA & MSU: dynamics of food consumption in West Africa
 ReSAKSS-ECA & ACTESA: improving the quality of data on formal
trade in Eastern and Southern Africa

8. Strategic analysis and special studies (e.g.)
 ReSAKSS-SA & SADC, IFPRI: exploring strategic priorities for
regional agricultural research and development investments
in the SADC region
» economic and spatial analyses to explore alternative region-
wide poverty-reducing development strategy priorities for
agriculture
» secondary data and expert surveys in member States
» workshops for reviews, feedback, and validation
» overall and separate country reports
 ReSAKSS-ECA & ReSAKSS-AW, IFPRI: framework for M&E of
regional agricultural programs in the COMESA region
» Use to assess impact of high trade flows in neighboring
countries

9. Strategic analysis and special studies (e.g.)
 ReSAKSS-WA & MSU: dynamics of food consumption in 7
countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, and Togo
» analysis of household expenditure surveys and national food
balances
» regression analysis => demand elasticities
 ReSAKSS-ECA & University of Nairobi: status, distribution
and determinants of poverty in the COMESA region
» Reviews and mapping to make information easily accessible
for designing and implementing poverty reduction and food
insecurity programmes at the regional level

10. Publications—annual trends and outlook
Status Number Topic
• Persistent high food prices in the COMESA
Region: causes, effects and policy
Submitted,
responses
under 2
• Status and trends of agricultural and rural
review
development indicators in the COMESA
region

11. Publications—ReSAKSS working papers
Status Number Topic
Review / • Pastoralism, risk and vulnerability in
1
revision Ethiopia and Kenya
• Sensitive products, COMESA customs
Submitted 2 union
• Use of cash in food insecurity programs
• Rising food prices in WA
Advanced
2 • Agriculture public expenditures in
press
Mozambique
• CAADP M&E framework
Published 3 • CAADP and MDG1
• Risk and vulnerability hotspots in COMESA

12. Publications—ReSAKSS issue briefs
Status Number Topic
• Investment, growth and poverty linkages
in Africa
Review /
3 • MDG1 and food and nutrition security in
revision
Africa
• Agriculture public expenditures in Africa
• Resource efficiency in Africa
Submitted 2
• MDG1 in West Africa
Advanced
0
press
Published 1 • Assessment of COMESA customs union

13. Communications
 Continued to maintain and update
online platforms
 Main website (www.resakss.org)
» Traffic doubled from an average
of 400 unique visitors per month
in 2009 to about 800 in 2010
 Bi-monthly e-Newsletter & weekly
blog (www.resakss.wordpress.com)
» visits grew by over 50%
» two of the top three months of
traffic occurred in 2010
» subscriptions grew by 30%

14. 2011 Work Plan (I)
 M&E leading to Annual Trends and Outlook Reports (ATOR):
continental, regional and selected countries
 Feature topic on agricultural productivity: options for raising
and maintaining high agricultural productivity. Objectives:
» to better understand the usefulness of different measures of
agricultural productivity in monitoring and evaluation
» to assess why there has not been widespread technical change in
Africa
» to review any lessons associated with the efficiency gains in
agricultural production achieved in different parts of Africa
» to identify specific agricultural investment programs whose
implementation can be scaled up or undertaken in different parts
of Africa in order to raise agricultural productivity

15. 2011 Work Plan (II)
 Technical Assistance to set up CAADP Country SAKSS in
selected countries; within 24 post-compact countries
» firm principles and guidelines for establishing nodes
» follow in-country CAADP process and demand
 Other capacity strengthening activities, e.g. of RECs and
other regional institutions
 Webpages for regional nodes and selected country SAKSS
» integrate with main website but independently managed by nodes
with news, events, etc. relevant to CAADP
 Occasional papers
» agreed upon with Steering Committees and other stakeholders
» fall within the mandate and competence of ReSAKSS
» not compete for the resources allocated for other deliverables

16. Thank You