The 3rd BR report, titled “Accelerating CAADP Implementation for a Resilient African Food System” is an important basis for dialogue and action on agricultural development in Africa.
While only one country is on-track to achieve the Malabo goals and targets by 2025 (Rwanda), twenty 25 countries increased their overall score between 2019 and 2021. This is encouraging because it shows that while not on track, the majority of Member States are making steady progress toward the goals and targets by 2025. The report highlights the urgency to build a resilient agriculture sector as the mainstay of the African economies to fast-track the development agenda of the continent. As such, concrete and bold interventions are needed at the various levels to materialize the transformative goals and targets captured in both the National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs) and the Regional Agriculture Investment Plans (RAIPs).
The Report is timely as it comes mid-way through the implementation of the Malabo commitments and goals to be achieved by 2025. It also comes shortly after the yearlong UNFSS process that focused attention on food systems in 2021. The objective of the BR report is to stimulate post-BR dialogues and action processes, that show performance of African countries towards achieving the Malabo Goals and facilitate dialogue, learning and action within countries and RECS.
RESEARCH AND ADVISORY SERVICES
Access to quality advisory services in agricultural production is important in all relevant segments of the food system. Advisory services constitute a key production input that can limit efficiency in the food system and build resilience. A total of 42 Member States reported on this indicator out of which only seven (7) Member States were on track in meeting the 2020 milestone: Botswana, Egypt, Morocco, Seychelles, Tunisia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
(all with a score of 10).
- There is a need to strengthen the public agricultural advisory system and encourage private sector participation in agricultural information sharing to food system actors in the Member States that were not on-track.
- Member States also need to leverage appropriate digital (IC) technology to improve provision of inclusive agricultural advisory services.
- A functional system of agricultural extension officers is critical to ensuring the reliable and timely delivery of quality and certified inputs that reaches farmers.
Agricultural research spending as a share of agricultural GDP is a measure of public agricultural research investments by Member States. The target is to increase the level of investments in agricultural research for development to at least 1% of the agricultural GDP from the period 2015 to 2025.
- A total of 42 Member States reported on this indicator, out of which 21 were found to be on track to meeting the 2020 milestone of 5: Botswana (9.25), Burkina Faso (5.02), Burundi (10), Cape Verde (9.89), Cameroon (5.29), Congo (10), Djibouti (8.88), Egypt (8.53), Gabon (6.04), Ghana (10), Lesotho (6.0), Liberia (5.02), Mauritius (10), Morocco (9.18), Namibia (8.75), Rwanda (7.97), Seychelles (10), Sudan (10), Togo (5.62), Tunisia (10) and Zimbabwe (9.75).
- This implies that those seven (7) Member States that got a score of 10, are already investing at least 1% of their agricultural GDP into agricultural research. This shows a great improvement over the previous review where only 4 Member States were on-track.
- Also, with the exception of Mauritius, all the Member States that were on track in the previous review are also on-track in the present review. This is an indication of funding commitment from increased awareness and the need to sustainably fund agricultural research for development.
PROCESS
Objectives of the launch
10/03. The launch of the 3rd BR report is in line with efforts aimed at increasing awareness and advocacy among all stakeholder and to build momentum behind the CAADP Agenda for increased political, policy and financial commitment. The specific objectives are:
- To advocate for the increased utilization of the BR report for dialogue, to trigger action at country level and spur policy and investment responses designed to speed up the attainment of the Malabo Declaration goals and commitments.
- To generate calls to action by capturing a broad range of emerging issues on political & policy options that can strengthen BR processes.
Agenda:
- Presentation of BR Results - Director ARD – Dr Godfrey Bahiigwa
- Brief Overview of the CAADP Communication Toolkit - Head AFSD- Dr. Simplice Nouala
- Formal Launch of the BR Report & Toolkit - AUC- DARBE Commissioner
- BR Best Performance Awards – Recognition of Countries & Experts AUC- DARBE Commissioner
- The CAADP Business Plan – Overview & Launch - Director ARD – Dr Godfrey Bahiigwa
- Calls to action: Brief remarks from stakeholders and participants
- Member states
- RECS
- Development Partners
- Private sector
- CSO
- Farmer organizations
- Next steps and Closing
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