FOOD SECURITY THEMATIC PROGRAMME Strategic Priorities on Research

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FOOD SECURITY THEMATIC PROGRAMMEStrategic
Priorities on Research Technology, and regional
and Continental Programmes2007-2010

• Isabel Faria de Almeida
• European Commission- DG AIDCO
• Agricultural Research for Development- Quality
  Support

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FOOD SECURITY THEMATIC PROGRAMMEUnder the
Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)- OJ L
378, 27.12.2007, p.41

• The objective of the FSTP is "to improve food
  security in favour of the poorest and the most
  vulnerable and contribute to achieving the first
  MDG
• 6 Strategic priorities (components). Focus on
  ? support the delivery of international public
  goods contributing to research and technology
  (comp. 1)
• ?exploiting the potential of continental
  regional approches to improve food security
  (comp. 3)

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2. Component 1 (science technology) Support
at CONTINENTAL AND REGIONAL level in Africa
45m (2008/2009)

• Identification and formulation launched in 2007
• 5 Distinct Result areas
• ?Pro-poor innovations and policies,
• ? Capacity and institution building,
• ? Low income farmer participation in AR4D,
• ? Knowledge management,
• ? Harmonisation with other programmes and
  African-Europe linkages.
• Actions decided for 2008 proposed for 2009

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Decided for 2008

• FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa).
  10m
• Objective Co-funding the FARA Medium Term
  Operational Plan 2008-2012 in view of high
  broad-based agricultural growth sustainably
  established in Africa.
• Other donors DFID, AfDB, The Netherlands,
  CIDA, USAID and WB
• AFAAS, African Forum for Agricultural Advisory
  Services, 1.5m
• Objective to support the start up programme
  of AFAAS in order to strengthen the development
  of ARD in Africa and to provide agricultural
  advisory services a voice at continental level.
• CARBAP, Centre Africain de Recherche sur
  Bananiers et Plantains, 2.5m
• Objective development and dissemination of
  sustainable innovations aimed at increasing
  productivity and competitiveness of plantain
  banana in Central African countries.

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Proposed for 2009

• ASARECA (Association for Strengthening
  Agricultural research in Eastern and Central
  Africa) 4m
• Objective Enhanced utilisation of
  agricultural research and development innovations
  in Eastern and Central Africa.
• CORAF (Conseil Ouest et Centre Africaine pour la
  Recherche et le Developpement) 12m
• Objective Support to Mid Term Operational
  Plan of CORAF (2008-2013). Conditional for 2010,
  under discussion
• ICIPE (International centre of Insect Physiology
  and Ecology) 1.5m
• Objective to support to ICIPE project "
  Validation and Initiation of Diffusion of
  Pro-poor and Poor Environment Tsetse Repellent
  technology towards eliminating a key constraint
  in livestock productivity among resource-limited
  pastoralist and agro pastoralists" (Kenya and
  Uganda).

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Proposed for 2009 (cont.)

• PAEPARD II (Platform for African European
  Partnership on Agricultural Research for
  Development, Phase 2) 5.5m This project is a
  follow-up to PAERPARD I (supported under the 6th
  Research Framework Programme), which aims at an
  enhanced, more equitable and mutually beneficial
  collaboration of Africa and Europe on
  agricultural research for development with the
  aim of attaining the MDGs.
• Southern African Development Community's (SADC)
  Multi-Country Agricultural Productivity Programme
  (MAPP) 8m Objective to support the MAPP,
  including the creation of a sub-regional research
  and development organisation. Conditional and
  under discussion.

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Under component 3, several projects for Africa
and, amongst others FOs CAADP in 2008

• SUPPORT TO AFRICAN FARMERS ORGANISATIONS
• - EAFF East African Farmer's Federation
• - SACAU SA Confederation of Agricultural
  Unions
• - ROPPA Réseau des organisations paysannes et
  des producteurs de lAfrique de lOuest
• - PROPAC Plateforme Regionale des Organisations
  Paysannes de lAfrique Centrale)
• Amount 5m
• Implementing body IFAD (International Fund for
  Agricultural Development)

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Support to farmers organisations.The objectives
are

• to strengthen FOs operational capacity,
  including skills in representation,
  accountability, knowledge management and
  networking at all levels.
• to strengthen the role played by FOs in the
  articulation and implementation of policies in
  view of an improved of FOs participation in
  decision making processes
• to empower FOs through capacity development, so
  as to influence the agricultural research and
  technology agenda, fostering greater farmer
  knowledge, control of funds, organizational power
  and institutional participation (e.g. in
  continental and regional organisations on
  agricultural research such as FARA, Conseil Ouest
  et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le
  Développement Agricoles - CORAF, Association for
  Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern
  and Central Africa - ASARECA, etc.).

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Support to CAADP

• Strengthening the Comprehensive African
  Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP)
  institutions and processes
• Objective objective of the project is to
  facilitate the implementation of CAADP at
  country, regional and continental levels,
  involving agricultural policy reviews and
  reforms, inclusive strategy development, higher
  levels of investments and expenditure, and
  improved public-private cooperation.
• Amount 5m
• Implementing body World Bank (Multi-donor Trust
  Fund)