Farmer Organisations and research actors’ consultative workshop

6,7 & 8 August, 2014 – Mfou,Cameroon

1. Overview of CORAF/WECARD2. Vision, mission and areas of focus

3. Achievements

4. Success stories

5. Key lessons learned

6. Way forward

Presentation Outline

Overview of CORAF/WECARD

360 M people (2009)

Promote sub-regional cooperationCreated i n

1987

Create synergies & reduce duplications

Solve common agricultural research

and development problems

Advocate for financial investments

Contribute to the transformation of

agriculture

CORAF/WECARD Creation and mandate

CORAF/WECARD within the Regional Economic Communities

Cameroun République Centre Africaine

RDC

République du Congo

Gabon

Mauritanie

Tchad

Cap Vert Gambie

Ghana

Nigeria

Guinée Sierra Léone

Libéria BéninCôte d’Ivoire

Togo

Burkina FasoGuinée Bissau

MaliNiger

Sénégal

CILSS

CORAF/WECARD Vision and Mission

Vision: Poverty and food insecurity in West and Central Africa reduced through increased agricultural-led economic growth and sustainable improvement of the agricultural research system

Mission: Productivity, competitiveness, and markets of the agricultural system sustainably improved by meeting key demands of the sub-regional research system as expressed by target groups in West and Central Africa

Challenges:6% annual growth in productivity by 2015 achieved – CAADP Transform agriculture

CORAF/WECARD Strategy

• Strategic Plan [2007-2016] - CAADP & FAAP and agricultural policies of ECOWAS, ECCAS, UEMOA and CEMAC

• First Operational Plan [2008-2013] • Second Operational Plan [2014-2018] - S3A

for operationalizing the AR4D component of the “Sustaining the CAADP Momentum” with the aim of basing this on country CAADP NAIPs

Diversity of Partnerships Regional Economic communities:

Inter-government organisations:

Financial institutions :

Technical institutions :

Organization of CORAF/WECARD

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

Key stakeholders (NARS, NEPAD, FARA, Civil Society

Private Sector, RECs, Development Partners

General Assembly

Governing Board

Scientific and Technicalcomitee

Executive DirectorInternal Audit

Procurement

Director Of Programmes &

Innovation

Strategic Issues Assistant to ED

Programme 1

Programme 2

Programme 3

Programme n

Cross Cuttingunits

A/DPI-Innovation

DirectorKnowledge

Management

Planning, M&E, Impact

Assessment & Learning

Communication & TIC

Valorisation (Research into

Use)

Finance Accountancy

Director CorporateServices

Legal Issues and Grants

HR / Logistics

CORAF/WECARD results

Result 2: Strategic decision making options for policy, institutions and markets developed and used

Result 5: Result delivery effectively managed by the Secretariat

Result 1: The development and use of appropriate technologies and innovations increased

Result 3: Sub-regional agricultural research system strengthened and coordinated

Result 4: Demand for agricultural knowledge by target clients facilitated and met

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1. Livestock, fisheries & aquaculture2. Staple crops 3. Non staple crops4. Natural resources management 5. Biotechnology and Biosafety 6. Policy, Markets and Trade 7. Knowledge Management8. Strengthening capacity

Main Areas Of Focus

Three Themes :• Food, Health and Nutrition Security• Markets and Trade• Sustainable Agriculture Cross-cutting issues are key in the OP 2

Achievements

Tools for sub-regional research

Competitive and commissioned project schemes addressing focus areas with wide NARS and geographical coverage

Innovation platforms based on IAR4D paradigm and innovation systems thinking – Multi-stakeholders engagement, exchange and

learning,– Policy and institutional developmentCenters of Specialization on priority

commodities expected to evolve into Regional Centers of Excellence

Involvement of stakeholders in CORAF/WECARD 55 Projects

SCLFA NSC NRM BB PMT SC KM

PRIORITY REGIONAL PROGRAMSPRIORITY REGIONAL PROGRAMS

SCOPING STUDIES INVOLVING ALL RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS

REGIONAL PRIORITY RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT THEMES IDENTIFICATION

171 INNOVATION PLATFORMS BASED ON VALUE CHAIN APPROACH ESTABLISHED ALL OVER WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA WITH DIFFERENT ENTRY POINTS RELATED

TO PRIORITY REGIONAL CHALLENGES

171 INNOVATION PLATFORMS BASED ON VALUE CHAIN APPROACH ESTABLISHED ALL OVER WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA WITH DIFFERENT ENTRY POINTS RELATED

TO PRIORITY REGIONAL CHALLENGES

32 COMPETITIVE GRANT PROJECTS

23 COMMISSIONED

PROJECTS

POTENTIAL IMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE POTENTIAL IMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE

Success stories

Success stories Success

stories

IAR4D tools developed during CORAF/WECARD’s1st OPERATIONAL PLAN (2008 – 2013)

Geographical spread of coordination of projects

National Centers of Specilisation and Base Centers

Key lessons learned

A Few Success Stories from IP Activities

Sustainable Intensification of Integrated Crop and Small ruminant production in West Africa

Small ruminants (goats and sheep) - emerging opportunity for agricultural development and empowerment of women.

Productivity and production severely limited by diseases in the rainy season and scarcity of feed in the dry season.

16 functional IPs to improve crop goat/sheep value chain in Ghana, Mali, Benin and The Gambia - farmers, researchers, traders, butchers, tractor operators, processors, agro chemical dealers and Government.

Dual purpose cowpea with 40% yield over that used actually identified

Increased survival rate of goats

Building resilience from mixed milk - vegetable production system in semi-arid zones of West Africa

Diversified production systems using double purpose crop and low input irrigation systems established to increase milk production and income

A model of inputs supply Hub developed that increased milk off-take from 0,47 to 2,1 litres/cow/day during the dry season by enhancing the access of 47 livestock farmers to concentrates for supplementing dairy cows

A normalized processing method of the traditional cheese Wangash improved quality – led to establishment of a dairy processing cooperative comprising 48 women; consequently the demand and the turnover estmated at 16 000 US$ per year with a benefit evaluated at 4000 US$.

Control of emerging livestock ticks and tick-borne diseases in West and Central Africa

Updating information on the distribution, abundance and dynamics of ticks with emphasis on the invasive new tick in West Africa

Development of Larval Packet Test to diagnose acaricide tick resistance and deliver an effective acaricide option

Innovation platforms established to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders, sharing knowledge and strategies on tick control

Improving Plantain Value Chain through Innovation Platforms

Current membership at 600 New knowledge and skills acquired in

producing clean planting materials

Behaviour and practices changed to ensure impact

Employment increased and new businesses created

New plantain farms established Plantain marketing in CEMAC

zone increased The IP sources of funding

diversified and several prices won.

Maize Innovation Platform in Burkina Faso creating Entrepreneurship

Maize IP actor provided with technical, organizational and institutional knowledge to grow and create businesses.

No longer dependent on micro-finance institutions in the IP because warrantage system is used to sell when grain prices are high and buy inputs for next year’s maize crop

18 emerging farmer entrepreneurs in seed and grain maize production and commercialization

Children sent to private school, a symbol of quality education in many African countries

Local artisans provided with knowledge and skills to produce clean prototype of rice par-boilers constructed from metal scraps, which helped:

reducing cost of fabrication Saves water and fuelWomen group trained to produce clean par-boiled rice

Women ordered construction of 23 par-boilers, 40 liters aluminum pots and stands for conditioning paddy rice grainWomen are happy with grain quality when compared to grain quality of women who did not participate in the training.

Rice Post harvest training in Nigeria to improve food security and income generation

Empowering Women through Improved Agro-Processing Technologies of cassava, rice, sorghum & millet

Technical and agri-business capacities of over 2,000 women in 7 countries strengthened.

Knowledge of target and spill-over beneficiaries increased through the diffusion of over 1,000 printed materials, electronic and on-line publications.

Quality of Cassava Flour and Gari (Togo and Benin), processed rice (Senegal, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria) and bio-fortified sorghum/millet (Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali) improved.

In 2012, a beneficiary association, Groupement Lakhalkaney du Niamey (585 membership)

supplied 2600 kg bio-fortified millet flour to an SOS village and signed a contract to supply all SOS villages in Niger.

Facilitate partnerships around seed sector through establishment of regional seed alliance

Reducing policy barriers - publication of regional seed regulations strengthening national seed policies , capacity strengthening to enhance stakeholder knowledge of the regulation.

Database on demand and supply gaps in seed s in the sub-region analyzed for informed decision-making

CORAF/WECARD mandated to facilitate implementation of regional seed regulations by ECOWAS

Institutional assessments of NARS and NSTAs to provide basis to design capacity improvement approaches

NARS/CGAIR supported to produce 50 tons of breeder seeds for rice, sorghum and maize for increased production of foundation seeds.

Capacity of 90 NARS breeder seed specialists strengthened to improve the quality of seeds supplied

Technical and agribusiness capacities of 110 private sector players in four countries strengthened

Supporting PhD training of breeders in the pipeline with WACCI

Building leadership capacities of women in agricultural research: A pilot phase of the program AWARD for Francophone women

Plans on-going to scale up training of women in WCA

Regional research for development approach rationalizes use of investments in agriculture

Establishment and use of innovation platforms and value chain approaches facilitates technology adoption and relevant impacts.

Institutional capacity development facilitates the creation of synergies, ensures spillover effects and scaling-up

Strong links with regional policy institutions creates enabling environment for investments, delivery of results and sustainability.

Key Lessons

The face of Success NARS capacity strengthened to carry out research and

innovation activities addressing regional priorities

Innovation platforms with entry points addressing specific aspects of the value chain of priority commodities fully functional

Innovation platforms form an impact infrastructure in terms of delivering improved production and connecting smallholder farmers and their organizations to markets

CORAF/WECARD Executive Secretariat capacity for coordinating and facilitating the scaling-up and out of impacts through strong links with NARS

Achieving sustainability

Advocacy to decision-makers for inclusion of use of innovation platform in regional and national policies to ensure the transformation of agriculture

On-going development of critical mass of specialists in IP establishment and facilitation

Models for sustainable investment in agricultural research for development developed (WAAPP)

Development of social media to strengthen exchange and learning on the practice of innovation platforms

WAAPP as a model to increase investments in agricultural research for development

15 ECOWAS committed to investing in agricultural research for development with facilitation from a lending system with WB and through the lenses of improved productivity and coordination by CORAF/WECARD (receives I/15 of all country investment for this)

Model relies on 4 key components Strengthening regional policies Strengthening research capacity

(training and infrastructure) Creating national funds to enhance

to ensure adoption of technologies Strengthening M& E, ICT and

Fiduciary systems

Policy makers show more interest in CORAF/WECARD coordination functions and activities

Way forward

Strengthening strategic alliances with FARA, GCRAI CGIAR, D&T partners, RECS, and CSO

Strengthening NARS capacities and Relationship FbO, Private Sector, NGO to better connect production to markets

Sub-regional research for development tools will strengthening BMGF involvement in the implementation of projects to ensure spill-over and scaling out of success stories

Facilitate coordinated partnerships with NARS and contribution to national agricultural programs in the WCA region for sustainable transformation of agriculture

Delivery of an Impact infrastructure through Innovation Platforms to consolidated agricultural production of priority BMGF commodities and link producers to markets

Offers links with regional policy institutions and regulations to facilitate investments - seed, fertility, biosafety regulations

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