Status of CARD Group 1implementation and lessons learned

CARD Second Group Countries NRDS Development Workshop5 July 2010

Hiroshi Hiraoka, Coordinator, CARD Secretariat

Outline

• Process of NRDS formulation and implementation

• Lessons learnt

Objectives of CARDIncrease investment for rice-related development

mainly through existing funding framework◦Develop capacity of SSA Governments to effectively

manage rice sector development as well as to secure government funding / donor investment◦Provide enabling environment for rice-related investment

both for development agencies and SSA Governments◦CARD is not a new funding source

Objectives of CARDBetter coordinate interventions based on the shared

view on rice development (NRDS)◦NRDS: in line with overarching development framework

(PRSP, CAADP)◦Coordination: information is the vital key◦Creating synergies of different development partners

How CARD developed

Build – upBuild – up

TICAD IVTICAD IV

• Preparation starts (Oct ‘07)• JICA – AGRA high level meetings (Jan ‘08)• Ag – experts meeting in Tokyo (Mar ‘08)

• Preparation starts (Oct ‘07)• JICA – AGRA high level meetings (Jan ‘08)• Ag – experts meeting in Tokyo (Mar ‘08)

Operational inception

Operational inception

• Official launch of CARD (May ‘08)• Official launch of CARD (May ‘08)

• Technical meeting in Cotonou (Sep ‘08)• Secretary set up (Oct ‘08)• First General Meeting (Oct ‘08)

• Technical meeting in Cotonou (Sep ‘08)• Secretary set up (Oct ‘08)• First General Meeting (Oct ‘08)

NRDS Formulation

Appointment of TFAppointment of TF

Support WorkshopSupport Workshop

•November 2008 •Invitation letter to the Minister of Agriculture•Preparation of Zero Draft (by end January 2009)

•November 2008 •Invitation letter to the Minister of Agriculture•Preparation of Zero Draft (by end January 2009)

• 2-5 February 2009• Interactive sessions for refinement• 2-5 February 2009• Interactive sessions for refinement

NRDS Version OneNRDS Version One • February – March 2009• February – March 2009

CARD GM 2CARD GM 2• 3-4 June 2009• Needs elaboration but good enough to start implementation

• 3-4 June 2009• Needs elaboration but good enough to start implementation

NRDS Implementationo Launching of NRDS

• Conducted in most countries between October 2009 and May

o Duties of NRDS TF• Update on-going interventions, needs resource gap and

priorities

• Ensure the updates are shared with key stakeholders

• Update rice-related statistics (AfricaRice Project)

• Ensure NRDS is fully in line with / endorsed by the overarching national / sector strategies (e.g. CAADP) and government funding frameworks (MTEF / annual budget)

• Report to the CARD Secretariat

Lessons learnt

o Format of NRDS• More emphasis needed for post-harvest issues

(quality, marketing)

• Simple tool to share the status of rice sector development (interventions / gaps)

o Members of Task Forces• No member lists

• ‘Core working team’ quality (diversity) and quantity

NRDS is not stand-alone document

o Alignment with overall national / sector strategies (CAADP)• Increased funding through EXISTING external (donor

investment) and internal (MTEF, annual budget) framework

• Alignment with CAADP as a promising channel of incremental funding

• How NRDS is linked / recognized / endorsed / integrated into such framework is crucial before the launching

• Need to identify ‘champions’

• Need to carefully plan ‘governance’

Governance

o Task Force• Membership (who should be involved?)

o Institutional linkages• Policy and planning of MoA, MoF

• CAADP / PRSP

o Monitoring and Evaluation• To align with the above

• Reporting to the CARD Secretariat

This workshop

Mon / TueMon / Tue

Wed / ThuWed / Thu

Peer review of zero draft Peer review of zero draft

FriFri

Governance, monitoring Governance, monitoring

Way ahead Way ahead

THANK YOU, MERCI