1. Agriculture Policy Exchange and Learning Event King Fahd Hotel Dakar, Senegal 13-16 May 2013

2. Thursday Themes: Overcoming Policy Constraints Mutual Accountability Action Planning

3. Quick Reactions to Yesterday Share one idea / learning from yesterday that you found useful

4. Overcoming Policy Constraints to Achieve National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plans Chair: Greg Traxler Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Keynote: Shenggen Fan Director General, IFPRI

5. Key Elements of a Policy System 1.Policy Agenda – Linked to and prioritized by national investment plans 2.Institutional Architecture for Implementation of Policy – Ensuring predictable, evidence based, transparent, inclusive policy formulation / implementation 3.Mutual Accountability – Ensuring public review of progress on commitments, performance, & the impact of investment plan and policy on poverty and hunger

6. Mutual Accountability Session Objectives Define Mutual Accountability and Joint Sector Reviews (JSR) Identify key elements and products of an effective JSR Clarify how MA can be used to align & add value to national agriculture & food security investment plans Country and regional teams develop a work plan/road map for establishing & implementing country or regional JSR.

7. MA/ JSR Session Presenters Chair: Jim Oehmke, USAID – Mutual Accountability Concept & JSR Guidelines (10 min) Godfrey Bahiiga, IFPRI – Overview of Methods and Approaches for the Mutual Accountability Concept and JSR Guidelines (20 min) BREAK EXAMPLES Claude Bizimana, SAKSS, MINAGRI, Rwanda – Rwanda JSR Case Study (15 min) Stella Massawe, RESAKSS / ECA, Kenya – GIS tools for mapping and tracking donor and government projects (10 min) Discussion

8. Indicative Roadmap for undertaking a JSR Set up a JSR steering committee chaired by Ministry of Agriculture Establish JSR secretariat Develop terms of reference for the JSR Mobilize resources Constitute review team Undertake studies Organize the review and dialogue Draw implementation and follow-up plan for the recommendations from the JSR

9. Workplan / Roadmap for establishing and implementing your JSR COUNTRY/ REGIONAL TEAM Discussions What are the 2-3 next steps in implementing a strengthened JSR Identify technical support needs and logistical support for completing JSR. Use discussion results in Action Plan and refine further back home

10. LUNCH

11. Development Partner Panel Session objectives Share perspectives on efforts taking place to advance policy Chair – Boaz Panel John Barrett, Chief Professional Officer, Climate Change, Environment, Infrastructure and Livelihoods, DfID (10 min) Greg Traxler, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ( 10 min) Jeff Hill, USAID (10 min) John Nash, World Bank (10 min)

12. Final Team Meetings Reconvene by 4:30 Prepare 5-8 min Status Report on following 1.Where did you make the most progress on your action plan 2.What is your immediate next step when you get home to continue developing the action plan and present results to country and regional decision makers 3.Facilitators – provide Kathy with latest version of Action Plan today

13. Continental Working Group: Session # 3 Prepare brief report out on priority next steps (5-8 min) Chair: Boaz Objective: Continue to shape an Action Plan at the Continental Level to advance policy work Suggested Topics for discussion Form a Joint Action Group? – Discuss donor partnerships – What coordination will be needed with the global strategy on data systems and the CAADP policy and MA efforts – What can we do to move forward and support the policy action plans and country / regional processes

14. Break

15. Quick Updates 2 min each Chair: Candace Buzzard Ethiopia Ghana Mozambique Rwanda Senegal Tanzania Continental Working Group

16. Closing Evaluation Form Final Comments – AU - CAADP Website with all ppts – http://pages.au.int/caadp/agpolicy http://pages.au.int/caadp/agpolicy Will be new page for this meeting in @ 2 weeks Adjourn