PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP OVERVIEW: ALLIANCE FOR COMMODITY TRADE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (ACTESA), MAY 2009 WORK PLANNING MEETING

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP OBJECTIVES OF PRESENTATION WHAT IS ACTESA? WHY DO WE NEED ACTESA? WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF ACTESA? WHAT ARE THE SUGGESTED PRIORITIES OF ACTESA – OVER THE NEXT YEAR? WHAT IS ACTESA’S PRESENT CAPACITY? WHAT IS ACTESA’S LEGAL STATUS?

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP WHAT IS ACTESA ? ACTESA is an INITIATIVE DESIGNED and LAUNCHED BY COMESA, under the CAADP agenda to: “BRING TOGETHER EXISTING and NEW ACTIVITIES (mainly of Pillar 2 – Markets- and Pillar 3 – Food/Nutrition Security) in AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK”

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP ACTESA’s GOAL “INCREASED INTEGRATION AND IMPROVED REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF STAPLE FOOD MARKETS ACROSS COMESA LEADING TO BROAD BASED GROWTH AND DECREASED FOOD INSECURITY”

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP WHY ACTESA? 90 % of all Staple Crop Producers are smallholders Only about 10% produce for the market ; 90% produce for household consumption 50-60% (of the 10% who produce for the market) sell at harvest (only to buy later) Seeks to Tackle the Poor organization of smallholders and the lack of Predictable selling mechanisms

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP WHY ACTESA ? The COMESA Region receives Substantial Quantities of Food Aid – ACTESA seeks to help Member States to ensure that, (i) food aid assistance in the region is development oriented, and (ii) is promoting sustainability of food security among target beneficiaries.

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP WHY ACTESA? USD19 billion is spent by COMESA Member States on food imports USD 3 billion Intra COMESA trade in all agricultural products Region has Great opportunity to expand trade in food staples – Has well known food surplus areas

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP COMESA AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CHALLENGES – CAIRO 2005 TECHNOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS MARKET RELATED CONSTRAINTS (ACTESA) POLICY RELATED CONSTRAINTS (ACTESA) Low Productivity

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP NET RESULT OF STATUS QUO: FAO HUNGER MAP

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP ACTESA OBJECTIVES (i) Improved Competitiveness: Policy Dialogue (ii) Improved Services / Facilities (iii) Increased Integration/Commercialization: Capacity for Engagement (iv) Over-arching goal : To increase farmer productivity and incomes

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP , Crop Yields (MT/ha) – COMESA vs. Global Crop COMESA GLOBAL Maize Rice Wheat Sorghum Millet Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Cassava Beans Groundnuts Sugar Cane Bananas

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP OBJECTIVE 1: COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCED POLICY DIALOGUE: IMPORT/EXPORT BANS, SPS, STANDARDS, SIMPLIFIED TRADE REGIMES IMPLEMENTATION RCA; Analysis Methodology; Advocacy in COMESA Policy Meetings

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP OBJECTIVE 2: MARKET SERVICES/FACILITIES financial services, emerging warehousing receipt programs, market information systems, transport and infrastructure, upscale simplified custom systems, emerging commodity exchanges, bulking centers among others

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP OBJECTIVE 3: INCREASED COMMERCIALIZATION Association development (e.g. cassava, bananas, etc) Contract Compliance Training Full COMESA Trade Regimes Training Support and appeal measures. Lessons learnt from our RATES programme

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP FOCUS COMMODITIES maize, sorghum, rice, Beans, pulses, cassava, and bananas. Additionally, livestock and livestock products, as well as selected food products produced in marginal agro- ecological zones, will be included.

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP REGIONAL LINKAGES Market Linkages Program of AGRA P4P of WFP GISAMA, REFORM in COMESA AAMP in COMESA/EAC/SADC ESASA, ASARECA/FANRPAN PPs COMPETE EAGC PROGRAMS SACAU PROGRAMS EAFF; PACT II

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP ALLIANCE/IMPLEMENTA TION PARTNERS Agribusinesses Banks, Microfinance Institutions Trade Associations (EAGC) Farmer Organizations(SACAU, EAFF), Research Entities Foundations (AGRA), Development Partners(USAID, WFP,SIDA, DfiD, etc) ESASA

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP UPDATE ON PROGRESS PARTIAL YEAR 1 WORK PLAN Secretariat – Within the CAADP Office at COMESA Staff Recruitment - Ongoing Work Plan Meeting : MAY 2009 (RRT Kick Off): Discuss Governance Structure; Define Concrete activities: Malawi, Other Areas of the Region, Commodity Exchanges; Update on Funds Mobilization Status: USAID, EC, AGRA, P4P, SIDA, DfID, etc

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP UPDATE on PROGRESS Report to COMESA Organ May/June 2009 Meetings: “The Inter Governmental Committee is Invited to recommend that ACTESA be formally RECOGNIZED as a SPECIALIZED AGENCY of COMESA as PROVIDED for under ARTICLE 182 of the TREATY”

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP CAPACITY STATUS Coordinator will be recruited 2009 Trade/Markets Advisor will be recruited 2009 (Objective 2 person) Production/Market Development Advisor later (Objective 3 person) Senior Policy Advisor Later (Objective 1 person) Communications/Advocacy specialist Later M/E specialist later

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP SUGGESTED PRIORITY AREAS Process Side: Steering Committee Objective 2: Market Information – Support COMESA’s Comprehensive Market Information System (FAMIS) Support Selected Commodity Exchanges to Effectively Link with WFP P4P Strategy/Operational Plan

PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CAADP LOCATION OF ACTESA Over the Next 2 years: LUSAKA After 2 years: LUSAKA, NAIROBI, ENTEBBE or elsewhere.

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