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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT
(NEPAD)

 

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme

 

 

November 2002


Table of Contents

PROCESS AND SCOPE OF THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAMME


Executive Summary

1. Background

2. Areas of Primary Action

3. Investment Estimates

4. Africa's Contribution to Investment

5. Enabling Conditions for Action

Chapter 1 - Underpinning Investments in African Agriculture and trade-related Capacities for improved Market Access: A Continental Vision

1.1. Introduction - Purpose of the Document

1.2. Evolution of the CAADP Document

1.3. African Agriculture in Crisis

1.4. Importance of Agriculture and Challenges in tapping its Potential

1.4.1. Importance

1.4.2. Challenges and Basis for Response

1.5. NEPAD - Overall Vision and Agriculture in Context

1.6. A Vision for African Agriculture

1.7. Enabling Conditions for African Agricultural Development

1.8. Pillars for Priority Investment

1.8.1. Pillar 1: Land and Water Management

1.8.2. Pillar 2: Rural Infrastructure and Trade-related Capacities for Improved Market access

1.8.3. Pillar No 3: Increasing Food Supply and Reducing Hunger

1.8.4. Pillar No 4: Agricultural Research, Technology Dissemination and Adoption

1.9. Investment Levels and Strategies

1.9.1. Levels of Investment

1.9.2. Africa's own Investment

1.9.3. Public versus Private Investments

1.9.4. Partnerships

1.10. Impacts

1.11. Moving from Dialogue to Action

Chapter 2 - Extending the area under sustainable Land Management and reliable Water Control Systems

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Husbandry of Soil Resources

2.3. Water Control and Management

2.4. Assumptions and Investment Estimates

2.4.1. Data and Information Sources

2.4.2. Typologies of Investment Interventions

2.4.3. Assessing Unit Investment Costs

2.4.4. Describing the Current Situation

2.4.5. Assessing a Possible Target for 2015

2.4.6. General Assumptions in the Calculations

2.5. Towards a Common Strategy for Investment

2.6. Estimated Potential for Investment

2.7. Moving Forward

Chapter 3 - Improving Infrastructure and Trade-related Capacities for Market Access

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Role, Importance and Current Situation

3.2.1. Rural Infrastructure

3.2.2. Trade-related Capacities for Improved Market Access

3.3. Investment Strategy

3.3.1. Rural Infrastructure

3.3.2. Trade-related Capacities for Improved Market Access

3.4. Estimated Investment Requirements

3.4.1. Basis of Estimates

3.4.2. Total Investments

3.4.3. Expected Impact

3.5. Future International Support

Chapter 4 - Increasing Food Supply and Reducing Hunger: Strengthening national and regional food security

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Food Insecurity in Africa

4.3. Strategies to Reduce Food Insecurity

4.3.1. Preparedness and Response Capacity to Emergencies

4.3.2. Direct Assistance to the most food insecure

4.3.3. Programmes to enhance Food Security through Production

4.4. Africa and the SPFS

4.5. Funding Requirements

4.6. Regional Programmes for Food Security

4.6.1. Trade Facilitation

4.6.2. Harmonisation of Agricultural Policies

4.6.3. Support to National Programmes for Food Security for Increased Production and Productivity

4.7. NEPAD and the Improvement of Food Security

Chapter 5 - Agricultural Research, Technology Dissemination and Adoption

5.1. The Challenge

5.2. Current situation

5.2.1. Agricultural productivity is low and falling

5.2.2. Increasing spending on agricultural research and extension

5.2.3. Spending on agricultural research in Africa is stagnant

5.2.4. Private sector research will not fill the gap

5.2.5. Agricultural research and extension services are not playing their important roles

5.3. Elements of Sustainability

5.3.1. Political Commitment

5.3.2. Financial

5.3.3. Institutional

5.3.4. Environmental and Social

5.4. Road to Sustainability

5.4.1. Technology Generation: Reform Agenda at the National Level

5.4.2. Technology Adoption: Reform Agenda at the National Level

5.4.3. Strengthening Regional and Sub-regional Research Systems

5.4.4. Even with these reforms, more funding is needed

5.5. The NEPAD Agricultural Research Agenda

5.5.1 Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Research in Africa

5.5.2. Goals, Purposes and Objectives

5.5.3. Research Components

5.5.4. Co-ordination and Governance

5.6. Creating an Enabling Environment for Agricultural Research for Development

5.6.1. Expanding Partnerships with Policy Makers, Private Sector and NGOs

5.6.2. Information Sharing and its Role in Market Development

5.6.3. Marketing and Trade

5.6.4. Role of African Women in Rural Development

5.7. Investments in Agricultural Research and extension

5.8. Next Steps


ANNEXES

ANNEX 1: Consideration of the NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme by the Meeting of African Ministers of Agriculture

ANNEX 2: Extracts from the G8 Africa Action Plan released at the G-8 summit in Kananaskis (Canada) that are directly relevant to NEPAD agriculture

ANNEX 3: Provisional list of actions required to achieve success in agricultural development under NEPAD


List of Figures

Figure 1: Public Agricultural Research Expenditures, 1976-1996

Figure 2: Current Funding Flows for Research and Extension Services

Figure 3: New Funding Flows for Research and Extension Services


List of Text Boxes

Text Box 1: NEPAD Agriculture and the Millenium Development Goals

Text Box 2: Selected Impediments to African Agricultural Renewal

Text Box 3: Creating a Positive Environment for Agricultural Development: possible NEPAD Principles

Text Box 4: Governance and Consultative Forum Initiatives for African Agriculture

Text Box 5: NEPAD Action Programme on Infrastructure: Interface with Agriculture

Text Box 6: Farm Subsidies in Industrial Countries - the Case of the US Farm Bill

Text Box 7: Africa Disasters and Emergencies with Food and Agriculture Implications - Insights from selected international organisations

Text Box 8: Areas of Focus to Combat Africa's Food and Agriculture Emergencies

Text Box 9: Diversifying Rural Income - Rural Non-Farm (RNF) Income Opportunities

Text Box 10: Special Considerations for Fisheries and Forestry

Text Box 11: Farm Power and Mechanisation


List of Tables

TABLES : EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table 1: Orders of Magnitude for Africa's Contribution to Investment

TABLES : CHAPTER 1

Table 2: Estimates of Overall Investment

Table 3: A Possible Scenario Regarding Financing Sources for Agriculture under NEPAD

Table 4: Gross Estimates of Investment by Source

TABLES : CHAPTER 2

Table 5: Soil Constraints

Table 6: Unit Investment Costs, US$

Table 7: Estimated Investments in Irrigation in Main Regions, US$ million

Table 8: Projections for Water Management and Land Improvements 2015

Table 9: Annual Investment and Maintenance Requirements to 2015 (US$ million)

TABLES : CHAPTER 3

Table 10: Road Infrastructure in Africa, by Sub-region

Table 11: Road Infrastructure in Africa compared to other developing regions

Table 12: Infrastructure - Africa in World Perspective

Table 13: Rural Road Networking in Selecting African Countries in the Humid and Semi-Humid Tropics (HST)

Table 14: Existing Stock of Roads to Rehabilitate and New Roads to 2015 ('000 km)

Table 15: Investments for Rural Infrastructure and Trade-related capacities for improved market access

Table 16: Maintenance Requirements for All Categories of Rural Infrastructure

Table 17: Projections of Total Investment Requirements for Rural Infrastructure and Trade-related capacities for improved market access by 2015

Table 18: Annual Investment and Maintenance Requirements to 2015 (US$ million)

Table 19: Projections by Source of Financing (Excluding trade-related capacities for improved market access )

Table 20: Projections by Source of Financing (Excluding Trade-related capacities for improved market access )

TABLES : CHAPTER 4

Table 21: Population, Per Capita Dietary Energy Supply and Prevalence of Under-Nourishment

Table 22: SPFS Funding Requirement Based on Regional Groupings


APPENDIX TABLES

Appendix Table 1: Details of Investment Requirements by Objective and Time Horizon

Appendix Table 2: Investment Projections for Water, Land and Rural Infrastructure and Trade-related capacities for improved market access (by Geographical Sub-Region) (US$ billion)

Appendix Table 3: Investment Projections for Water, Land and Rural Infrastructure and Trade-related capacities for improved market access (by Regional Group) (US$ million)

Appendix Table 4: Annual Investment and Maintenance Requirements to 2015 (US$ million)

Appendix Table 5: Projections by Source of Financing for Land and Water investments

Appendix Table 6: Annual Funding Requirements for National SPFS, based on Regional Economic Organisation Groups (US$ million)PFS, based on Regional Economic Organisation Groups (US$ million)

Appendix Table 7: Annual Funding Requirements for Regional SPFS (i.e. RPFS)

Appendix Table 8: Total Annual Funding Requirements for National Programmes and Rural Economic Organisation (US$ million)

Appendix Table 9: Africa Estimates of Investments (Both Sub-Saharan and North Africa Included)