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AfDB-IFAD Joint Evaluation of Agriculture and Rural Development in
Africa
Towards purposeful partnerships in African agriculture
African Green Revolution Forum2 September 2010, Accra
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Assess the relevance, performance and impact of IFAD and AfDB policies and operations for agriculture in Africa
Evaluate the IFAD/AfDB partnership and their partnerships with other sector stakeholders
Propose forward looking recommendations to respond to Africa’s emerging opportunities and challenges in agriculture
Evaluation objectives
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Evaluation activities
A review of sector context and emerging challenges
Papers on partnerships theory and practice Meta-evaluation of about 60 AfDB and IFAD
ARD projects Review of business processes in both
organizations Field work in 8 countries
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Role of AfDB and IFAD in African agriculture
IFAD and AfDB are major players in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) in Africa
Combined historic cumulative total of US$ 10 billion in loans and grants, increasing to about US$17 billion with co-financing and borrower contributions
By 2005 the two agencies accounted for 50% of all multilateral aid to ARD in Africa
Current annual lending(2008): AfDB US$ 360 million, IFAD US$ 235 million
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The story emerging from the evaluation
Prospects for agriculture in Africa are good. There is growing demand for food and other agric. products, renewed interest in ARD, new technologies on the horizon and macro-economic policies have improved
Challenges remain, new and old, such as low levels of institutional and human development, climate change and distorted global trade regimes.
Agriculture remains very important for economic development, employment, natural resource management and poverty reduction. There is un- tapped potential.
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The story (cont.): AfDB/IFAD project performance
IFAD and AfDB project relevance is high, but projects overall performed only modestly
Only 60% of projects were effective and achieved intended results; but varying by type and component
IFAD and AfDB performance was similar, and similar to that of the World Bank and other international agencies
Sustainability of benefits and gender equality remains a major concern
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The story (cont.): Partnerships and new roles for IFAD and the Bank
Strong partnership are required between all development partners, including public and private sectors and civil society
Partnership between IFAD and AfDB in the past was opportunistic, rather than strategic. Limited co-financing over the past 30 years.
Complementarity of development agencies, governments, and others should be the basis for future partnerships
IFAD-AfDB need to deepen and complete the process of internal change and move beyond their current role as project investment agencies. Need to become more knowledge and policy oriented, focused and specialised. More country and policy oriented.
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Recommendations
Focus around the three “Ps” of
policy, performance, and partnership
Filling the sector policy gap
At regional and sub-regional level support and maintain alignment with CAADP
At country level support borrowers to further develop sound national ARD policies and
strategic priorities support sector coordination and align AfDB and IFAD strategies and
programmes fully with national policy frameworks At global level develop knowledge and capacity to engage in
international advocacy on trade issues affecting African producers
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Recommendations (cont.)
Improving Lender Performance
Increase skills, knowledge and capacity in the areas of policy, analytical work, knowledge management, and managing partnerships
Strengthen country presence Finance simpler, more tightly focused projects and programmes,
undertaken within the framework of coordinated sector plans Increase support in fragile states for ARD, giving careful attention to
choice and sequencing
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Recommendations (cont.)
Improving Borrower Performance
Support governments to undertake capacity needs assessments of
borrowers in ARD, and provide substantial support for institutional
development, including for political decentralization gender mainstreaming research and development
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Recommendations (cont.)
Building purposeful partnerships
AfDB-IFAD to deepen their current bilateral partnership based on their respective comparative advantage, specialization and complementarity
Bank support for large scale operations (e.g., infrastructure) to be complemented by IFAD’s attention to small scale activities (e.g., small producers and their organizations)
IFAD’s role in pro-poor innovations and Bank’s capacity to upscale offer opportunities for wider impact
At (sub-)regional level, take forward their partnership within the framework of CAADP
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Thank you!