2013 ReSAKSS annual ReSAKSS conference: “Achieving the Maputo Declaration Target and Prioritizing Public Agricultural Expenditures”, in Dakar, Senegal

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

JOINT SESSION

Presentation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (NAFSN) Cooperation Framework  for Senegal & Opening of the 2013 ReSAKSS Annual Conference

• Presentation of the NAFSN Cooperation Framework for Senegal, Moussa Bakhayoko, Chairman of the NAIP Steering Committee, Prime Minister’s Office
• Presentation of ReSAKSS, Shenggen Fan (Speech), Director General, International Food Policy Research Institue (IFPRI) -7 mins

Welcome & Opening Remarks

• H.E. John Marshall (Speech), British Ambassador, Representative of the G8 Presidency
• Boaz Blackie Keizire (Speech), Representative of the African Union Commission (AUC)
• H.E. Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and Francophone Canada
• H.E.  Aminata Toure, Prime Minister, Republic of Senegal

PLENARY SESSION I

Introductory Remarks, Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI

Conference Objectives and Expected Outcomes (Presentation), Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Achieving the Maputo Declaration Target and Prioritizing Public Agricultural Expenditures (Presentation), Godfrey Bahiigwa, ReSAKSS Africawide Coordinator, IFPRI

PLENARY SESSION II                                                  

MANAGING FOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS THROUGH MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND AGRICULTURE JOINT SECTOR REVIEWS

• Promoting Mutual Accountability through Strengthened Agriculture Joint Sector Reviews (Presentation), Boaz Blackie Keizire, CAADP Technical Advisor, AUC
• Building Blocks of an Agriculture Joint Sector Review (Presentation), Godfrey Bahiigwa, ReSAKSS Africawide Coordinator, IFPRI

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

PLENARY SESSION III

Establishment of Country Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems (SAKSS) to Support CAADP Implementation Processes (Presentation), Godfrey Bahiigwa, ReSAKSS Africawide Coordinator

PLENARY SESSION IV

Public Agriculture Expenditure Reviews (Presentation), Steven Mink, Lead Economist, World Bank

Review of Initiatives to Assemble Data on Agricultural Public Expenditures (Presentation),Tewodaj Mogues, Research Fellow, IFPRI

Agricultural Public Expenditures Analysis in Africa (Presentation), Jean Balié, Senior Economist, Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Investing in Agricultural Research and Development (Presentation), Nienke Beintema, Program Head, Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), IFPRI

PARALLEL SESSIONS

COUNTRY SAKSS, MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND AGRICULTURE JOINT SECTOR REVIEWS

PARALLEL SESSION 1	PARALLEL SESSION 2	PARALLEL SESSION 3
How to Work Together to Advance Country SAKSS, Mutual Accountability, and Agriculture Joint Sector Reviews in West and Central Africa (Presentation)	How to Work Together to Advance Country SAKSS, Mutual Accountability, and Agriculture Joint Sector Reviews in East and Central Africa (Presentation)	How to Work Together to Advance Country SAKSS, Mutual Accountability, and Agriculture Joint Sector Reviews in Southern Africa (Presentation)
Presenter: Mbaye Yade, ReSAKSS West Africa Coordinator	Presenter: Joseph Karugia, ReSAKSS East and Central Africa Coordinator	Presenter: Greenwell Matchaya, ReSAKSS Southern Africa Coordinator

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Towards a Coordinated Support Program for Joint Sector Reviews and Public Expenditure Analysis (Presentation), Joseph Karugia, ReSAKSS East and Central Africa Coordinator