The summary report of ReSAKSS–Africa Lead Project on Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Agricultural Policy and Investment Planning and Implementation in Africa is now released.
Web traffic to ReSAKSS.org has increased slightly during the 3rd quarter reporting period thanks to increased web efforts via social media sites such as the ReSAKSS blog,
Vice President Dr. Mohammed Gharib Bilal launching Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan (TAFSIP) on Nov 10, 2011. Photo Credit: in2eastafrica.net
Pretoria, South Africa -- ReSAKSS-SA led a regional survey as part of its strategic monitoring to track implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) and SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (SADC-RISDP). This survey is consistent with the CAADP M&E framework which provides guidelines on the indicators to be tracked and type of data that needs to be collected under each key performance indicator. It also tracks the progress individual countries have made toward achieving the CAADP targets.
On August 24th, ReSAKSS-ECA presented the poster, "Price policy responses to high food prices: Which way forward?". The poster presents past examples of food price policies in the eastern and southern Africa region, pros and cons of various price policy options, and recommendations on how to proceed in the future. The poster was revealed during the National Agricultural Policy Research Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement Forum held at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the forum was on ‘Achieving Food Security in the Era of High and Rising Food Prices’.
The ReSAKSS team recently participated--along with policymakers, researchers, academics, and representatives from private companies and farmer and trader organizations--in an international conference, “Agricultural Productivity & Food Security in Africa,” facilitated by IFPRI in conjunction with the Afric
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