In the classical sense, accountability is a process through which people entrusted with responsibilities are kept under check to carry out the tasks assigned to them. In a review of typology of accountability models, Droop et al. (2008) draw a distinction between other forms of accountability and mutual accountability. At the end of the spectrum is the Principal-Agent model. In this model, fiduciary responsibilities are left to management as an agent.
The concept of mutual accountability is rooted in Managing for Development Results (MfDR), which is a management approach that involves using performance information at all stages of the development process to make better and more effective decisions and steer development efforts toward clearly defined goals (AfCoP 2012). Mutual Accountability means that each Stakeholder takes accountability and responsibility for their actions within the framework of collective action.
The 2013 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) contributes to the emerging debate by analyzing Africas recent trade performance and future outlook at the global and regional levels, including discussions of the mechanisms of dealing with food price volatility, the scope for increasing trans-border trade, and the potential impacts of weather-related shocks and biophysical factors on intra-regional exports. The ATOR finds that Africas share of world trade of goods and services, and specifically of agricultural goods, made a turnaround and started increasing in the 2000s.
"Assessing the participation of men and women in cross-border trade in agriculture: Evidence from selected East African countries". ReSAKSS Working Paper No. 38. 2016.
Never before has so much attention been paid to nutrition in development dialogues and planning. The early design of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) recognized the important role nutrition plays in achieving development goals, but little thought was given to how to integrate nutrition into agriculture and related development investment plans.
As part of IFPRI’s support to CAADP, the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) was established in 2006 to provide policy-relevant analysis, data, and tools necessary to support the formulation and implementation of evidence-based agricultural-sector policies and strategies, as well as to facilitate CAADP policy dialogue, peer review, benchmarking, and mutual learning processes.
Technical Appendix Economic Development and Nutrition Transition in Ghana: Taking Stock of Food Consumption Patterns and Trends ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) 2015*, Chapter 4
This brief analyses the trends of food and input prices in the Eastern Africa region from year to year with 2007 as the base year. The brief provides information on the price changes in food and inputs at country and regional level to facilitate effective policy related decision making.
