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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for country level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Ethiopia

The capacity needs assessment (CNA) was conducted at three levels: at the policy process/enabling environment level, organizational level, and individual level. The assessment focused on the thematic issues related to (1) strategic policy analysis, (2) M&E, and (3) knowledge management and sharing. Thirteen organizations were covered in this assessment: government ministries, research organizations, universities, and professional associations.

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The capacity needs assessment (CNA) was conducted at three levels: at the policy process/enabling environment level, organizational level, and individual level. The assessment focused on the thematic issues related to (1) strategic policy analysis, (2) M&E, and (3) knowledge management and sharing. Thirteen organizations were covered in this assessment: government ministries, research organizations, universities, and professional associations. In the Ethiopian agriculture policy process, this study noted that the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) has a role in initiating countrylevel strategies, while the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) plays a role in initiating sectorspecific policies such as land policy, seed policy, and others. The Central Statistics Agency (CSA) is the major and the official source of data and information. Research centers and universities, on the other hand, are significant sources of rigorous research and policy analysis reports. The Parliament and the prime ministers office mainly ratify and follow implementation of policies, while donors play a key role by providing technical expert advice and funds.

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ethiopia

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eastern africa

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Agricultural Growth and Development

Strengthening Capacity

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Tadesse, Ethiopia; Tsegaye, Wondwossen

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2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for Country Level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Rwanda

This study aims at assessing the capacity needs for different stakeholders involved in food and agricultural policy processes in order to develop a country specific capacity strengthening strategy to meet the strategic analysis and knowledge management needs of the Rwandan agricultural sector and rural development. Specifically the study intends to assess specific needs for strategic agricultural policy analysis and investment planning, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge management in Rwanda.

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ECA

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This study aims at assessing the capacity needs for different stakeholders involved in food and agricultural policy processes in order to develop a country specific capacity strengthening strategy to meet the strategic analysis and knowledge management needs of the Rwandan agricultural sector and rural development. Specifically the study intends to assess specific needs for strategic agricultural policy analysis and investment planning, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge management in Rwanda. The study also seeks to identify what individual and organizational capacities are needed and to show how the existing capacities can be harnessed through their effective use in the organizations involved in the CAADP process. The study further highlights the current organizational and capacity constraints underpinning the policy process for the policy organizations to effectively play their role in meeting the objectives of CAADP. Finally, the study proposes a capacity development strategy for implementing SAKSS in Rwanda.

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rwanda

eastern africa

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Agricultural Growth and Development

Strengthening Capacity

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Bizoza, Alfred R.; Rwirahira, John; Bizimana, Claude

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2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for Country Level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Malawi

This report presents findings of the capacity needs assessment for the Malawi Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS). The study was conducted from August to December 2012. The overall purpose of the countrylevel capacity needs assessment was to develop a countryspecific capacitystrengthening strategy to meet the strategicanalysis and knowledge management objectives of the country Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process.

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AW

SA

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ReSAKSS Capacity Need Assessment Report

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This report presents findings of the capacity needs assessment for the Malawi Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS). The study was conducted from August to December 2012. The overall purpose of the countrylevel capacity needs assessment was to develop a countryspecific capacitystrengthening strategy to meet the strategicanalysis and knowledge management objectives of the country Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process. The specific objective of the capacity needs assessment in Malawi was to identify areas for improving the quality and utility of agricultural policy analysis, investment planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and knowledge management at the country level. The findings of the study have been used to draw up some recommendations and develop a capacitystrengthening strategy for the Malawi SAKSS.

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malawi

southern africa

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Agricultural Growth and Development

Strengthening Capacity

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Phiri, M.; Alexander R.

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2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for Country Level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Kenya

To assess these national capacity needs, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems (ReSAKSS) initiated a study in Kenya and other African nations. Twenty-eight Kenyan organizations were determined to be key players in the agricultural policymaking process, but only 11 participated in the study. Overall, the study found that there is a need to build human, financial, and physical capacities for the major stakeholders involved in the Kenyan policymaking process.

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AW

ECA

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To assess these national capacity needs, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems (ReSAKSS) initiated a study in Kenya and other African nations. Twenty-eight Kenyan organizations were determined to be key players in the agricultural policymaking process, but only 11 participated in the study. Overall, the study found that there is a need to build human, financial, and physical capacities for the major stakeholders involved in the Kenyan policymaking process. It also found that a core challenge the agricultural sector faces is the lack of a common platform to share knowledge, tasks, and experiences. A potential solution would be to establish an autonomous body to synchronize communications between stakeholders and assign them definitive tasks that align with their organizational mandates.

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kenya

eastern africa

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Author:

Nyikal, Rose

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2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Strengthening Capacities for Evidence-based Policy Planning and Implementation in Africa: IFPRI's Support to CAADP in 2013

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AW

SA

ECA

WA

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Support to CAADP Reports

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2014 ReSAKSS Annual Conference

The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) 2014 Annual Conference is being organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) and NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency. It will take place at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 8-10 October, 2014.

For more information, please visit the conference website.

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Promoting Agricultural Trade to Enhance Resilience in Africa ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2013

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.

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AW

SA

ECA

WA

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ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report

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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. Also, intra-Africa agricultural exports have grown rapidly in recent years, particularly in calorie terms, thus lessening the continents dependence on the West in terms of trade. The Report attributes the improved trade performance to recent improvements in economic growth and infrastructure on the continent, together with higher world prices for some key raw materials.

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Badiane, Ousmane, ed.; Makombe, Tsitsi, ed.; Bahiigwa, Godfrey, ed.

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2014

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MECHANIZATION AND AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN ASIA AND AFRICA: SHARING DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES

The National School of Development at Peking University and International Food Policy Research Institute are jointly organizing a one-day workshop and one-day field visit on agricultural mechanization in Asia and Africa. Agricultural mechanization has recently become an emerging issue for Africa, while in many Asian countries the mechanization process started much earlier and it has accelerated since the late 1980s.

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