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Biennial Report 2012 to 2014

Biennial Report 2012 to 2014. 11th CORAF/WECARD General Assembly 20 June 2014. Outline of Presentation. Governance Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships Programmes Implementation Finance & Resource Management Challenges and Perspectives Conclusions. 1. Governance.

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Biennial Report 2012 to 2014

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  1. BiennialReport 2012 to 2014 11th CORAF/WECARD General Assembly 20 June 2014

  2. Outline of Presentation • Governance • Advocacy & StrategicPartnerships • Programmes Implementation • Finance & Resource Management • Challenges and Perspectives • Conclusions

  3. 1. Governance

  4. Implementation of recommendations and resolutions of the 10th General Assembly Five (5) recommendations: • Two addressed to NARS – on payment of outstanding annual dues before the 11th GA and on the need for DGs to get engaged in ensuring on-time financial reporting of projects coordinated by their institutions. • Three addressed to CORAF/WECARD ES and to NARS – on the establishment of a Reserve Fund, strengthening cooperation with University networks; and re-structuring the Science Week

  5. Implementation of recommendations and resolutions of the 10th General Assembly Thirteen (13) resolutions: • Adoption of report of Governing Board; activity report of ES • Application of 2008 Resolution on non-payment of annual dues • Recruitment of a new Executive Director; • Recognition and show of appreciation to immediate past Board members; Renewal of mandates of Board members; Election of new Board members; Election of Board Chair and Vice-Chair; • Endorsement of Conclusions and Recommendations of the 3rd Science Week • Commendation of NARS of Senegal • Expression of gratitude to outgoing ED; Chair of the 3rd Science Week; and to Chair of the 10th GA • Choice of Niger as host of the 4th Science Week, and 11th GA

  6. Situation of mandate of BoardMembers

  7. Situation of Mandate of BoardMembers

  8. Situation of Mandate of BoardMembers

  9. GoverningBoard Four (4) ordinary meetings • Approved Addendum to Strategic Plan and 2nd OP • Commissioned and approved final evaluation of 1st OP • Approved the CORAF/WECARD Gender Action plan • Approved audited accounts of CORAF/WECARD for 2012 and 2013, following certification by Grant Thornton Auditors • Endorsed the STC OP 2012-2014 • Endorsed 36 additional regional projects (us$ 48,857,432) bringing total number of regional projects endorsed under the 1st OP to 72

  10. Scientific and TechnicalCommittee Prof. Claude ADANDEDJAN, Université d’Abomey Calavi, Benin, Chair Dr AlassaMoulium PEFOURA, CARBAP, Cameroon, Vice-Chair Dr Brigitte, CIRAD Dr Bamidele OMITOYIN, University of Ibadan , Nigeria Prof. AjagaNJI, Université de Dschang, Cameroun Prof. Eric TOLLENS , Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Dr Mamadou SANGARE, CIRDES, Burkina Faso, Dr Abdoulaye MANDO, IFDC, Togo Prof Muhammadou KAH , University of The Gambia Dr. Paul KIEPE, AfricaRice Center Professor Lateef O. SANNI, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

  11. Scientific & TechnicalCommittee Two (2) ordinary and 4 extra-ordinary meetings • Selected and proposed regional projects to the Board for funding • Developed a roadmap for development of 2nd OP • Validated the followings/reviews: • Outcome of evaluation of 1st OP • Outcome of institutional assessments of WALIC, CIRDES and IRED, and NCoS, livestock in Niger • Outcome of Knowledge Management study; and midterm review of MDTF projects • Revision of the CORAF/WECARD Grants manual • Led the preparations of the 4th Science Week

  12. 2. Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships

  13. Regional Agricultural ProductivityPrograms 2ndPhase of WAAPP - WAAPP 2A

  14. WAAPP partnerswith CG & EMBRAPA • New partnershipsbrokered for NCoS of WAAPP • Backstopping of NCoSby IITA, ICRISAT, ICRAF and AfricaRice • Harnessing new experiencesfromBrazil – EMBRAPA and China-CAAS

  15. New frontiers for WAAPP • Dialogue initiatedwithgovernments in West Africa on adhesion to WAAPP: • Cape Verde • Mauritania • Guinée Bissau • EngagingCAAPP process: • Dialogue initiated with the World Bank on launching the Central Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (CAAPP) : Chad, Cameroon, and Congo and Gabon

  16. Mobilizingand consolidatingpartnerships • Partnered with AFAAS in creating RESCAR-AOC • Formalized relationship with ROPPA – consultative frame work created • Provided support to strengthening of NGOs network • Developed more action-oriented partnership with CILSS • Secured agreement with ECOWAS on Establishment of West Africa Seed Committee; implementation of fruit-fly project, contribution to CORAF/WECARD core budget • Strengthened relationship with FARA: Strengthening Gender Policies, Selection of new Executive Director, development of Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa

  17. New DevelopmentPartnerships • WASP: new convention withUSAID/WA system • Exploringfundingprospects for 2nd OP: BMGF • Strengthening WA seed system: SyngentaFoundation • On-going negotiations with the ECOWAS for a total of 3.5 M $US

  18. 3. Programmes Implementation

  19. 4. Finance & Resource Management

  20. Resource Mobilization • Projectedfunding for OP: US$ 112 million • Mobilizedfunding by 2012: US$ 110 million • Mobilizedfunding by 2014: US$ 118 million

  21. Financial Overview Balance sheet for yearendedDec 2013 &2012 (FCFA thousands)

  22. Statements of revenue and expenses 2013 & 2012 (FCFA thousands)

  23. Financers of CORAF/WECARD 2013; 2012 (FCFA thousands)

  24. RECsand PartnersFinancing (FCFA thousands)

  25. Total costs of ongoingregionalprojects (FCFA thousands)

  26. Certifiedfinancial management • Audit and fiduciary reviews commissioned by partners including USAID/WA, FARA, The World Bank, and the CORAF/WECARD Executive Secretariat, • Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton, noted significant improvement in the rate of justification of advances to projects and also of disbursement. • This was attributed to establishment of effective and improved fiduciary management systems by CORAF/WECARD. • The reviews facilitated the certification of CORAF/WECARD accounts by Grant Thornton external auditors

  27. Challenges • Inadequate M&E and Learning system - difficultiesiscapturingresults • Poor quality country reports - difficulties in producing coherent reports at the CORAF/WECARD ES level • Poor human and infrastructural resources to implement project activities at NARS level – difficulties in fully realizing AWPB • Huge volume of activities added on to the normally planned activities of Program Managers - difficulties in fully realizing AWPB

  28. Perspectives • Evolution into a real innovation and learning institution • Establishment of appropriate M&E and Learning systemsat national and regionallevels • Strengtheningpartnershipwithotheractors of the value chainespecially the privatesector • Establishment of a system for scaling up and out existingresults

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