Expanding the Role of Non-State Actors in African Agriculture

1. CAADP DP TTINGO Consultation________________________ September 23, 2011 Washington, DC

2. Objective • Development Partners and INGOs will share strategies and approaches for expanding the role of non-state actors in support of country-led agriculture and food security plans.

3. Agenda • See agenda on your tables. • Brief presentations • Table group discussions • Plenary discussions • Reception following this session until 5 pm.

4. Update on CAADP DP TT Activities Jeff Hill, USAID Chair, CAADP DP TT

5. Ian Randall, Wasafiri Consulting

6. The need to boost participation of Non State Actors in the transformation of African agriculture • The goal: Agriculture-led socio-economic growth that will create wealth, tackle poverty and reduce hunger • Which requires: Broad and inclusive coalitions committed to acting in concert to improve the sector’s policies, programming and institutions. • The problem: Working partnership can be a new way of doing business. Challenges to State and Non State Actors working together include: • Legitimacy of representation • Resources • Capacity • Awareness • Accountability • Balance of interests - women, grassroots, consumers and the environment. • How can we ensure Non State Actors are able to fully contribute to transforming the agricultural sector?

7. Progress in 2011 • “Guidelines for NSA participation in the CAADP process” finalisedin French and English, endorsed at 7th PP and communicated widely • Non State Actor Coordination Task Team formed and established action plan • Guidelines piloted through workshops in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Madagascar, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Kenya • Roll-out of workshops underway for Ethiopia, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia with support from Africa LEAD. • Pan-African Policy Dialogue Meeting: Working Together to Tackle Challenges of Agriculture in Africa – Role of Non State Actors. Nigeria 17-19 October 2011. Hosted by Oxfam, Action Aid and Accord.

8. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes General points • Guidelines are not prescriptive. They are intended to prompt dialogue and context specific solutions. • Read the document for greater detail than can be shared today. • Emphasis on the country team as the nexus for structuring and coordinating the participation of Non State Actors as equal active partners in the transformation of the agriculture sector.

9. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Who? ~ Non-State and State Actors with a stake in CAADP Core coalition to drive transformation of sector

10. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Roles of Non State Actors • 1. Planning • Improving the quality of strategy setting, policy development and investment planning through ideas, evidence, expertiseand buy-in. 2. Implementation • Aligning human and financial resources behind priorities, and acting as partners for programme design and implementation. 3. Reform • Supporting policy and institutional reforms that promote an enabling environment 4. Accountability • Holding CAADP partners accountable (including NSA themselves) on behalf of target beneficiaries and strengthening citizenry responsibility

11. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Non State Actor members of the country team can only engage as valued partners if they are perceived as well-organised, legitimate, and accountable to their constituencies.

12. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Agree practices for working together as a country team • Working in partnership is a new way of doing business, so the country team should agree practices for working together, and define a joint work plan.

13. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Agree practices for working together as a country team • Grants for Non State Actors chosen to serve their constituencies • Serving constituencies through consultation, communication, research and representation, is only possible with independent and reliable sources of finance.

14. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Agree practices for working together as a country team • Grants for Non State Actors chosen to serve their constituencies • Targeted capacity development programmes • Capacity development efforts must strengthen the technical and process capacity of all partners to jointly create and implement policy and programmes

15. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Agree practices for working together as a country team • Grants for Non State Actors chosen to serve their constituencies • Targeted capacity development programmes • Communication and consultation efforts targeting marginalised stakeholders • A targeted strategy is required to reach out to rural or marginalised groups such as smallholders and women, especially on decisions that will affect them.

16. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Agree practices for working together as a country team • Grants for Non State Actors chosen to serve their constituencies • Targeted capacity development programmes • Communication and consultation efforts targeting marginalised stakeholders • Establish clear architecture for mutual accountability • Clear architecture is required for Non State Actors to participate in M&E reporting and in platforms for review, dialogue and recognition.

17. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level • A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team • Agree practices for working together as a country team • Grants for Non State Actors chosen to serve their constituencies • Targeted capacity development programmes • Communication and consultation efforts targeting marginalised stakeholders • Establish clear architecture for mutual accountability • Active engagement with the Parliament’s technical committee • Parliamentarians and other members of national and local government can act as a vital bridge between civil society and the government bodies.

18. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Country-level A transparent selection process to find Non State Actor members of the country team Agree practices for working together as a country team Grants for Non State Actors chosen to serve their constituencies Targeted capacity development programmes Communication and consultation efforts targeting marginalised stakeholders Establish clear architecture for mutual accountability Active engagement with the Parliament’s technical community

19. The Guidelines for Non State Actor participation in CAADP processes Regional and continental-level • Regional and continental NSA have key roles to play: • 1. Supporting country-level processes • Helping country-level counterparts through awareness-raising, training, advocacy and tackling issues that are common across multiple countries. 2. Supporting regional investment planning and policy reform • Working with RECs through structures and processes that mostly mirror the guidelines recommended for the country-level • Establishing “regional NSA support group” if the REC has not yet established a regional team 3. Representing NSA interests in continental processes • E.g. structured participation in PP, Mutual Accountability exercises, MDTF Partnership Committee. • Ensuring adequate and effective financing architecture is in place for NSA • Also linking to global processes and platforms as required

20. Useful links “CAADP Guidelines for Non State Actor participation”, and “Recommended Interventions”: http://www.caadp.net/library-publications.php To join or follow the CAADP NSA Coordination Task Team, contact Buba Khan (buba.khan@actionaid.org) or FungayiSimbi (fsimbi@fanrpan.org) For information on the Pan-African Policy Dialogue, also contact Buba Khan.

21. Creating Strong Stakeholder Engagement in Agriculture & Food Security Brian Greenberg InterAction

22. Creating Strong Stakeholder Engagement in Food Security & Agriculture CAADP DP TT - INGO CONSULTATION Brian Greenberg InterAction September 23, 2011

23. RATIONALE FOR STRONGER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Magnitude & complexity of development challenge • Requires ‘whole of society’ mobilization • Broad buy-in by NSAs expands outreach & scale Aid Effectiveness principles, especially: • Broad, inclusive ‘ownership’ • Accountability, transparency and alignment Strong endorsement in CAADP & FtF strategies

24. RATIONALE FOR STRONGER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Better address key constraints Resources • Food security & agriculture generally an afterthought • Must mobilize public & full range of ‘private’ investment Political will to address rural needs • Amplify voice of stakeholder coalitions on priorities & policies Enhance credibility of development investments • Reduce perceptions of top-down decision making & special interest bias • Broaden oversight & democratize economic governance • Improve prospects for sustainability

25. CLOSING THE ‘ENGAGEMENT GAP’ Principles, process & payoff of multi-stakeholder engagement not yet well understood or applied • Some policy makers and program managers ambivalent about ‘participation’ Apply criteria & standards for stakeholder engagement for consistency and credibility • Aid Effectiveness + Open Forum principles + successful participatory models Shift paradigm from limited, initial consultations to substantive, sustained partnerships

26. CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR ENGAGEMENT Strengthen policy, legal & regulatory ‘operating space’ for civil society Establish Accra principle of ‘full participation’ as norm • Put in place process mechanisms for States & NSAs to engage and coordinate across program cycle Identify incentives and clarify expectations for State institutions & actors re. NSAs

27. CAPACITY BUILDING Most development actors need new organizational capabilities & approaches for engagement Assess then Strengthen • States: stakeholder-friendly engagement, partnership process, accountability; • NSAs: policy analysis, M & E, program standards Up-front costs of capacity building offset delays, inefficiency & limited effectiveness of conventional approach Build on existing organizational relationships to strengthen capacity -- ‘learning by doing’ provides multiple payoffs

28. Table Group Discussion on Frameworks for NSA Engagement • What questions do you have about the Frameworks? • How might your organization use the Frameworks to strengthen NSA engagement? • Is there anything missing from the NSA Framework that would make it more useful? If so, be specific about what is missing. You have 10 minutes. Be prepared to report key questions & recommendations.

29. Capacity Development Joint Action Group Update Mpofu Unami Capacity Development JAG; GIZ David Nielson Chair of Pillar 4/Ag Productivity Group; World Bank

30. Developing NSA Capacity in the Field: Examples from Ghana & Kenya Ann Steensland, Chief of Staff, The Alliance to End Hunger Bruce White Policy Advisor, Food Security & Hunger, Catholic Relief Services

31. Starting a PVO Dialogue in Kenya

32. A Suggestion for CAADP To Build Stronger Partnerships With Civil Society • What: CAADP representative for each FtF country invite a broad range of CSOs to an initial meeting • Who: faith based organizations, academia, social accountability organizations, implementing organizations that serve the poor and food insecure, farmer groups and other food security related stakeholder associations

33. CAADP CSO Meeting Specific Outcomes • Policy: 5 specific policy recommendations for national governments beyond current compacts • Development Initiatives: 10 specific development projects that warrant investigation for support and scale up

34. CAADP CSO Meeting Follow Up - Policy • Set up a joint CAADP/CSO committee to develop the 5 recommendations into workable national policies • Share the final set of recommendations with civil society, the national government and donors

35. CAADP CSO Meeting Follow Up – Development Initiatives • Representatives of CAADP, national government and donors visit each recommended initiative • Set up a joint CAADP/CSO committee to create strategies to cost effectively scale up recommended initiatives to achieve a national impact

36. Table Group Discussion: Capacity Development Strategies & Approaches • What strategies & approaches are you using to strengthen local NSA’s capacity? • What is working? What needs to be improved? • What recommendations do you have to improve how INGOs and CAADP DP TT work together to improve performance in strengthening local NSA capacity in agriculture & food security? You have 30 minutes. Be prepared to share key recommendations.

37. Closing Remarks: The Way Forward & Next Steps Jeff Hill, USAID Chair of CAADP DP TT Daniel Karanja Chief of Staff & Senior Fellow, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa

38. Thank You! You’re invited to the reception……