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Status of CARD Group 1 implementation and lessons learned. CARD Second Group Countries NRDS Development Workshop 5 July 2010 Hiroshi Hiraoka, Coordinator, CARD Secretariat. Outline. Process of NRDS formulation and implementation Lessons learnt. Objectives of CARD.
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Status of CARD Group 1implementation and lessons learned CARD Second Group Countries NRDS Development Workshop 5 July 2010 Hiroshi Hiraoka, Coordinator, CARD Secretariat
Outline • Process of NRDS formulation and implementation • Lessons learnt
Objectives of CARD • Increase investment for rice-related development mainly through existing funding framework • Develop capacity of SSA Governments to effectively manage rice sector development as well as to secure government funding / donor investment • Provide enabling environment for rice-related investment both for development agencies and SSA Governments • CARD is not a new funding source
Objectives of CARD • Better coordinate interventions based on the shared view on rice development (NRDS) • NRDS: in line with overarching development framework (PRSP, CAADP) • Coordination: information is the vital key • Creating synergies of different development partners
How CARD developed • Preparation starts (Oct ‘07) • JICA – AGRA high level meetings (Jan ‘08) • Ag – experts meeting in Tokyo (Mar ‘08) Build – up TICAD IV • Official launch of CARD (May ‘08) • Technical meeting in Cotonou (Sep ‘08) • Secretary set up (Oct ‘08) • First General Meeting (Oct ‘08) Operational inception
NRDS Formulation • November 2008 • Invitation letter to the Minister of Agriculture • Preparation of Zero Draft (by end January 2009) Appointment of TF • 2-5 February 2009 • Interactive sessions for refinement Support Workshop NRDS Version One • February – March 2009 • 3-4 June 2009 • Needs elaboration but good enough to start implementation CARD GM 2
NRDS Implementation • Launching of NRDS • Conducted in most countries between October 2009 and May • Duties of NRDS TF • Update on-going interventions, needs resource gap and priorities • Ensure the updates are shared with key stakeholders • Update rice-related statistics (AfricaRice Project) • Ensure NRDS is fully in line with / endorsed by the overarching national / sector strategies (e.g. CAADP) and government funding frameworks (MTEF / annual budget) • Report to the CARD Secretariat
Lessons learnt • Format of NRDS • More emphasis needed for post-harvest issues (quality, marketing) • Simple tool to share the status of rice sector development (interventions / gaps) • Members of Task Forces • No member lists • ‘Core working team’ quality (diversity) and quantity
NRDS is not stand-alone document • Alignment with overall national / sector strategies (CAADP) • Increased funding through EXISTING external (donor investment) and internal (MTEF, annual budget) framework • Alignment with CAADP as a promising channel of incremental funding • How NRDS is linked / recognized / endorsed / integrated into such framework is crucial before the launching • Need to identify ‘champions’ • Need to carefully plan ‘governance’
Governance • Task Force • Membership (who should be involved?) • Institutional linkages • Policy and planning of MoA, MoF • CAADP / PRSP • Monitoring and Evaluation • To align with the above • Reporting to the CARD Secretariat
This workshop Mon / Tue Peer review of zero draft Wed / Thu Governance, monitoring Fri Way ahead