Action Plan Tool for Implementation of County CAADP Policy Plan

1. Action Plan Tool for Implementation of County CAADP Policy Plan Concept and Building Blocks for Strengthening Policy Systems and Ensuring Effective Implementation of Policy

2. Key Elements of a Policy System • Policy Agenda • Linked to and prioritized by national investment plans • Institutional Architecture for Implementation of Policy • Ensuring predictable, evidence based, transparent, inclusive policy formulation / implementation • Mutual Accountability • Ensuring public review of progress on commitments, performance, the impact of investment plan and policy on poverty and hunger

3. Key CAADP Principles Advanced through Country Policy Plans • Evidence based • Inclusivity • Transparency • Predictability • Good Governance • Efficient Markets • Coordination and Partnership

4. Key Elements of Policy Action Plan 1. Policy Agenda • Steps and actions needed at 2 levels: • Level 1: Develop prioritized policy agenda (already done) • Level 2: Implement each priority policy agenda item to achieve purpose / goal / intent of the overall policy

5. Key Elements of PolicyAction Plan 2. Institutional Architecture • Steps and actions needed at 3 levels • Level 1: Complete and confirm diagnostics to clarify components and status of institutional architecture • Level 2: Build a support program and partnerships to strengthen the institutional architecture • Level 3: Establish coordination mechanisms to support / facilitate implementation of your support program / partnership

6. Key Elements of Policy Action Plan 3. Mutual Accountability • Steps and actions needed at 3 levels • Level 1: Frame and define the joint development agreement (JDA) and related commitments • Level 2: Collect, analyze, publish findings reviewing progress in meeting commitments and achieving objectives of JDA • Level 3: Jointly review progress made on commitments, performance and impacts and adjust plans as needed

7. Context for Policy Action Plan When developing a Policy Action Plan, planners need to also consider • Who will be interested in this policy change? • Who are the clients/ constituents / beneficiaries of this policy change? • Minister? Farmers groups? Private sector? • Who will you report back to in order to carry policy actions forward? Who will “champion” the policy action? • Do you need to do something to create more “demand” for your team’s policy engagement?

8. Policy Action Plan Tool Country and Regional Teams can use this tool to identify real steps needed to implement policy changes, for CAADP or other policy matrix or framework

9. Big Picture: Coordination Mechanisms to Support Country Investment Plan and Policy Plan – EXAMPLE of steps and tasks

10. Key Elements of Policy System • 1. Action Plan for Policy Agenda Example: typesof steps and actions needed at 2 levels

11. Key Elements of Policy System • 2. Action Plan for Institutional Architecture EXAMPLE: types of steps and actions required at 3 levels

12. Key Elements of Policy System • 3. Action Plan for Mutual Accountability EXAMPLE: types of steps and actions needed at 3 levels