GLOBAL AGRICULTURE and FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

1. GLOBAL AGRICULTURE and FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM A presentation to CSOs in Asia Updated : May 20, 2011 Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

2. BACKGROUND Food Crisis in 2008 and G8 in Italy, $20 billion were pledged The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) is a multilateral mechanism to assist in the implementation of pledges made by the G8++ at the L’Aquila Summit in July 2009 and was set up in response to a request from the G20 in Pittsburgh in September 2009. Objective: address the underfunding of country and regional agriculture and food security strategic investment plans already being developed by countries in consultation with donors and other stakeholders at the country-level. This will make aid contributions toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal 1 to cut hunger and poverty by half by 2015 more predictable. Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

3. FOCUS FOOD SECURITY Through Grants, Loans, Equity investments in poorest countries Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

4. Pledged vs Receipt ao oct 31, 2010 925 million USD pledged by 7 donors 394.7 million USD received Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

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8. Key Principles o Country-led o Pooling of resources o Filling gaps o A broad-based multilateral coalition o Matching efforts: governance and allocation o Finding the right framework- trust building and flexibility Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

9. Priorities Scale up agri productivity including improved tech, land tenure, agri innovation Market link including strengthened producers organizations Reducing risk and vulnerability Agri entry and exit, rural Non-farm income Environmental sustainability Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

10. Recipient Countries 8 out of 26 applicant countries= USD 321M approved out of total USD1.307B fund request June: 5 out of 8 applicant countries= USD 224M /377 USD M November: 3 out of 21 applicants= USD 97 M/930 USD M Two out 8 countries so far are Asians: Bangladesh (USD 50M) and Mongolia (USD 12.5 M) Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

11. June Asian Recipient Bangladesh ($50 million):To enhance productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers against tidal surges, flash floods and frequent droughts, the fund will finance the adoption of improved seed varieties and better water management techniques. Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

12. November Asian Recipient: Mongolia (USD12.5 M) Integrated Livestock-based Livelihoods Support Program. increase access to domestic and regional markets for livestock commodities, improve market information systems, and strengthen the capacity of producer groups and cooperatives. It also aims to raise the productivity and quality of livestock through extension services, veterinary services, improved animal breeding, land rights and land usage, technical assistance and capacity building for livestock sector planning and coordination. Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

13. Steering Committee Members Voting: 12 6 donors (Australia, Canada, Gates Foundation, Korea, Spain, US) ; 6 recipient countries (Bangladesh, Haiti, Mongolia, Senegal, Sierra Leone,Yemen) Non-Voting: 15 10 Multilaterals and 2 countries: Trustee (WB-2), Supervising Entities (WB-2, FAO-1, IFAD-1, ADB-1, AfDB-1, IDB-1), UN High Level Task Force-1, Donors in Non Voting Status (Ireland), Recipient Reps in Non Voting Status (Moldova) 3 CSOs: North (Action Aid), Africa (ROPPA), Asia (Dr. Sang Yaing Koma-Farmer and Nature Net, Cambodia) Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

14. The Steering Committee Role Studying and Deciding Allocating Identifying independent experts Informing the countries Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

15. CSO Participation Four Meetings Attended: April 22, 2010 (Neil Watkins), May (Neil), June (Mamadou Cissokho and Neil Watkins), Nov 2010 (Neil, Ndiogu, Soc) 22 requests Made Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

16. Output 18 of 22 requests approved some with modifications Increased CSO Participation PO participation in project devt guidelines Increased participation of small holders in Private Sector Window Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

17. CSO Participation From observer (i.e., governance document) to full member status From two and one alternate to three full members (two from south, one from north) From voluntary to funded participation From voting to consensus Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

18. KEY ISSUES as CSO Agenda Communicating with National Governments re CSO participation Strategy of the GAFSP, e.g., putting land tenure security as important agri productivity component Complementation of GAFSP and other International Initiatives (e.g., EU food security efforts) 4. The Coordination Unit and the Supervising Entities to promote participation in ways appropriate to their roles. Mechanism for Participation Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

19. Proposal for CSO Participation • Adopt agreed standards , indicators and means of verifying participation • Put in place consolidated, institutional frameworks for project steering, implementation and monitoring in which producers’ organizations and CSOs participate from the outset. • Ensure that the necessary resources are made available to enable meaningful PO/CSO participation • The Coordination Unit and the Supervising Entities to promote participation in ways appropriate to their roles.

20. Your feedback What are your feelings and thoughts about CSO participation in GAFSP?

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