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OBJECTIVES OF PRESENTATION

OVERVIEW: ALLIANCE FOR COMMODITY TRADE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (ACTESA), MAY 2009 WORK PLANNING MEETING . OBJECTIVES OF PRESENTATION. WHAT IS ACTESA? WHY DO WE NEED ACTESA? WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF ACTESA? WHAT ARE THE SUGGESTED PRIORITIES OF ACTESA – OVER THE NEXT YEAR?

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OBJECTIVES OF PRESENTATION

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  1. OVERVIEW: ALLIANCE FORCOMMODITY TRADEIN EASTERN ANDSOUTHERN AFRICA (ACTESA), MAY 2009WORK PLANNING MEETING

  2. OBJECTIVES OF PRESENTATION • WHAT IS ACTESA? • WHY DO WE NEED ACTESA? • WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF ACTESA? • WHAT ARE THE SUGGESTED PRIORITIES OF ACTESA – OVER THE NEXT YEAR? • WHAT IS ACTESA’S PRESENT CAPACITY? WHAT IS ACTESA’S LEGAL STATUS?

  3. WHAT IS ACTESA ? • ACTESA is an INITIATIVE DESIGNED and LAUNCHED BY COMESA, under the CAADP agenda to: “BRING TOGETHER EXISTING and NEW ACTIVITIES (mainly of Pillar 2 – Markets- and Pillar 3 – Food/Nutrition Security) in AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK”

  4. ACTESA’s GOAL “INCREASED INTEGRATION AND IMPROVED REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF STAPLE FOOD MARKETS ACROSS COMESA LEADING TO BROAD BASED GROWTH AND DECREASED FOOD INSECURITY”

  5. WHY ACTESA? • 90 % of all Staple Crop Producers are smallholders • Only about 10% produce for the market ; 90% produce for household consumption • 50-60% (of the 10% who produce for the market) sell at harvest (only to buy later) Seeks to Tackle the Poor organization of smallholders and the lack of Predictable selling mechanisms

  6. WHY ACTESA ? The COMESA Region receives Substantial Quantities of Food Aid – ACTESA seeks to help Member States to ensure that, (i) food aid assistance in the region is development oriented, and (ii) is promoting sustainability of food security among target beneficiaries.

  7. WHY ACTESA? • USD19 billion is spent by COMESA Member States on food imports • USD 3 billion Intra COMESA trade in all agricultural products Region has Great opportunity to expand trade in food staples – Has well known food surplus areas

  8. COMESA AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CHALLENGES – CAIRO 2005 Low Productivity TECHNOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS MARKET RELATED CONSTRAINTS (ACTESA) POLICY RELATED CONSTRAINTS (ACTESA)

  9. NET RESULT OF STATUS QUO: FAO HUNGER MAP

  10. ACTESA OBJECTIVES • (i) Improved Competitiveness: Policy Dialogue • (ii) Improved Services / Facilities • (iii) Increased Integration/Commercialization: Capacity for Engagement • (iv) Over-arching goal : To increase farmer productivity and incomes

  11. 2003, Crop Yields (MT/ha) – COMESA vs. Global

  12. OBJECTIVE 1: COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCED POLICY DIALOGUE: IMPORT/EXPORT BANS, SPS, STANDARDS, SIMPLIFIED TRADE REGIMES IMPLEMENTATION RCA; Analysis Methodology; Advocacy in COMESA Policy Meetings

  13. OBJECTIVE 2: MARKET SERVICES/FACILITIES • financial services, • emerging warehousing receipt programs, market information systems, • transport and infrastructure, • upscale simplified custom systems, emerging commodity exchanges, bulking centers among others

  14. OBJECTIVE 3: INCREASED COMMERCIALIZATION • Association development (e.g. cassava, bananas, etc) • Contract Compliance Training • Full COMESA Trade Regimes Training Support and appeal measures. • Lessons learnt from our RATES programme

  15. FOCUS COMMODITIES • maize, • sorghum, • rice, • Beans, • pulses, • cassava, and bananas. • Additionally, livestock and livestock products, as well as selected food products produced in marginal agro-ecological zones, will be included.

  16. REGIONAL LINKAGES • Market Linkages Program of AGRA • P4P of WFP • GISAMA, REFORM in COMESA • AAMP in COMESA/EAC/SADC • ESASA, ASARECA/FANRPAN PPs • COMPETE • EAGC PROGRAMS • SACAU PROGRAMS • EAFF; PACT II

  17. ALLIANCE/IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS • Agribusinesses • Banks, Microfinance Institutions • Trade Associations (EAGC) • Farmer Organizations(SACAU, EAFF), Research Entities • Foundations (AGRA), Development Partners(USAID, WFP,SIDA, DfiD, etc) • ESASA

  18. UPDATE ON PROGRESS PARTIAL YEAR 1 WORK PLAN • Secretariat – Within the CAADP Office at COMESA • Staff Recruitment - Ongoing • Work Plan Meeting : MAY 2009 (RRT Kick Off): Discuss Governance Structure; Define Concrete activities: Malawi, Other Areas of the Region, Commodity Exchanges; Update on Funds Mobilization Status: USAID, EC, AGRA, P4P, SIDA, DfID, etc

  19. UPDATE on PROGRESS Report to COMESA Organ May/June 2009 Meetings: “The Inter Governmental Committee is Invited to recommend that ACTESA be formally RECOGNIZED as a SPECIALIZED AGENCY of COMESA as PROVIDED for under ARTICLE 182 of the TREATY”

  20. CAPACITY STATUS • Coordinator will be recruited 2009 • Trade/Markets Advisor will be recruited 2009 (Objective 2 person) • Production/Market Development Advisor later (Objective 3 person) • Senior Policy Advisor Later (Objective 1 person) • Communications/Advocacy specialist Later • M/E specialist later

  21. SUGGESTED PRIORITY AREAS • Process Side: Steering Committee • Objective 2: Market Information – Support COMESA’s Comprehensive Market Information System (FAMIS) • Support Selected Commodity Exchanges to Effectively Link with WFP P4P • Strategy/Operational Plan

  22. LOCATION OF ACTESA • Over the Next 2 years: LUSAKA • After 2 years: LUSAKA, NAIROBI, ENTEBBE or elsewhere.

  23. THANK YOU www.comesa.int

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