Tackling rural poverty, together

CAADP implementation at national Level

The country-level CAADP implementation process is primarily one of aligning national agricultural sector policies, strategies, and investment programs with the CAADP principles and targets, in particular the 6% growth rate and 10% public expenditure share for the sector. Furthermore, the CAADP process is supposed to build on ongoing country efforts and be led by national governments and other stakeholders, with the necessary support from the Regional Economic Communities and the NEPAD Secretariat. Moreover, in line with the NEPAD principles of ownership and accountability, the country CAADP process is initiated on a demand-driven basis, through consultation between RECs and their member countries.

The establishment of Country Roundtables therefore means moving the CAADP agenda from a strategic document to real actions and decisions on the ground.

CAADP National Compacts

National Compacts of CAADP are high-level agreements between governments, regional representatives and development partners for a focused implementation of CAADP within the respective country. They are meant to detail programmes and projects that the various partners can buy into and that address national priorities. They are to include defined actions, commitments, partnerships and alliances and guide:

• country policy and investment responses
• planning of development assistance
• public-private partnerships and business-to-business alliances to raise and sustain the necessary investments.

Key concepts which are guiding the design of CAADP National and Regional Compacts are:

• A clear articulation of the role of agriculture in poverty reduction and wealth creation,
• A clear identification of constraints to agricultural development,
• A clear identification of the key growth areas requiring investment,
• A recognition of ongoing activities and the need to build on them,
• Fit into national/regional agricultural strategies,
• Involvement of key actors like the private sector, agricultural NGOs and academia, and
• Consultations with member States and cooperating partners.

The analysis is carried out by various actors at national and regional level, including development partners in technical missions after the initial country-roundtable kick-offs.

Lessons learned from the CAADP implementation process in Rwanda of national and international development partners:

 CAADP Rwanda Country Roundtable - Lessons Learned, March 2007