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1 CARD Coalition for African Rice Development General Progress of the CARD Initiative TICAD V Side Event on CARD August 25 th, 2016, Nairobi, Kenya CARD Secretariat

2 1. WHAT IS CARD?

3 1. Intro - What is CARD? CARD ( Coalition for African Rice Development ) ; was established in 2008 at TICAD IV by AGRA, NEPAD, and JICA aims at doubling rice production in Sub-Sahara Africa by 2018 Overall Goal is a consultative group of bilateral and multilateral donors and African and international organizations/institutions Steering Committee members; AfDB, Africa Rice Center, AGRA, FAO, FARA, IFAD, IRRI, JICA, JIRCAS, NEPAD, WB works in 23 Sub-Sahara African countries

4 1. Intro - What is CARD? CARD Steering Committee Members CARD Member States Mali Senegal Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Guinea Liberia Côte d'ivoire Ghana Benin Nigeria Cameroon Central African Republic Rwanda Ethiopia Togo Uganda Kenya Democratic Rep of Congo Tanzania Zambia First Group Countries Second Group Countries Mozambique Madagascar

5 1. Intro - What is CARD? CARD ( Coalition for African Rice Development ) ; was established in 2008 at TICAD IV by AGRA, NEPAD, and JICA aims at doubling rice production in Sub-Sahara Africa by 2018 Overall Goal is a consultative group of bilateral and multilateral donors and African and international organizations/institutions Steering Committee members; AfDB, Africa Rice Center, AGRA, FAO, FARA, IFAD, IRRI, JICA, JIRCAS, NEPAD, WB works in 23 Sub-Sahara African countries provides support, but not financial one

6 2. WHAT CARD DOES? CARD SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES

7 2. CARD Support and Activities 1) NRDS Development and Implementation NRDS Formulation & Launching NRDS Taskforce Updates Gap Analysis & Prioritization Donor Mapping X NRDS Taskforce Needs Mapping = Gaps Priorities Project Cycle Management NRDS Process Concept Notes Concept Notes DPs Private Sector NRDS Taskforce Gov t Budget CAADP I/P Lobbying for Funding Alignment to CAADP Mechanization Promotion NRDS Taskforce Thematic issues e.g. Market Access

8 G1 Country Formulatio n Cameroon 2. CARD Support and Activities 1) NRDS Development and Implementation Prioritisati Concept G2 Country Formulatio Prioritisati Concept on Notes n on Notes - WW1 - WW2 - WW1 - WW2 Benin Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mali Mozambique Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Tanzania Burkina Faso Côte D Ivoire CAR DR Congo Ethiopia The Gambia Liberia Rwanda Togo Zambia Uganda

9 2. CARD Support and Activities 2) Thematic Support Rice Seed (21 countries) Legislation/ Institution/ Policies Technical Aspects Market Aspects Private Sector Development Mechanization (Cameroon, Cote d Ivoire, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda) Policy aspects Technical Aspects Private Sector Development/ PPP

10 2. CARD Support and Activities 2) Thematic Support Rice Seed <Seed Process> 1 st Working Week Regional WS Situation & Gap Analysis Vision, Goal Target Setting Strategic Approach Prioritization Drafting Rice Seed Road Map NRDS and Seed Taskforce VC Seminar Updates 2 nd Working Week Validation of Seed Road Map Concept Notes Inputs from resource persons (private sec., seed users, experts, DPs) Revision of the draft seed road map DPs Private Sector CAADP I/P Gov t Budget Lobbying for Funding Fund Matching Process Alignment with Sector Strategy

11 <Mechanization Process> 2. CARD Support and Activities 2) Thematic Support - Mechanization Policy/Capacity Track Identify key policy tools/institutional capacities in facilitating mechanization value chain (particularly in enabling environment for the private sector) Technical Track Identify specifications of required machineries for different ecosystems of rice production To be approved by the Ministry Formulate intervention plans to build on the outputs from the identification work on Technical and Policy/Capacity tracks Workshop (Nairobi, Feb 12) Workshop (Nairobi, Oct 12)

12 3. CARD PROGRESS

13 Thousands MT 3. CARD Progress - General Rice Production in Sub-Saharan Africa (1,000MT) 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 - Bseline Overall production increased by 74% [Source] Prepared by the CARD Secretariat based on FAOSTAT

14 3. CARD Progress What outputs/ indicators can clearly show the CARD contribution to Rice Production Growth in Africa? Number of CARD-Labeled Projects CARD-Labeled Project: Projects/Investments which would not have happened, if CARD did not exist. (Projects/investments the formulation of which was influenced by CARD related activities) And, the impacts of CARD Labeled projects (Total budget, covered areas, beneficiaries and other indicators)

15 3. CARD Progress NRDS Formulation & Launching NRDS Taskforce Updates Gap Analysis & Prioritization Donor Mapping X NRDS Taskforce Needs Mapping = Gaps Priorities Project Cycle Management NRDS Process Concept Notes Concept Notes DPs Private Sector NRDS Taskforce Gov t Budget CAADP I/P Lobbying for Funding Alignment to CAADP Mechanization Promotion NRDS Taskforce Thematic issues e.g. Market Access

16 3. CARD Progress What outputs/ indicators can clearly show the CARD contribution to Rice Production Growth in Africa? Number of CARD-Labeled Projects CARD-Labeled Project: Projects/Investments which would not have happened, if CARD did not exist. (Projects/investments the formulation of which was influenced by CARD related activities) And, the impacts of CARD Labeled projects (Total budget, covered areas, beneficiaries and other indicators) The CARD secretariat assist its member states to increase the number of CARD-labeled projects, meanwhile Stocktaking of CARDlabeled projects is on-going

17 3. CARD Progress Purchase Costs Stocktaking Results (Non-exhaustive) Name of Country No. of CARD-labeled projects (past and ongoing) Partners Burkina Faso 5 Taiwan, GIZ, KfW, WB, others Cameroun 7 JICA, Korea, WB Senegal 17 FAO, JICA, AFD, AfDB, WB, Spain, USAID, others Uganda 12 WB, Netherland, IFDC, JICA, others Madagascar 4 JICA, WB, AfDB Tanzania 6 USAID, JICA, WB Others Zambia 2 FAO, JICA

18 3. CARD Progress Purchase Costs Stocktaking Results (Non-exhaustive) -Continued Name of Country No. of CARD-Labeled projects (past and on-going) Partners Ethiopia 3 JICA Ghana 9 AFD, WB, JICA, IFAD, FAO, Others Rwanda 4 JICA, Korea, WB Nigeria 11 WB, GIZ, JICA, USAID, others Cote d Ivoire 17 BADEA, JICA, Private, Others Kenya 3 JICA Regional 5 FAO, AfricaRice Total 105

19 4. WAY FORWARD

20 <Toward the end of 2018> 4. Way Forward Accelerating the implementation of NRDS and thematic strategies such as Seeds and mechanization: that will lead to increasing the Number of CARD-Labeled Projects Continue other support activities such as capacity development, promotion of PPP, strengthening partnerships among rice stakeholders, and Knowledge and Information sharing <Beyond 2018> CARD will continue after 2019, and the details of the next phase are being elaborated. It will be finalized in 2018.

21 THANK YOU

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