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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION Presentation at the Workshop on Market Information System CIRAD, Montpellier, FRANCE 29 – 31 March 2010
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Page 1: Tankou Uneca CIRAD 2010

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICAFOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE 

DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONPresentation at the Workshop  onp

Market Information SystemCIRAD, Montpellier,  FRANCE

29 – 31 March 2010

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The ContextProblems of Africa’s AgriculturegRationale  of  the RAAMISObjectives of the RAAMISThe Structure of the RAAMISThe Structure of the RAAMISThe ActivitiesPartnershipsCh llChallenges

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Growing  African food import bill ($33 bln,2005)$3 bln of food aid annually$3 bln of food aid annuallyYet, 40% of Africa’s population is undernourishedLoss of market shares of traditional commodity Loss of market shares of traditional commodity 

exportsOnly 2% of the World agricultural tradeOnly 2% of the World agricultural trade

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Food crisis was not a new  phenomenum in AfricaPoor performance  in face of  abundant untapped Poor performance  in face of  abundant untapped 

resources and marketThere is a structural problem facing Africa’s There is a structural problem facing Africa s 

agricultural sector that need to be addressed

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Severely undercapitalized (technology, infrastructure,  institutions) as result of  past neglectF     di t d  f  th  i t   d  d t Farmers are  disconnected  from the inputs and product 

markets (no linkages)Agricultural and food system is  fragmented along  

national boundaries (lack of  complementarities and economies of  scalesAsymmetries of information and market opportunitiesy ppLow private investment in agriculture  and reliance on 

imports

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Need for a structural transformation of  Africa’s agricultural Need for a structural transformation of  Africa s agricultural sectorPromote a regional vision of agricultural development beyond 

national and sub‐regional boundariesgDevelopment of regional agricultural commodity value chains 

through PPPs to promote Agribusiness and Agro‐industryCreate enabling environment for private sector investment in i l l  d i   d  dagricultural production and trade

Deepening of regional agricultural market integration, toEnhance intra‐African trade in agricultural productsh h d bl h lThus the need to establish a regional MIS

Limited scope of existing MIS

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As the socio‐economic environments of sub‐SaharanAs the socio economic environments of sub SaharanAfrica continue to change and the private sector actors arebecoming the main providers of services previouslyprovided by the public sector, a properly established andprovided by the public sector, a properly established andwell‐coordinated agricultural information system isrequired.the overall objective of this system is to promote freethe overall objective of this system is to promote free

intra‐African trade in agricultural and food products basedon an open, transparent and competitive agriculturalmarketmarket.

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Through this initiative, ECA intends to contribute toequal access to market information to all stakeholdersq(policy makers, private sector dealers, farmers andresearchers)Thi i l k t i f ti t i t fThis regional market information system is part of

the overall strategy for triggering the structuraltransformation of African agriculture through thedevelopment of regional strategic agriculturalcommodity value chains (ERA, 2009)

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The structure is still under development. However, roughly, theRAAMIS is an internet‐based agricultural market information exchangesystem linking the existing international SIM with the RECs, and otherSIM in Africa to form a one‐stop shop (warehouse) to facilitate access to

k f d k b kmarket information, decision making, best practices, networking

The RAAMIS will also have a component on knowledge management(creation of community of practice), links to major agriculturalstatistical databases, decision making tool, etc.

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Assessment of existing MIS at regional levels (RECs, and others)Development of the RAAMIS taking into account the structure of existing

MISMISOrganization of Expert Group Meeting to validate the structureDevelopment of ECA Portal to host the RAAMISLaunching of theWebsiteg

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In implementing this project, the UNECA will rely on effective partnerships to avoid duplications and build on ongoing similar 

j tprojects.The UNECA already has a memorandum of understanding

with the Michigan State University on a knowledge sharing web‐based portal. The portal has not developed beyond the workingbased portal. The portal has not developed beyond the workingdemonstration stage, but there are plans to include onlinetutorials and downloadable training materials on conductingresearch, and advanced internet searching to find new data andinformationinformation.The demonstration module is accessible on

http://www.aec.msu.edu/agecon/fs2/test/index.cfm?Lang=en.This ECA MSU web‐site can serve as the foundation of theThis ECA_MSU web site can serve as the foundation of theRegional African Agricultural Market Information System.

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Building consensus in support of the initiativeBuilding effective partnerships to implementBuilding effective partnerships to implementPreparation of technical document, and Organization of Expert Group MeetingMobilizing technical and financial resourcesGetting support from this workshop

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