2019 Biennial Review Report Edition Catalyzing Action Agricultural

2019 Biennial Review Report Edition Catalyzing Action & Agricultural Transformation in Africa UNDERSTANDING CAADP & THE BIENNIAL REVIEW

ABOUT CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Africa's policy framework for agriculture and agriculture-led development Aimed at reducing poverty and increasing food security on the continent.

FINAL REPORT THE CAADP BIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS LAUNCH OF CAADP July 2003 - Maputo, Mozambique 2 nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU). Heads of state and government launched the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme. January 2026, Addis Ababa MALABO DECLARATION INAUGURAL BIENNIAL REPORT 2 ND BIENNIAL REPORT 2014 - Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Accelerated African Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihood. on the Implementation of the Malabo Declaration (2015 – 2016 Data) on the Implementation of the Malabo Declaration (2015 – 2018 Data) January 2018, Addis Ababa January 2020, Addis Ababa GOAL FOR ACHIEVING CAADP COMMITMENTS

UN Sustainable Development Goal #2 AFRICA’S AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION GOALS v Aspiration 1 A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development Healthy and well-nourished citizens Modern Agriculture for increased productivity and production Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities

Halving Poverty through Agriculture by 2025 Ending Hunger by 2025 Enhancing Investment Finance in Agriculture Recommitment to the Principles and Values of the CAADP process Boosting Intra-African Trade in Agricultural Commodities & Services Enhancing Resilience to Climate Variability Enhancing Mutual Accountability for Actions and Results

THE 7 CAADP MALABO COMMITMENTS 01 Recommitment to the Principles and Values of the CAADP Process • Pursue agriculture-led growth strategy to achieve targets on food and nutrition security • Boost growth through regional cooperation and implementation of CAADP • Apply evidence-based planning, policy, dialogue review and accountability • Use of partnerships and alliances including farmers, agribusiness, and civil society 02 Enhancing Investment Finance in Agriculture • Uphold 10% public spending target • Create and enhance policy and institutional systems for private investment in agriculture, agri-business and agro-industries (priority to local investors) • Operationalization of Africa Investment Bank

THE 7 CAADP MALABO COMMITMENTS 03 Ending Hunger by 2025 • At least double agricultural productivity (focusing on Inputs, irrigation, mechanization) • Reduce Post-Harvest Losses at least by half by 2025 • Improve Nutrition: reduce stunting to 10% and underweight to 5% by 2035 04 Halving Poverty through Agriculture by 2025 • Sustain annual agricultural GDP growth of at least 6%. • Establish / strengthen inclusive public-private partnerships for at least 5 priority agricultural commodity value chains w/ strong linkage to smallholder agric. • Create job opportunities for at least 30% of the youth in agricultural value chains • Preferential entry & participation by women and youth in gainful and attractive agribusiness

THE 7 CAADP MALABO COMMITMENTS 05 Boosting intra-African Trade in Agricultural Commodities & Services • Triple intra-Africa trade in agricultural commodities and services by 2025 • Policy: Fast track Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) & transition to a continental Common External Tariff (CET) scheme • Policy: Facilitate agriculture-related trade negotiations and partnership agreements 06 Enhancing Resilience to Climate Variability • Ensure that by 2025, at least 30% of farm/pastoral households are resilient to shocks • Enhance investments for resilience initiatives • Mainstream resilience and risk management

THE 7 CAADP MALABO COMMITMENTS 07 Enhancing Mutual Accountability for Actions and Results Through the CAADP Result Framework: • Conduct a biennial Agricultural Review Process • Foster alignment, harmonization and coordination for peer review and mutual accountability • Strengthen capacities for knowledge and data generation

THE BIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS: EVIDENCE-BASED & PEER-DRIVEN OBJECTIVE Evaluate country performance in achieving agricultural growth and transformation goals in Africa. 1 st Biennial Review (2017) 2 nd Biennial Review (2019) 7 thematic areas 23 performance +1 43 indicators +4 categories 7 thematic areas 24 performance categories 47 indicators

KEY MOMENTS FOR THE 2 ND BIENNIAL REVIEW Kigali, February 2019 Training of Trainers on the New BR Technical Guidelines and reporting tools. April 2019 Workshop to finalize the updated Technical Notes. Ghana, March 2019 Continental Training on the New BR Technical Guidelines and reporting tools. March - June 2019 Technical Backstopping to countries and RECs to prepare the BR report. South Africa - May 2019 Workshop to develop the structure of the 2019 BR Report and products. September 2019 Technical write shop (Lusaka) and follow on workshop (Nairobi) to draft 2019 BR report and communications plan June - July 2019 Validations at Country and Regional levels. Ethiopia, February 2020 Release of 2 nd Biennial Review Report

REPORTING ON THE 1 ST & 2 ND BIENNIAL REVIEW 47 Member States Reporting 49 • • Member states that reported data Eritrea Guinea-Bissau Somalia South Sudan Did Not Report 8 Algeria Comoros Libya Rep. A. Saharawi • Egypt* • Sao Tome and Principe* • • 6 Members states that did not report data Submitted No submission 1 st Biennial Review 2 nd Biennial Review * Reported in 2017

2 ND BIENNIAL REVIEW: UNDERSTANDING THE COUNTRY SCORECARD 2017 Report: 2017 Benchmark = Minimum score for a Member State to be on track to achieve the Malabo targets in 2017 2019 Report: 2019 benchmark = Minimum score for a Member State to be on track to achieve the Malabo targets in 2019 Benchmark: a standard or point of reference against which scores are compared. Data Years 2015 - 2016 2015 - 2018 2015 - 2024 2015 - 2020 2019 Report Years 2017 Not On-Track when the score of a country is less than the Benchmark for 2019 2021 2025 On-Track when the score of a member state is equal to or greater than the benchmark for 2019

THE AFRICA AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION SCORECARD Against the 2019 Benchmark of 6. 66 out of 10 which is the minimum score for a country to be on track for implementing the CAADP Malabo Declaration, countries whose score appears in "Green" are ON TRACK while countries whose score appears in "Red" are NOT ON TRACK for the 2019 report to the February 2020 AU Assembly. The arrows with percentages indicate the progress made by the country between the first (2017) and second (2019) biennial review cycles. CAMEROON 4. 21 CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 100% EGYPT 2. 46 GUINEA 34% 2. 49 22% N. A. SOUTH SUDAN 5. 37 12% 19% 77% ERITREA 3. 89 KENYA 2% 75% 19% 6. 96 5% -12% 5. 14 BURKINA FASO 3. 35 -24% 3. 05 27% 0% 239% 4. 06 4. 53 -1% 6. 20 4. 79 37% 4. 00 38% 13% 5. 68 39% DJIBOUTI 2. 82 4. 95 -18% 256% 4. 11 -12% 4. 82 5% 3. 33 138% GHANA 60% 59% 6. 67 71% MALAWI 4. 81 -2% NIGERIA 17% SOMALIA 5. 18 52% SOUTH AFRICA 0. 55 5. 11 34% DR CONGO 2. 88 ZAMBIA 29% 5. 76 CABO VERDE NIGER UGANDA 265% 5. 82 4. 92 NAMIBIA 5. 34 BURUNDI MADAGASCAR N. A. 3. 38 127% GAMBIA SIERRA LEONE TUNISIA 5% 13% LIBYA SEYCHELLES 36% 5. 31 4. 77 GABON 5. 31 BENIN ANGOLA COTE D'IVOIRE MOZAMBIQUE TOGO 64% BOTSWANA LIBERIA SENEGAL 5. 18 N. A. ETHIOPIA MOROCCO N. A. 5. 08 3. 26 6. 66 3. 46 LESOTHO MAURITIUS 5. 95 N. A. 4. 19 ALGERIA CONGO ESWATINI TANZANIA SUDAN 3. 33 COMOROS SAO TOME & PRINCIPE RWANDA 7. 24 3. 89 4. 88 MAURITANIA REP. A. SAHARAWI 2. 89 -32% GUINEA-BISSAU MALI 6. 82 84% EQUATORIAL GUINEA N. A. 4. 43 4. 41 CHAD 2019 BENCHMARK -30% ZIMBABWE 42% 4. 58 43%

SUMMARY OF COUNTRY PROGRESS TOWARD 2025 GOALS 2019 Biennial Review indicates that Africa as a whole is not on-track to meet CAADP goals by 2025. However, 36 members states made positive progress from 2017 to 2019. Malabo commitments were assessed against the 6. 66 benchmark for 2019. 4 45 On track Not on track 36 Member states on-track minimum overall score of 6. 66 out of 10 to be on track (the 2019 benchmark) Member states not on-track with less than 6. 66 out of 10 to be on track (the 2019 benchmark) Member states made positive progress 4. 03 No data 12% avg. score out of 10 average score for the whole of Africa, based on the 55 country reports. 12% increase in continent score.

SUMMARY OF PROGRESS BETWEEN 2017 & 2019 3. 60 avg. 4. 03 avg. 2025 6. 66 2019 Benchmark This view shows African Union member states arranged in alphabetical order from right to left for 2017 and 2019. 12% Percentage increase in continental score 3. 94 2017 Benchmark 2015 -2016 2015 -2018 Although some countries might not be "on track” according to the 2019 BR, they have shown significant progress since the 2017 Biennial Review. 2015 -2020 On track Not on track 2015 -2022 No data 2015 -2025

COMMITMENT RECOMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF THE CAADP PROCESS 01 2017 5. 80 2019 7. 29 Continent Score Benchmark 42 member states are on track Benchmark 5 8 47 26% Continent Score 10 2 member states are on track member states are not on track 3. 33 member states are not on track 6 member states did not report On track Not on track No data member states did not report

COMMITMENT ENHANCING INVESTMENT FINANCE IN AGRICULTURE 02 2017 3. 44 2019 3. 46 Continent Score Benchmark 3 Benchmark 44 8 member states are on track 0% Continent Score 10 0 member states are on track 6. 67 49 member states are not on track 6 member states did not report On track Not on track No data member states are not on track member states did not report

COMMITMENT ENDING HUNGER BY 2025 03 2017 1. 79 0 2019 2. 20 Continent Score 1 member states are on track Benchmark 47 8 48 6 3. 71 member states are not on track member states did not report On track Not on track No data Continent Score member states are on track 5. 04 member states are not on track member states did not report 23%

COMMITMENT HALVING POVERTY THROUGH AGRICULTURE BY 2025 04 2017 2. 54 28 Benchmark 19 8 2019 1. 81 Continent Score 9 member states are on track Benchmark 40 6 2. 06 member states are not on track member states did not report On track Not on track No data Continent Score member states are on track 3. 94 member states are not on track member states did not report 29%

COMMITMENT 05 2017 2. 44 36 Benchmark 11 8 BOOSTING INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE IN AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES 2019 2. 87 Continent Score 29 member states are on track Benchmark 20 6 1. 00 member states are not on track member states did not report On track Not on track No data Continent Score member states are on track 3. 00 member states are not on track member states did not report 18%

COMMITMENT ENHANCING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY 06 2017 3. 77 7 Benchmark 42 8 2019 4. 59 Continent Score 11 member states are on track Benchmark Continent Score member states are on track 7. 00 6. 00 38 member states are not on track 6 member states did not report On track Not on track No data member states are not on track member states did not report 22%

COMMITMENT ENHANCING MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ACTIONS AND RESULTS 07 2017 5. 38 28 Benchmark 19 8 2019 5. 98 Continent Score 13 member states are on track Benchmark 36 4. 78 member states are not on track 6 member states did not report On track Not on track No data Continent Score member states are on track 7. 67 member states are not on track member states did not report 11%

THE 2019 BIENNIAL REVIEW REPORT CALLS FOR ACTION TO TRANSFORM AFRICA’S AGRICULUTRE 01 Integrate the Malabo Commitments into well designed National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPS) and ensure effective implementation 02 Build capacity for evidence-based agricultural policymaking and programing by making the Biennial Review process a part of regional and national decision systems. 03 Prioritize initiatives to end hunger in view of evidence of increasingly poor performance across key indicators of wasting, stunting and general undernourishment. 04 Accelerate progress towards building the climate resilience of Africa’s food systems in line with Africa Agenda 2063, CAADP Malabo Commitments, and the SDGs

Awarding Performance in the 2019 Biennial Review Report 1. Awards for Overall Performance in the 2019 Biennial Review: • • • Best Performing: Republic of Rwanda with 7. 24 First Runner Up: Kingdom of Morocco with 6. 96 2 nd Runner Up: Republic of Mali with 6. 82 Most Improved: Republic of Tunisia (with 265% improvement in score) Special Mention: Republic of Ghana as the only country that moved from noton-track in 2017 to on-track status (2019) 2. Awards for the 2019 Biennial Review Theme “Building Resilience and Livelihoods” Best performing Member State on the Malabo Commitment 6 on Enhancing Resilience in Livelihoods & Production Systems to Climate Variability and Other Shocks: Kingdom of Morocco with a score of 6. 96

REGION & COUNTRY SCORECARDS Select a country to view individual country scorecards which display each Malabo commitment in detail. Click through to the last page of the country scorecard to return to this menu. ALGERIA DR CONGO LIBYA SENEGAL CENTRAL AFRICA ANGOLA EGYPT MADAGASCAR SEYCHELLES EAST AFRICA BENIN EQUATORIAL GUINEA MALAWI SIERRA LEONE NORTH AFRICA BOTSWANA ERITREA MALI SOMALIA SOUTHERN AFRICA BURKINA FASO ESWATINI MAURITANIA SOUTH AFRICA WEST AFRICA BURUNDI ETHIOPIA MAURITIUS SOUTH SUDAN CABO VERDE GABON MOROCCO SUDAN CAMEROON GAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE TANZANIA CENTRAL AFRICAN REP GHANA NAMIBIA TOGO CHAD GUINEA NIGER TUNISIA COMOROS GUINEA-BISSAU NIGERIA UGANDA CONGO REPUBLIC KENYA REP. A SAHARAWI ZAMBIA COTE D’IVOIRE LESOTHO RWANDA ZIMBABWE DJIBOUTI LIBERIA SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

Catalyzing Action & Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Interactive Toolkit & Downloadable Presentations o User friendly visualization of BR results by issue, region and country. o the Transformation Scorecard o the Performance Highlights Dashboard o the Knowledge Compendium on Malabo Domestication o the Non-State Actor VAB Toolkit https: //www. au. int/caadp/toolkit