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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN
POVERTY/HUNGER REDUCTION
IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
ERASTUS J. O. MWENCHA, MBS
COMESA SECRETARY GENERAL
BEIJING, CHINA, October 17-19, 2007
OUTLINE OF
PRESENTATION
INTRODUCTION
SUMMARY OF CHALLENGES
SUMMARY OF
CONCLUSION
OPPORTUNITIES
INTRODUCTION: AGRICULTURE
- KEY TO POVERTY REDUCTION
IN E &S AFRICA
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ABOUT 85% of the POPULATION DERIVE
LIVELIHOOD DIRECTLY FROM AGRICULTURE
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CONTRIBUTES ABOUT 32% of GDP
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CONTRIBUTES ABOUT 65% of FOREX
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50% of RAW MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
SUMMARY OF CHALLENGES
Low
Productivity
TECHNOLOGICAL
CONSTRAINTS/
CLIMATE
CHANGE
MARKET /
INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSTRAINTS
POLICY
(LAND/TRADE)
RELATED
CONSTRAINTS
SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL
SUPPLY SIDE CONSTRAINTS
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Lack of capacity to manage land/water
resources (only 6% cultivated land is irrigated;
inconsistent agro-input policies)
Under developed market/trade related
infrastructure (high cost of doing business)
Gender disparities
Weak capacity to disseminate technologies
Macroeconomic challenges/High cost of finance
Inconsistencies in trade/investment policies
OPPORTUNTIES SUMMARY
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CAADP PILLARS: COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
TO DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE (LAND/WATER,
MARKETS/INFRASTRUCTURE,
EMERGENCIES/FOOD SUPPLY,
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY (6% GROWTH TARGET,
10% PUBLIC BUDGET, LINKED TO MDG
attainment)
EMERGING MARKETS: WFP, URBAN DEMAND,
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
ORGANIZED FARMER GROUPS: SACAU, EAFF,
EAGC, etc
FOOD ENHANCING AREAs: HIGH RAINFALL
AREAS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION: WIDER MARKETS
MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS: AID FOR
TRADE; GLOBAL MARKETS
CONCLUSION
KEY FACTORS TO OVERCOMING
POVERTY:
(i) CAADP: COMPREHENSIVE SECTOR APPROACH
TO ADDRESSING SUPPLY/DEMAND SIDE
CHALLENGES
(ii) REGIONAL INTEGRATION / HARMONIZATION
(iii) GLOBAL TRENDS/ TRADE
LIBERALIZATION: SUBSIDIES; BIOFUELS;
URBAN DEMAND
(v) SMART PARTNERSHIPS IN PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION
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