Accelerating Progress Towards the Poverty MDG by Maximizing the Impact of Social Services Expenditures on Agricultural Labor Productivity and Incomes in African Countries

Teresa Andaya — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:07:57 +0000

The overall goal of the proposed project is to improve the understanding among decision makers of the conditions under which public expenditures on social services can yield the highest impact on labor productivity and incomes in rural areas and, thereby, help accelerate the achievement of the MDG1 poverty target in a larger number of countries. More specifically, the purpose is to identify practical strategies and policy options that would help managers and technical staff of service delivery agencies in the study countries to effectively manage the synergies between social services and productive investments in agriculture and, thus, improve the management of public expenditures such as to raise the chances of meeting the income growth and social needs of their populations. The related objectives are to find answers to the following, underlying strategic questions: a) how can the long-term growth impact of public expenditures be maximized, while meeting the short term social services needs of poor people to the fullest possible; b) how can the synergies between social services and productive investments in agriculture and the rural areas be maximized in the short and long run; c) how can countries fully exploit the growth externalities of investments in social services; and d) how can governments and their ministries be guided to improve the consideration of inter-sectoral growth synergies in budget planning and negotiations.

Research and Capacity Building Program between IFPRI and NEPAD

Teresa Andaya — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:35:34 +0000

The objective of this project is to inform and track the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). The project will ensure the continuation of the technical assistance that is currently being provided by IFPRI to the NEPAD Secretariat, and to support the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in their efforts to accelerate the implementation process of NEPAD’s agricultural agenda at the regional and country levels. The proposal consist of three main parts: a) Technical assistance to the NEPAD Secretariat, focusing on supporting the policy dialogue, advocacy, and progress and performance review functions of the Secretariat b) Capacity building of the main RECs – COMESA, ECOWAS, and SADC, focusing on facilitating access to short-term expertise and analytical/advisory services to guide program planning and implementation at the regional and country levels c) Establishment of Regional Strategy and Knowledge Support Systems in the COMESA, ECOWAS, and SADC regions, as main tools for peer review, benchmarking, and mutual learning to improve the efficiency of the CAADP implementation process and ensure the objectives are met.

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Accelerating Progress Towards the Poverty MDG by Maximizing the Impact of Social Services Expenditures on Agricultural Labor Productivity and Incomes in African Countries

Research and Capacity Building Program between IFPRI and NEPAD