AGENDA

DAY 1

2.00 PM – 2.30 PM 

Tech Time & Mingle

 Opening slide with title & tech reminders  

 Review of MAPLE Objectives, Agenda & Meeting Norms 

2.30 PM – 4.00 PM

SESSION 1: Opening and Scene Setting 

Opening Remarks:

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa - Director, Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission 

Mr. Mamadou Diakhite - Director, Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission 

Mr. Nana Osei Bonsu - Chief Executive Officer, Private Enterprise Federation 

Mr. Jean Baptiste Havugimana - Director of Productive Sectors 

Mr. Winstone Makabanyane - Chair of Senior Officials and Experts, Bureau of the STC on ARDWE 

Moderator – Dr. Simplice Nouala, Head of Division, Agriculture and Food Security

4.00 PM – 5.00 PM

SESSION 2: Design and Implementation of Malabo-Compliant NAIPs

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Augustine Wambo-Yamdjeu - Principal Program Officer of Ag. Policy and Investment Financing at African Union Development Agency-NEPAD 


Topic: What is a Malabo-compliant NAIP and why it is important?

Dr. Ousman Badiane - Africa Director Akademiya2063: Revisiting NAIPs as a tool for managing national implementation 


Topic: What is the evidence that this works and how can countries be better supported to develop high quality NAIPs? How has the CAADP BR review informed NAIP formulation and implementation?

Mr. Boaz Blackie Kezire - Head of Policy and Advocacy, AGRA


Topic: What can technical partners do to support countries and RECs to develop Malabo-compliant NAIPs?    

Regional breakouts chaired by RECs: Status and lessons of NAIP development: 


Topic: Where are we on NAIP design and Implementation? Where are the gaps and challenges? What kind of support do the countries require? How to best track this process?

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Eastern Africa 

Session Chair: Mr. Jean Claude Kabano 

(CAADP Coordinator) / Agricultural Policy Specialist at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, EAC / Ministry of Ag. & Animal Resources 

Central Africa 

Session Chair: Mr. Mohamed Abakar

Head of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, ECCAS 

Southern Africa 

Session Chair: Ms. Panduleni Elago

Programme Officer  Food Security - SADC Secretariat,  SADC 

Western Africa 

Session Chair: Mrs. Fatmata Seiwoh

Monitoring & Evaluation Programme Officer, ECOWAS, ECOWAP / CAADP

Northern Africa 

Session Chair: Mrs. Faouzia Chakri

Head of Division (Chef de Division chez, UMA)

Facilitator -  Ms. Catherine Mbindyo, Knowledge and Learning Director Policy LINK

Break

Day 2

2.00 PM – 3.15 PM

SESSION 3: Leadership for Inclusivity and Diversity in African Food Policy Systems

Keynote Presentation: Dr. Jemimah Njuki - Director for Africa, IFPRI


Leadership for Inclusivity and Diversity in African Food Policy Systems

Panel discussion: Leading for inclusion: What will it take for a food policy system to be inclusive and equitable?

Dr. Simplice NoualaHead of Division, Agriculture and Food Security,  African Union Commission

Mr. Emmanuel Ngore - Country Representative, CAADP Youth Network

Ms. Constance Okeke International Project Manager, Public Finance for Agriculture, ActionAid International

Dr. Million Belay - General Coordinator, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, AFSA 

Wanja Mugongo – Mboga Mama  

Session Objective: This session will discuss the important topic of Inclusivity and Diversity in African Food Policy Systems. How can leaders and policymakers facilitate inclusivity and diversity? What are the best practices from countries and regions for achieving real inclusion and diversity?  

 Facilitator: Mr. Robert Ouma, Regional Director, Policy LINK

Break to switch to breakout rooms 

3.25. PM – 4.25 PM

SESSION 4: Learning sessions on policy implementation approaches and tools 

Parallel Breakout Sessions (up to 5)

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Dr. Marco D’Errico, FAO


Mr. John Ulimwengu - Senior Research Fellow IFPRI/A2063 


Understanding and measuring resilience within Food Policy Systems 

Ms. Helen Petrozolla


Ms. Rebecca Herrington - Policy LINK 


The Institutional Architecture Assessment 

Mr. Greenwell Matchaya - Regional Coordinator for the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems (ReSKASS-SA) 


Joint Sector Reviews 

Dr. Augustin Wambo-Yamjeu - Principal Program Officer: Ag. Policy and Investment Financing at African Union Development Agency-NEPAD 


Smart Policy Implementation Instruments  

Mr. Tinashe Kapuya - Senior Program Officer at Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa in Nairobi (Kenya) and Research Associate at the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy in Pretoria (South Africa). 


Models of Policy Reform Options in driving Inputs and Market Systems 

Break to switch back to plenary 

4:35 – 5:20 PM




SESSION 5: Consolidating Ideas for the Future

Mr. Robert Ouma - Facilitator

Prof. Richard Mkandawire - Africa Director, Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) 


 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Godfrey Baghiiwa- Director, African Union Commission 


Discussant

Presentation of Outcomes of the meeting

CLOSING REMARKS: 

Mr. Mamadou Diakhite - Head of Environmental Sustainability Division, African Union Development Agency 

Ms. Faouzia Chakri - REC for North Africa (UMA)