Biennial Report 2012 to 2014

11th CORAF/WECARD General Assembly20 June 2014

1. Governance 2. Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships3. Programmes Implementation4. Finance & Resource Management5. Challenges and Perspectives6. Conclusions

Outline of Presentation

1. Governance

Implementation of recommendations and resolutions of the 10th General Assembly

Five (5) recommendations: o Two addressed to NARS – on payment of outstanding

annual dues before the 11th GA and on the need for DGs to get engaged in ensuring on-time financial reporting of projects coordinated by their institutions.

o Three addressed to CORAF/WECARD ES and to NARS – on the establishment of a Reserve Fund, strengthening cooperation with University networks; and re-structuring the Science Week

Implementation of recommendations and resolutions of the 10th General Assembly

Thirteen (13) resolutions:o Adoption of report of Governing Board; activity report of ES o Application of 2008 Resolution on non-payment of annual dueso Recruitment of a new Executive Director; o Recognition and show of appreciation to immediate past Board

members; Renewal of mandates of Board members; Election of new Board members; Election of Board Chair and Vice-Chair;

o Endorsement of Conclusions and Recommendations of the 3rd Science Week

o Commendation of NARS of Senegal o Expression of gratitude to outgoing ED; Chair of the 3rd Science

Week; and to Chair of the 10th GAo Choice of Niger as host of the 4th Science Week, and 11th GA

Situation of mandate of Board MembersName Institution 1st Mandate 2nd Mandate Mandate

Status

Dr Alfred DIXON DG SLARI,Sierra Leone

05/10-05/12 05/12 – 10/13 Mandate interrupted

Dr Comlan Atsu AGBOBLI,

DG ITRA, Togo

05/10-05/12 05/12 – 06/14 Mandate completed

Dr Ibet Outhman ISSA,

DG ITRAD, Chad

05/10-05/12 05/12 – 06/14 Mandate completed

Mr Djibo BAGNA President of ROPPA

05/10-05/12 05/12 – 06/14 Mandate completed

Dr Marc Lapodini ATOUGA

Comm. Agriculture ECOWAS

Mandate continues

Dr Jean NDJOYA Expert ECCAS

Mandate continues

Situation of Mandate of Board MembersName Institution 1st Mandate Mandate

Status

Dr François LOMPO Director of INERA, Burkina Faso

05/12 – 06/14 2nd mandate solicited

Dr Macoumba DIOUF DG ISRA, Senegal

05/12 – 10/13 Mandate interrupted

Dr Noé WOIN, DG IRAD, Cameroun

05/12 – 06/14 2nd mandate solicited

Mme Gisèle d’ALMEIDA President INTERFACE, Private Sector

05/12 – 06/14 2nd mandate solicited

Mme Collette IRIE LOU President FENACOVIC NGOs

05/12 – 06/14 2nd mandate solicited

Dr Samuel BRUCE-OLIVER Dir. Partnerships AfricaRiceScientific Partners

05/12 – 06/14 2nd mandate solicited

Situation of Mandate of Board MembersName Institution 1st Mandate Mandate

Status

Dr Alioune FALL DG of ISRA, Senegal

Coopted December, 2013 to replace Dr Macoumba DIOUF

Validation solicited

Dr Aaron MARSHALL DG of CARI, Liberia

Coopted December 2013to replace Dr Alfred Dixon

Validation solicited

Governing Board

Four (4) ordinary meetings– Approved Addendum to Strategic Plan and 2nd OP – Commissioned and approved final evaluation of 1st

OP– Approved the CORAF/WECARD Gender Action plan– Approved audited accounts of CORAF/WECARD for

2012 and 2013, following certification by Grant Thornton Auditors

– Endorsed the STC OP 2012-2014– Endorsed 36 additional regional projects

(us$ 48,857,432) bringing total number of regional projects endorsed under the 1st OP to 72

Scientific and Technical Committee

1. Prof. Claude ADANDEDJAN, Université d’Abomey Calavi, Benin, Chair

2. Dr Alassa Moulium PEFOURA, CARBAP, Cameroon, Vice-Chair

3. Dr Brigitte, CIRAD 4. Dr Bamidele OMITOYIN, University of Ibadan , Nigeria5. Prof. Ajaga NJI, Université de Dschang, Cameroun6. Prof. Eric TOLLENS , Catholic University of Leuven,

Belgium 7. Dr Mamadou SANGARE, CIRDES, Burkina Faso,8. Dr Abdoulaye MANDO, IFDC, Togo9. Prof Muhammadou KAH , University of The Gambia10. Dr. Paul KIEPE, AfricaRice Center 11. Professor Lateef O. SANNI, Federal University of

Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Scientific & Technical Committee

Two (2) ordinary and 4 extra-ordinary meetings– Selected and proposed regional projects to the

Board for funding– Developed a roadmap for development of 2nd OP– Validated the followings/reviews:• Outcome of evaluation of 1st OP• Outcome of institutional assessments of WALIC, CIRDES

and IRED, and NCoS, livestock in Niger • Outcome of Knowledge Management study; and

midterm review of MDTF projects• Revision of the CORAF/WECARD Grants manual• Led the preparations of the 4th Science Week

2. Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships

Regional Agricultural Productivity Programs

2nd Phase of WAAPP - WAAPP 2AFunding Levels of WAAPP (US$ million)

Series Countries IDA GFRP Japan PHRD Total

WAAPP-1AGhana 15 - - 15Mali 15 - - 15Senegal 15 - - 15

WAAPP-1BBurkina Faso 15 6 - 21Côte d’Ivoire 30 6 8 44Nigeria 45 6 - 51

WAAPP-1CBenin 16.8 - - 16.8Gambia 7 5 - 12Guinea - - 9 9Liberia 6 - 8 14Niger 30 - - 30Sierra Leone 12 - 10 22Togo 12 - - 12

WAAPP-2AGhana 60 - - 60Mali 60 - - 60Senegal 60 - - 60

Total 398.8 23 35 456.8

WAAPP partners with CG & EMBRAPA

• New partnerships brokered for NCoS of WAAPP– Backstopping of NCoS by IITA, ICRISAT, ICRAF and AfricaRice– Harnessing new experiences from Brazil – EMBRAPA and China-

CAAS

New frontiers for WAAPP

• Dialogue initiated with governments in West Africa on adhesion to WAAPP:

1. Cape Verde2. Mauritania3. Guinée Bissau• Engaging CAAPP process: 1. Dialogue initiated with the World Bank on

launching the Central Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (CAAPP) : Chad, Cameroon, and Congo and Gabon

Mobilizing and consolidating partnerships

• Partnered with AFAAS in creating RESCAR-AOC• Formalized relationship with ROPPA – consultative

frame work created• Provided support to strengthening of NGOs network• Developed more action-oriented partnership with

CILSS• Secured agreement with ECOWAS on Establishment

of West Africa Seed Committee; implementation of fruit-fly project, contribution to CORAF/WECARD core budget

• Strengthened relationship with FARA: Strengthening Gender Policies, Selection of new Executive Director, development of Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa

New Development Partnerships

• WASP: new convention with USAID/WA system

• Exploring funding prospects for 2nd OP: BMGF• Strengthening WA seed system: Syngenta

Foundation • On-going negotiations with the ECOWAS for a

total of 3.5 M $US

3. Programmes Implementation

4. Finance & Resource Management

Resource Mobilization

• Projected funding for OP: US$ 112 million

• Mobilized funding by 2012: US$ 110 million

• Mobilized funding by 2014: US$ 118 million

Financial OverviewBalance sheet for year ended Dec 2013 &2012 (FCFA thousands)Assets 2013 2012Intangible assets 4 375 15 642Fixed assets 218 708 245 546

Financial Assets 8 306 2 652Receivable and similar assets 6 470 316 2 290 538

Cash Assets 3 699 510 4 441 518

Total assets 10 401 215 6 995 896Liabilities and net assets    Capital grant 3 283 053 252 565

Financial liabilities 802 184 419 317

Current liabilities 6 306 633 6 319 526

Cash liabilities 9 345 4 488

Total liabilities and net assets 10 401 215 6 995 896

Statements of revenue and expenses 2013 & 2012 (FCFA thousands)

Revenue 2013 2012Donor grants 5 344 695 5 601 565

Restricted grants 5 344 695 4 269 212 Unrestricted grants   1 332 353

Other grants 257 455 416 665

Interest and miscellaneous   -

Total revenue 5 602 150 6 018 230

Expenses    

Program related expenses 3 920 772 4 751 824Management/governance 2 016 730 1 401 146

Total expenses 5 937 502 6 152 970

(Deficit) surplus - 335 352 -134 740

Financers of CORAF/WECARD 2013; 2012 (FCFA thousands)Financers 2013 2012NARS    Benin 1 000 1 000Burkina Faso 1 000 1 000Cameroon 1 000 1 000Cape Verde 1 000 1 000Central African Republic 1 000 1 000TChad, 1 000 1 000Congo 1 000 1 000Côte d’Ivoire 1 000 1 000Democratic Republic of Congo 1 000 1 000Gabon 1 000 1 000Gambia 1 000 1 000Ghana 1 000 1 000Guinea 1 000 1 000Guinea Bissau 1 000 1 000Liberia 1 000 1 000Mali 1 000 1 000Mauritania 1 000 1 000Niger 1 000 1 000Nigeria 1 000 1 000Senegal 1 000 1 000Sierra Leone 1 000 1 000Togo 1 000 1 000WAAPP West Africa NARS 1 651 896 617 934Total 1 673 896 639 934

RECs and Partners Financing (FCFA thousands)2013 2012

ECOWAS 30 524 89 631UEMOA 1 500 000 -Total RECS 1 500 030 89 631Technical Partners    CTA 0 1 438FARA 560 752 388 298ICRISAT 15 921 24 438CIRAD 4 737 21 269Total Technical partners 581 410 435 443

Development Partners    DFID 0 1332353USAID 828 092 840 941AusAID 1 639 482 1 410 132IDRC/CRDI 439 317 191 276World Bank MDTF (EU & CIDA ) 2 186 765 683 855Total Development Partners 5 093 656 3 126 204

Total costs of ongoing regional projects (FCFA thousands)

Projects 2013 2012

Competitive projects 223 247 2 616 222

Commissioned projects 5 803 560 3 295 999

Total projects 6 026 807 5 912 221

Certified financial management• Audit and fiduciary reviews commissioned by

partners including USAID/WA, FARA, The World Bank, and the CORAF/WECARD Executive Secretariat, – Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton, noted significant

improvement in the rate of justification of advances to projects and also of disbursement.

– This was attributed to establishment of effective and improved fiduciary management systems by CORAF/WECARD.

– The reviews facilitated the certification of CORAF/WECARD accounts by Grant Thornton external auditors

Challenges • Inadequate M&E and Learning system - difficulties is

capturing results

• Poor quality country reports - difficulties in producing coherent reports at the CORAF/WECARD ES level

• Poor human and infrastructural resources to implement project activities at NARS level – difficulties in fully realizing AWPB

• Huge volume of activities added on to the normally planned activities of Program Managers - difficulties in fully realizing AWPB

Perspectives • Evolution into a real innovation and learning

institution

• Establishment of appropriate M&E and Learning systems at national and regional levels

• Strengthening partnership with other actors of the value chain especially the private sector

• Establishment of a system for scaling up and out existing results