SC 18 meeting, September 2022
The 18th CARD Steering Committee Meeting was held at Julius Nyerere International Convention Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 29th September and 30 September 2022. Co-chaired by Dr. Kayode Sanni of AATF and Mr. Fahari Marwa of EAC Secretariat. The meeting was attended physically by the representatives of African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), AfricaRice, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), World Food Program (WFP), East African Community (EAC), and Southern African Development Community (SADC). Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) joined virtually.
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE SC18
- To share the progress made by CARD and its steering committee members in CARD member countries during the past year
- To review and endorse the work plan for CARD for 2022/23.
PROGRAM
Day 1
| Time | Topic | In charge |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Self-introduction | All |
| 09:15 – 09:25 | Co-chair’s remarks | AATF |
| 09:25 -10:15 | 1. Stocktaking of activities in the CARD phase 2 [PDF] | CARD Secretariat |
| – NRDS/RRDS formulation and implementation | ||
| – NRDS M&E baseline setting at each member country | ||
| 10:15 – 11:30 | 2. Update of each organization’s supports in the rice sector in Africa
WFP: Saving lives changing lives [PDF] JIRCAS: Contributions to CARD, Progress report [PDF] JICA: Support in CARD member countries [PDF] |
SC members |
| 12:00 -13:30 | 2. Update of each organization’s supports in the rice sector in Africa
IsDB: Regional rice value chain program [PDF] IRRI: Supporting rice sector development in Africa [PDF] FAO: Rice programme in the region [PDF] |
SC members |
| 14:30 -15:50 | 2. Update of each organization’s supports in the rice sector in Africa
AGRA: Support to the rice industry in Africa [PDF] AATF: Intervention in the rice sector in Africa [PDF] AfricaRice: Contributions to rice sector development in CARD member countries [PDF] |
SC members |
| 15:50 -16:00 | 3. Regional strategy formulation and implementation [PDF] | CARD Secretariat |
| 16:00 -16:20 | – Sharing an example of supports to ECOWAS strategy (ECOWAS Rice Offensive) | ECOWAS |
| 16:20 -16:40 | – Sharing the experience over the formulation of EAC strategy and reporting of discussion over its validation [PDF] | EAC |
| 16:40 -17:00 | – SADC’s plan for rice sector strategy development [PDF] | SADC |
Day 2
| 08:30 -09:00 | Arrival and Registration | All |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Report of TICAD8 CARD side event [PDF] | JICA |
| 09:10 – 10:00 | Way forward for supporting of ECOWAS Rice Offensive Action Plan and EAC Strategy (ERDS) | CARD Secretariat SC members |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | CARD M&E | CARD Secretariat |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Discussions over CARD M&E | SC members |
| 11:30 – 12:20 | SC members’ contribution towards CARD activities | CARD Secretariat SC members |
| 12:20 – 13:00 | CARD Way forward (2022/23) – Next RECs to support |
CARD Secretariat SC members |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | AOB | All |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Co-chair summary | EAC Secretariat |
| 13:20 – 13:30 | Closing remarks | JICA |
