SC 19 meeting, July 2023
The 19th CARD Steering Committee Meeting was held at Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 3rd July 2023. Co-chaired by Dr. Baboucarr Manneh of AfricaRice in the morning session and Mr. Shinjiro Amameishi of JICA in the afternoon session. The meeting was attended by the representatives of AATF (African Agricultural Technology Foundation), AfricaRice, AfDB (Africa Development Bank), AGRA (Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Forum), IFAD (International Fund for Agriculture Development, IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency, JIRCAS (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences), WFP (World Food Program), EAC (The East African Community Secretariat), ECOWAS (The Commission of Economic Community of West African States) and SADC (The Southern African Development Community).
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE SC19
- 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 2023/2024.
AGENDA
- CARD Progress
- Key points to be covered in GM9
- Rice related activities by SC members
- CARD M&E
- Schedule of future CARD meetings
MINUTES OF SC19 [PDF]
PROGRAM
| Time | Item | Presenter |
| 9:00-9:05 | Opening remarks | Co-chair (AfricaRice) |
| 9:05-9:15 | Recap of discussions in SC18 | CARD Secretariat |
| 9:15-9:35 | CARD Progress [PDF] | CARD Secretariat |
| 9:35-10:20 | Key points to be covered in GM9 | CARD Secretariat |
| i) Continuous support to the CARD member countries in NRDS implementation | SC members | |
| ii) Continuous support to relevant stakeholders for regional strategy development/implementation led by RECs | ||
| iii) Good practices of Industrialization through private sector engagement | ||
| iv) M&E Framework for CARD Phase 2 | ||
| 11:00-12:30 | Rice related activities by SC members | |
| Highlight of AATF Rice Activities [PDF] | AATF | |
| Structural Transformation of the Rice Sector in West Africa [PDF] | AfDB | |
| Rice Development Actions [PDF] | FARA | |
| Selected IFAD investments in rice [PDF] | IFAD | |
| 13:30-15:00 | Rice related activities by SC members | |
| Update from JICA’s support in CARD member countries [PDF] | JICA | |
| Provision of science-based evidence and technologies [PDF] | JIRCAS | |
| Update 2023 World Food Programme [PDF] | WFP | |
| 15:00-15:45 | CARD M&E [PDF] | CARD Secretariat |
| 15:45-16:00 | Schedule of future CARD meetings | CARD Secretariat |
| 16:00-16:15 | Closing remarks | JICA |
