Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY FOR AGRICULTURAL 
 
TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA 
4.1 
This document serves to outline the overall direction that the Bank proposes for 
the Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, and does not outline an 
operational implementation plan
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; however, some key considerations regarding 
implementation are outlined below.
LESSONS LEARNED, AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE BANK’S APPROACH TO 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
THE 
STRATEGY 
FOR 
AGRICULTURAL 
TRANSFORAMTION IN AFRICA 
4.2 
The approach advocated for the Agricultural Transformation Agenda overall, 
and the Bank’s Feed Africa strategy in particular,
is informed by the Bank’s own 
experience in aiming to drive agricultural development, as well as broader data and evidence 
on what has worked in stimulating transformation. Based on a review of past transformations, 
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 A full outline of the anticipated implementation approach, phasing, resources, key roles and team 
structures, assets and key capabilities that the bank will develop for the execution of the strategy are 
included in the an ‘Implementation Plan’ document that is a technical annex to the Strategy..

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as well as IDEV evaluations of the Bank’s performance, and discussions with AfDB on lessons 
learned in the past, the overall approach for implementation has been based on four principles:
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Scaling and leveraging what is already working:
the initiatives that form the 
underlying execution of the strategy
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are either universally proven to deliver 
results, or involve scaling up and replicating promising pilots
• 
Ensuring sufficient skills and capabilities exist for follow-through:
examples 
of past initiatives that the Bank has aimed to pursue in agricultural development, 
such as the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, have attracted less funding 
than was originally intended (the AFFM has attracted US$13m of financing since 
its launch in 2008, versus the US$100m that was targeted); as and when such 
mechanisms are used moving forward, appropriate skills and capabilities – as well 
as fundamental availability of resources – will be required for follow-through 
•