Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

ANNEX IV: OVERVIEW OF STRATEGY INITIATIVES
The implementation of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda involves identifying a focused 
set of agricultural commodity value chains to transform, and creating the conditions for 
transformation: (i) dramatic increases in production and productivity through the dissemination 
of productivity increasing technology, and raised input and mechanization intensity; (ii) the 
creation of organized and well-functioning markets to fully realize the value of increased 
production; and (iii) ensuring the creation of a well-funded private sector that is capable of 
taking emergent successes to scale.
There is a critical role for the public sector to enable transformation, by kick starting the 
process, shepherding it to scale and creating the enabling environment policies, reforms and 
associated investments in assets (especially infrastructure) that will allow private sector 
agribusiness to grow to scale.
The implementation of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda from the perspective of the 
public sector therefore involves enabling transformation, and specifically in 7 areas, as outlined 
below:
Mobilization of a well-
funded private sector 
capable of scaling 
emergent agribusiness 
successes
and drive long-term 
sustainable agribusiness 
growth
Dramatic increases in 
production & 
productivity
Large-scale dissemination of 
productivity-increasing 
technology, inputs, and 
capital
Simultaneous creation of 
market structures to 
realize the value of 
increased production
though the development of 
input and output markets 
structures / governance, and 
incentives