Action Plan Tool for Implementation
of County CAADP Policy Plan
Concept and Building Blocks for
Strengthening Policy Systems and
Ensuring Effective Implementation of
Policy
Key Elements of a Policy System
1. Policy Agenda
– Linked to and prioritized by national investment plans
2. Institutional Architecture for Implementation of Policy
– Ensuring predictable, evidence based, transparent,
inclusive policy formulation / implementation
3. Mutual Accountability
– Ensuring public review of progress on commitments,
performance, the impact of investment plan and policy on
poverty and hunger
Key CAADP Principles Advanced
through Country Policy Plans
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Evidence based
Inclusivity
Transparency
Predictability
Good Governance
Efficient Markets
Coordination and Partnership
Key Elements of Policy Action Plan
1. Policy Agenda
• Steps and actions needed at 2 levels:
– Level 1: Develop prioritized policy agenda (already
done)
– Level 2: Implement each priority policy agenda
item to achieve purpose / goal / intent of the
overall policy
Key Elements of Policy Action Plan
2. Institutional Architecture
• Steps and actions needed at 3 levels
– Level 1: Complete and confirm diagnostics to clarify
components and status of institutional architecture
– Level 2: Build a support program and partnerships to
strengthen the institutional architecture
– Level 3: Establish coordination mechanisms to support
/ facilitate implementation of your support program /
partnership
Key Elements of Policy Action Plan
3. Mutual Accountability
• Steps and actions needed at 3 levels
– Level 1: Frame and define the joint development
agreement (JDA) and related commitments
– Level 2: Collect, analyze, publish findings reviewing
progress in meeting commitments and achieving
objectives of JDA
– Level 3: Jointly review progress made on
commitments, performance and impacts and adjust
plans as needed
Context for Policy Action Plan
When developing a Policy Action Plan, planners need to also
consider
1. Who will be interested in this policy change?
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Who are the clients/ constituents / beneficiaries of this policy
change?
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Minister? Farmers groups? Private sector?
2. Who will you report back to in order to carry policy
actions forward? Who will “champion” the policy action?
3. Do you need to do something to create more “demand”
for your team’s policy engagement?
Policy Action Plan
Tool
Country and Regional Teams can use
this tool to identify real steps needed to
implement policy changes, for CAADP
or other policy matrix or framework
Big Picture: Coordination Mechanisms to Support Country Investment Plan and
Policy Plan – EXAMPLE of steps and tasks
Step / Action
Level 1:
i.e. Overall National Agriculture
Investment Plan (NAIP)
coordination structure
responsible for policy and
investment actions established
and functional
Specific Tasks
1. i.e. Inter-ministerial Committee
established
2. i.e. Roles and responsibilities clarified
Level 2:
i.e. Mechanisms / groups across
policy areas for coordination
established and functional
1.1 i.e. Establish a policy steering
committee / coordination group
Level 3:
i.e. Groups for each policy area
established and functional
1.1.1 – i.e. Input policy group established
and includes
2.1.1 i.e. Trade policy group established
and includes
3.1.1 i.e. Land policy group established
and includes
1.2 i.e. Roles and responsibilities
Who
Timeframe
Key Elements of Policy System
1. Action Plan for Policy Agenda
Example: types of steps and actions needed at 2 levels
Step / Action
Specific Tasks
Level 1:
i.e. Develop
prioritized policy
agenda (if not
already done)
1 – i.e. Agriculture inputs
Level 2:
i.e. Steps needed to
implement each
priority policy
agenda item to
achieve the purpose
/ goal / intent of the
overall policy
1.1 – i.e. Develop matrix of priority policy
actions for each policy area that are key to
success of investment plan
1.2 – i.e. Develop workplan to complete
and implement each policy actions
2 – i.e. Agriculture enabling environment
for private sector
3 – i.e. Nutrition policy area
Who
Timeframe
Key Elements of Policy System
2. Action Plan for Institutional Architecture
EXAMPLE: types of steps and actions required at 3 levels
Step / Action
Specific Tasks
Level 1:
i.e. Complete and confirm diagnostics to
clarify components and status of
institutional architecture
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2
3
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Level 2:
i.e. Build a support program and
partnerships to strengthen the institutional
architecture
1.1
1.2
1.3
Level 3:
i.e. Establish coordination mechanisms to
support and facilitate implementation of
your support program / partnership
1.1.1
1.2.1
1.3.1
Who
Timeframe
Key Elements of Policy System
3. Action Plan for Mutual Accountability
EXAMPLE: types of steps and actions needed at 3 levels
Step / Action
Level 1:
i.e. Frame and define the
Joint Development
Agreement (JDA) and related
commitments (if not already
done)
Level 2:
i.e. Collect, analyze, publish
findings reviewing progress in
meeting commitments and
achieving objectives of JDA
Specific Tasks
1. i.e. Develop national agriculture investment plan
(NAIP)
2. i.e. Develop inventory of commitments made to
support your NAIP, including letters of intent and
commitments from donors, civil society, government
policy and government finance groups
1.1 i.e. Establish technical working group to collect data
1.2 i.e. Clarify products to be produced MA/ technical
review group
1.3 i.e. Define roles and responsibilities
1.4 i.e. Define workplan and timeline to complete the
work
Level 3:
1.1.1 i.e. Clarify dates for JSR
i.e. Implement Joint Sector
1.1.2 i.e. Organize public JSR meeting
Review (JSR) – measure progress 1.1.3 i.e. produce JSR report including
on commitments, performance, recommendations /adjustments in plans and
impacts and facilitate adjustment conclusions
to plans as needed