TAAT POLICY ENABLER

Enabling An Environment for Technology Deployment in Africa

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The TAAT Policy Enabler, led by AATF, is supporting efforts towards the creation of an enabling environment that will fast-track crop variety release and registration and spur market incentives for agro-inputs and agricultural produce. The Project achieves this through engagement with policy decision-makers and relevant stakeholders for policy, regulatory and institutional reforms in the seed sector, pesticide industry and agricultural value chains in select African countries.

AATF is leading the TAAT Policy Enabler Project, an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program. The objectives include:

• Create a strong seed system in target Countries through seed industry assessments and facilitation of the elimination of policy and regulatory challenges in the seed sector.

• Increase access and availability of quality seeds through the accreditation of seed companies and agro-input suppliers.

• Harmonise regional technology release and registration policies through the study of existing protocols and enactment of relevant policies that improve the cross-boundary movement of seeds and agricultural goods.

• Facilitate competitive value-added chains through an analysis of existing value chain studies and synthesis of policies that create market incentives for farmers and agribusinesses.

AATF PROJECTS

TELA Maize

TAAT Maize

TAAT Policy Enabler

MLN Project

OUR CONTRIBUTION

Increase the proportion of African farmers using improved seeds from 30 per cent to 60 per cent within the next 8-10 years.

Increase in value addition in Africa from $40 of value-added to one ton of processed products to US$80 due to increased value addition created by a reliable and competitive supply of feedstock.

“It should be possible for Africa to quadruple agriculture output in the next 30 years”

– Donald Kaberuka, Former President AfDB.

PROJECT BENEFIT

FARMERS

Advocacy for policy interventions to address access to cheaper farming inputs ranging from quality seeds, fertilizers to agro-chemicals.

BUSINESSES

Create an enabling environment that nurtures commercial agriculture by streamlining access to markets.

SOCIETY

Provide technical support to governments in Africa on matters relating to the deployment of agricultural technology to fast track attainment of food security in the continent.

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FIELD & IMPACT STORIES

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PROJECT PARTNERS

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Dr. Francis Nang’ayo

Senior Manager, Regulatory Matters

F.Nangayo@aatf-africa.org

PROJECT INVESTORS

AfDB is supporting AATF in executing activities under the TAAT Maize Compact and TAAT Policy Enabler Compact under the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program.

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