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Sufficient or adequate incentives exist to convince the private sector and youth to engage in agriculture as a positive opportunity for income generation
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Farmers have access to adequate financial and natural resources (in particular, land and water)
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Effective partnerships with the CGIAR, advanced research institutions and research institutions in emerging economies are in place
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There is comprehensive implementation and delivery of CAADP objectives
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Potential for market expansion exists and is realised and gains are accessible and beneficial to the poor and disadvantaged
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Strengthened human capacity is retained in Africa
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Coping strategies for dealing with climate change are effective.
Monitoring and evaluation The Secretariat has a fully-fledged M&E unit led by an experienced expert. Because it is not an implementing agency, the Secretariat will, in the main, collect relevant information and data related to the performance of the three strategic priority areas from the relevant actors. FARA’s M&E system will therefore be linked to other M&E systems that have been or are being developed to monitor and evaluate different aspects of CAADP and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The M&E unit will generate information and data to meet the Secretariat’s reporting requirements in relation to the Executive Board, the MDTF and donors, the General Assembly and its stakeholder organizations. Communication strategy FARA’s communication strategy sets out ways of reaching and informing specific high-level decision makers and their constituents to help disseminate the products of FARA’s programme and secure and sustain support for the Forum from its stakeholders and investors. A case in point is the need to raise appreciation for the way in which FARA helps to keep CAADP priorities for agriculture and agricultural research, extension and education properly embedded in national and REC investment plans, the African science agenda for agriculture, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and AFSIPs. FARA’s communication strategy is based on a mix of pre-planned strategic multi-media products, such as newsletters and policy briefs and presentations at key forums, in particular the Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD) and FARA’s Africa Agriculture Science Week. This is reinforced by a capacity to take timely advantage of such opportunistic events as United Nations or G20 meetings that address topics in FARA’s mandate areas. An increasing number of online consultations provide opportunities for FARA’s stakeholders to be heard at all levels. For its communication, FARA uses its website – the [fara-net] weekly update, which has over 2000 subscribers – as well as newsletters, published reports, printed briefs, journal articles, conferences and social media. 11