Leveraging National Marketing Information Systems and the Regional Food Balance Sheet.

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Leveraging National Marketing Information
Systems and the Regional Food Balance Sheet.

• Presentation by
• Janet Kalulu Ngombalu
• Marketing information systems and Communications
  Manager - EAGC.

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Presentation outline.

• Introduction
• About EAGC.
• EAGC MIS work.
• Regional Food Balance Sheet (RFBS)
• Rationale
• Role of MIS in Regional Food Balance Sheet
• Participation of National MISs in RFBS
• Conclusion.

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Introduction

• Agribusiness marketing is currently estimated at
  US 150 Million with projected growth.
• International agribusiness is positioning the
  Africa to feed the future.
• According to CAADP, investments in market access
  requires an initial investment of US 62 billion
  over some 10 to 15 years while operation and
  maintenance of these assets will require an
  additional US 37 billion.

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Regional Markets

• Africa is on the right path of intra-regional
  trade, but lags behind other global regions.
• Exports from Africa increased significantly in
  the last 8 years.
• Intra-regional trade within emerging Asia
  increased 8 fold.
• Africa remains low and accounts for less than
  10 of world total trade.
• IRT grown by 49 per cent in the last five years
  (EAC)
• Increased investments in foreign direct
  investment (FDI) almost tripled from 692
  million (Sh913.4 billion) in 2002 to 1.7billion
  (Sh2.2 trillion) in 2007.
• The trade is both informal and formal trade.

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A REGION FREED FROM INDIGNITY OF HUNGER AND FOOD
INSECURITY- Overall Goal

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REDUCING TRANSACTIONS COSTS

• Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
• Institutional framework for regional grain trade
  promotion
• Dialogue between public and private stakeholders
• A system for providing timely , reliable and
  accurate information
• Stabilized Regional grain market prices
• Enhanced Market access by small-scale grain
  producers
• Well- functioning regional grain supply chain

• Structured Trading system
• Market Information System
• Grain Value chain stakeholders capacity building
• Grain trade and policy environment

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EAGC Market Information
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The Regional Food Balance Sheet (RFBS)

• It is a reflection of the food security picture
  at a given time indicating availability, through
  production estimates and trade
• It has mostly been prepared by governments
  through respective Ministries of Agriculture,
  private sector, millers, traders and farmers
• EAGC is spearheading efforts for the regional
  balance sheet with EAC and partners

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Rationale for RFBS

• Initiative anchored in the EAC Regional Food
  Security Action Plan
• Great potential for food surplus and trade in the
  region
• This evidence/information is presently not
  readily available hence ad-hoc policy decisions
  to protect national interests
• Information on regionally available food stock to
  inform food security policy
• Regional staple foods trade development better
  prices, movement of foods from surplus to deficit
  region
• Investments in agriculture as a result of
  predictable policies.

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The EAC Regional Food Balance Sheet - Template
Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE Annex 1 ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY FOOD BALANCE SHEET TEMPLATE
Country Uganda Month ending 30TH August 2011 Country Uganda Month ending 30TH August 2011 Country Uganda Month ending 30TH August 2011 Country Uganda Month ending 30TH August 2011 Country Uganda Month ending 30TH August 2011 Country Uganda Month ending 30TH August 2011
  Maize Wheat Rice Beans Millet Sorghum
A. Domestic Supply            
(1) Carry Over Stocks - as at 31st July (MT)            
(2) Imports (projections for 2011)            
          From Regional sources (EACCOMESA/SADC)            
          From Extra Regional sources            
Total Imports            
(3) Production (projections for 2011)            
          Long rains            
          Short Rains            
Total Production per year            
(4) Post harvest loss            
(5) National Availability (MT)          
(123) (4)          
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The EAC Regional Food Balance Sheet Template
(Contd)
Maize Wheat Rice Beans Millet Sorghum
B. Domestic Utilisation
(6) Exports (projected exports for August 2011
Exports to EAC/COMESA/SADC
Extra regional exports
Total Exports
(7) Seed (Projected allocation for seed)
(8) Feed (Projected allocation for feed)
(9) National Consumption (MT)
(10) Available stock by end August 2011 (MT) 5 (6 789)
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Table 1 Illustrative EAC Regional Food Balance
Sheet As at 1st April 2010 Source National Food
Balance Sheet survey reports
  Maize Wheat Rice Beans Millet Sorghum
(1) Carry Over Stocks as at 31st March 2009 (MT) 854,085 5,077 41,709 93,060 10,154 84,238
- - - - - -
From Regional sources (EACCOMESA) 408,300 15,000 8,000 12,000 4,703 16,500
From Extra Regional sources 129,060 859,996 257,532 14,190 36 4
Total Imports 604,677 880,088 279,055 38,390 4,757 29,783
(3) Production (projections for 2010)            
Long rains 5,830,162 468,648 918,683 1,593,205 1,010,524 1,116,378
Short Rains 2,261,414 89,879 295,415 857,946 93,147 518,915
Total Production per year 8,091,576 558,527 1,214,098 2,451,151 1,103,671 1,635,293
(4) Post harvest loss 573,727 36,306 40,931 122,736 22,385 103,701
(5) Regional Availability (MT) (123)-4 8,976,611 1,407,386 1,493,931 2,459,865 1,096,197 1,566,060
(6) Exports (projected exports for 2010 - - - - - -
       Exports to EAC/COMESA 126,828 5,378 25,382 37,364 - 14,524
       Extra regional exports - 2,000 4,000 61 - -
Total Exports 126,828 5,378 25,382 37,425 - 14,524
(7) Regional Consumption (MT) 7,980,077 1,344,055 1,355,102 2,010,240 962,486 1,460,509
(8) Available stock by end of As at 1st April 2010 (MT) 5 (6 7) 870,244 67,442 113,447 591,606 133,711 91,027
  Maize Wheat Rice Beans Millet Sorghum
(1) Carry Over Stocks as at 31st March 2009 (MT) 854,085 5,077 41,709 93,060 10,154 84,238
(2) Imports (projections for 2010) - - - - - -
From Regional sources (EACCOMESA) 408,300 15,000 8,000 12,000 4,703 16,500
From Extra Regional sources 129,060 859,996 257,532 14,190 36 4
Total Imports 604,677 880,088 279,055 38,390 4,757 29,783
(3) Production (projections for 2010)            
Long rains 5,830,162 468,648 918,683 1,593,205 1,010,524 1,116,378
Short Rains 2,261,414 89,879 295,415 857,946 93,147 518,915
Total Production per year 8,091,576 558,527 1,214,098 2,451,151 1,103,671 1,635,293
(4) Post harvest loss 573,727 36,306 40,931 122,736 22,385 103,701
(5) Regional Availability (MT) (123)-4 8,976,611 1,407,386 1,493,931 2,459,865 1,096,197 1,566,060
(6) Exports (projected exports for 2010 - - - - - -
       Exports to EAC/COMESA 126,828 5,378 25,382 37,364 - 14,524
       Extra regional exports - 2,000 4,000 61 - -
Total Exports 126,828 5,378 25,382 37,425 - 14,524
(7) Regional Consumption (MT) 7,980,077 1,344,055 1,355,102 2,010,240 962,486 1,460,509
(8) Available stock by end of As at 1st April 2010 (MT) 5 (6 7) 870,244 67,442 113,447 591,606 133,711 91,027
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National Institutional Framework Roles and
responsibilities

• Public Ministries of Agriculture, Ministries of
  Trade, Ministries of Emergency programs, Central
  Bureau of Statistics organizations, National Food
  Reserve Agencies, Revenue Authorities, Central
  Banks, Ministries of Finance Planning.
• Private Farmer organizations, Traders
  Organizations, Millers Organizations, Warehouse
  operators, commodity exchanges, civil society,
  seed companies, animal feed organizations,
  development partners, FAO, FEWSNET, WFP and
  National MIS service providers.

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National MIS initiatives and RFBS

• Main driver of RFBS
• Quality, Valid, Relevant and Timely data
• Market Intelligence projections and analysis
  reports
• Warehouse stock tracking
• Prediction of surplus and deficit areas.
• Provide Market linkage and access.
• Daily, weekly or regular monitoring of
  information.
• Harmonised regional data collection methodology.
• Export/import monitoring
• Packaging and Dissemination to relevant users.
• Coordination of National Committees.
• Monthly updating of the balance sheets

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• For More Information
• Janet Kalulu Ngombalu
• jngombalu_at_eagc.com
• www.eagc.org
• www.ratin.net

• Harriet Nabirye
• EAGC Country Manager, Uganda
• Email hnabirye_at_eagc.org
• 254 772 457417