The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC Annual General Meeting

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1 NEPAD Business Foundation Presentation to: The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC Annual General Meeting Thursday, 23 June 2016 Country Club Johannesburg, Auckland Park Lynette Chen Chief Executive Officer

2 Introduction to the NEPAD Business Foundation

3 Who we are A Non Profit Organisation formed to achieve the New Partnership for Africa s Developments (NEPAD) outcomes African based NPO with cross border mandate Neutral multi-stakeholder party Linkages and access to African governments and key decision makers Specialist advisory assignments Up-to-date intelligence on business development issues in Africa Provide Investment Business Platforms with Government representatives from Africa Physical presence in multiple African countries To support Our Vision to provide critical linkages between public and private sector with the intention of accelerating development projects from inception to implementation for the prosperity of Africa. Our Mission... to promote sustainable economic development in Africa through the private sector.

4 Inception Feasibility Bankability Implementation Role of the NEPAD Business Foundation The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) acts a Project Management Unit to catalyse, coordinate, unlock and accelerate project development in Africa, from concept to bankability, through public-private and development finance partnerships Project Origin (Public Sector/Developer/Sponsor) Project Destination (Private Sector/PPP) GVT s DFI s Donors NBF BRIDGE PIDA PICI SADC PPP Private sector companies inform the strategy and function of the NBF which is supported by Regional Economic Communities (RECs) NBG/Continental chambers of commerce Development agencies/ DFIs / Donor agencies African governments MOU AU/NEPAD Structures Assembly of the African Union (AU) NEPAD HSGOC NEPAD Steering Committee NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

5 NBF Competencies why we matter? Strategic NEPAD alignment through MoU s with the African Union and NEPAD Agency. African presence in RSA, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia. Convening power to bring together multistakeholders Facilitation PMU Facilitation Gvt Pvt PPP

6 NBF membership and support

7 NBF membership and support

8 NBF structure

9 NBF NPCA NBF programmes aligned to NEPAD Planning & Coordination Agency (NPCA) Thematic Focus Areas

10 NBF programmes NBF Agri-Desk

11 NBF Agriculture Desk 1. NBF is one of the non-state actors supporting the new CAADP Vision, Targets and Goals to achieve Implementation, Results and Outputs. 2. Focus areas: Smallholder farmer (SHF) mechanization, microirrigation systems, Aggregation and market linkages. 3. Private sector mobilization is central to all the work we do at the NBF brings efficiency, innovation and capital.

12 Four Pillars Aligned to CAADP 2025 Vision Angonia/Rural Women Archetype Inclusive and innovative public-private partnerships in financing and investment in Agricultural value chains Women & youth inclusivity in agricultural value chains to create wealth at household and national level Capacity building Inclusive Agricultural Growth and Transformation Improve Nutrition and Food Security Increase production and productivity of staple foods land tenure, inputs, irrigation, mechanization and reduce PHL Partnerships with private sector in the +/- five (5) priority Agricultural Commodities Capacity building Angonia/Rural Women Archetype Crosscutting Climate Smart Agriculture Programmes and Projects Water resources management Integrated Landscape Management Approach Partnerships Capacity building Enhance Resilience and Reduce Vulnerability to Shocks & Climate Variability Boost Intra-African Agricultural Commodities Trade Multisectoralism Approach- Regionally Integrated Infrastructure development, Agricultural Commodities Exchanges, Energy, etc Agricultural trade policies harmonization Capacity Building Mtanga Archetype

13 Removing the Barriers in Agriculture Programme Vision Providing food security for Africa by reducing poverty and hunger and achieve sustainable economic growth in Africa, aligned to CAADP. Mission To leverage private sector skills and finance for development in agriculture to improve smallholder farmer income and integrating them into a dynamic, internationally competitive agricultural sector. Removing the Barriers (RtB) promotes collaboration, cooperation, coordination & communication - public & private sectors Beira Corridor. Objectives Resolve barriers to trade, investment & agricultural development Mobilised strategic partnerships Strengthened pan-african value addition and trade Good practice private sector led initiatives brought to scale Enabled environment for improving private sector investment created

14 Removing the Barriers in Agriculture - Projects Pilot Project Implemented Country Intervention Impact 1. Scaling-up food production and productivity in soya beans Mozambique Mechanisation Value chain development small scale farmers 3X yields and income 2. Supply chain entrepreneurship project with Instituto Superior Politécnico de Manica (ISPM) Mozambique Capacity Building 90 students per year for 4 years since The CEPAGRI Project (Agriculture Investment Promotion Agency) Mozambique Capacity Building Qualitative 4. Women Land Rights (DUATs) with FDC Project Mozambique Gender inclusivity Policy 9 rural Mozambiqan women given DUATs 5. Mtanga Potato Seed Project Tanzania Policy New clean potato seed registered in Tanzania 8,000 farmers tripled yields and incomes 6. Southern Africa Agricultural Development Partnership platform (SAADPP) SA, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia Public-Private Dialogue platform 3 thematic areas outputs Investment projects

15 NBF programmes African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN)

16 African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN) Morocco Algeria Tunisia Network of 16 African countries Institutes of Directors represented with additional countries to follow : Egypt Egypt Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Ethiopia Uganda Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Ghana Ivory Coast Nigeria Tunisia Zambia South Africa ` Mozambique Zimbabwe Malawi Mauritius Institute of Corporate Governance in Algeria (Hawkama El Djazair) indicated interest and to formally sign up as members

17 Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN)

18 Strategic Water Partnership Network The SWPN is a partnership between the public sector (primarily the Department of Water and Sanitation DWS), the private sector and civil society working collectively to close a 17% gap between water supply and demand that is anticipated to manifest by the year 2030 in South Africa.

19 Strategic Water Partnership Network Strategic Focus Areas to close the water gap Effluent and Waste Water Treatment Mine water management Municipal waste water management and reuse Water use Efficiency and Leakage Reduction No Drop Performance-based contract Agricultural Supply Chain water Multi-stakeholder business case Vaalharts Water Administration system Priority areas based on: Major impact on future water demand or supply Potential for scalable action Potential for replication Opportunity for public-private partnership

20 NBF Africa Investment & Integration Desk (AVID)

21 AVID - Definition of Challenges NEPAD PIDA and CAADP programmes have identified strategic investments required to sustain Africa s growth and development Calls have been made for private sector to fill Africa s multi-billion dollar financing gap However, key private sector needs not being adequately met today: Information What, where, when are the African investment opportunities Multiple asset classes (project and non-project, capital market...) Project Preparation developing bankability Facilitation realising the opportunity Coordinating with the public and DFI sector removing investment barriers; straddling cross-border issues; benefiting from DFI risk and finance products

22 NBF Africa Infrastructure Desk (Afri-ID)

23 Outcomes Mission Vision Afri-ID Vision, Mission and Outcomes An African continent that is enabled by high quality infrastructure that promotes regional integration, intra-africa and international trade and development Establish a multi-stakeholder platform where private sector and public sector partners cooperate in the development of regionally integrated infrastructure in Africa Accelerate infrastructure development and implementation of projects through focused research, relationship linkages and a methodical facilitation process with private sector The aim of the Afri-ID is to accelerate the development of investment and commercial infrastructure opportunities through private sector engagement

24 Afri-ID introduction AFRI-ID Activities 1. Preparation of infrastructure projects up to project structuring to create local pipelines of investable projects 2. Engagement across Africa and connection with local businesses and government to develop deep knowledge on the priority infrastructure projects in Africa and identify business opportunities 3. Collection of country information on local regulation and policy issues to have better understand of the local political environment, the Africa market entry barriers 4. Joint effort with other financers to solve strategic infrastructure issues in Africa Expected Outcomes 1. Public project Sponsors receive services and infrastructure from the Private Sector that they expect/require 2. Private Sector is able to submit good proposals to Public Sector that satisfy their expectations 3. Continuity/progress on priority infrastructure projects on the continent 4. Africanising infrastructure

25 Southern Africa Business Forum (SABF)

26 Problems to be addressed

27 Savuti Declaration The Savuti Declaration was the key outcome from the SABF Conference whereby the private sector calls for implementation of SADC s extensive plans for regional integration with a focus on: RISDP and Industrialisation Strategy through regional value chains; Movement of goods, services and business people; SADC Railway Development Master Plan; Non-tariff barrier mechanisms; and Access to energy and water.

28 Southern Africa Business Forum (SABF)

29 SABF calendar August 2016 in Swaziland, on the margins of the SADC HoS Summit SADC Industrialisation Week Aim is to popularise the SADC Industrialisation Strategy to promote inclusiveness and primarily focused on creating awareness and imparting knowledge about the process, activities, opportunities and expected benefits from the industrialisation process. 24 th & 25 th August 2016: Southern Africa Business Forum (SABF) Conference & NEPAD/SADC Financing Infrastructure Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) are billed as key events in SADC Industrialisation Week. Progress in Working Groups will be presented and opportunities for collaboration in unblocking NTBs and infrastructure challenges, joint projects, etc. Seminars on investment, financing, as well as business-to-business exchanges.

30 Lynette Chen Chief Executive Officer NEPAD Business Foundation lynette.chen@thenbf.co.za Tel :

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