Seychelles scores 4.0/10 and on track in implementing the Malabo Declaration on Agriculture transformation in Africa.
Highlights of the 5 key areas of strong performance of the country
81%
for evidence based policies, supportive institutions and corresponding
human resources.
human resources.
100%
of men and women engaged in agriculture having access to financial
services.
services.
100%
of farmers having access to agriculture advisory services.
92%
of rural women have access to productive assets in agriculture(empowered).
6.3%
of total agricultural research spending as a share of agriculture GDP.
Highlights of the 5 key areas that require the country's attention
29%
for CAADP Process Completion.
-10.0%
annual growth of the agriculture value added (agricultural GDP).
-65.5%
increase of the value of intra-Africa trade of agricultural commodities and services.
66.7%
response to spending needs on resilience building initiatives, from the government budget.
13.9 kg/ha
of fertilizer consumption per hectare of arable land lower than the recommended 50 kg/ha.
Recommendations
- Seychelles should increase the use of modern agricultural inputs and technologies (such as fertiliser) to enhance performance of the agriculture sector.
- The country should put in place policies that would facilitate and promote intraregional African trade in agricultural commodities and services.
- Seychelles should improve and strengthen mutual accountability for action and results in the planning, implementation and evaluation of agriculture sector policies,programmes and actions.
COUNTRY SCORECARD
Overall country score: 3.55
2017 Country Scorecard for implementing Malabo Declaration
| Malabo Commitments Areas (T) | Commitments Categories (C) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Item | Score | Mimimum Score | progress | No. | Item | Score | Mimimum Score | progress |
| 1 | Re-committing to CAADP Process | 3.64 | 3.33 | On Track | |||||
| 1 | Completing National CAADP Process | 2.86 | 3.33 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Establishing CAADP based Cooperation, Partnership & Alliance | 0.00 | 3.33 | Not on Track | |||||
| 3 | Establishing CAADP based Policy & Institutional Review/ Setting/ Support | 8.06 | 3.33 | On Track | |||||
| 2 | Enhancing Investment Finance in Agriculture | 8.34 | 6.67 | On Track | |||||
| 1 | Public Expenditure in Agriculture | 6.67 | 10.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Enhancing access to finance | 10.00 | 3.33 | On Track | |||||
| 3 | Ending Hunger by 2025 | 1.65 | 3.71 | Not on Track | |||||
| 1 | Access to Agriculture inputs and technologies | 4.91 | 5.53 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Doubling agricultural Productivity | 3.33 | 1.00 | On Track | |||||
| 3 | Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss | 0.00 | 1.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 4 | Strengthening Social Protection | 0.00 | 10.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 5 | Improving Food security and Nutrition | 0.00 | 1.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 4 | Halving Poverty through Agriculture by 2025 | 2.85 | 2.06 | On Track | |||||
| 1 | Sustaining Agricultural GDP for Poverty Reduction | 0.00 | 3.25 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Establishing Inclusive PPPs for commodity value chains | 0.00 | 1.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 3 | Creating job for Youth in agricultural value chains | 1.41 | 1.00 | On Track | |||||
| 4 | Women participation in Agri-business | 10.00 | 3.00 | On Track | |||||
| 5 | Boosting Intra-African Trade in Agriculture Commodities | 4.17 | 1 | On Track | |||||
| 1 | Tripling Intra-African Trade for agriculture commodities and services | 0.00 | 1.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Establishing Intra-African Trade Policies and institutional conditions | 8.34 | 1.00 | On Track | |||||
| 6 | Enhancing Resilience to Climate Variability | 3.34 | 6 | Not on Track | |||||
| 1 | Ensuring Resilience to climate related risks | 0.00 | 2.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Investment in resilience building | 6.67 | 10.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 7 | Mutual Accountability for Actions and Results | 4.1 | 4.78 | Not on Track | |||||
| 1 | Increasing country capacity for evidence based planning, impl. and M&E | 0.77 | 1.00 | Not on Track | |||||
| 2 | Fostering Peer Review and Mutual Accountability | 2.22 | 3.33 | Not on Track | |||||
| 3 | Conducting a Biennial Agriculture Review Process | 9.32 | 10.00 | Not on Track | |||||