FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AFRICA AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CAADP)

Abstract

Organisations are grappling with poor implementation of programmes, which results in low achievements of results. This study sought to assess the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) that affect the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The study covered participants from various institutions implementing CAADP such as AU Member States Ministries of Agriculture, Regional Economic Communities, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD and the African Union Commission CAADP Unit who completed an online questionnaire. The study design is descriptive to help describe the analysis of the collected data, and explanatory, to answer the question on the relationship between CAADP effectiveness and the CSFs. The study approach is quantitative to assist in numerical analysis of the data collected. Before data analysis, a reliability statistics Cronbach's Alpha was conducted, which gave the acceptable results of 0.745. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Programme\IBM\SPSS\Statistics\20). Tables, graphs and charts were used to present the analysed data or results. Findings showed that less than 50% of the respondents perceived that not all the CSFs were fully employed in CAADP implementation and the level of employing each factor varied from each organisation or country. On the relationship between CAADP effectiveness and the CSFs, the ANOVA yielded a p-value of .001, which is less than 0.05, indicating that the linear relationship is statistically significant between the dependent and independent variables. The study concluded that the CSFs need to be obligatory for CAADP to achieve its set objectives and goals and recommended the introduction of CAADP Champions, targeted training for implementers and prioritization of programmes in order to focus on results.