At the FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa) meeting of March 2002 held in Maputo, Mozambique, the World Bank and European Union (EU) jointly presented a concept note outlining a new road map, that emerged through a consultative process, to enhance and sustain the institutional and financial base of agricultural technology systems in SSA.
The concept advocates for: (i) a broadening and deepening of policy and institutional reforms to promote increased efficiency, accountability, institutional stability of public organizations engaged in technology development, transfer and application, (ii) a broadening of the institutional base for technology generation and delivery at national and sub-regional levels, above and beyond public institutions, (iii) a greater and more effective integration of the various level of operations from local to global, and (iv) broadening and securing the funding basis. The concept was endorsed and mainstreamed into the NEPAD and FARA Framework for Action.