Role of DPs in Kenyan Agriculture growth

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Role of DPs in Kenyan Agriculture growth

• A Discussion paper for Tegemeo Conference on
  agricultural productivity, competetiveness and
  rural povery in Kenya
• 17th 18th September 2008
• J.K.Kiara

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Introduction

• This presentation intends to show that the that
  role of DPs has not only contributed to
  agricultural growth but also accelerated it.

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Source Daily Nation, March 2007
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Presentation outline

• Overview of development assistance to
  agricultural sector in Kenya
• Broad areas of support
• Coordination of development assistance to the
  sector
• Challenges and opportunities in realizing
  required growth

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Overview of development assistance

• The role of development partners has not been
  limited to the amount of ODA flows alone.
• Constructive dialogue, exchange visits and trade
  has enabled DPs contribute to sustainable
  agriculture growth and development in Kenya.
• information generated in developed countries has
  also informed the formulation of policies and
  strategies that have facilitated the growth of
  agriculture

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Overview---

• Nature, focus, volumes and strategies have
  changed over the last four decades
• green revolution in the 1960s to 1980s
• integrated rural development projects of 1980s
  to mid- 1990s
• sector wide approaches of today.

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Global ODA to Agriculture, 1980-2002, constant
prices (billion USD)
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Global Volumes of bilateral assistance to
agriculture in 1980, 1990 and 2000 mUSD
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Share of ODA to Kenyan Agriculture sector 2008/09
Dev. estimates
7.44 B KES
2.655 b KES
4.767 b KES
FAO, UNDP UNICEF
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12.4 BKES
Recurrent 2008/09 in B KES
146 m more
52 m more
1.8 b less
480 m less
Recurrent 2007/08 in B KES
14.2 BKES
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Broad areas of support

• Research
• Training
• Development
• Programme Identification
• Participatory Processes Mainstreamed in
  Programmes
• Major donor supported programmes

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Focus of ODA Kenyan programmes

• DPs support to the sector addresses questions
  raised in the World Development report on
  Agriculture for development.
• What can agriculture do for development?
• What are effective instruments in using
  agriculture for development and
• how can agriculture-for-development agendas best
  be implemented?
• The programmes both at ASCU and at subsector
  level address
• policy neglect and increasing investment in the
  sector.
• are pro-poor projects with the aim to increase
  the assets of the poor households,
• make small holders more productive and
• create opportunities in the rural nonfarm economy
  that the rural poor can seize.
• DPs are encouraging the design of policies and
  decision processes that are suited to Kenyas
  economic and social conditions, by
• mobilizing political support and
• improving the governance of agriculture

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Coordination

• SRA 2004
• SWAp workshop
• ASCU
• Thematic Working Groups
• ASSP

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Achievements and ongoing work

• RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
• Extension policy and its implementation framework
• National Agriculture Research System policy .
• Communication strategy for research and extension
  drafted.

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UMBRELLA LEGISLATION

• Concept Paper on consolidated legislation
  completed.
• Review of cap 318 has been undertaken
• Support to policy development in the sector
  ministries
• Fisheries Policy
• Cooperative Development Policy
• Cooperative Investment Policy.
• Kenya National Pharmaceutical Policy.
• Apiculture Policy.
• Kenya National Poultry Policy

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Agribusiness and Value Addition

• Commodity prioritizing exercise which included
  analyzing their value chain to list the pertinent
  constraints and requirements was conducted.
• 30 agricultural products for commercialization
  including indigenous crops were targeted
• Studies on 9 commodities undertaken -tea, cotton,
  pyrethrum, hides/skins (recommended by the NESC)
  Beef, Dairy, Coffee, Horticulture and Fish/Sea
  foods).

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INPUT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Development of the National Accelerated
  Agricultural Inputs Access Programme (NAAIAP)
• Review of and development of Seeds Policy, Seeds
  Act, and Seeds Regulations
• Development of National Variety Performance
  Trials Regulations

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FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION

• Food security and Nutrition policy and strategy
  have been completed and are awaiting cabinet
  approval.

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Other support initiatives

• Humanitarian and recovery
• Regional programmes
• Conferences, Seminars and Workshops

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Coordination
• Financial Commitments
• Local Capacity
• Global Governance

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