KENYA Agricultural Productivity Project KAPP - and Better

Kenya Agricultural
Productivity Project (KAPP)
Presentation to MORE AND BETTER AID
Workshop on
The Logic of Planning and Resource Allocation
S.G. Muigai
National Coordinator - KAPP
4-6 th May 2005
at Silver Springs Hotel-NAIROBI, Hotel NAIROBI, KENYA
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Background
• Role of agricultural sector in economic
development/growth in Kenya
• Key Economic Sector contributing
– 26% of the GDP &
– further 27% through links with manufacturing,
distribution, and other services sub-sectors
– 60% of export earnings
– 80% of population living in rural areas and deriving
livelihood mainly from agriculture
– 80% of 56% Kenyas poor population are rural folk
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PAST / RECENT TRENDS
• Declining Agricultural Growth
• Declining Economic Growth
• Increasing Poverty
• Increasing Food Insecurity
• Environmental degradation etc
• This could be interpreted as Failure of
Local & Donor support to agriculture
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RECOVERY STRATEGY &
POLICY INITIATIVES (1)
• Need for a new paradigm
• Need for support of the agricultural growth
continuum
• Need for wholistic approach
• Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and
Employment Creation (ERS) (2003-2007):
– identifies agriculture as one of the prime movers of
the recovery program
– emphasis on sustainable agricultural growth as a
critical element in poverty reduction
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STRATEGYIES & INITIATIVES(2)
Strategy for Revitalizing Agriculture (SRA)
• Move from subsistence to commercially oriented,
competitive, sustainable agriculture
• Aims at providing a policy and institutional environment
that is conducive to increasing agricultural productivity ie
Increasing productivity to lower per unit costs of production by:
– Improving extension service system
– Improving research system
– Empowering farmers
– Improving the link between research, extension and the farmer
– MANY OTHER ACTIONS
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KAPP Development Objectives (1)
• In the context of WB (CAS)
– Economic growth, institutional reforms, reduced
poverty, food security, sustainable livelihood through
research for/and development.
• In the context of ERS, SRA
– Expedite institution reforms
– Increase agricultural productivity
– improvement of the livelihoods rural communities
through the improved performance of the agricultural
technology supply and demand system
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KAPP Development Objectives (2)
• In the perceptions of MOA, MoLFD, KARI
– Initiate implementation of SRA
– Expedite policy reforms
– Expedite institutional reforms
– Sustain institutional development
– Sustain agricultural technology development
system
– Improve application of agricultural science
and technology for development
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KAPP Specific Objectives
Contributing to:
►Improving the policy and regulatory
framework in agriculture
►Improving performance of agricultural
research development institutions
►Raising the productivity and efficiency of
public investments;
►Increasing farm real incomes
►improving the environment for private sector
investment and participation
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Project Components
• Component 1: Facilitation of Sector
Institutional Reforms
– KAPP Coordinating Organs
– Support to the National Reform Process
• Component 2: Support to Extension
System Reform
– Extension System Reform - Inputs into
the Policy Formulation Process
– Learning Pilots and Capacity Building
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Project Components
• Component 3: Support to Research
System Reform
– Development of a NARS Policy and
Institutional Framework
– Support to the Kenya Agricultural Research
Institute (KARI) research portfolio and
partnerships
• Component 4: Support to Farmer/Client
Empowerment
– Institutions for Farmer Organization and Empowerment
– Targeted interventions for Client Empowerment
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Underlying Expectation
• Outputs:
– new/better policies,
– technologies and knowledge,
– Better services delivery approaches,
• Outcomes:
– efficient institutions,
– Increased adoption of technologies
– increased productivity,
– Vibrant/Competitive farm enterprises
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• Impact:
Underlying Expectation
– Increased farm incomes
– Food security
– Reduced poverty
– Sustainable agriculture growth (?)
– Increased economic growth (?)
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Progress
• Organs formed:
– Inter-ministrial Coordination Committee – not
functional
– Inter-ministrial Steering Committee -
Functional
– Secretariat – Functional
– District Service Units – in process
– Research Taskforce – in process
– Extension Taskforce – in process
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Progress
• Procurement – on Course
• Training – on course
• Disbursement to Research Centres – on
course
• Research grants – yet
• Extension grants – awaiting DSU
• Farmer grants – awaiting DSU
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CHALLENGES:
Implementation Challenges
• Meeting the demands of the so many
stakeholders
• Balancing the different interests
• Meeting the Expectations
• Monitoring implementation
• Monitoring impact
• MEETING TRIGGERS FOR NEXT
PHASES
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