focus on kenya agri-profocus country focus meeting 2009-02-24 at lei in the hague
TRANSCRIPT
Today’s (2-3-2009) Objectives
Clarity on process
Definition of entry points from the perspective of APF members;
Agreement on conditions and next steps.
Agenda
14.00 Kenya Country focus process so far- Presentation- Questions for clarification
14.15 Defining the playing field- Areas of con- and divergence - Entry points for collaboration
15.45 Exchanging Information16.15 Process and next steps17.00 Closure
Agri-ProFocus Mission
To provide coherent and demand driven support to enhance the capacity of producer organisations in developing farmer entrepreneurship within the context of poverty reduction
Agri-ProFocus Strategy
Choices and Changes2005 – 2008 2009 – 2012
Strengthening POsPromoting farmer
entrepreneurship through enhancement of capacity
Project based trajectories Country driven programmatic approach
Knowledge and information exchange
Learning and innovation at member- and PO-level
Gradual increasing network approach
Intensification of member commitment
Predominantly NGO, research network
Stronger private sector involvement
APF in Practice
7 country programmes 10-15 (thematic/subsectoral) trajectories Value chain development; financial services;
sustainable food production; gender Lessons and innovation: through events,
publications, communities of learning and platform for debate
Country Focus Entry Points
Strategic: Coordinating and harmonising existing efforts; Identification and formulation of new joint activities; Linking country programmes with learning and innovation.
Focus on: farmer entrepreneurship; value chain development, financial services and
sustainable food production; Gender balance; PO capacity and enabling environment;
Country Focus Conditions
Context specific - different pace Embedded within national priority setting by
local stakeholders; ICCO, CORDAID, Oxfam Novib, HIVOS and
SNV take the initial lead Inviting members to join and co-create APF-support office: independent broker and
facilitation
Programmatic Approach
Inception- Visioning from leads- Sourcing interest members
Programming - Overview matrix- Defining strategic entry points- Prep. analyses of agriculture- Inviting local stakeholders- Multi-stakeholder workshop- CPA Agreement
Identification - Formulation Financing Implementing - M&E
Country Focus Process to Date
Country Inception Programming Identifying – Formulating
Financing
Implementing - M&E
Ethiopia XX
Kenya XXX X
Mozambique X
Niger XXX X
Rwanda XXX XX X
Uganda X
Zambia XXX
Legenda: X: First Steps Taken - XX: Half Way - XXX: Completed
Country Focus Kenya: From Inception to Programming
Steps taken / in progress- Sourcing initial interest APF members
- Developing process and roles SNV and APF
- Overview Matrix
- Analysis / Synthesis farmer entrepreneurship Kenya
Steps to take- Setting the APF members’ agenda
- Selecting partners
- Multi—stakeholder workshop in Kenya
- Formalising Country Programme Agreement
Defining the Playing Field
Areas of con- and divergence
What emerges from our existing practice?
Identifying entry points
What does my organisation like to enhance / develop regarding farmer entrepreneurship in Kenya?