Joining Forces to support Farmer Entrepreneurship

Agri-ProFocus Uganda

Coordination meeting

24 January 2011

Objectives

Discuss and find joint answers to:

How we are doing as APF-UgandaNeccesary improvementsPlans for 2011How we can support each other

When What09.00 Welcome - Introduction and Overview

09.30 Joint Reflection on Performance APF-UgandaTheory of Change

Joint Assessment Excercise11.00 Break11.15 Conclusions and recommendations12.00 APF-Uganda 2011

Farmers’ organisations (Hellen – NUCAFE and Esther - SACU) Financial Services (Joseph – VECO and Ivan - SNV)

Farming Services (Allan - BRAC)13.00 Lunch14.00 APF-Uganda 2011

Food Security (Astrid - ZOA) Market information (Robert and Racheal – FIT Uganda)

Policy (Stella - Pelum) Gender (Bernard – SNV and Roel - APF)

15.15 Break15.30 Collaboration and Exchange

Membership and leadership Budget

Coordination and support Online exchange

16.45 Wrap up – Next steps17.00 Closure

Programme

Agri-ProFocus

Agricultural producer organisations

in developing countries are key to economic development and poverty reduction.

Promoting farmer entrepreneurship

through cooperation, exchange and learning is the goal

of our partnership.

Focus is on seven African countries

and four themes: value chains, financial services, sustainable food production and gender

How did we start?

Multi-stakeholder workshop in Entebbe (Nov 2009)

- Dutch and their Ugandan partners

- Definition of areas where the Network can add a value for farmer entrepreneurship in Uganda

5 topics (5 working groups)

- Financial services

- Market information and Market access

- Policy

- Farmer services

- Farmer Organisations Food security (integration in the different topics) Gender in Value Chains Online platform: http://apf-uganda.ning.com

“All Topics Are Linked”

Overview 2010

Policy (PELUM): Stakeholder and policies mapping Information sharing on related issues

- Draft National Standards and Quality policy

- A review and analysis of agriculture related policies that support sustainable agriculture

- Towards enhancing small- scale farmers livelihoods and food security through indigenous climate change adaptation

Conduct policy research; linking with ESFIM research consultant for policy research on Action Research to Audit the Effectiveness of NAADS and proposals for Reform: The NAADS that farmers want

Financial services group request: a need for advocacy about; importance of agri-financing, increasing agriculture budget by government and establishment of more agri-development oriented banks

Overview 2010

Financial services (VECO):

Priority setting for the group (inventory?) after new start with leadership of Veco/Cordaid

Group merging together with Veco/Cordaid group

Draft TOR for study demand and supply analysis for agriculture finance

Sharing of APF-Zambia approach

• Farming services (BRAC):

Identify gap in rice VC, topics for improvement of farming services

Possible taking up other commodity/VC (staple food)

Draft TOR finished

KIT follow up

Overview 2010

Farming as a business (farming organisations) NUCAFE/Send A Cow/AGRITERRACall for cases; good practices on farming organisations for business and their support systems ( 18 cases submitted)Linking with Makarere University (Business Minds) and WUR, 2 students) Assessments end 2010Sharing in workshop early 2011

Market access and information (FIT Uganda)Working group with “external members”; Grameen, EAGC, AB Trust, Ssemwanga)MI symposium with over 200 participants with outcomes;-Mandate for broader forum (incl. government)-Mandate for broader working group broader (MSP?) working on validation/standards of MI (public/private good), directory (who and how’s)-Importance to linking with financial services-Importance of linking with ICT (final mile to the end-user)-Plan of working on standardisation of MI (policy/advocacy)

Overview 2010

Gender and Value Chain (SNV/Oxfam-Novib)

In collaboration with Oxfam-Novib; Gender and VC event (sharing experiences and how to incorporate it within network)

Draft agenda for Gender and VC within APF Uganda

Food security (ICCO)

ZOA, ICCO, Oxfam took initiative to reflect on how to incorporate Food Securty within the network, which partners? Which themes, which activities?

Draft TOR (linked with climate adaptation a.o.)

Country strategy agreement 2010-2012 for Dutch coalition

Ultimate revision of agreement and budget

Overview 2010

Important linkage Makarere University through Business Minds Africa

Members (over 325 members on-line platform Ning) exchanging information

Exchange visit from APF Rwanda

Theory of Change and PME system applied (progress report)

Agri-ProFocus Uganda: Online Platform (NING)

Joint Reflection on Performance APF-Uganda

Theory of Change Diffferent entry points to farmer entrepreneurship Different actions and players What is it that we are actually doing and producing as

a network? Are we doing the right things in the right way? How do we contribute to Change? How to measure our results and at what levels?

Use of 5 C model: Capacities of networks Coordination and harmonization (are we relevant and

coherent?) External linkages (are we connected?) Joint action (are we contributing to efficiency?) Learning and Innovation (are we making sustainable

improvements?) Development results (are the participating organisations

becoming more effective?)

Outcome mappingWhat do we expect, what do we like, what do we love

Combining models

Assessment MatrixEvaluation Topics Evaluation Questions

Agri-ProFocus Sphere of Control

1.Coordination and Harmonisation

1.1 Is there a clear mandate for the network (vision, ambitions and strategy)?1.2Who are the contributing organisations and are their vision, ambitions and strategy consistent with those of the APF network?

2.External Relationships

2.1Does the APF network establish legitimate and relevant external relationships?

3.Joint Action

3.1Does the APF network take charge efficiently?3.2Is the APF network being propelled by inspiring leadership?

4.Learning and Innovation

4.1Does the network create opportunities, incentives, and confidence to learn?4.2 Does the APF network foster an adaptive management and innovation culture?

Agri-ProFocus Sphere of Influence

5.Development Results

5.1Does the APF network contribute to more effective interventions by the different actors?

Joint exercise to assess results

5 Sheets, 5 Groups Each Sheet Contains one or two questions Take 10 minutes for each Sheet Think of the things you have been involved in:

what was achieved / outputs in 2010 Write down on a card with a marker in Capital

Letters (Legibly) Make it as concrete as possible!

Note: You can use the guideline in your map to see what type of indicators we have used. These might inspire you!

What did we think of this exercise?

Was it difficult / easy?Does it help in getting an overview of where we

are going with APF-Uganda?Are we thinking along similar or different lines?

Per topicWhat are we proud of and do we keep?

What are our challenges and how do we tackle them?

Conclusions and recommendations

When What09.00 Welcome - Introduction and Overview

09.30 Joint Reflection on Performance APF-UgandaTheory of Change

Joint Assessment Excercise11.00 Break11.15 Conclusions and recommendations12.00 APF-Uganda 2011

Farmers’ organisations (Hellen – NUCAFE and Esther - SACU) Financial Services (Joseph – VECO and Ivan - SNV)

Farming Services (Allan - BRAC)13.00 Lunch14.00 APF-Uganda 2011

Food Security (Astrid - ZOA) Market information (Robert and Racheal – FIT Uganda)

Policy (Stella - Pelum) Gender (Bernard – SNV and Roel - APF)

15.15 Break15.30 Collaboration and Exchange

Membership and leadership Budget

Coordination and support Online exchange

16.45 Wrap up – Next steps17.00 Closure

Programme

APF-Uganda 2011 .......

Plans per group (10 minutes max. per presentation)

What are the issues to tackle?Who is involved / should be involved more?What are the Planned Activities?What is the Change?

Reactions and suggestions (be constructive!) max 10 minutes

Agri-ProFocus Uganda: Online Platform (NING)

Coordination and harmonization (are we relevant and coherent?) ProudContinuity through an accepted and budgeted joint strategyA local structure growing in quality and numbers of stakeholders involvedCommitment of Dutch APF-members in helping to move things forwardWell functioning coordination triangle willing to make APF network work

ChallengesMaking sure the APF themes are well embedded in wider developmentsLinking the different themes / groups to work effective and efficientlyFurther deepening of exchange with and linking of existing programmes of Dutch APF membersBuilding relationships beyond individual professionals towards management External linkages (are we connected?) ProudGetting wider recognition for the network by new stakeholders linking upMoving beyond the initial agenda towards brokering ‘deals’ with new actors  ChallengesInvolvement of government and private sectorGetting a good overview of external stakeholders and pro-actively engage with them

Conclusions

Joint action (are we efficient?) Proud Various groups getting things done making the network grow and attractive Different events that have been (co-) organized by APF, like MIS, Gender and the

PELUM event

Challenges jump starting activities in access to finance, food security and gender Fostering continued development in already active groups Organizing sufficient human and financial resources (and priorities) to keep the energy

Learning and Innovation (are sustainably improving?)

Proud Emerging culture of knowledge and experience sharing both online and in F2F events Effective linkages to Ugandan institutes of higher learning

Challenges Developing innovative learning products together (both in content and usability) Coordinating knowledge agendas and roles of Dutch and Ugandan institutes Effective use of good examples from other APF countries Move beyond sharing and stimulate peer to peer dialogue (on NING) and reflection

Conclusions

Development results (are we effective?)

This maybe too early to tell?

We are looking for an answer to three questions:

What has motivated actors to participate in APF Uganda?

How are the action and learning outputs translated to better services / interventions for farmer entrepreneurs?

What are the lessons learned by the actors to use for improving the functioning of the network?

Conclusions