Focus on KenyaAgri-ProFocus

Country Focus meeting 2009-02-24 at LEI in The Hague

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

APF Members Interested

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?

Process and next steps

(timing) Multi stakeholder workshop

Partner selectionParticipation membersBudgetFacilitation and communicationOther