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Enhancing Agricultural Growth: Kenya's CAADP Compact Development

The Kenya CAADP Compact aims to align agricultural policies with Vision 2030, focusing on commercially-oriented agriculture. This document outlines the agriculture sector's current state, priorities, and the challenges it faces, including underfunding and adverse weather patterns. Key thematic areas include sustainable land management, food security, and agribusiness development. Emphasis is placed on stakeholder collaboration and implementation of legal reforms to ensure effective agricultural practices. The CAADP process involves ongoing consultations and reviews to adapt to emerging issues and enhance productivity.

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Enhancing Agricultural Growth: Kenya's CAADP Compact Development

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  1. CAADP PROGRESS INKENYA • Development of regional CAADP Compact • Dorcas, Irene, Githinji, Okeyo • 2-6 Sept 2013 • Bujumbura

  2. Introduction: Agriculture Sector, Policies &Strategies Policies & Strategies • Vision 2030: Commercially oriented agriculture • ASDS: 7% agric. Growth • MTIP: 2013-18 • Food & Nutrition Policy • National Agricultural Sector Extension Policy & Strategy • National Agricultural Research System Policy • Other Sub- sector policies & strategies

  3. An Overview

  4. AGRIC STATUS, PRIORITIES,ISSUES CHALLENGES & CONSTRAINTS: • Underfunding (currently 5% of National Budget) • Adverse weather patterns, • Inadequate research & extension ; • High cost of inputs, • Low productivity & Output; • Inadequate marketing infrastructure & access • Degradation of range lands and declining soil fertilities • Pests and diseases

  5. SECTOR PRIORITIES • Legal regulatory and institutional reforms • Research and extension • Food and nutrition security • Agribusiness and value addition • Environment, Sustainable land and natural resources management • Agricultural inputs and financial services

  6. THEMATIC AREAS IN NATIONAL COMPACT • Environment, Sustainable land and natural resources management • Agribusiness, access to markets and value addition • Food and nutrition security • Agricultural research, technology dissemination and adoption

  7. Inclusiveness • The Kenya CAADP compact commits the government to implement the Vision of the sector as described in the ASDS • The CAADP process was led by the Agricultural Sector Coordinating Unit • Extent:- All four sub-sectors have opportunity for enhanced collaboration

  8. GAPS • Launched in 2010:- in initial stages of implementation • Implementation of agricultural activities under devolved system

  9. Issues of Regional Nature • Management of shared resources • Trans-boundary pests and diseases • Free trade areas • Management of grazing lands • Marketing infrastructure • Management of Water catchment areas • Transfer of skills and research technologies • Information Management & Sharing

  10. Level of Stakeholder Commitment • Bi-annual Stakeholder meeting to review progress in the sector

  11. Recommendations • Sensitize devolved units to implement the thematic areas in the National CAADP compact • Enhance collaboration among key stakeholders- sub-sectors players and private sector

  12. CAADP Process • Internal consultation between sub-sectors:- Fisheries, Crops, Livestock and Forestry • Stakeholder engagement:- Views and ownership • Peer review:- for validation • Launch:- publicity and political leadership • Signing;- commitment (Minister for Finance, Minister for Agriculture, NEPAD, COMESA, EU, Private sector)

  13. THANK YOU

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