Agri-ProFocus Kenya Debriefing March 1 st 2010 Utrecht Welcome!

Meeting objectives Shape clarity in the direction and the process of collaboration within Agri-ProFocus Kenya Outcomes Consolidated the main choices made (both regarding content and coordination) Defined roles and ways of support from APF members toward the main output areas Have agreement on the next steps

Agenda 1.Overview APF Kenya (Roel) Process steps since Naivasha workshop; results, emerged focus and priorities 2.Linking country focus to APF member agenda (discussion) Fit with the current APF members agenda? What is missing? 3.Action - learning on agri-business development (Peter) 4.Activity plan 2010 (discussion per output area) link to partners / cases, resources, methodology 5.Coordination Roles and responsibilities Country programme agreement 6.Next steps and closure

Overview APF Kenya: Principles Strategic objectives: Coordinating and harmonising; Exchange, learning and innovation; Joint Action; Preconditions: Work from & within existing efforts combine networks No new funding

Overview APF Kenya: members involved

Inception / Programming (Jan – June 09) Identification / Priority Setting (July – Sept. 09) 1 st coordination meeting / debriefing (Oct 09) 2 nd coordination meeting (Jan 2010) Overview APF Kenya: Process Steps and Results

Inception / Programming (Jan – June 09) Affiliation Matrix Synthesis Paper Multi-stakeholder workshop

Overview APF Kenya: Process Steps and Results Inception / Programming (Jan – June 09) Identification / Priority Setting – (July - Sept. 09) Defining Thematic / Sub-sector Plans in group meetings Support by SNV APF members linking to groups First joint activities (e.g. coffee, dairy, finance)

Inception / Programming (Jan – June 09) Identification / Priority Setting (July – September 09) First coordination meeting and debriefing (Oct 09) 6 of 9 groups active Identified elements for strategic focus: o Aim: Bridging the gap between Kenyan service providers and farmers for profitable entrepreneurship. o Outcomes: Capacity building of farmers (associations) and strengthening of business service provision o Deliverables: quality and outreach of existing curricula; appropriate financial products and services; enhanced market access for smallholders Draft Strategy and format work plan developed and shared APF members to link to groups and partners Exchange on Ning (e.g. ToR finance study) Work plans developed by groups Overview APF Kenya: Process Steps and Results

Inception / Programming (Jan – June 09) Identification / Priority Setting (July – September 09) First coordination meeting and debriefing (Oct 09) Second coordination meeting (Jan 2010) Positives agriculture on the agenda; sharing of knowledge; skills and (some) resources new linkages and strengthening contacts with existing partners; Challenges need for more focus and expectations; more direction and clear communication; commitment to teamwork in groups. Overview APF Kenya: Process Steps and Results

Overview APF Kenya: Emerged Focus

Overview APF Kenya: Coordination SNV to coordinate APF to coach and support KIT role in learning process Teams re-arranged o 5 Sub-sector team leaders KCPA, SNV (2), KENFAP, KLMC/Heifer o Financial services team leader o Policy dialogue team leader - KENFAP.

Outline APF Kenya: Some conclusions Coordination meeting shows commitment Focus and action – learning approach are shared Strong sense to become more active Process is still fragile, so need to: o Make sure that what we do is core business o Seize the new momentum o APF members to support groups

Linking country focus to APF member agenda General round of comments and questions How does this fit with the current APF members agenda? What is missing?

Action learning on agri-business development Objective Improve practice of facilitating agri-business development How? Identify, document and share good practices Learning across partners for more effective collaboration (coalitions)

Action learning on agri-business development Approach Documenting and sharing experiences and methods of different organizations through finished cases Learn by doing in on-going cases of agri- business development through stakeholder coalitions Regular and structured exchange between case facilitators to stimulate peer-to-peer learning and documentation

Action learning on agri-business development Activities finished cases 1.Identification of cases by participating organizations 2.Write-up of a sample case 3.Draft case descriptions following the sample case 4.Workshop sharing cases and identifying good practices 5.Apply good practices to on-going cases

Action learning on agri-business development Case examples finished cases 1.KENFAP cases on micro-projects 2.SNV cases on value chain development 3.… 4.… Examples on-going cases 1.Organic Coffee production, Ranchonyo District. KOAN, UFADHILI TRUST, KCPA, 5 cooperatives

Action learning on agri-business development Case Based Action Learning Learning Case Executing coalition Farmers NGO Knowledge institute Agri-business Learning Case Financial services Tailor made capacity building Business development services Strengthening producer organizations Agri-business development capacity Evidence based policy making Knowledge development PO Gender issues

Action learning on agri-business development Expectations from participating members 1.Identify finished cases to highlight methods / experiences 2.Identify on-going or starting cases 3.Make participation in cross-case learning part of regular package of activities 4.Support events for cross-case learning (participation and resources) 5.Willingness to share methods and absorb good practices 6.Provide tailored support to all cases, rather than only ‘own’ cases

Action learning on agri-business development Results (2 year time-frame) 1.Shared ownership and sense of responsibility for cases complete case dossiers 3.Joint publication based on case dossiers 4.Contribution from APF Kenya to country focus documentation 5.Spin-off activities from the cases, showing stronger collaboration and synergy between members 6.Jointly coordinated programme for agri-business development in Kenya, based on good practices learned ??

Activity plan 2010 (discussion per output area) Agri-business cases o link to partners / cases, o Resources o Methodology Finance o Market study o Exchange event o... Policy Group Knowledge and Exchange

Coordination: Roles and responsibilities Country programme agreement Communication

Communication and network building