1. PEI Spotlight Seminar Innovation from Africa – The Future of Agriculture on the continent 15th March, 2017

2. CONTENTS Who we are Our approach Where we work Innovation & technology
Main challenges

3. WHO WE ARE
FARM AFRICA is a specialist international development agency working to create a prosperous rural East Africa.
30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
£15 MILLION TURNOVER
£15 MILLION TURNOVER
SPECIALIST EXPERTISE
RANGE OF PROJECTS
£15 MILLION TURNOVER
Agriculture
Crops
Forests
Natural resource management
Livestock
Rangelands
Market engagement
Aquaculture
Ecosystems $

4. OUR APPROACH Agriculture Natural Resource Management Market Engagement
Community
Engagement
Technology
Land and water
resource management
Climate-smart agriculture
Participatory forest management
Participatory rangeland management
Ecosystems management
Value realisation
Trade facilitation and marketing
Access to finance
Business development
Participatory process
Generating and sharing knowledge

5. WHERE WE WORK

6. People and attitudes at all levels are a key factor in success
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
3 WAYS OF APPROACHING INNOVATION:
AGRICULTURE
CAPACITY BUILDING
PROGRAMMING
Development of technologies and innovations in the way farmers deliver agriculture practices:
Irrigation systems
Seed
Animal health
Animal feed
Drought resistant crops
Aquaculture
Development of technologies and innovations in the way farmer capacities are built, in the way information is reshaped and transferred:
Weather information
Mobile technologies for agriculture “tips” or Monitoring and Evaluation.
Trading platform
Access to finance
Development of innovations in the way we design programmes:
From specific ecosystem management programmes to integrated landscape management
From direct delivery to system approach
Testing new approach: micro-insurance services.
People and attitudes at all levels are a key factor in success

7. MAIN CHALLENGES Getting the business model right
Making innovations practical
Talking the same language
Business model analysis required from the start
Cost/benefit analysis for farmers
Affordability and Scalability
Clear identification of farmer needs
Turning innovations/technology into valuable information/asset for farmers
Balance of “top-down” and “bottom up” processes
3 main stakeholders usually involved in the process: private sector partners, development agencies & research bodies
Still too much 3 different worlds talking 3 different languages