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KENYA NATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

KENYA NATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS KENFAP’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAADP PROCESS IN KENYA TEL: 254 20 600355/608324 FAX: 254 20 608325 EMAIL: producers@kenfap.org WEBSITE: www.kenfap.org. INTRODUCTION.

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KENYA NATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

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  1. KENYA NATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS KENFAP’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAADP PROCESS IN KENYA TEL: 254 20 600355/608324 FAX: 254 20 608325 EMAIL: producers@kenfap.org WEBSITE: www.kenfap.org

  2. INTRODUCTION • Lobby and advocacy is the core business of Kenya National Federation of Agricultural Producers (KENFAP) in the agricultural sector. • KENFAP supports networking, advocacy and joint action initiatives with like minded organizations to forge alliances in strategic partnerships

  3. KENFAP’S LOBBY AND ADVOCACY PROCESS • Objectives • Activities • Platforms/forums • The Kenya CAADP compact is implemented through The agricultural sector development strategy. (ASDS) • Outputs

  4. OBJECTIVES • The Overall Goal is to develop and implement strategies for enhancing the farmers voice in lobby and advocacy • Obtaining formal (i.e. legal) recognition of farmers’ organisations from the government. • Formation and strengthening of national, regional and international networks; • Establishing dialogue between farmers organizations, researchers, policymakers and policy analysts;

  5. OBJECTIVES CONTI… • Formulation of policies affecting the Agricultural sector through KEPSA • Providing up-to-date information to CSOs to facilitate their participation in developing agriculture and rural development policies • Various policy review committees to represent the farmers’ views through

  6. ACTIVITIES • Formulation of policies affecting the Agricultural sector-through KEPSA • Government Ministries-This is mainly by invitation where the federation is asked to send a representative to sit in various policy review committees to represent the farmers’ views. • Commodity associations’ representation

  7. Commodity associations’ representation • Lobby for inclusion • Policy analysis • Farmers associations’ requests • Donor organizations/strategic partnerships • Loose Coalitions

  8. PLATFORMS/FORUMS • National Business Agenda (NBA), • budgetary Process’ Sector Working Groups (SWG), • Ministerial Stakeholders Forum (MSF) • Ministerial Taskforces (MTFs) • Prime Ministers Round Table (PMRT) • Speakers Round Table (SRT) • Presidential Round Table (PRT)

  9. KENFAP’S INVOLVEMENT IN CAADP COMPACT • The Kenya CAADP compact is implemented through The agricultural sector development strategy. (ASDS) • Private sector participation in the government processes has been through its umbrella body, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) • KEPSA operates through sector boards, with that of agriculture being chaired by the Kenya National Federation of Agricultural Producers (KENFAP) • KENFAP was instrumental at the Task Forces, Thematic working groups, Technical inter-ministerial committees and the inter-ministerial coordinating committee. This has been possible because there are clear provisions in the SRA document (The predecessor of ASDS)

  10. OUTPUTS • Institutional frameworks in place • Enhanced relationships between farmer organizations and other stakeholders in lobby and advocacy (e.g. research and extension institutes, ministries of agriculture, universities) • Demands on government by farmers strengthened. • Farmers demands incorporated the into policy research agendas • Improved access to policymakers by farmers • Enabling policy environment for small scale farmers.

  11. THANK YOU MERCI

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