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Building effective partnerships. The reality…. 2012: 2 billion people malnourished generating heath and productivity challenges 2050 world population: 9 billion people 70 % to 100 % increase of food production needed increasingly scarce resources, changing climate…
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The reality… • 2012: 2 billion people malnourished generating heath and productivity challenges • 2050 world population: 9 billion people • 70 % to 100 % increase of food production needed • increasingly scarce resources, changing climate… • 1980 – 2004: 16% cut for agriculture assistance • Agriculture = 4% of public spending in developing countries. • Average Sub-Saharan African farmer: • just over a ton of cereal/acre • poor access to and use of tools, techniques, and productive resources • Limited and slow access to investment • Institutional and financial gaps, knowledge gaps in research & development of technologies, methodologies, as well as the conservation and production of suitable varieties and breeds.
Non market-based relationship between AVET demand and offer NGO interference Public interference (Extension Officers & facilitators) Training Providers Smallholder Farmers Large-scale Farm & Investors (PPP) ? Unemployed Youth The demand The Offer Farm Field Schools Women Youth Groups and Clubs Rural Household (Families) Farmer Groups & Associations From project approach to market system approach
Which key players can be identified in the skills training chain? AVET marketdevelopment
Donors Public Sector Regulators Directorate of Industrial Training DIT Ministry of Education & Sports Ministry of Local Government Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries Ministry of Labour, Gender & Social Ministry of Water & Environment Facilitator Smallholder Farmers Facilitator Implementers Private Sector Farm Field Schools Farmer Groups & Associations Unemployed Youth (Extension Officers & facilitators) Women Youth Groups and Clubs Large-scale Farm & Investors (PPP) Training Providers Rural Household (Families) Intermediaries Services Independent Consultants University/ Research Inst. Local NGOs & CBOs Input Providers Embedded Services Finance Institutions (Banks and Micro) Buyers (Market Linkages) AVET actor constellation map
Building effective development processes and structures with compatible goals, sharing the work, risks and results or proceeds. • solutions to complex issues; • combine efforts to shared opportunities; • do more with less • eliminate overlap & duplication; • integrate ideas, activities and goals • shared knowledge and ideas. • shared authority, • joint investment of resources, • mutual benefits, • share risk, responsibility & accountability.
Which key players can be identified in the skills training chain? AVET partnership Schematic Design Government MAAF, MoE&S, MLG,MLG MOF&P Public policy Voice accountability R&D Curriculum Training Providers NGOs, Associations Private Sector AVET Training Providers Incentives Incentives Development Partners
Optimising contribution to good quality relevant agricultural skills training? • Understand the AVET market dynamics • Put the main actors at the center, including • demand side: rural households, SMEs • Offer side: AVET service providers • Connect the agriculture sector with supporting sectors generating off-farm employment market • Measure impacts in terms of employability and agriculture sub-sectors’ performances • Develop inclusive, gender sensitive & systemic financing mechanisms all along the AVET chain system
Which collaboration is needed for an effective program? • Develop private sector led AVET intelligence • Which skills are needed and where? • Which AVET services are offered and where? • How to fill the quantitative & qualitative gaps? • Co-creation, incubation, financing & mentoring of AVET business solutions (PPP, joint venture…) • Engage supporting sectors such as ICT, energy, transport, environment & biodiversity conservation • Documenting processes, learning, up-scaling