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Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture In Africa -
Experiences From The ATMS Project
Kofi AndahRegional Manager, East AfricaAMSCO/ATMS Project of the UNDP
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Presentation Outline
1.Background of AMSCO/ATMS Project2.Experience in Issues of Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture:
a. Food Security and the MDGsb. Sustainable Agriculture and the MDGsc. AMSCO/ATMS involvementd. Case Studiese. Impact
3.Challenges4.Opportunities
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Background of AMSCO/ATMS
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Set up in 1989 3 components:
African Training & Management Services (ATMS) ProjectRegional Project of the UNDP
African Management Services Company (AMSCO)Project implementationSet up by IFC, AfDB and DFIs
ATMS FoundationDonor fundraisingAllocation and disbursement of grants to project
clients
AMSCO/ATMS Project
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Operational coverage (30-Sep-2011) 23 African countries 217 client institutions 334 technical experts
AMSCO/ATMS Project
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Experience In Food Security&
Sustainable Agriculture Issues
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Dimensions of Food Security
Source: E.K. Boon, Food security In Africa: Challenges And Prospects
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Food Security: Linkage To MDGs
Millennium Development GoalsSelected Targets
Indicators For Monitoring Progress(from the Millenium Declaration)Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger
Target 1c: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger
1.8 Prevalence of underweight children under five years of age
1.9Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption
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Satisfying human food and fiber needs Enhancing quality of the environment and natural
resources Efficient use of non-renewable resources Sustainable economic viability of farm operations Enhancing quality of life of farmers and the society
as a whole
Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
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Sustainable Agriculture: Linkage To MDGs
Millenium Development GoalsSelected Targets
Indicators For Monitoring Progress(from the Millenium Declaration)Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Target 7a: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources
7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest
7.2 CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP)
7.3 Consumption of ozone-depleting substances
7.4 Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits
Target 7b: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss
7.5 Proportion of total water resources used
7.6 Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected
7.7 Proportion of species threatened with extinction
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7% of portfolio in Agriculture and Forestry Sector Specific activities vary:
Rice farming in TanzaniaCotton growing in KenyaPoultry rearing in Mozambique
Linkages exist with other sectors supported Microfinance
LeasingLendingSaving
Alternative energy Agriculture research
AMSCO/ATMS Involvement
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Alternative Energy: Lean Energy Solutions
Established in western Kenya in 2007
Alternative energy consulting and manufacturing: Gemba Kaizen production methodology
Energy and technical Audits
Manufacture of energy efficient briquettes from sugar cane bagasse
Winner of 3 awards at the 2010 Kenya Institute of Management Business Awards
1 Technical Expert seconded as GM
Grant funding provided by ATMS Foundation
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Alternative Energy: Lean Energy Solutions
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Originally formed as Mngeta Farms in the 1980s
Privatized in 2007 after years of neglect
Focuses on cultivation of rice and beans
Implements an environmentally-friendly rice farming methodology – System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
Supports smallholder rice farmers
2 Technical Experts seconded
Rice Farming: Kilombero Plantations
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Rice Farming: Kilombero Plantations
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Ugandan-registered trust focused on agriculture and agri-business development
Operates across East Africa
Focus includes technology development and improving value chain efficiency
Current strategy focused on implementation of donor projects in agricultural sector
Mission is to expand market-led sustainable agriculture for development
1 Technical Expert seconded as CEO
Grant funding provided by ATMS Foundation
Research & Project Implementation: Kilimo Trust
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Research & Project Implementation: Kilimo Trust
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Small, start-up poultry processing company
Located in northern Mozambique
Has a hatchery facility producing up to 45,000 chicks per week
15,000 chicks supplied to subsistence farmers in the community
Mature chickens are purchased from subsistence farmers
Products: chickens and eggs
2 Technical Experts seconded
Grant funding provided by ATMS Foundation
Poultry Farming: New Horizons
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Poultry Farming: New Horizon
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Sample Impact of AMSCO/ATMS
Built a 6,200m2 warehouse facility that is made available to smallholder farmers to store grain
- Kilombero Plantations21,000 farmers supported to improve land productivity
- Kilimo Trust
Trained over 12,000 smallholder farmers on environmentally friendly cotton farming methods
- Rift Valley Products
1,810 tonnes of rice harvested within 2 years of AMSCO/ATMS intervention
- Kilombero Plantations
Produced and sold 5,000 tonnes of briquettes, saving an estimated 8,000 trees
- Lean Energy SolutionsMicro-leasing of agricultural assets including cattle, sheep, etc.
- Juhudi Kilimo
Access to finance: Savings schemes: 2,100 farmers Bank accounts: 709 farmers Formal credit: 171 farmers
- Kilimo Trust
Created market linkages between over 2,600 farmers and 143 traders
- Kilimo Trust
Increased maize yields by over 34,000 tonnes per cropping season across 3 countries
- Kilimo Trust
1,567% increase in independent poultry farmers (suppliers) from 12 to 200
- New Horizons
Assisted over 165,000 farmers establish or grow their businesses through the provision of affordable irrigation equipment and education
- KickStart
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Challenges Abound
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Source: Cline, 2007; http://www.grida.no/graphic.aspx?f=series/rr-food-crisis/figure18.jpg
Projected Losses in Food Production Due To Climate Change by 2080
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Climate change Inadequate government investments
Extension services Access to finance Infrastructure
TransportationStorage
Market size limitations Land tenure systems Population growth Rapid urbanization
Challenges & Risks
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Opportunities Exist
Every problem is an opportunity in disguise- Source unknown
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Mobile phones Wider availability and coverage of mobile phones Market information available Money transfers Interesting new services
Micro-lending via mobile technology
Increasing recognition of women’s rights Property ownership, including land Ability to enter contracts in their own right
R&D results Drought resistant seeds GM crops*
Opportunities
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