Kenya - Extension Policy Development
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STRENGTHENING EXTENSION & ADVISORYSERVICE DELIVERY TOWARDS MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST
CENTURY
The Critical Factors – The Kenya Experience
BY MARY KAMAUDIRECTOR, EXTENSION & TRAINING
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTUREKENYA
DURING THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR RURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (GFRAS) 3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MANILA PHILIPPINES 25 SEPTEMBER 2012
Agricultural Extension in Kenya
• Kenya’s agriculture is dominated by small scale farmers (75% of the total production).
• There are wide variations among the small farmers in management practices and husbandry skills
• Therefore, provision of high quality extension services is very critical for improvement of smallholder productivity, farm incomes and hence poverty reduction benefits
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National Agricultural Sector Extension Policy (NASEP)
• Developed by Key sector Ministries with the objective of making extension service delivery more effective and efficient.
• Has strong focus on promotion of pluralistic and demand driven extension service.
• Addresses funding modalities and regulation of extension services
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Outline of Critical Factors1. Improved Management and organisation of Ext. Service
2. Promoting Pluralistic In Extension Provision
3. Participatory M&E in Extension implemented
4. Appropriate Extension Approaches and Methods
5. Clientele Empowerment
6. Stakeholder Collaboration & Networking
7. Research-extension-client Linkages
8. Institutional and Human Resource Capacity Building
9. Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
10.Mainstreaming Cross-Cutting Issues
11. Financing of Extension Service
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1. Improve Management and Organisation of Extension Service:
• Embrace pluralism in extension services delivery
• Promote decentralization of decision making processes
• Establish an independent regulatory system
• Establish of participatory M&E and impact assessment;
• Invest in capacity building (for private and public extension providers, extension clientele, etc.);
• Strengthen inter-sectoral planning (to improve extension facilitating factors.
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2. Promote Pluralism in Extension Provision
• Develop guidelines, code of ethics and standards for extension providers.
• Establish regulatory body for registration and accreditation of extension providers and practitioners.
• Strengthen public-private partnerships
• Build capacity of private sector to operate
• Empower community organizations
• Institutional linkage to providers of facilitating factors
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3. Implement Participatory M&E in Extension
i. Service Charters for Extension Service Providers
ii. Use a dynamic, Participatory M&E Framework
iii. Undertake TNA and train stakeholders on PM&E
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4. Use Appropriate Extension Approaches and Methods
• Promote market and value addition orientation in production
• Demand driven and beneficiary led approach
• Use of group approaches
• Have clear accountability mechanisms;
• Recognise socio-economic and cultural characteristics of the clients
• Mainstream cross-cutting issues
• Promote enterprise diversification
Farmers during a Method Demonstration
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5. Empower Clientele
• Develop community information system networks.
• Promote good governance in clientele groups and cooperatives.
• Build the capacity for community groups on e.g. resource mobilisation and access
• Harmonise clientele empowerment approaches
• Link clients with service providers
• Link clients with the markets
• Empower community groups on technology development and entrepreneurship business skills.
Farmers and stakeholders tour a cabbage demonstration plot during a farmers’ field day in an ATC.
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6. Stakeholder Collaboration & Networking
• Should provide for integrated approach to problem solving
• Increase efficiency in utilization of resources
• Minimize duplication of efforts
• Allow for exchange of ideas/updating of technologies
• Take into account institutional comparative advantages
• Strife for benefits to all stakeholders (win-win situation).
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7. Research-Extension-Client Linkages
• Facilitate strengthening of research-extension-client linkages and feedback mechanism.
• Sector ministries and research bodies to design a workable mechanism for strengthening research-extension-client linkage and feedback.
• Institutionalise research setting priorities
• Formulate sustainable funding mechanisms for technology development, dissemination and Clientele access.
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8. Institutional and Human Resource Capacity Building
• Extension personnel are well trained and motivated.
• In-service staff training on e.g. farming as a business; value addition; emerging technological developments.
• Gender balance in service and mainstreaming in training.
• Ensure rationalization of staff recruitment and deployment
• Public training institutions should respond to the wider sectoral and stakeholder requirements
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9. Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
• Investment in human skills and operational infrastructure (for personnel and clientele capacity building in ICT).
• Establish an integrated and dynamic database for the sector.
• Operate ICT-based rural information centres.
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10. Mainstreaming Cross-Cutting Issues
• Mainstream HIV/AID
• Capacity building of CBOs on governance
• Communities basic rights and obligation
• Resource use conflict management
• Management and conservation of natural resources and environment
• Gender friendly extension approaches
• Vulnerable groups such as the disabled and resource-poor farmers
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11. Financing of Extension Service
• Commercialisation of extension services
• Privatization of services where private sector business can thrive
• Ensure adequate funding mechanism of extension services.
• Facilitate a stakeholder-driven Trust Fund for extension service
• Institutional arrangements for cost sharing and graduating to full cost recovery.
Agricultural Staff on practical training in a Research Center
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