CAADP Compact: Kenya signed the CAADP Compact on 23 -24 July 2010.
National Agriculture Investment Plan: The technical review of the NAIP took place from 6 – 14 September 2010 and Kenya is currently implementing its National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP).
Capacity Building: Demand-driven, modular, short-term pilot measures for agricultural training (along selected value chains) were offered by public and private agricultural training institutions for 400 young ‘agripreneurs’ of which 120 were women.
Kenya also received support on agriculture expenditure using the Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) tools. A public expenditure study on the country’s agricultural sector was carried out as well.
Business: The NEPAD Agency facilitated Kenya’s first Business Meeting on 27 September 2010.
Funding: Kenya received funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP), amounting to USD 24 million.
Results:
- There is an increased number of young Kenyans participating and investing in agriculture.
- There is also increased interest in agriculture programmes from mainstream media.
- Sound policies and strategies are in place and there is a multi-sectoral approach to agricultural issues.
- Kenya has also seen an improved usage of technology, for example, greenhouses, incubators, and hydroponic farming.
- Farmers are now also enjoying a reduction in the cost of agricultural inputs, especially fertilizers, with a fertilizer plant having recently been commissioned for construction.