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M I N I S T R Y O F A G R I C U L T U R E I N C O L L A B O R A T I O N W I T H
K E N Y A O R G A N I C A G R I C U L T U R E N E T W O R K
P R E S E N T A T I O N T O
E A S T A F R I C A N O R G A N I C C O N F E R E N C E , D A R E S S A L A A M O N
2 J U L Y 2 0 1 3 K I N Y U A K A M A R U , M O A , K E N Y A
NATIONAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN KENYA
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Presentation Outline
� Introduction to Agricultural Sector in Kenya � Organic Agriculture in Kenya � Importance of Organic Agriculture in Kenya � Rationale for National Organic Agriculture
Development Policy � Current status of organic development policy � Development process of the policy � Outstanding steps to policy completion � Acknowledgement
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Introduction to Agriculture Sector in Kenya…
� Kenya has an area of about 587,000 km² out of which 11,000 km² is water.
� About 16% of the 576,000 km² land mass is of high and medium agricultural potential with adequate and reliable rainfall.
� Cropland occupies 31%, grazing land 30% and forests 22%.
� Other uses including game parks, urban centres, markets, homesteads and infrastructure take-up the remaining 17%
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• Agriculture is the mainstay of Kenya's economy, directly contributing 26% of GDP and 25% indirectly.
• The sector accounts for 65% of total exports and around 18% of the formal employment.
• The agricultural sector comprises crops, livestock, fisheries, land water, cooperatives, environment, regional development and forestry.
• The Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (2010 – 2020) has prioritized development of policies and legislation as one of its objectives.
• The National Organic Agriculture Development Policy is one of the policies being formulated.
Introduction to Agriculture Sector in Kenya
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Organic Agriculture in Kenya
� The organic sub-sector is relatively small but fast growing especially in fruit and vegetable export components.
� Formal organic agriculture in Kenya dates back to the early eighties when the first pioneer organic training institutions were established.
� By 2011 the subsector had grown to 151,371 hectares of certified organic land.
� Demand is high and largely going unmet � There are companies now listed as producing organic
products for local and international markets, large supermarket outlets and restaurants are selling organic products and food
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Importance of Organic Agriculture in Kenya
� The sub-sector has gained increased importance in its contribution to: • food security • environmental conservation • gender empowerment • Diversification of markets and premium prices
• Organic agriculture provides a cheap means of replenishing depleted soil nutrients
• Enhanced health due to reduced chemical residual intake
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Promoting Organic Agriculture
Extension to organic farmers
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Rationale for National Organic Agriculture Development Policy
• The National Organic Agriculture Development Policy will: • promote the industry and give direction to the sub-
sector • enhance production and development of the local and
export market leading to increased income earned by the organic stakeholders and improved standards of living
• strengthen and raise the profile of the sub-sector hence more support from both the public and private sectors; and,
• Ultimately, contribute towards poverty eradication and improved food and nutrition security
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• The National Organic Agriculture Policy development process began in 2010.
• Key milestone on the policy cycles have been covered including policy concern, policy analysis and options, draft policy formulation and stakeholder dialogue.
• A number of programmes and projects are being implemented by various stakeholders to promote organic agriculture.
Development process of the policy…
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Promoting Organic Agriculture
Organic crop
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Current status of the draft National OA Policy
2. Policy Analysis & Options
3. Draft Policy Formulation
4. Stakeholder Dialogue
5. Cabinet Secretary: - Policy - Bill - Cabinet Memo
6. Cabinet 7. Attorney General
8. Parliament
9. Act and Legal Notice
10. Strategy
1. Policy Concern
NOTES • Rectangles 1and 2 indicate stages that have been completed. • Rectangle 3 and 4 indicate the stages that require further dialogue. • Rectangles 5 and 6 indicate what requires to be done. • Rectangles 7-9 indicate optional stages. • Rectangle 10 indicates implementation.
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Development process of the policy…
• Policy concerns – Inadequate research and development – Weak research-extension-farmer linkages – Lack of a policy framework explicit on organic agriculture – Low consumer awareness on organic products and their
benefits – Inadequate support of out-growers in capacity building
and organisation with a view to strengthening their knowledge and skills in meeting market demands.
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Promoting Organic Agriculture
Organic Products
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Development process of the policy…
• Policy Analysis & Options - Mainstreaming OA in Government plans and programs - Enhanced research and technology development - Strengthened research-extension-farmer linkage -Instituting measures of making organic farm inputs affordable
for increased productivity -Ensuring development, packaging and dissemination of
appropriate technical information
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Development process of the policy…
• Draft Policy Formulation – issues addressed in the draft Policy document include: – Research and Technology Development – Extension and Training – Organic Inputs – Production – Processing and Value Addition – Markets and Marketing – Institutional Framework
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� Stakeholder Dialogue
- Consultative Meetings held by KOAN and MoA to discuss the OA draft Policy document
- Field visits supported by KOAN and the MoA - A KOAN Members Meeting for review of the draft Policy - Technical Committee Retreats - A National Stakeholders Workshop
Development process of the policy…
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• An action plan detailing the areas that need strengthening between organic stakeholders led by KOAN and MoA in the policy document was formulated
• Wider stakeholder dialogue ,consultation and incorporation into the policy particularly because of the shift to County Government systems
• Consultation meetings and Retreat for Technical committee to polish the Draft
• Cabinet Memo – to be prepared to forward the draft policy • Lobbying and Advocacy fora for members of cabinet ,MPs
Outstanding steps to policy completion…
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Outstanding steps to policy completion
� Strategy: to be prepared after the Sessional Paper has been passed by cabinet.
� Monitoring and Evaluation of implementation of policy
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Acknowledgement
� Support for this process has come from Organic Standards of East Africa (OSEA)II, a project to develop and popularize the East African Organic Mark received funding and included was a policy support component and HIVOS
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