The Kigali Movement: Origins, Progress & Prospects
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The Kigali Movement: Origins, Progress & Prospects
ByOjijo, Nelson K. Olang’o
FARA
The Rugged African Terrain• FAO - sustained food crisis and
listing in low-income-food-deficit countries
• UNDP – three temporal stages based on intervention needs
• 22 countries subscribe to 2PC; 80% of in SSA (FAO, 2010); Somalia, The Sudans, Guinea, Congo Brazzaville, and DRC
• Prospects of more above the Sahara in the wake of the Arab Spring
Why Focus on 2PC Countries?• Violence and hostilities under conflict situations
engender:– Loss of human life, displacement and emigration– Destruction of livelihood support systems, physical
infrastructure, the environment– Impairment of social, economic, governance and
political institutions– Dysfunctional markets, uncertainties and lack of
organized productive activities
Why Focus on 2PC Countries?• These circumstances inevitably lead to
deprivation of basic human needs such as:– shelter, food, and opportunities for self growth and
development• Conflicts and crises thus perpetuate dependency
and loss of human dignity and are a setback to the achievement of UN’s MDGs
Why Focus on 2PC Countries?• The immediate role of the international
community must be to:– avert conflicts and crises–provide humanitarian assistance –broker peace agreements –mediate reconstruction –promote sustenance of peace through
demonstrable ‘peace dividends’
Social, economic, political, governance institutions
Productive activities and enterprise
Post-conflict environment
Agriculture in the 2PC environment
• Resettling populations depend on agriculture for livelihoods, nutrition and food security
• Source of employment e.g. for resettling rural folk
• Provide raw materials for agro-industries• Enable foreign exchange from exports of
produce
Agriculture in the 2PC environment
• Internal conflicts may be along ethnic lines, and government interventions may not always be impartial.
• Extension agents can help organize farmer groups to address shared problems
• This provides an opportunity for using independent and neutral extension agents to embed peace-building capacity deep in rural communities
FARA’s actions in 2PC countries
• SCARDA: –2007 – 2010; funds from DfID, Sterling ₤
8,746,000–Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Congo Brazzaville– Strengthening agricultural research
management capacity (organizational mentorship– Strengthening human capacity (MSc training
and individual mentorship)
FARA’s actions in PC countries
• Brokering mentorship engagements between African agricultural institutions–Redesigning the strategy and research
programming of Sierra Leone’s agricultural research system (SLARI) by Kenya’s KARI
• Organized with GFAR the first ‘global’ workshop on strengthening agricultural innovation capacity in PC&PC countries, Kigali, Rwanda, September 2012: The Kigali Movement
The Kigali Movement - Outcomes
• Attendance: –45 delegates - 14 countries;12 African plus
Afghanistan and Tajikistan• Presented: –Regional (SROs and networks) and country
perspectives on PC situations and attendant actions
The Kigali Movement - Outcomes
• Agreed: – Insights on the enabling environment for 2PC
country agricultural capacity development– Imperatives for successful development of
agricultural innovation capacity in 2PC countries–Avenues for developing agricultural innovation
capacity in 2PC countries
The Kigali Movement - Targets
• A consultative learning platform for cooperation and joint learning between 2PC countries in Africa and Asia established
• Adequate policy frameworks for short-, medium-, and long-term capacity development for agricultural innovation established
• Regional integration of agricultural innovation strategies established
The Kigali Movement - Targets
• Support strategy for value chain development and market access in 2PC developed
• Adequate skilled human resources and infrastructural capacity developed
The Kigali MovementRome, Italy: High Level
Expert Forum on Protracted Crises 13-14 Sept 2012
Kigali, Rwanda6-8 Sept 2012
Punta Del Este, Uruguay: GCARD Conf29 Oct-1Nov
2012
Accra, Ghana
15 – 20 July 2013
The Kigali Movement - Prospects
• Formidable advocacy platform to keep the agricultural rehabilitation of 2PC issues on the agenda at high-level forums
• Promoting shared vision and facilitating exchanges for joint learning amongst actors and practitioners involved in agricultural development in 2PC situations
• Resource mobilization platform to enable implementation of agreed actions at country and regional levels
The End