Process and Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy Change SDP STAKEHOLDERS, HISTORICAL TIME LINES

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Process and Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy
ChangeSDP STAKEHOLDERS, HISTORICAL TIME LINES
THE CHANGES

• Tuesday, 22nd February 2005

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INTRODUCTION

• SDP is an integrated RD development project -
  Started in 1997 (Oct 96)
• Designed to have 2 phases (2 4 years
  respectively - to end in July 2003 but has been
  extended to March 2005
• DFID GoK-funded

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• Collaboratively implemented by MoLFD (lead), KARI
  ILRI
• Works closely with dairy industry stakeholders,
  key players partners
• Consumption to production all aspects of dairy
  systems

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Stakeholders grouping

• Dairy industry wide players smallholder dairy
  farmers and the small traders
• Steering committee
• Collaborating institutions
• Chore staff and management
• Key players
• Partners

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PRE-PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• KARI ILCA (ILRI) established a programme based
  at KARIs Mtwapa RRC, from 1988 to 1994
• This was in response to the governments (MoLD)
  need to improve smallholder dairy in the coastal
  region (to meet milk demand improve incomes of
  rural community at coast)

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• Program was to identify and resolve biological,
  social and economic constraints to the
  development, adoption and increase in
  productivity of the smallholder dairying in the
  coastal lowlands
• designed along a production-to-consumption system
  approach

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• Planned to be implemented in an integrated
  research and development approach - in close
  collaboration with MoLD through NDDP (Dutch) and
  with the participation of other institutions
  (KETRI, etc.)
• This ensured research-extension-farmer linkages -
  resulting in farmer managed technology trials

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• On station proven technologies also tested
  systematically with farmers through
• Farmer/extension staff visits to the long-term
  on-station experiments
• Research-extension managed demonstration plots on
  selected farms
• Field days held on these farms and those of early
  adopters and
• Farmer-managed trials on some 300 farms in 4
  districts of the coastal lowlands.

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• Planning and review processes established between
  researchers, extension staff and farmers were
  institutionalized into cluster consultative
  meetings
• As a result the cluster mechanism for
  strengthening research-extension-farmer linkages
  was naturally replicated through KARI centres

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FROM COAST TO HIGHLANDS

• From lessons of integrated collaborative
  approaches to resolving smallholder dairy
  farmers problems at the coast, it was decided
  the experiences could benefit other parts of the
  country
• This led to discussions (1993 - between MoLD,
  KARI, ILCA and ODA ) to seek further support and
  resources to extend coastal experience and model
  of research-extension-farmer collaboration to the
  highlands

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• The discussions resulted in ODA sponsoring a
  workshop (March 1995) for stakeholders key
  players in the industry to plan and develop a
  collaborative dairy project for implementation by
  MoLD, KARI and ILRI
• W/shop produced a draft logframe showing where
  more support for the smallholder dairy
  development was required

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• Participants, identified the need for a dairy
  system Research and Development project to
  support smallholders supplying, or with potential
  to supply, the Nairobi milk market
• A committee (MoLD, KARI and ILRI) was formed to
  prepare a proposal for DFID consideration.
• DFID had given approval for the project (SDP) by
  December 1995 to start in 1996 started in
  August 1997

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• SDP designed on the lessons from coast programme
  mainly that, for SDP to succeed there is need
  for-
• Active participation of all major dairy industry
  stakeholders and key players in the
  identification and resolution of technical,
  socio-economic and policy constraints along the
  dairy production-to-consumption chain

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• Effective linkages with MoLFD and related
  ministries at policy as well as operational
  level
• Effective linkages with the private sector for
  provision of output and input services and
• Effective means to implement proposals by feeding
  directly into design of pilot initiatives.

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As a result,

• SDP was designed to be managed through SC -
  comprising of major dairy industry stakeholders
  and key players chaired by MoLFD (DLP) - at the
  apex, meets quarterly
• SC membership KENFAP, KNFC,KDPA, DRSK, KEBS,
  UoN, MoH, MoCDM, DVS and DPIS section of MoLFD

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SDP Management structure
STEERING COMMITTEE MoLFD DLP/DVS/DPD, KARI,
ILRI, KEBS, DFID, MoH/PH DRSK, KDPA, KENFAP,
KNFC, UoN
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SDP RESPONDING TO CHANGING PI ENVIRONMENT

• SDP designed for 2 phases initially 4 6 yrs
  respectively but finally 2 4 yrs
• Integrated RD, Consumption to production all
  aspects of dairy systems
• Original emphasis was on farm technology and for
  the SH dairy sector supplying Nairobi

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• SDP changes over time are reflected in logframes
  goals and purposes as summarized in the
  following -

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• Goals for the 3 project phases
• Improved access by dairy farmers to efficient,
  demand driven services, technologies, advice and
  information
• Contribution to sustainable improvements in the
  livelihoods of poor people in Kenya

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• Improved access by poor dairy farmers to goods,
  services and output markets, and by other farmers
  to agricultural knowledge services
• Super goal for phase 3 - Contribution to
  sustainable improvements in the livelihoods of
  poor people in Kenya

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• Purpose - 3 project phases
• Required actions for creation of a supportive
  operational environment for smallholders
  supplying the Nairobi milk market agreed
• Improved access by smallholder dairy farmers to
  technologies, advice and information

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• Policies and institutions support a) dairying by
  the poor and b) effective agricultural knowledge
  systems in support of the poor

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• 1st change in 1999 - necessary in order to
  closely reflect ideas introduced during the
  projects
• But major change was in 2000 on realisation that
  it was difficulty to have an impact in the
  prevailing PI environment

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CHANGES OF SC MEMBERSHIP OVER IMPLEMENTATION
PERIOD

• SC initial membership was MoLFD, KARI, ILRI and
  DFID other dairy industry stakeholders key
  players as ex-officio (when and as necessary
  except in case of DFID)
• This arrangement was changed after the 1st SC
  meeting to include more SH

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• Expanded to include DVS, Commissioner of Co-op
  and MD (KDB) as full members and Chief, Public
  Health (MoH), MD (KEBS), Chairman, AP (UoN),
  DRSK, KENFAP, KNFC KDPA as ex-officio

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• Also incorporated in the SC were Chief of APD
  HDBB and the Heads of Extension and the Planning
  Divisions
• Since then, there is no difference of SC
  membership

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• Notable changes of SC have been brought about by
  changes in the participating institutions MoLFD
  (5 DLPs), KDPA (3 Chairmen), KDB (3 MDs), KARI (2
  reps.)
• There were also changes from the other
  institutions but not as impacting

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OTHER CHANGES

• MoLFD Ministers PSs
• Change in Ministry structure DLP to SDDLP due
  to combining 2 depts.
• Change of other key actor such as Technical
  Manager at KDB
• Change at top at KARI and ILRI
• Change at DFID 3 Senior advisors

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Gradual Change of Mind Set by Key Players in the
Dairy Industry

• Major challenge to the project has been on how to
  deliver at the purpose level Policies and
  institutions support a) dairying by the poor and
  b) effective agricultural knowledge systems in
  support of the poor

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• Two issues have attracted a lot of attention
• Recognition of the importance of the informal
  (traditional) milk markets in the dairy industry
  (employment, moderation of prices, nutrition of
  the poor) and
• The need for use of alternative (lactoperoxidase
  LP) system of milk preservation where the cold
  chain system is not feasible.

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• Initially, the two areas were almost considered
  taboo by regulators
• SDP was seen to promote illegal activities in its
  attempt to highlight these issues
• Change has been observed in the way the issues
  are now being addressed no longer outright
  rejection or seen as taboo

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CHANGE IN SDP MANAGEMENT

• 3 Task Teams were formed to assist management of
  technical activities
• The 3 initial managers are all gone (2001, 2002
  2004

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MAJOR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES DURING THE PROJECT
LIFE

• RA impact on understanding of the dairy
  industry
• Assessment of Public Health Hazards of informal
  Milk Marketing in Kenya
• Active debate on PH risks
• PH Committee set up at KDB (2001)

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• Focus on PIR after Snapshot O-P review
• Coming up with a new strategy after recognition
  that SDP could not deliver alone (advocacy)
• Partnership with like minds

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• The new strategy was based on
• Multi-pronged approaches
• Use of different media and approaches
• Strong and diverse partnerships and
• Flexibility to respond to opportunities and
  developments.

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• Partnership and strategy culminated in the very
  successful Policy Forum of May 2004 and an
  accelerated change of mind sets by some

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Thank You
Acknowledgement The Success of SDP is due to
financial support by the Kenya Government,
through MoLFD and KARI, and the British
Government, through DFID and the effort of many
MoLFD, KARI, ILRI staff and those of other
collaborating Institutions who have put up with
the demands of the projects activities