Progress and Challenges

• Didn’t get started until December

1. Long delay in contracts (DFID contract, PP time allocation)
2. Getting team together (methodology and detailed planning for MOA district study)

• Main policy engagement Tuesday Fertiliser workshop
• MoA study

1. Secondary data collection started
2. Fieldwork starting next week
3. Draft by end of Year 1

• Draft review of SWAps in Agriculture – Lidia C

Discussion

• What would impact of CAADP target be on Mins of Ag and RD? à will they be overwhelmed by more money?
• How can you focus on district offices only à how do you get to the ‘mixed ecology’? – in terms of delivery we’re talking about gov’t, CSO and priv sector/traders and how they work together; alternative access to services/extension – but focus is on Mins of ARD because they haven’t moved as far as the others / National-level discussions – need to think how to engage with Mins of Finance
• Ethiopia? – Will come in Yr 2, after finishing most of the Kenya and Malawi work
• Need to note study by IFPRI, EEAR and others on extent of national extension delivery – very relevant to FAC study à ask more political economy, institutional and governance issues on back of this
• Lessons from Research Into Use? – DFID realised these governance issues – role of the state, political processes, etc – were missing link in regional and national work – now working to rectify this – inform FARA, ASARECA, etc. to link up with stakeholders they’re accountable to