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BEATING FAMINE IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONFERENCE -14-17TH APRIL, 2015.SOME ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR POLICY MAKEUP PROCESS AND SCALING OUT OF INNOVATIVE .

MR: GEORGE MBURATHI – ACIAR CONSULTANT

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POLICY FORMULATION/REVOLUTION PROCESSES.1. Top to Bottom

National Government

Ministries

Parliament or vice Versa

Private Sector

Association/councils-NGOS

Line Ministries

Cabinet

Parliament or vice Versa

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2.Down-Top Farmers group/Associations/Co-operatives

local Agricultural

Line Ministries

Cabinet

Mps

Parliament

Line ministries

3. Independently from

Cabinet to parliament

Line of Ministry

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4.Regional Economic Community

Includes • COMESA• ASARECA• CARDESA• AFRICAN UNION5.Importance of Government /Private sector partnership to carry

the policies forward

• The critical role of policy evolution is to include new innovators to move to the adoption and scaling out .

According to FAO policy review series SFE-PRS-10/01/01-Vol 1 By George Mburathi “Private sector investment in Eastern African Agriculture “

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Hindrance of increase in Agriculture sector and possible solutions.

Perception of Agriculture Sector as risky: Assisting farmers to form producer associations

Development of risk mitigation financial mechanisms

Policy and strategy Deficiencies: Formulating policies that are guided by a long term vision and

systematic monitoring of food requirement

Harmonizing revenue requirement in line with private sector investment goals and tax reduction

Establishment of financial institutions targeting agricultural investment

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Institutional ,Regulatory and Procedural hurdles Investors should be encouraged to have joint foreign-local ventures.

East African Community regional investment guidelines should be strengthened.

Regular regional forum meetings

Incentives, their adequacy and accessibility Provide public goods such as roads, water, power

Incentives for acquisition of land, capital equipments and working raw materials including tax exemption.

Stabilization of local market by creation of buffer funds, facilitation of commodity exchange

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Conclusion • Update farming systems spatial characterization and classification

tool has recently been developed for the Sub-Saharan African region to inform science leader and policy makers.

WAY FORWARDS• Have policy making units in the relevant Ministries

We should make sure: Be pro- active in reaching out to the policy makers ,each Country

independently, particularly planning units

Have simple flyers on the use

Go down to the Country level and adopt its application to planning for initiation and development

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