Snapshot of CGIAR Activities and Results in Kenya Joseph Karugia CGIAR NPS Country Convener for Kenya Presented at the Agriculture Rural Development (ARD) Partners Group monthly meeting, held on Thursday, 13 June 2024 at the UN Gigiri Square 0 ILRI CGIAR Nairobi Campus ICRAF Campus ICIPE Campus www.cgiar.org Responding to Kenya’s priorities Anchor 1: Increase small-scale farmer, pastoralist and fisherfolk incomes Anchor 2: Increase agricultural output and value add Anchor 3: Increase household food resilience Nutrition, health and food security Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs Gender equality, youth and social inclusion Climate adaptation and mitigation Environmental health and biodiversity Priorities: Bringing down the cost of living Eradicating hunger Creating jobs Expanding the tax base Improving foreign exchange balance Inclusive growth Commitments: KES 250 Billion for: - farmer organisations, - access to finance - agricultural risk management - input finance and agricultural extension - promoting key value chains - value addition support Policy and regulatory framework: to attract climate finance for the environment and climate change agenda: reduce emissions by 32 per cent by 2030 – agro-forestry; clean cooking technologies; circular economy www.cgiar.org 18 CGIAR Initiatives (out of 33) intersect in 5 CGIAR impact areas and work in 35 of Kenya’s 47 counties Initiatives and bilateral projects work with many common partners – e.g. MoALD, KALRO, KEPHIS, KIPPRA, universities Three Impact Area Platform Directors based in Kenya www.cgiar.org Overview of key 2023 results Note: Covers only CGIAR Research Initiatives and not bilatreal projects www.cgiar.org 4 Collaboration with Kenyan partners And 67 other organizations (< 5 Results) Collaboration with CGIAR Initiatives www.cgiar.org 5 Featured key results 2023 More information at: https://www.cgiar.org/initiative-result/kenyas-new-climate-action-plan-tackles-security-threats/ “The [CGIAR Focus Climate Security] team made significant evidence-based contributions and strategy actions informed by work done under the ClimBeR Initiative in Kenya to identify climate security actions to be integrated into the NCCAP III. [T]he team’s research and support [] helped us establish concrete actions for the next period 2023-2027,” Lerenten Lelekoitien, Deputy Director, Climate Change Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Kenya www.cgiar.org 6 104 Innovations under development in 2023 17 Innovations ready for scaling 54 Innovations pilot testing 33 Innovations early research/ design www.cgiar.org 7 Capacity strengthening in 2023 www.cgiar.org 8 Capacity strengthening in 2023 1564 veterinary officers trained in Western Kenya www.cgiar.org 9 Kenya Food Systems Transformation Book The peer-reviewed book has been a co-creation effort to provide research-based policy information. Hon. Jonathan Mueke, Principal Secretary, MALD: “The book is very, very timely… as we implement the BETA plan” Rose Ngugi, Executive Director, KIPPRA: “I shared the book with my staff…, as we prepare Kenya Economic Report” Ismahane Eloufi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR: “this book is a good example of how the CGIAR works with national partners for informing policies… in trusted relationships” Jane Amuko, Professor, University of Nairobi: “the book is not only a reference for my students…, it also helps guiding our research” Nancy Laibuni, Associate Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisors: “the government is listening… the book informs issues that we have been grappling with…” Anne Chele (Agriculture and Rural Development Partner Group (ARDPG) Representative: “book resonates with DPG groups’ emphasis on coherence…” www.cgiar.org Context-specific innovation packages to identify and address bottlenecks and opportunities in enabling environment for scaling Innovation Packaging in Kenya www.cgiar.org 11 What’s constraining innovation adoption? Overcoming these constraints will require increased collaboration among partners and a focus on developing demand-led solutions www.cgiar.org The Innovation Packaging and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) approach empowers innovation teams and R&D organizations by providing a step-by-step guide to enhance their innovation and scaling success. These interactive workshops actively engage stakeholders like farmers, government, and public and private partners, fostering a collaborative environment for impactful solutions 12 https://www.cgiar.org/food-security-impact/new-results-dashboard/ More results on Kenya? Visit our Dashboard www.cgiar.org CGIAR Science Week When: 1-5 July Where: UN Complex, Nairobi What: Plenary Sessions: Hear from global leaders in research Stakeholder dialogues: Co-create CGIAR 2025-2030 Programs Science: Innovation showcasing, research workshops Exhibitions: how game-changing innovations are improving lives Field visits: labs, field stations Register: www.cgiar.org/news-events/event/cgiar-science-week/ www.cgiar.org 14 Thank You! image1.jpeg image2.jpeg image12.jpeg image13.png image14.png image15.png image16.jpeg image17.jpg image4.jpeg image5.jpeg image6.png image7.png image8.jpeg image9.jpeg image10.png image11.svg image26.jpeg image18.jpeg image19.jpeg image20.png image21.png image22.png image23.png image24.png image25.png image27.png image28.png image29.png image30.png image31.png image32.png image33.png image34.png image35.png image36.jpeg image37.png image38.png image39.png image40.png image41.png image42.png image43.png image44.png image45.png image46.jpeg image47.png image48.png image49.png image50.png image3.jpeg