NAADS
New Components
The Component 1: Farmer Institution
Development
The design and funding emphasis of the
NAADS focuses on farmer institution development
(FID) mostly within the sub-county, and
with the main focus in managing and taking
charge of advisory service delivery. Greater
focus will now be given for farmer capacity
to perform multiple functions and to develop
into higher-level institutions, even beyond
the sub-county, and contribute to the
enhancement of the quality of service
delivery. This component will support
initiatives to transform farmer institutions
into economically viable entities. In
addition to developing or strengthening
Famer Groups (FGs) and Farmer Fora (FF),
this component will support the development
of:
- Farmer Groups (FGs) & Farmer
Fora (FF) developed and/or strenghened
- Parish Coordination Committees (PCCs)
developed and/ or strengthened
- Sub-county Enterprise Development
Fund Committee
- Community Based Facilitators (CBFs)
System
developed and/ or strengthen
- Higher level entities (groups/associations)
developed and/or strenghthened for
effective participation in marketing
- Internal resource mobilisation and
revolving funds schemes
encouraged
- M&E capacity inherent in farmer
institutions undertaken by lead farmers
or group facilitators
- Participatory M&E especially
at the farmer level undertaken
Component 2: Advisory services
and information to farmers.
The main activity areas under this component
are:
- Advisory services delivery and contract
supervision undertaken
- Technology demonstrated to farmers
to enhances farmer learning, uptake
and use of advisory services. Greater
coordination will be effected with
NARO
- Information sourced and/or developed,
packaged, and disseminated to farmers/
stakeholders
- Market oreinted technology development
and linkage with research undertaken
.
- Feed back for formulation of research
agenda provided.
Component 3: Agri-business Developed
and Market Linkages
Experiences to-date suggests that NAADS
should be more pro-active in the development
and promotion of technology in support
of enterprise development as well as in
addressing basic market issues. For greater
focus on agri-business, the continuum
for enterprise development, right from
research linkage for enterprise promotion
to marketing, need be complete within
one component. Activity areas in this
component include:
- Market oriented (on and off-farm)
technology development and linkage
with research
- Provision of market information
and conducting market studies
- Facilitating innovations in market
chain development
- Farm business development
- Partnership development for market
access.
- New enterprises promoted and their
opportunities exploited
Component 4: Capacity Development
for Service Provider
The NAADS design provides for this in
capacity development and in development
of private sector service provider institutions.
Based on the implementation lessons and
experiences, the term ‘service provider’
is being taken in a more broad sense to
include all types of entities that will
offer services to NAADS, including NGOs.
Activity areas in this component include:
- NGO capacity Development for FID
services delivery
- Support establishment of private
sector service provider entities
- Development of capacity of local
and national service providers
- Support establishment and development
of service provider networks for information
acquisition and sharing
- Development and implementation
of standards for service provision
- Internal regulation of private
sector institutions
- Support to development of input
distribution/supply networks
Component 5: Planning, Monitoring
and Quality Assurance
The component will ensure elaboration
of effective strategies, interventions
and standards; and ensuring that programme
implementation is consistent with agreed
procedures and guidance. The local governments
will have the main responsibility of undertaking
technical audits to ensure that advisory
services are of good quality. Farmers
will also take active role in assessing
the quality of services through participatory
monitoring and evaluation. The main elements
under this component are:
- Planning – formulation of
plans, budgets, strategies, etc.
- Monitoring implementation at all
levels – Secretariat, district,
sub county and community
- Technical and financial audits
of services
- Adoption and dissemination of product
/performance standards.
- Evaluation of programme impacts
and effectiveness
Component 6; Programme Management
and Coordination
The main areas under this mandate are:
- The day-to-day management of the Secretariat,
including financial and human resource
management
- Coordination of the activities
of the Board (and later National Farmers
Forum)
- Liaison and with MFPED and MAAIF
- Engagement with the PMA, Development
partners, PMA secretariat etc
- Interface with policy and stakeholders
at national, regional and international
level
- Engagement with private sector,
especially at the national level
- Harmonisation with public and private
agencies/programmes with interventions
related to Agricultural Advisory Services
- Compilation & dissemination
of information for Secretariat and NAADS
stakeholders.
