Capacity Building Strategy for Agriculture Sector (2016-2021).

In line with the Kenya Vision 2030, which recognizes the importance of agriculture in the overall development of national economy, this document lays down the Capacity Building Strategy for Agriculture Sector, applicable at the national level during the period 2016-2021. The Strategy takes into account the importance of a holistic and sector-wide approach to capacity building. The proposed interventions will target all agriculture sector value chains players and stakeholders. This Strategy is underpinned by a set of values and principles that will guide its implementation. These guiding principles confirm the two levels of government’s commitment to the development of sustainable actions in responding to sectoral capacity and technical assistance needs. They include: i) Flexible and demand-driven interventions; ii) Coordinated and harmonized interventions; iii) Cooperation and consultation; iv) Practical and module based learning approaches; v) Sustainability; vi) Continuous improvement; vii) Equity and gender sensitivity.
The strategy seeks to enable integrated and efficient agricultural systems. The following strategic objectives are established: 1) Strengthened governance structures and coordination mechanisms for institutions that are mandated with capacity building; 2) Improved knowledge, skills and competencies of sector human resource; 3) Enhanced capacity for vocational and agribusiness education and agricultural centres of excellence; 4) Established capacity building quality assurance and standardization systems; 5) Increased youth participation and investment in the agriculture sector; 6) Expanded mandate of the Agriculture Information Resource Centre for data and information sharing between the two levels of governments; 7) Improved infrastructural, and functional capacities of human resource in the agricultural sector.
At the institutional level, the strategy provides a specific implementation framework. The implementation authorities shall be the Intergovernmental Technical Committee (IGTC), the Capacity Building Sub Committee (CBSC) and the Departmental Technical Capacity Building Committee (DTCBC). Chapter Six of the Strategy provides the monitoring and evaluation framework and the implementation matrix.