Applying a Territorial Lens to Rural Transformation Kenyan - German Co-operation in West Kenya Petra Jacobi, GIZ Brussels, 20 March 2017

Outline Rural Transformation The Example of Western Kenya Way forward

Rural Transformation happens, but not in Isolation STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION INCLUSIVE RURAL TRANSFORMATION RURAL TRANSFORMATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Agricultural development is about improving the quality of life and economic well-being of farmers, herders and agricultural workers. It focuses on the exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as agriculture, livestock, forestry and fisheries. It involves improving agricultural services, agricultural incentives and technologies, and the resources used in agriculture, such as land, irrigation, human capital and rural infrastructure. RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rural development is the process of improving the opportunities and well-being of rural people. It is a process of change in the characteristics of rural societies. In addition to agricultural development, it involves human development and social and environment objectives, as opposed to just economic ones. Therefore, rural development encompasses health, education and other social services. It also uses a multisector approach for promoting agriculture, extracting minerals, tourism, recreation and niche manufacturing. RURAL TRANSFORMATION Rural transformation (RT) involves rising agricultural productivity, increasing commercialization and marketable surpluses, and diversification of production patterns and livelihoods. It also involves expanded decent off-farm employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, better rural coverage and access to services and infrastructure, and greater access to, and capacity to influence, relevant policy processes. All of this leads to broad-based rural (and wider) growth, and to better managed, more sustainable rural landscapes. INCLUSIVE RURAL TRANSFORMATION With inclusive rural transformation everyone, without exception, can exercise their economic, social and political rights, develop their abilities, and take advantage of the opportunities available in their environment. This leads to a marked improvement in the economic position and quality of life for small farmers, land poor and landless workers, women and youth, marginalized ethnic and racial groups, and victims of disaster and conflict. STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION Structural transformation (ST) is both a cause and an effect of economic growth. It involves rising productivities in agriculture and the urban economy, a change in the composition of the economy from a preponderance of agriculture to industry and services, rising involvement in international trade, growing rural-urban migration and urbanization, and the realization of a demographic transition from high to low birth rates. It leads to profound political, cultural, social and environmental stresses, which must be managed for long-term sustainability. Source: IFAD 2016 20.3.2017 Applying a Territorial Lens to Rural Transformation

How to strengthen Rural Livelihoods in the Face of rapid Urbanisation? The Example of Western Kenya

Kenyan-German Co-operation Food Security Green Innovation Centres Sustainable Soil Management Agricultural Technical and Vocational Training Agricultural Finance Road Rehabilitation Rural Market Structures Irrigation Western Kenya

One World – No Hunger Initiative: Green Innovation Centres Logistics Market Development Strengthening Farmers Cooperatives

One World – No Hunger Initiative: Green Innovation Centres Skills Development Agricultural Finance Technical Innovation Most of the milk is consumed in the counties and sold in the nearby secondary cities!

Institutional Capacity Development for County Governments New roles in a decentralized environment Support to facilitate agricultural reform processes to locally adapt national policies To provide better services

Agricultural Technical and Vocational Training (A-TVET) Regional CAADP Program coherent and focused policies for ATVET Capacity building of training institutions employment-oriented curricula, skills trainings

Way forward

We know it, but do we take it seriously? Accept the fading rural-urban divide, increased multi- locality and mobility as an opportunity, not a threat. There is need for better policy coherence and improved cross-sectoral coordination; with the tasks at hand, silos can not be afforded. Only a strong public sector can initiate and manage partnerships beyond sectors and administrative boundaries.

We know it, but do we take it seriously? Territorial approaches as framework for targeted sectoral interventions can trigger inclusive rural transformation. The wider agricultural sector continues to be of key importance, but there is need to look beyond agriculture.

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