Call to Action Prepared by: Omurembe Iyadi, Simon Maitha, Dorothy Nduku and Mumbi Kimathi

1.0 AFRACA Coordinate interactive fora (Electronic and face to face); Coordinate interactive fora (Electronic and face to face); Facilitate capacity building through exchange visits; Facilitate capacity building through exchange visits; Promote networking (within AFRACA, other mainstream sub-sectors and other R&D Agencies); Promote networking (within AFRACA, other mainstream sub-sectors and other R&D Agencies); Facilitate continuous generation of new knowledge, develop best practices and disseminate; Facilitate continuous generation of new knowledge, develop best practices and disseminate; Increase membership of non-financial services providers and create an interactive platform between financial and non-financial service providers; and Increase membership of non-financial services providers and create an interactive platform between financial and non-financial service providers; and Lobby Governments and donors for increased support Lobby Governments and donors for increased support

2.0 Member Institutions Deepen understanding and appreciation of value chain financing; Deepen understanding and appreciation of value chain financing; Build Research & Development Capacity on all aspects along the value chain; Build Research & Development Capacity on all aspects along the value chain; Mobilize technical and financial resources to support value chain financing; Mobilize technical and financial resources to support value chain financing; Develop appropriate products & carry out product modifications where necessary; Develop appropriate products & carry out product modifications where necessary; Design, test and provide financial services models to smallholders and value chain players; Design, test and provide financial services models to smallholders and value chain players; Increase interactive learning among members and others. Increase interactive learning among members and others.

3.0Governments Create enabling environment Create enabling environment - Conducive policies - Conducive policies - Regulatory and legal framework - Regulatory and legal framework - Create incentives for increasing resources toward agricultural financing; - Create incentives for increasing resources toward agricultural financing; Create awareness on services available to farmers; Create awareness on services available to farmers; Coordinate the services of the various financial service providers to avoid duplication and exploit synergies; Coordinate the services of the various financial service providers to avoid duplication and exploit synergies; Increase technical assistance to target smallholder clientele; and Increase technical assistance to target smallholder clientele; and Support capacity building of extension officers to evaluate and improve viable value chains. Support capacity building of extension officers to evaluate and improve viable value chains.

Donors and Technical Agencies Facilitate technical assistance in research and capacity building; Facilitate technical assistance in research and capacity building; Support technology transfer; Support technology transfer; Support product development; Support product development; Provide resources for agricultural finance innovations and expansion; Provide resources for agricultural finance innovations and expansion; Support all institutions that adopt best practices; and Support all institutions that adopt best practices; and Support and facilitate interactive fora for learning and information exchange. Support and facilitate interactive fora for learning and information exchange.