Overview
The Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme II is a Nationwide Program supported by the County and National Government of Kenya, the Government of Sweden (GoS), and the European Union (EU). ASDSP II is part of the Implementation Strategy of the Agricultural Policy (AP) for the National and County Governments.
Goal - To Contribute to Transformation of Crop, Livestock and Fishery Products into Commercially Oriented Enterprises that ensure Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security
Purpose - To Develop Sustainable Priority Value Chains for Improved Income, Employement, Food and Nutrition Security
The Program is Supporting Three Value Chains namely:
1. Cow Milk
2. Bananas
3. French beans
The Implementation Process
The Programme uses a Value Chain Approach where the Enterprise Supported follows the order as outlined below:
1. Input Suppliers
2. Producers
3. Traders
4. Processors
5. Transporters
In ASDSP II, these are called Nodes, forming Five Nodes of the Three Value Chains. The beneficiaries in all Five Nodes are called Value Chain Actors (VCAs), who are organized into Groups and Cooperatives, termed Value Chain Organizations (VCOs) in this Programme.
Target
The Programme works with 147 Value Chain Organizations (VCOs) and 23,633 Value Chain Actors (VCAs) in Three Priority Value Chains (PVCs), namely Cow Milk, Banana, and French Beans.
The Approach
The Implementation of the Programme is based on the Strategic Integrated Value Chain Action Plans (SIVCAPs) for the Three Value Chains, which were developed by identifying the Critical Challenges that hinder the Commercialization of these Three Value Chains in pursuit of Food and Nutrition Security, Income Generation, Employment, and Wealth Creation. The Documents have specified the Inputs Required from Stakeholders, Service Providers, Development Partners, and County and National Government towards the Successful Implementation of the Action Plans.
ASDSP II addresses the Problems that hinder the Commercialization of Agriculture through the following Four Outcomes:
Outcome 1: Increasing Productivity of Priority Value Chains
Outcome 2: Strengthening Entrepreneurial Skills of Priority Value Chain Actors
Outcome 3: Improving Access to Markets by Priority Value Chain Actors
Outcome 4: Strengthening Structures and Capacities for Consultation, Collaboration, Cooperation, and Coordination in the Sector
The Programme, Nationally and at the County Level, is supporting Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Green Growth (GG) technologies. Basically, this is a Capacity-Building Programme. However, there is a Small Window to support Women and Youth with Unique Technologies not being used in their areas, termed as Innovations in this Programme.
This Programme, specifically in Murang’a County, has identified some Technologies, and some Equipment towards this end was presented to the Beneficiary VCOs on 23rd December 2022 by H.E. Governor Dr. Irungu Kang’ata.