OFFICE OF EVALUATION. Country programme evaluation series. Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the. Republic of Kenya MANAGEMENT RESPONSE

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1 OFFICE OF EVALUATION Country programme evaluation series Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the Republic of Kenya MANAGEMENT RESPONSE May 2018

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3 COUNTRY PROGRAMME EVALUATION SERIES Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the Republic of Kenya MANAGEMENT RESPONSE A JOINT EVALUATION BY THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF EVALUATION KENYA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TEGEMEO INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT May 2018

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5 Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the Republic of Kenya Management Response Management response matrix 1 Management response to the (evaluation title) Date Evaluation recommendation (a) Manage ment response (b) Accepted, partially accepted or rejected Insert title of section, if any Recommendation 1 Accepted FAO should continue playing an important role, as well as consolidate the results obtained to date, by using the new CPF design process to address issues identified. Management plan Actions to be taken, and/or comments about partial acceptance or rejection (c) Short narrative FAO is in the advanced process of designing/formulation of the new CPF ( ). The new CPF is taking into consideration the findings and recommendations raised in the CPE. Responsible unit (d) FAO Representative, RPL, CPF Working Group at HQ Timeframe (e) June 2018 Further funding required (Y or N) (f) Funding needs to be outlined in the CPF document Recommendation 2 FAO should build upon its work to date on cross-cutting issues (gender, Partially accepted Short narrative The new CPF will prioritize nutrition and gender as cross-cutting issues. These will be given prominence and impetus both in terms of accounting for specific results on gender and Nutrition Team Gender Team June 2018 Y funding needs to be included in the CPF document 1 Each column is cross-referenced to the bullet letters above. 1

6 Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the Republic of Kenya Management Response nutrition and HIV/AIDS) and be more proactive in mainstreaming these in its programme, focusing on supporting upstream level activities. Programme content and approach should be fully in line with the respective FAO strategies and objectives. nutrition as well as in the communication strategy. As FAO no longer has comparative advantage on HIV/AIDS, this area of work will be de-emphasized. The wide availability and uptake of anti-retroviral drugs means that HIV/AIDS is a manageable if chronic illness with no significant disruption to agriculture. Recommendation 3 FAO needs to improve planning processes in order to ensure timely procurement of goods and services. Partially accepted Short narrative FAO Kenya has made significant improvement in the quality and timeliness of the procurement of goods and services. However, it should be borne in mind that the office is not the only actor in the procurement chain. For a big office such as FAO Kenya (delivery of over USD14 million in 2017 alone), the Representative should be given authority to approve amounts than the current USD100,000. Seeking approval from HQ takes time. Secondly, technical officers are not always good at providing good technical specifications and often presents their procurement needs very late. Third, the system of depending on Lead Technical Officer (LTO) to approve technical specification adds OSD, CSAP, FAO Representative N 2

7 Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the Republic of Kenya Management Response Recommendation 4 FAO capacity building support to farmer groups should emphasize training on how to negotiate and secure the most favourable contracts, market conditions and opportunities analysis and the use of table banking as an option to access financing. Recommendation 5 Support the development and implementation of systems to monitor progress on implementation of policies on land and natural resource Accepted Accepted another layer of bureaucracy and things get complicated when an old LTO and recruitment of the new one takes forever. Reduction of bureaucracy would go a long way to ensure efficient and timely procurement of goods and services. Short narrative This element has always been emphasized and I believe FAO Kenya has done a very good job on this. In 2017 alone, FAO Kenya helped farmers negotiate and secure contract for the supply of cereals worth USD50 million. FAO Kenya is assisting two counties- Makueni and Tharaka Nithi to establish Agribusiness Facilitation Centres as sustainable institutions to help farmers to access markets, negotiate contracts, and get paid timely and in accordance with the contracts. FAO Kenya will continue to build on the work mentioned above and to identify innovations to help farmers access input and output markets. Short narrative This stream of work is ongoing. In 2016, the Policy Team (under the FIRST framework) produced a report on the state of food and agriculture policies in Kenya. Under the new CPF, FAO will continue working in the areas of policy, land and natural resources governance. Agribusiness Team Natural Resources Management (NRM) Team Policy/FIRST Team M&E Team Funding needs to be integrated in the CPF document. 3

8 Evaluation of FAO s Contribution to the Republic of Kenya Management Response governance and management Recommendation 6 Assist county governments so that they include in their CIDPs county strategies and plans that prioritize NRM issues that FAO has supported Recommendation 7 Focus more on crossboundary Natural Resources Management issues in Water, Forest, Rangelands etc. since these shared resources require a multi-county approach. Accepted, Accepted, Short narrative In the formulation of the CIDPs , FAO has assisted 10 counties to integrate, prioritize and allocate to natural resources issues such as water, forest, rangeland, land. FAO will provide technical support those counties in the implementation of their plans. Short narrative The work of FAO in Kenya s arid and semi-arid counties has always focused on natural resources governance and management within the ecosystem, trans-boundary framework. FAO is working with institutions such as water users association, community land user groups, etc; to build capacity in resource use and management across county borders. Also FAO Kenya is partnering with other UN agencies on the cross-border programme between Kenya and Ethipia. This type of work will strengthened in the new CPF. NRM Team ; Policy Team NRM Team Funding needs to be integrated in the CPF document. Funding needs to be integrated in the CPF document. 4

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