KENYA NATIONAL RICE
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
(NRDS)
2009 TO 2018
Dr. JOHNSON IRUNGU
DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTUREKENYA
Overview of Presentation
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Chronology of events
Background Information
NRDS Challenges and Opportunities
Related policies
Current development partners
Production projection
Strategies for the sector
• Capacity building
• NRDS organizational structure
MAP Of KENYA
Chronology of events
Dates
Events
29 -10-2008 CARD secretariat launched in Nairobi and
the 1st group of countries nominated.
Early Nov.
Kenya notified and requested to prepare the
2008
NRDS
3rd -7th Nov. Rice and aquaculture workshop held in
2008
Uganda
2nd - 5th Feb. NARDS workshop held in WARDA, Cotonou,
2009
Benin.
7th – 8th
Rice Stakeholders workshop on NRDS
April 2009
13th – 17th
2nd FAO East African workshop held in
April 2009
Kampala Uganda
Background
• Agriculture:
– Is the mainstay of Kenya’s economy
– 80% of the rural population depends on it
– Contributes 26% of GDP
– Accounts for 18% of formal employment.
• Kenya’s population: 36 million; Growth rate - 2.7% p.a.
• Rice in Kenya:
– 3rd most important cereal after maize and wheat.
– 80% Irrigated; 20% rain fed
– Production 45,000 - 80,000 MT/ year
– Per capita consumption - 8kg/person/year.
– Total Consumption is 300,000 metric tons.
– Annual Consumption increasing at 12%
– Deficit met through imports.
NRDS Challenges and Opportunities
• Challenges:
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Unfavorable land tenure system
Labor scarcity due to urban migration
Unfavorable trans-boundary trade practices
Liberalization of rice irrigation schemes resulting in
poor rice management practices
High costs of inputs and machinery
Poor access to credit
Uncoordinated marketing
Low skills/knowledge on rice crop management
• Opportunities:
– Potential for 540,000 Ha Irrigated rice and 1.0 M Ha.
Rain-fed rice.
– Strong agricultural research and extension systems
– Well established seed production and certification
system.
Related policies
• No Rice policy
• Rice Production has been supported by policy
documents such as:
• Agriculture Sector Development Strategy
(ASDS),
• National Food and Nutrition Security Policy
(NFNSP) and
• vision 2030.
Current
• CARD
• ECARRN
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FAO
FARA
IRRI
JIRCAS
• NEPAD
• WARDA
• ASARECA
• JICA
development partners
Coalition for African Rice Development
Eastern and Central Africa Rice
Research Network
Food and Agriculture Organization Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
International Rice Institute
Japan International Research For
Agricultural Sciences
New Partnership for Agriculture
Development
West Africa Rice Development
Association
Association for Strengthening
Agricultural Research
in Eastern and Central Africa
Japan International Corporation
Agency
Production projection
Year
Rain fed Upland
Area
(Ha)
2008
2013
2018
Rain fed Lowland
Yield Produ Area
(tons/h ction (Ha)
a)
(tons)
2,150 2.72
3,000 3.11
4,100 3.70
Yield Produc
(tons/ tion
ha)
(tons)
5,851 3,180 2.76
9,330 4,000 3.20
14,800 5,050 3.76
8,777
12,800
18,180
Production projection
cont..
Year
Irrigated
Total
Area
Ha
Yield
t/h
Prod.
(tons)
Area
Ha
Yield Prod.
t/h (tons)
2008
12,500
4.7
58,513
17,830
4.1
73,141
2013
18,216
5.1
92,902
25,216
4.56
2018
26,000
5.6
145,600 35,150
115,03
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178,580
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Projections on production and
consumption of rice by 2030
Strategies
for the sector
• Development of the rice value chain
• Streamlining Variety development, seed production and
distribution.
• Development of Infrastructure
• Improve access to affordable Fertilizer
• Improve Post Harvest handling
• Targeting Market price and quality
• Investment in irrigation technology
Strategies for the sector cont’
• Access to and maintenance of agricultural
equipment
• Technology generation and access to knowledge
• Soil health/fertility management
• Advisory Services – extension/NGOs/Agribusiness
• Access to credit/agricultural finance
Human Resources Required
Agric. Researchers
(Masters or PhD)
Researchers
Technicians
Total
Rice
Specialists
(part time)
Rice
Specialist
s (Full
time)
Total
Rice
Specialist
s (part
time)
Rice
Specialist
s (Full
time)
Total
2008
20
12
8
48
20
28
817 685
132
2013
32
16
16
60
26
34
899 754
20
2018
56
22
34
84
32
52
989 829
160
Year
Extension Workers
Rice
Specialists
(part time)
Rice
Specialist
s (Full
time)
Seeds Requirements
Seed Type
Quantity
Responsible
Breeder seed
10 kg
KARI, Seed Companies and
KEPHIS
Foundation Seed
100 kg
KARI, Seed Companies and
KEPHIS
Registered Seed
3,000 kg
KARI, Seed Companies and
KEPHIS
Certified Seed
As per market
requirements
KARI seed unit, Seed
Companies and KEPHIS,
other interested Seed
Merchants, Seed growers
National Fertilizers Requirements
National Fertilizer Requirements (tons)
Fertilizer
Type
Year
2008
2013
2018
Production
Area (ha)
17,839
35,660
53,490
Amount/ha (kg)
DAP
185
3,300
6,597
9,896
SA
309
5,512
110,019
16,528
CAN
247
4,406
8,808
13,212
MOP
185
3,300
6,597
9,896
Capacity building
Workshops/Seminars/ Trainings
• 25 farmer training sessions crop husbandry
practices for 1000 farmers
• 15 capacity building workshops/ seminars /trainings
on crop husbandry for extension providers and
stakeholders
• 25 workshops / seminars on research – extension –
farmer linkages (technologies & dissemination).
• 15 workshops / seminars on private sector
participation in technology development, packaging
and transfer
Capacity building
Workshops/Seminars/ Trainings
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DEMONSTRATIONS
5 demos of 1/8th of an acre per plot (roughly
30 acres) per district for 40 districts
FIELD DAYS
4 field days per region per year for 5 regions
in 5 years
AGRICULTURAL SHOWS
Participate in 5 regional shows
ADAPTIVE TRIALS
2 adaptive trial sites per region per year
TECHNICAL BACK STOPPING
1 visit per crop season (2 seasons) per
region by technical rice team
NRDS organizational structure
Permanent Secretary (MOA)
National Rice Stakeholders Forum
Technical Committee
Agric. Sector Coordination Unit
(ASCU)
Provincial Rice Stakeholders Forum
District Rice Stakeholders Forum
Divisional Rice Stakeholders Forum
FARMERS