Cardno Agrisystems Africa Ltd (CAAL) was contracted to undertake a review and identification of the European Union’s (EU), European Development Fund (EDF) 10 medium term Agriculture Programme for Somalia. The E.U has been providing development assistance for decades to Somalia and continues to do so since the country plunged into civil unrest. Therefore, this review and identification exercise is intended to contribution to the broad implementation imperatives of the Joint Strategy Paper (JSP) for the country covering the period 2008 to 2013.
This document is the Final Report for the “Review and Identification of The Agriculture Programme for Somalia” undertaken on behalf of E.C Somalia Unit.
ii) Study objectives
The overall objective of the study is to support the JSP in the creation of an enabling environment for private sector led growth to contribute to development of Somalia and help reduce poverty. The study will assist the identification and formulation of an agriculture (crop production) programme for Somalia taking into account identified needs, constraints, potentialities and lessons learned from on-going and past interventions.
- Purpose
The study will produce an Agriculture Sector Programme for Somalia that will take into consideration the two strategic options of the JSP, notably:
Purpose 1: Support the establishment and strengthening of institutions and the development of policies, laws and regulations as well as the provision of information systems to support economic growth and employment creation.
Purpose 2: Promotion of an enabling environment for investment and public-private-partnerships (PPP) and strengthen livelihoods.
- Study approach
As agreed at inception, the team under took the following activities:
• Reviewed the relevant policy framework within the context of the JSP and other relevant documents;
• Reviewed recent and relevant EC experiences and other donor partners in supporting Agricultural and
Rural Developments in Somalia;
• Undertook field missions in Somaliland and Puntland to appraise in-country circumstances related to
the structure of the agricultural sector and economy including the activities of the private sector, local
development planning systems, preferred implementation modalities, and with this background assessed the risks associated with successful implementation;
• In the absence of being able to mount field visits in Southern Somalia due to security issues, reviewed
secondary information sources and consulted expert opinion much of which was Kenya based to supplement the mission’s overall knowledge base;
• In Nairobi held discussions with stakeholders culminating in a “Stakeholder Workshop” held 26th
March to assist in the preparation of a selection of options covering both the short and medium term for consideration by the EC and other development partners;