STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION …

1 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL RESOURCES. STRATEGIC plan FOR AGRICULTURE . TRANSFORMATION 2018 -24. Planning for Wealth June 2018 . Acronyms Agri-TAF AGRICULTURE Technical Assistance Facility ALIS AGRICULTURE Land Information System ASCBP AGRICULTURE Sector Capacity Building plan ASWG AGRICULTURE Sector Working Group BDF Business Development Fund BTC Belgian Technical Cooperation CAADP Comprehensive Africa AGRICULTURE Development Programme CEPAR Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda CFSVA Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis CSA Climate Smart AGRICULTURE CSO Civil Society Organisation CIP Crop Intensification Programme DFID Department for International Development DDP District Development Plans DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EAC East African Community

2 ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States EDPRS Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy EU the European Union FAO Food and AGRICULTURE Organisation of the United Nations FDI Foreign Direct Investment FFS Farmer Field Schools GAP Good Agricultural Practices GGCRS Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy GHG Greenhouse gasses GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System GoR Government of Rwanda Ha Hectare IA Intervention Area ICT Information and Communication Technology INDC Intended Nationally Determined Contributions IPM Integrated pest management 2. ISFM Integrated Soil Fertility Management IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management JADF Joint AGRICULTURE Development Forum JSR Joint Sector Review LODA Local Development Agency MTIS Marketing and Trade Information System M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MoE Ministry of Environment ME&L Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning MINAGRI Ministry of AGRICULTURE and Animal Resources MINALOC Ministry of Local Affairs MINICOM Ministry of Trade and Industry MINECOFIN Ministry of Finance MIDIMAR Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR).

3 MIFOTRA Ministry of Public Service and Labour MINILAF Ministry of Land and Forestry MT Metric Tonnes MYICT Ministry of Youth and ICT. NAEB National Agricultural Exports Board NAIP National Agricultural Investment plan NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions NAP National Agricultural Policy NAPA National Adaption Programme of Action NFNCS National Food and Nutrition Coordination Secretariat NSA Nutrition Sensitive AGRICULTURE NST National Strategy for TRANSFORMATION PA Priority Area PPD Public Private Dialogue PPP Public Private Partnerships PSF Private Sector Federation PSTA STRATEGIC plan for AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION RAB Rwanda AGRICULTURE Board RCA Rwanda Cooperative Agency RDB Rwanda Development Board 3.

4 REMA Rwanda Environmental Management Authority RYAF Rwanda Youth in AGRICULTURE Forum RWF Rwandan Franc RWFA Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority SACCO Saving and Credit Cooperative SAS Seasonal AGRICULTURE Survey SAIS Smart AGRICULTURE Information System SDG Sustainable Development Goals SEA STRATEGIC Environmental Assessment SIDESS Sustainable Intensification Decision Support System SME Small and Medium Enterprise SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary SSIT Small-Scale Irrigation Technology SSP Sector STRATEGIC plan SSWG Sub Sector Working Group S3A Science Agenda in AGRICULTURE for Africa USAID United States Agency for International Development VHS Veterinary Health System WB The World Bank 4.

5 CONTENTS. Contents .. 5. 1. Executive Summary .. 9. 2. Introduction .. 13. National Policy Context .. 13. International policy context .. 13. Methodology and formulation process of psta 4 .. 14. 3. Socio-Economic Context .. 15. AGRICULTURE Sector Performance .. 15. National Development and the role of AGRICULTURE .. 15. Contribution to Economic Growth .. 15. Crop production and 16. Animal resources production .. 17. AGRICULTURE Contribution to Food Security and Nutrition .. 18. AGRICULTURE exports .. 19. AGRICULTURE and Job creation .. 20. Effect on 20. Impacts of Current Climate variability and climate change .. 21. The Business Environment For AGRICULTURE .

6 22. Challenges .. 22. Opportunities .. 26. 4. Institutional overview of the AGRICULTURE sector .. 28. 5. STRATEGIC Framework of PSTA 4 .. 30. Mission, VIsion, and objective of PSTA 4 .. 30. New STRATEGIC Orientation .. 30. Investment 31. Markets and Value Chains .. 32. Markets .. 32. Value Chains .. 33. PSTA 4 Impact and Theory of Change .. 34. IMPACT AREA 1: Increased contribution to wealth creation .. 34. IMPACT AREA 2: Economic opportunities and prosperity - jobs and poverty alleviation .. 34. IMPACT AREA 3: Improved food security and nutrition .. 34. 5. IMPACT AREA 4: Increased resilience and sustainability .. 35. 6. PSTA 4 Priority 36. Priority Areas Overview.

7 36. PRIORITY AREA 1: Innovation and Extension .. 37. IA Research and innovation development .. 38. Action oriented research to improve soil health and fertility .. 39. IA Proximity extension and advisory services .. 40. IA Skills development for AGRICULTURE value chain actors .. 41. Priority area 2: Productivity and Resilience .. 44. Context .. 44. Outcome 2:.. 45. IA Sustainable land husbandry and crop production intensification .. 45. IA effective and Efficient irrigation under IWRM frameworks .. 47. IA Animal resources and PRoduction systems .. 49. IA nutrition-sensitive AGRICULTURE .. 51. Mechanisms for Increased resilience .. 52. Priority Area 3: INCLUSIVE MARKETS AND VALUE 53.

8 Outcome 54. IA Market linkages and increase production for export .. 55. IA Agricultural Market Risks and Financial Services .. 57. IA Quality Assurance and Regulation .. 59. Priority area 4: Enabling environment and responsive institutions .. 60. OUTCOME 4 .. 60. IA agricultural institutions development .. 61. IA Evidence-based policy development and regulatory frameworks .. 63. IA Commercialisation of value chains in the AGRICULTURE 65. IA Planning, COORDINATION, and Budgeting .. 67. 7. CROSS CUTTING AREAS .. 70. Capacity Development .. 70. Gender and Family .. 70. Nutrition-Responsive AGRICULTURE .. 70. Environment and Climate Change .. 70. Regional 70. Disaster Management.

9 71. 6. Other relevant cross-cutting areas .. 71. 8. Economic Appraisal .. 72. General findings on Returns To investment in 72. Impact on Agricultural Productivity .. 72. Estimated Macroeconomic EffectS .. 74. Effect on Household Incomes and Poverty .. 74. Effect on Food AVailability .. 74. Food trade balance sheet .. 76. 9. Financing Requirements .. 78. Costing Methodology .. 78. PSTA 4 Financing Requirements .. 79. 10. Implementation arrangements .. 82. Institutional Structures .. 82. Oversight and guidance .. 82. Review and Joint Sector Reviews .. 83. Implementation framework .. 84. Outcomes leaders .. 84. Roles and 84. Inter-ministerial coordination and harmonization.

10 90. Programming and implementation at district level .. 91. Private sector engagement and implementation .. 92. Start-up activities .. 92. Budget .. 93. Studies .. 93. M&E 93. Tracking indicators .. 94. Structure of the M&E 94. Roles and Responsibilities regarding M&E .. 95. 95. Risks assessment .. 96. Annex 1: Results Framework .. 98. Impact level .. 98. STRATEGIC Outcome and Output 99. Annex 2: Operational Framework .. 115. 7. Annex 3: Detailed Costing (RWF, nominals) .. 138. Annex 4: Programme Structure .. 167. Annex 5: JOINT IMIHIGO ITEMS .. 170. Annex 6: Data Summary .. 209. Annex 7: 7 year Government plan Targets .. 223. Annex 8: potential opportunities for profitable private sector investments in the framework of psta 4.