1. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND
AFRICAN AGRICULTURE GRANTEE CONVENING
24-25 February 2011
Project Name: Weather Information for Development
Grantee : NetHope
Presenter : Vicky Easterbrook (Accenture Development
Partnerships - ADP)
Time allocated – 10 minutes
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2. Brief Background of the Institution
NetHope : A Technology Consortium of 32 INGOs
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3. Objectives of the Rockefeller Foundation Grant
• The Gates and Rockefeller foundations funded a planning project in
Kenya focused on improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers
through the provision of improved weather and climate information
• The project has 3 key objectives:
12 weeks, Nov 2010 – Feb 2011
1 2 3
Improved access Increased capacity Building an open,
to accurate & for collecting & sustainable
timely weather disseminating Public-Private
information weather Partnership
information
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5. Initial phase involved significant levels of
engagement with stakeholders from various
sectors
End Users
Farming community
Target
• Smallholder farmers
• Large scale farmers
• KENFAP
NGO Donors/Foundations Development Banks Government
• FSD Trust • Ashoka • • • KMD
Development Sector
Gates Foundation African Development Bank
• AGRA • ALIN • Rockefeller Foundation • World Bank • ACMAD
• WorldVision • Child Fund • Syngenta Foundation • ICPAC/IGAD
• Concern • Plan Intl • WMO
• CRS • Red Cross • Ministry of Agriculture
• Grameen • Save the • Ministry of Livestock
• Oxfam Children • Ministry of Cooperatives
• Winrock • NetHope • Ministry of Fisheries
• Ministry of Regional
Development Authorities
• USAID
Insurance Technology Banks / Financial Services Agricultural Community
• MicroEnsure • Safaricom • Kenya Equity Bank • KACE
Private Sector
• UAP • Airtel • Central Bank of Kenya • KENCALL
• Swiss RE • Ericsson • IFC • Farmer Voice Radio
• APA • Fairmount • Kenya Commercial Bank • Kenya Seed Company
• CIC • Adcon (KCB) • Lachlan
• Munich Reinsurance • aWhere • AgCommons
• Jubilee Insurance • Orange
• College of Insurance
• ICEA
• AON
Research
Research/Agriculture
• ILRI • KARI • AKU • U. Nairobi
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6. Our findings showed that farmers need access
to more accurate weather information, combined
with agricultural and financial advice
• Farmers need reliable, timely and granular
information
• Traditional ways of predicting weather/ climate are no-
longer working
• Weather and climate events are impacting livelihoods
of farmers in Kenya
• Different types of farmers (livestock vs. crop) in
different locations (Rift Valley v Coast) have different
information needs
• There are many similar initiatives in Kenya that
present opportunities for collaboration/ learning
(including Farmer Voice Radio, KACE, mKilimo,
Kilimo Salama)
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7. Our findings showed that stations are being deployed
in Kenya, but the network of stations, & dissemination
of information, need to be extended & improved
Data collection requires both automatic weather
stations (AWSs) and satellites
Existing network of weather stations is inadequate
AWSs are being deployed in Kenya by KMD,
donors and private companies
Improvements are required in the dissemination of
weather and climate information
Mobile technology, radio and local extension
services are the preferred dissemination channels
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11. The proposed Operating Model for WIND has
been developed in conjunction with KMD and
other key stakeholders
Weather Data Other Weather Data Non-Weather Data
Data Collection & Validation
Maintenance
Market Data
Voluntary Available Free
Government Privately Held
Observations Agriculture Data
Available at Cost
Finance Data
Weather Data Store
Data Validation
Data Processors
Processing
Public Other
Data
Tailored
Provision
Weather/Climate Service Providers
Service
Weather / Climate Forecasts Products
Weather Agriculture Insurance Finance
Products Products Products Products
Distribution channels (mobile phone, radio, extension workers, agro-dealers, model farmers, NGOs, churches etc)
Use &
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Out of WIND Scope
Farmers Government Research NGOs Other
In WIND Scope
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12. In collaboration with other stakeholders, WIND will
be able to scale by geography, services provided,
and types of end users/service providers targeted
Increasing Value
Phase 3 – Expand &
Phase 2 – Evolve
Phase 1a/b – Deployment
Planning
Increase Reach &
Deploy stations and Impact
Define WIND Scope services
(Current Phase)
2010 - 2011 2011 - 2013 2013 – 2015+
Evaluate & Evaluate &
Improve Improve
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13. Phase 1a culminated in a high level business
plan for the WIND program
WIND Operating Model
Initial partner roles High level High level
& responsibilities Deployment Strategy Business Model
High Level WIND Business Plan
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14. Key Challenges
• Establishing governance structure for WIND program
• Building capacity
• Making WIND sustainable and scalable
• Making WIND an attractive business opportunity for
service providers
• Increasing awareness and understanding within farming
communities
• Translating ‘need’ into ‘demand’
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15. Next steps
WIND has now completed the first phase of the project and is embarking on the next
phase on 28 February 2011
The overall objectives remain the same:
17 weeks, Feb – Jun 2011
1 2 3
Improved access to Increased capacity
for collecting & Building an open,
accurate & timely
disseminating sustainable Public-
weather
weather Private Partnership
information
information
• The key activities include development of:
– Capacity assessment
– Governance model and partnership recommendations
– Multi year business plan (inc. costs and revenue streams)
– Detailed plan for deployment of stations and services
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