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Malawi Government

Government of Malawi

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

2012-2017

Agriculture Sector Gender,HIV and AIDS Strategy

Agriculture Sector Gender,HIV and AIDS Strategy

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security P.O. Box 30134 Lilongwe 3 MALAWI Tel.: 01789033 Fax. 0788738

Department of Agricultural Extension Services P.O. Box 30145 Lilongwe 3 MALAWI Tel.: 01750384 Fax. 01750 384

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AGRICULTURE SECTOR GENDER, HIV AND AIDS - STRATEGY

Agriculture Sector Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy

2012 - 2017

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

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Table of contentsList of Abbreviations ..................................................................................5Foreword .....................................................................................................8Acknowledgement.........................................................................................10Executive Summary....................................................................................12

1. Introduction...................................................................................151.1 Background......................................................................................151.1.1 Situation analysis of the Agriculture Sector in Malawi................151.1.2 Situation analysis of Gender..........................................................151.1.3 Situation analysis of HIV and AIDS...............................................171.1.4 Relationships between Gender, HIV and AIDS and Agriculture.181.2 Process for developing the Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy......19

2. Rationale.........................................................................................192.1 Lessons from previous Gender, HIV and AIDS strategy

(2003-2008).....................................................................................192.2 Gender, HIV and AIDS issues........................................................202.3 Institutional capacity and coordination issues..............................222.4 Climate change Issues...................................................................232.5 Agro-biodiversity issues.................................................................23

3. Relevant development policy frameworks............................233.1 The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy...........................233.2 The Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp).......................243.3 The Draft National Gender Policy (NGP)......................................243.4 The National HIV and AIDS Framework (NAF)............................253.5 The National Food Security Policy................................................253.6 The National Nutrition Policy..........................................................253.7 International Conventions, Declarations and Frameworks.........25

4. Guiding principles........................................................................265. Goals, purpose and objectives.................................................275.1 Goal..................................................................................................275.2. Purpose............................................................................................27

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5.3 Expected Outcomes and Indicators of the Strategy....................275.4 Strategic Pillars and specific Objectives.....................................285.5 Alignment of Strategic pillars and specific objectives to

ASWAp...........................................................................................296. Outcomes, Indicators and actions of Strategic Objectives........317. Results framework..........................................................................498. Implementation arrangements......................................................498.1 Coordination and Policy Guidance..............................................498.2 Roles of stakeholders and Partners.............................................528.3 Monitoring and Evaluation.............................................................558.4 Sustainability mechanisms............................................................56

ANNEX 1: Alignment of objectives from the GHA strategy tonational policies.............................................................57

ANNEX 2: Results Framework.......................................................60

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List of AbbreviationsADC Area Development CommitteeADD Agricultural Development DivisionADP Agriculture Development ProgrammeAIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeASWAp Agriculture Sector Wide ApproachCAADP Comprehensive African Agriculture ProgrammeCBO Community Based OrganizationCDM Centre for Development ManagementCEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination

Against WomenCHH Child Headed HouseholdCISANET Civil Society Agriculture NetworkCISONECC Civil Society Network on Climate ChangeCOWFA Coalition of Women FarmersCSO Civil Society OrganisationDADO District Agriculture Development OfficersDAESS District Agricultural Extension Services SystemDC District CouncilDCCMS Department for Climate Change and Metrological ServicesDEC District Executive CommitteeDFID UK’s Department for International DevelopmentDIO District Irrigation OfficerDNHA Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDSDoDMA Department of Disaster Management AffairsDPF District Partners ForumDPSM Department of Public Sector Management and DevelopmentEU European UnionFAO Food and Agriculture OrganizationFHH Female Headed HouseholdFISP Farm Input Subsidy ProgramFRIM Forestry Research Institute of MalawiFUM Farmers Union of MalawiGBV Gender Based ViolenceGDP Gross Domestic ProductGEI Gender Equality IndexGHA Gender, HIV and AIDSGII Gender Inequality Index

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GoM Government of MalawiHIV Human Immunodeficiency VirusIEC Information, Education and CommunicationIFAD International Fund for Agriculture DevelopmentLDF Local Development FundM&E Monitoring and EvaluationMBCA Malawi Business Coalition on HIV and AIDSMDGs Millennium Development GoalsMDHS Malawi Demographic and Health SurveyMDPC Ministry of Development Planning and CooperationMFI Microfinance InstitutionsMGDS Malawi Growth and Development StrategyMHH Male Headed HouseholdMIRTDC Malawi Industrial Research and Technology Development

CouncilMoAFS Ministry of Agriculture and Food SecurityMoEP&D Ministry of Economic Planning and DevelopmentMoF Ministry of FinanceMoGCSW Ministry of Gender, Children and Social WelfareMoIWD Ministry of Irrigation and Water DevelopmentMoJ Ministry of JusticeMoL Ministry of LabourMoLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural DevelopmentNAC National AIDS CommissionNACAL National Census of Agriculture and LivestockNAF National Action FrameworkNASFAM National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of MalawiNGP National Gender Policy/ProgrammeNSO National Statistical OfficeOPC Office of the President and CabinetORT Other Recurrent TransactionsOVC Orphans and other Vulnerable ChildrenPLHIV People Living with HIVRENEWAL Regional Network on AIDS, Food Security and LivelihoodsSACCO Savings and Credit Cooperatives OrganisationSADC Southern Africa Development CommunitySTI Sexually Transmitted InfectionsTA Technical Assistant

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TBD To be determinedToR Terms of ReferenceTWG Technical Working GroupUK United KingdomUN United NationsUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNGASS UN General Assembly Special Session on AIDSUNGG United Nations Gender GroupUSAID United States Agency for International DevelopmentVDC Village Development CommitteeWHO World Health Organisation

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Foreword

The Government of Malawi recognises the importance of Gender, HIVand AIDS in development. For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture andFood Security is committed to addressing these issues in the sector.Therefore, in collaboration with its partners, this strategy has beendeveloped to guide all stakeholders in the implementation of Gender, HIVand AIDS responsive programs and projects between 2012 and 2017.

The strategy has been developed through a national participatory process,which involved consultations with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.The main guiding documents for the strategy are: Agriculture Sector WideApproach (ASWAp), the draft National Gender Policy and the NationalHIV and AIDS Action Framework. It is also aligned with the objectives ofthe Millennium Development Goals and the Malawi Growth andDevelopment Strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to promote genderequality, prevent the spread of HIV and mitigate the impacts of AIDS inorder to increase agricultural productivity in line with ASWAp priorities.

The strategy has three strategic pillars namely

(i) Quality participation of women and other vulnerable gendercategories in ASWAp focus areas and key support services

(ii) Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technology generation anddissemination and

(iii) Effective coordination, Capacity Building and resource mobilization.

The Government strongly believes that the strategy will contribute to thenational development agenda by addressing gender inequalities,preventing the spread of HIV and reducing the impacts of AIDS in theagriculture sector. My Ministry is ready and committed to supportstakeholders in the implementation of the strategy. I therefore appeal to

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Government Line Ministries and Departments, Development Partners,the Civil Society, the Private Sector and Farmers for their commitmentand concerted efforts in the implementation of the same.

Honourable Professor Peter N. Mwanza, M.P

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

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AcknowledgementThe process of developing the Agriculture Sector Gender, HIV and AIDSStrategy was a result of combined efforts and support of variousorganizations which included the National Smallholder Farmers’Association of Malawi (NASFAM), Action Aid, Civil Society AgricultureNetwork (CISANET), Bunda College of Agriculture, Regional Network onAIDS, Food Security and Livelihoods (RENEWAL), Ministry of Gender,Children and Social Welfare (MoGCSW), National AIDS Commission(NAC) and United Nations Gender Group (UNGG). Therefore, the Ministryof Agriculture and Food Security would like to express its gratitude fortheir contribution.

The Ministry would also like to thank all members of the Technical WorkingGroup on Gender, HIV and AIDS and the National Taskforce on Gender,HIV and AIDS in the Agriculture sector for their input into the whole processof developing the strategy. Particularly, the Ministry would like to thank Dr.G. M. E. Malindi for providing guidance during the strategy formulationprocess. In addition, the MoAFS extends its vote of thanks to the followingexperts for their technical reviews of the issues paper and the strategy:Ms. F. L. Kayuni, Mr. A. Chikomola, Mr. B. Mandula, Mr. A. Namakhoma,Mr. K. Chaula, Mrs Y. Madhlopa, Mr. S. Bota, Ms V. Kapeleta, Mrs. G.Kalinde Thaulo, Ms. Iratxe Pérez Urdiales, Mr. K. Matekenya, Ms. S.Kankwamba, Mr. H. Malata, Mr. V. Mhoni, Mr. J. Kazima, Dr. C. Mthinda,Mr. K. Mikwamba, Ms. M.B. Lwanda and Mr. M. Longwe. The Ministrywould also like to sincerely thank Ms. M. Remme and Mr R. Malumelo,FAO Gender, HIV and AIDS Specialists, who tirelessly worked with theMinistry’s officials, the taskforce members and the consultants indeveloping this strategy.

The Ministry further extends its gratitude to Mr. B. B. Sibale, Mr. P. MbikoJere and Mrs. P. Munthali of Centre for Development Management for thetechnical assistance provided during the strategy development process.The Ministry also acknowledges the valuable input by AgriculturalDevelopment Divisions, District Councils, District Agricultural

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Development Offices, Extension Workers, the Private Sector, TraditionalLeaders, Civil Society Organizations and Farmers.

Finally, sincere gratitude goes to the United Nations Food and AgricultureOrganisation (FAO) and other partners for the technical and financialsupport provided.

Jeffrey H. Luhanga, (PhD)Secretary for Agriculture and Food Security

September, 2012

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Executive Summary

Agriculture is the most important sector of the Malawi economy. The sectoremploys about 80 percent of the workforce and contributes over 80percent of foreign exchange earnings. It accounts for 39 percent of grossdomestic product (GDP) and contributes significantly to national andhousehold food and nutrition security. More than 85 percent of ruralhouseholds derive their livelihoods from agriculture. Although it is such animportant sector of the economy, gender disparities and HIV issues areamong the major constraints that affect its contribution to sustainabledevelopment in the country. Therefore the Ministry of Agriculture and FoodSecurity is committed to addressing gender, HIV and AIDS issues in thesector.

In the agriculture sector, women provide 70 percent of the workforce andproduce 80 percent of food for home consumption. However, there aredisparities between men and women in their access to and control overagriculture production resources such as land, credit, extension services,farm implements and inputs. Furthermore, the participation of women indecision-making in the sector is also limited as the process is dominatedby men. Women, especially widows, are most affected as they generallyexperience agricultural related property-grabbing including land, oxen,ploughs and inputs. They also have limited access to agricultural marketsdue to lack of transport, technology and price negotiation skills.Malawi continues to experience severe HIV and AIDS epidemic withprevalence rates among sexually active adults relatively higher amongfemales at 12.9 percent than males at 8.1 percent. The effects of HIV andAIDS on agriculture include loss of persons in their most economicallyproductive years due to death which affects both the quality and quantityof agricultural labour. AIDS related illnesses and deaths have resulted inloss of assets, income, intergenerational and technical skills, knowledgeand practices thereby negatively affecting agriculture production andproductivity.

In 2003, the Ministry developed the first Gender, HIV and AIDS strategyfor the agriculture sector which was implemented between 2003 and 2008.Building on the gaps and lessons identified from the evaluation of the

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strategy in 2009, the Ministry in collaboration with various stakeholdershas developed this strategy to guide the implementation of gender, HIVand AIDS responsive programs and projects in the Agriculture Sector.The strategy has been developed through a participatory process, whichinvolved consultations with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels. Themain documents that guided the development of the strategy are:Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp), the draft National GenderPolicy and the National HIV and AIDS Action Framework. The strategy isalso aligned to the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals andthe Malawi Growth and Development Strategy.

The goal of this Strategy is to contribute to sustainable and equitablefood, nutrition and income security at national, community andhousehold level through the empowerment of women and othervulnerable gender categories. The purpose of the strategy is to promotegender equality, prevent the spread of HIV and mitigate the impacts ofAIDS in order to increase agricultural productivity in line with ASWAppriorities.

The strategy has 3 pillars and these are: Quality participation of womenand other vulnerable gender categories in ASWAp focus areas and keysupport services;

Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technology generation anddissemination and Effective coordination, capacity building and resourcemobilization.

Under these pillars, the specific objectives are:• To improve food, nutrition security and agro-based income among

vulnerable groups in order to reduce gender disparities andcontribute to HIV prevention and mitigation of AIDS impacts

• To strengthen women’s access to and control over agricultureresources, opportunities, benefits and decision making processesat household, community and national levels

• To reduce factors that promote gender inequality and spread of HIVdue to agricultural related mobility and migration

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• To promote generation and dissemination of gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive technologies and information

• To strengthen leadership and coordination of the Gender, HIVand AIDS strategy for harmonized and decentralised implementation

• To mobilise, track and effectively utilise financial and technicalresources for the implementation of Gender, HIV and AIDS strategy

• To strengthen the gender, HIV and AIDS responsiveness of agriculturesector monitoring and evaluation system for enhanced accountability,learning and sharing

• To build and sustain capacity of agriculture sector institutions andvulnerable groups to effectively mainstream gender, HIV and AIDSissues and actions

The strategy implementation will focus on Women, Female HeadedHouseholds, Orphans and other Vulnerable Children, Child HeadedHouseholds, People with Disabilities, People Living with HIV, Mobileand Migrant Workers and the Elderly. The implementation structure ofthe strategy will enable relevant stakeholders at all levels to activelyparticipate. At national level, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Securitywill provide policy guidance in the implementation of the strategy throughthe Executive Management Committee of ASWAp. The Technical WorkingGroup on Gender, HIV and AIDS will technically guide the implementationof the strategy. At district level, the strategy will be implemented throughthe District Agriculture Extension Services System with collective effortsof all stakeholders.The key stakeholders are: Public Sector Ministries, Departments andStatutory Organisations; the Private Sector; Development Partners;Training, Research and Academic Institutions and Civil SocietyOrganisations including Faith and Farmer-Based Organizations.The results framework of this Strategy is the main tool for monitoring andevaluation. The framework spells out a set of outcomes, indicators,benchmarks and targets. Monitoring information will be collected throughfield visits, community feedback forums, review meetings, surveys orstudies, technical and financial reports. In addition, the strategy will undergocomprehensive annual reviews which will involve stakeholders in the sector.

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1. Introduction1.1 Background1.1.1 Situation analysis of the Agriculture Sector in MalawiAgriculture is the most important sector of the Malawi economy and iscomprised of the smallholder and the commercial sub-sectors. It employsabout 80 percent of the workforce and contributes over 80 percent offoreign exchange earnings. The sector accounts for 39 percent of GrossDomestic Product (GDP) out of which 70 percent is from the smallholdersub-sector. More than 85 percent of the sector is rural based (MalawiGovernment, 2006). There are 2.67 million smallholder farmers in thecountry (Malawi Government, 2007). These mainly cultivate food cropssuch as maize, cassava and sweet potatoes to meet their subsistencerequirements on small and fragmented land holdings under customaryland. Estates, on the other hand focus on high value cash crops for exportsuch as tobacco, tea, sugar, coffee and macadamia.

There is also an emerging medium scale semi-commercial sub-sectororganised through farmer groups, clubs, cooperatives and associations.This group of farmers is actively involved in medium scale crop andlivestock farming, agro-processing and agricultural produce marketing.While this emerging sub-sector has not been studied, anecdotal reportsindicate that women are actively involved, although their level ofparticipation has not been quantified yet.

1.1.2 Situation analysis of genderIn many factors of life women are more disadvantaged than men. In Malawithe Gender Inequality Index was 0.758. This is an indication that there ishuge disparities exist between males and females. The factors consideredin the analysis were involved reproductive health, empowerment and thelabour market (Malawi Government, 2011). Women, who constitute about51 per cent of the country’s population of 13.1 million, are marginalized insocial and economic spheres, such as agriculture health and education.For example a larger percentage of females than males (41 percent and31 percent respectively) aged 5 years and above are illiterate.(GOM,2008).

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In agriculture there are disparities between men and women in access toand control over production resources and services. For example, fewerwomen (14 percent) than men (18 percent) access extension services;average land holding size for female headed households is lower (0.803ha) than that (1.031ha) of male headed household (Malawi Government,2007). Women, especially widows, are the main victims of agriculturalrelated property-grabbing including land, farm implements and inputs.

The participation of women in decision-making in many sectors, includingagriculture, is limited as the process is dominated by men. For example,the 2004 MDHS shows that 64 percent of husbands make decisions aboutdaily household purchases.Even at institutional level, mostorganizations are headed bymales. For example, in August,2011 the Ministry of Agricultureand Food Security (MoAFS)had 42 males against 10females in decision makingpositions and Bunda College ofAgriculture had 31 malesagainst 5 females.

Although women provide 70percent of the labour force andproduce 80 percent of foodfor home consumption(UNDP and FAO 2007),theyhave little control over theproduce and benefit lessfrom the income earned.Among the fisher folk, morewomen are involved in agricul-tural production than men who are mostly involved in fishing whichresults in labour shortage for agricultural production. Women also havelimited access to agricultural markets due to inadequate access toaffordable modes of transport, appropriate marketing technologies and

Summary of situation analysis of genderSummary of situation analysis of genderSummary of situation analysis of genderSummary of situation analysis of genderSummary of situation analysis of gender

• Gender DevelopmentIndex(GDI)-0.374

• Literacy levels. Females 59%; Males 69% • Population. Women 51%; Men 49% • Access to extension services. Women 14%; Men 18%

• Average land holding size. Women 0.803 ha; Men 0.964 ha

• Participation in HH decision making in MHH. Women 36%

• Composition of agricultural labour force. Women 70%

• Poverty prevalence. FHH 59%; MHH 51% • Care-giving for the sick. Women: 80% • PLHIV. Women: 56-58% • GBV victims. 90% are women

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price negotiation skills. Men dominate in the commercial sub-sectorwhich gives them an economic advantage over women (GoM, 2007).The inequalities between men and women highlighted above exacerbateincome disparities between men and women. For example, about 51percent of the people who live in the male headed households are pooras compared to 59 percent who live in female headed households (MalawiGovernment, 2007). In relation to health, women are more susceptible toHIV as evidenced by the higher percentage of women aged 59 to 49years (12.9 percent) than men of the same age bracket (8.1 percent)living with HIV.(GoM, 2011a.)More women than men are victims of gender based violence (GBV). Forexample 90 percent of GBV cases involve women as victims. These socialproblems reduce women’s contribution to and participation in the economicdevelopment of the country, including the participation in agriculturaldevelopment and their response to the HIV epidemic.One of the challenges constraining responsive action is inadequatedocumented data and information related to agriculture and rurallivelihoods. For example, there is limited data indicating levels ofparticipation and accrued benefits for women and other vulnerable gendercategories in the various agricultural value chains, programmes andprojects. Even where the information is available, there is limiteddissemination and sharing.

1.1.3 Situation analysis of HIV and AIDS

The prevalence of HIV in the country among people aged 15 to 49 yearsis 10.6 percent (8.1 percent among males, 12.9 percent among females)(GoM, 2011). AIDS is negatively affecting the agriculture sector in itsproduction and productivity. On the other hand increased agriculturalrelated mobility and a seasonal migration promotes promiscuity whichincreases the risk of HIV infection.

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According to the Malawi Government (2007), the effects of AIDS onagriculture include:

• loss of labour• loss of production resources• loss of time for farming• postponement or abandonment of farm operations• loss of income• acquisition of non productive credit loss of inter generational transfer of skills and knowledge in farming due to death of adults (Alumira, 2004).

1.1.4 Relationships between Gender, HIV and AIDS andagriculture

Gender inequality predisposes women and girls to HIV infection. This isdue to the limited decision making powers that women have. In theAgricultural sector, women and girls have limited access to land, improvedagricultural technologies. The major agricultural investment decisions areusually taken without their consent. While they provide most of theproductive labour, they rarely control the productive resources or produce,nor benefit from the proceeds of their labour. This further limits their abilityto make investment decisions, which in turn reduces their capacity to attainfood, income and nutrition security. Reduced crop and livestock productionexacerbates household income and food insecurity. Hunger and povertyprovide fertile ground for survival sex (sex for food, or sex for money)among women and girls thereby increase the risk of HIV infection. Hunger,poverty and malnutrition are some of the factors that cause household

Summary of AIDS impacts on agricultureSummary of AIDS impacts on agricultureSummary of AIDS impacts on agricultureSummary of AIDS impacts on agricultureSummary of AIDS impacts on agriculture

In the 2006/2007 season, among households withchronically ill persons:

• 33% sold produce because of the illness• 25% engage in ganyu• 13% had to obtain loans or credit to care for

the sick• 8% sold their assets to care for the sick• 20% had no time for land preparation• 33% had no time for weeding• 16% did not harvest on time

Source: NACAL, 2007

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vulnerability to AIDS impacts, and reduce its ability to return to normal(resilience) after AIDS-related shock such as illness or death of the breadwinners, Furthermore, death of active adults results in Child-HeadedHouseholds (CHH) who are ill-equipped to take up farming activitiesbecause of inadequate knowledge, skills and resources for agriculturalproduction. Since the advent of AIDS, many prime-age women have died.Women farmers are the primary custodians of knowledge, skills andexperience on agro-biodiversity, and their loss has had great impact onagricultural development (Malindi et al, 2010).

1.2 Process for developing the Gender, HIV and AIDS StrategyThe strategy has been developed through a participatory nationalprocess that involved reviews of international, regional and nationalliterature and best practices on HIV, gender and their linkages withagriculture. The process included consultations with key stakeholders atnational, district and community levels.Consultations were also held in 6 Agriculture Development Divisions(ADD), 7 districts and 28 villages in addition to meetings with developmentpartners and the National Taskforce on Gender, HIV and AIDS.

1. Rationale

2.1 Lessons from previous Gender, HIV and AIDS strategy(2003 - 2008)

Gender disparities and HIV issues are among the major constraints thataffect agricultural production and food security in the country. This promptedthe MoAFS to facilitate the development of the first Agriculture Sectorgender, HIV and AIDS strategy in 2003. The strategy aimed atmainstreaming gender, HIV and AIDS in all agricultural policies,programmes and projects. It had eight strategic pillars namely: Gender,HIV and AIDS mainstreaming; Economic empowerment; Food andnutrition security; Community-based support; Workplace support; Humanresources management; Action research and Expanded communication.The strategy was implemented between 2003 and 2008 and was evaluatedin 2009. The findings show that some progress had been made inimplementing all the pillars. However, despite the achievements made,

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the implementation of the strategy faced a number of challenges, whichinclude:

• Inadequate staff and farmer knowledge and skills on genderHIV and AIDS mainstreaming

• Inadequate numbers of staff to facilitate implementation of thestrategy

• Low commitment by various stakeholders at all levels towardsgender, HIV and AIDS issues

• Weak coordination among stakeholders in the implementation,monitoring and evaluation of the strategy

• Limited funding

Based on the experiences from the previous strategy, the MoAFSfacilitated consultations with various stakeholders at national, district andcommunity levels which identified key gender, HIV and AIDS issues to beaddressed in this strategy as outlined below.

2.2 Gender, HIV and AIDS issuesLimited participation of women in agricultural decision-making: Menmake most of the decisions in agriculture which disadvantages womeninterms of productivity at household, community, institutional and nationallevels.

Income disparity: Women have limited access to income which limitstheir investment in productive agriculture. The inequalities in incomebetween men and women also contribute to women’s susceptibility toHIV infection and increase their vulnerability to the impacts of AIDScompared to men. Majority of men with relatively higher socio-economicstatus in the poor communities lure women into sex, thereby predisposingboth of them to HIV infection.

Limited access to and control over assets and benefits: Theinequalities in access to and control over resources and benefits betweenmen and women both in the workplace and within farming communities

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increase women’s vulnerability. Women have limited access to and controlover agricultural assets, resources and services such as land, credit,extension and training. This worsens their poverty and creates a cycle ofdependency on men, thereby increasing the risk to HIV infection and theimpacts of AIDS.

Unfriendly legal environment: The current legal frameworks on landtenure, credit conditions, property and inheritance rights are lessresponsive to the needs of women and the other vulnerable gendercategories.

Limited women’s access to information and technology: Relativeto men, women face more serious constraints in access to informationand technologies for production and marketing of their goods and services.

Unfriendly marketing systems: There is inadequate marketinginfrastructure in the rural areas which forces male and female farmers tomarket their goods and products in distant urban areas for extendedperiods which in turn makes them susceptible to HIV infection. The weeklymarkets which normally operate until late and also serve as recreationpoints cause urban-rural and rural-rural mobility of people therebyincreasing their vulnerability. Scarcity of agricultural produce and inputsin the rural marketing points results in scramble for the same which makesthe women who have triple roles (productive, reproductive and community)to become desperate, hence involving themselves in sex for priorityaccess. On the other hand, men who are in charge take advantage of thedesperate situation and demand sex as payment for preferential access.

Unequal division of labour: Women are overburdened because theyperform triple roles. The demand of these multiple roles on their timenegatively affects their involvement in high value income-generatingactivities which puts them at an economic disadvantage when comparedwith men who usually focus on productive and community roles only

Mobility and migration: There is more mobility and migration by malesthan females in the agriculture sector which results in loss of family labour,agricultural knowledge and skills. Seasonal and occasional migration of

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estate and casual workers, fisher folk, tenants and agriculture sectoremployees without the accompaniment of their spouses presents risk ofHIV infection both among the migrants and their spouses.

Changes in gender categories involved in agriculture: Due to AIDS,there are more widows, elderly and Child Headed Households (CHH)who do not have reliable income, agricultural knowledge and skills.

Disruption of social support systems: AIDS has increased thediminishing of the social support system due to increased illnesses anddeaths. The support from extended families and kinship systems thatprovide critical welfare functions like provision of communal labour orsharing of food is overstretched or no longer functional.

2.3 Institutional capacity and coordination issues

Diversion of resources: Increased cases of HIV related illnesses anddeaths of agriculture sector results in diversion of financial and otherresources meant for agricultural development to provision of medicaltreatment, care for the sick and covering costs for funerals.Loss of knowledgeable, skilled and experienced agriculturalpersonnel: The agriculture sector has lost a lot of skilled and qualifiedpersonnel due to AIDS which has resulted in compromised quality ofoutputs.

Limited capacity of sectoral institutions: Personnel in most institutionsin the agriculture sector have inadequate knowledge and skills in gender,HIV and AIDS mainstreaming. In addition, there is inadequate staffingand financial resources to implement gender, HIV and AIDS responsiveprograms.

Limited research that is responsive to gender, HIV and AIDS issues:There is inadequate evidence based information related to gender, HIVand AIDS and few gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technologies.

Non-responsive gender Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System:M&E system used in the agriculture sector do not adequately disaggregate

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data by gender and vulnerability to HIV which makes it difficult to effectivelyrespond to issues of gender and HIV.Inadequate coordination and commitment: There is weakcoordination, leadership and commitment in addressing gender, HIV andAIDS issues among stakeholders in the Agriculture sector. Gender, HIVand AIDS issues are taken as peripheral activities hence there is minimalcommitment to take meaningful action.

2.4 Climate change IssuesDroughts and floods resulting from climate change erode assets meantto improve agriculture production and livelihoods, making people,especially women, more vulnerable. With frequent incidences of droughtand floods, women and child headed households are the most affecteddue to the resultant impacts like loss of assets, shortage of food and unsafedrinking water. This causes these vulnerable groups to turn to risky andunsustainable coping mechanisms like prostitution, charcoal burning andselling of production resources.

2.5 Agro-biodiversity issues

Gender roles and power relations influence the way various gendercategories utilize and conserve agriculture biodiversity. Women tend touse agro-biodiversity resources in a more sustainable manner than theirmale counterparts. They also have more knowledge on the use ofindigenous species and varieties. Men on the other hand tend to depletethe resources for commercial purposes at the expense of conserving agro-biodiversity. AIDS has also resulted in loss of knowledge, and skills inutilization and conservation of agro biodiversity.

3. Relevant Development Policy FrameworksThe Strategy is in line with existing policies and frameworks at National,Regional and International levels as follows:

3.1 The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy IIThe Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS II) which is theblueprint that guides development policy and programming in Malawi

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identifies gender, HIV and AIDS as cross cutting issues. In addition, twoof the MGDS II priority areas namely food security and greenbelt initiativeare directly related to the agriculture sector. Mainstreaming gender, HIVand AIDS in the agriculture sector will contribute to economic growth bystrengthening the labour market through reducing gender inequalities andpromoting effective and efficient participation of women and othervulnerable gender categories, value addition and attaining more equitablemarkets.3.2 The Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp)The ASWAp is a priority investment program that has targeted three focusareas, two key support services and two cross-cutting issues. The focusareas are: i) Food Security and risk management, ii) Commercialagriculture, agro-processing and market development and iii) Sustainableagricultural land and water management. The key support services are: i)Technology generation and dissemination and ii) Institutional strengtheningand capacity building. HIV prevention, AIDS impact mitigation, Genderequity and empowerment have been stipulated as cross-cutting issues.The GHA strategy is guided by the ASWAp main outcome on gender, HIVand AIDS which is: “Reduced gender disparities and impacts of HIVand AIDS in the farming communities and workplaces”.

3.3 The Draft National Gender Policy (NGP)The overall goal of the draft NGP is to mainstream gender in the nationaldevelopment process in order to enhance participation of women andmen, girls and boys for sustainable and equitable development forpoverty eradication. The draft NGP notes that gender inequalities stillexist and are deeply rooted in society due to historic patriarchal valuesthat have continuously put women at a disadvantage. The draft NGP seeksto achieve the following broad objectives related to the agriculture sector:

• To strengthen gender mainstreaming in the agriculture, food andnutrition security sectors

• To ensure gender issues are mainstreamed throughout all activitiesrelating to HIV and AIDS

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• To strengthen gender mainstreaming in the natural resourcesand environmental sector to achieve equality and sustainableenvironmental development

• To reduce poverty among women and other vulnerable groupsthrough economic empowerment

3.4 The National HIV and AIDS Framework (NAF)The NAF has seven priority areas: Prevention and behaviour change;Treatment, care and support; Impact mitigation; Mainstreaming anddecentralisation; Research, monitoring and evaluation; Resourcemobilisation and utilization and Policy and Partnerships. The GHA Strategysubscribes to most of these priority areas through interventions that aretargeting the vulnerable gender categories.

3.5 The National Food Security PolicyThe long term goal of the Food Security Policy is to significantly improvefood security of the population. The specific objective of the policy is toguarantee that all men, women, girls and boys and under-five childrenin Malawi have at all times, physical and economic access to sufficientnutritious food required to lead an active and healthy life. This is intandem with the purpose of the GHA Strategy.

3.6 The National Nutrition PolicyThe National Nutrition Policy aims at promoting consumption of diversifiedand nutritionally adequate diets among men, women, girls, boys and thevulnerable groups such as under-five children, pregnant and lactatingmothers, the elderly and the chronically ill persons. This GHA Strategy isinformed by the Policy.

3.7 International Conventions, Declarations and FrameworksThe strategy is in line with the goals and objectives of the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs), the Convention on the Elimination of Allforms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the African Charteron Human Rights, the Fifty-Ninth World Health Assembly Resolutions on

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Nutrition and HIV and AIDS (2006). It is also consistent with the SADCHIV and AIDS Strategy Framework and Programme of Action (2003-2007)which acknowledges the relationship between poverty, food insecurity andHIV and AIDS. It is also consistent with the 2001 UN General AssemblySpecial Session on AIDS (UNGASS).

(Refer to annex 1 for summary of the alignment of the GHA objectivesto selected national policies and strategies)

4. Guiding PrinciplesThe strategy is guided by the following principles:Integrated and harmonized programming: Issues of gender, HIV andAIDS will be integrated into all policies, programs and projects by allstakeholders in the sector based on various gender categories’ needs ina coordinated manner to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Rights-based approach: Implementation of the strategy will ensure thatthe rights of farmers and other stakeholders are respected regardless oftheir gender, HIV and social status.

Results-based management: Implementation and monitoring of thestrategy will be results-oriented to ensure that outcomes set are achievedand tracked.

Strength-based approach: The strategy will build on strengths of variousgender categories’ in addressing their vulnerability.

Vulnerability Focused: The strategy implementation will focus on thefollowing gender categories: Women, Female Headed Households(FHH), Orphans and Vulnerable Children(OVC), Child HeadedHouseholds(CHH), People with Disabilities, People Living withHIV(PLHIV), Mobile and Migrant Workers and the Elderly.

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5. Goals, Purpose and Objectives

5.1 Goal

The goal of the Agriculture Sector Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy is tocontribute to sustainable and equitable food, nutrition and incomesecurity at national, community and household level through theempowerment of women and other vulnerable gender categories.

5.2. Purpose

The purpose of the Strategy is to promote gender equality, prevent thespread of HIV and mitigate the impacts of AIDS in order to increaseagricultural productivity in line with ASWAp priorities.

5.3 Expected Outcomes and Indicators of the StrategyThe major expected outcomes and indicators of this Strategy are asfollows:

Table 1: Outcomes and Indicators of the Strategy

Expected Outcomes Indicators• Women and other vulnerable • Percentage of women and other groups economically empowered vulnerable groups with increased by 2017· income from agro-based economic activities·

• Women and vulnerable groups • Percentage reduction in the number who are food secure by 2017· of food insecure women and other vulnerable groups in the agriculture sector

• Reduced malnutrition among • Percentage reduction in malnutrition women and children and other of women and children and other vulnerable groups by 2017 vulnerable groups at household level ·

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5.4 Strategic Pillars and Specific Objectives

The Strategy has 3 pillars which are: i) Quality participation of women andother vulnerable gender categories in ASWAp focus areas and key supportservices ii) Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technology generation anddissemination and iii) Effective coordination, capacity building andresource mobilization.

Under these pillars, the specific objectives are:

• To improve food and nutrition security and agro-based incomeamong vulnerable groups, in order to reduce gender disparities andcontribute to HIV prevention and mitigation of impacts

• To strengthen women’s access to and control over agricultureresources, opportunities, benefits and decision making processesat household, community and national levels

• To reduce factors that promote gender inequality and spread of HIVdue to agricultural related mobility and migration

• To promote generation and dissemination of gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive technologies and information

• To strengthen leadership and coordination of the Gender, HIV andAIDS Strategy for harmonized and decentralised implementation

• To mobilise, track and effectively utilise financial and technicalresources for the implementation of Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy

• To strengthen the gender, HIV and AIDS responsiveness of agriculturesector monitoring and evaluation system for enhanced accountability,learning and sharing

• To build and sustain capacity of agriculture sector institutions andvulnerable groups to effectively mainstream gender, HIV and AIDSissues and actions

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5.5 Alignment of Strategic Pillars and Specific Objectives toASWAp

Table 2 below presents the three strategic pillars and 8 specific objectivesof the Strategy and how these are aligned to the ASWAp.

Table 2: ASWAp Focus and Support Areas, Strategic pillars andspecific objectives

ASWAP FOCUS AND STRATEGIC PILLARS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESASWAP FOCUS AND STRATEGIC PILLARS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESASWAP FOCUS AND STRATEGIC PILLARS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESASWAP FOCUS AND STRATEGIC PILLARS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESASWAP FOCUS AND STRATEGIC PILLARS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

SUPPORT AREA SUPPORT AREA SUPPORT AREA SUPPORT AREA SUPPORT AREA OF THE STRATEGY OF THE STRATEGY OF THE STRATEGY OF THE STRATEGY OF THE STRATEGY

Food Security, NutritionNutrition And RiskManagement

FOCUS AREA 1:

FOCUS AREA 2:

Strategic Pillar 1:Quality participation ofwomen and othervulnerable gendercategories in ASWApfocus areas and keysupport services

1.1 To improve food,nutrition security and agro-based income amongvulnerable groups, in orderto reduce genderdisparities and contributeto HIV prevention andmitigation of AIDS impacts

Commercial Agriculture,Agro-Processing andMarket Development

1.2 To strengthen women’saccess to and control overagriculture resources,opportunities, benefits anddecision makingprocesses at household,community and nationallevels

FOCUS AREA 3:Sustainable agriculturalLand and WaterManagement

1.3 To reduce factors thatpromote gender inequalityand spread of HIV due toagricultural related mobilityand migration

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SUPPORT AREA 1:

Technology Generationand Dissemination

Strategic pillar 2:

Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive technologygeneration anddissemination

2.1 To promote generation anddissemination of gender, HIVand AIDS responsive technolo-gies and information

SUPPORT AREA 2:InstitutionalStrengthening andCapacity Building

Strategic pillar 3:

Effective coordination,Capacity Building andresource mobilization

3.1 To strengthen leadershipand coordination of the Gender,HIV and AIDS strategy forharmonized and decentralisedimplementation

3.2 To mobilise, track andeffectively utilise financial andtechnical resources for theimplementation of gender, HIVand AIDS strategy

3.3 To strengthen the gender,HIV and AIDS responsivenessof agriculture sector monitoringand evaluation system forenhanced accountability,learning and sharing

3.4 To build and sustaincapacity of agriculture sectorinstitutions and vulnerablegroups to effectivelymainstream gender, HIV andAIDS issues and actions

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6 Outcomes, Indicators and Actions of Strategic ObjectivesInoder to track the progress towards achievement of the expectedoutcomes of the GHA Strategy, a number of key outcomes indicators havebeen developed under each strategic pillar. The Strategy also has anumber of strategic actions to be implemented by the Sector’sstakeholders within its implementation period. This has been summarisedin tables 3 to 18.

Strategic Pillar 1:Quality participation of women and other vulnerable gendercategories in ASWAp focus areas and key support services

Strategic Objective 1:1. To improve food and nutrition securityand agro-based income among vulnerable groups in order toreduce gender disparities and contribute to HIV prevention andmitigation of AIDS impacts

Table 3: Outcomes and indicators for Strategic Objective 1.1O U T C O M E SO U T C O M E SO U T C O M E SO U T C O M E SO U T C O M E S INDICATORSINDICATORSINDICATORSINDICATORSINDICATORS

1.1.1 Food and nutrition securityin vulnerable households

• Percentage of vulnerable householdsconsuming at least three nutritiousmeals a day, throughout the year

• Percentage of vulnerable householdmembers having access to diversifiedfood at household level

• Percentage reduction in stunted andunderweight children

1.1.2 Increased participation ofvulnerable groups in agro-based,fisheries, sustainable foodproduction and income generatingactivities

• Percentage of vulnerable householdsinvolved in crop diversification

• Percentage of vulnerable householdinvolved in fish farming

• Percentage of vulnerable householdsinvolved in livestock production

• Percentage of vulnerable householdwhose income has increased

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• Percentage increase in income ofvulnerable households from agro-basedand fisheries activities

• Percentage of vulnerable householdsmanaging and benefiting from agro-based and fisheries income generatingactivities

• Percentage of vulnerable groupsaccessing formal markets

1.1.3 Increased access to marketsby vulnerable groups

1.1.4 Increased access toMicrofinance loans by vulnerablegroups

• Percentage of microfinance institutionsthat have gender and HIV sensitivelending conditions

• Percentage of vulnerable groupsaccessing loans for agro-based andfisheries enterprises

Strategic actions to improve food and nutrition security and agro-based income among vulnerable groups in order to reduce genderdisparities and contribute to HIV prevention and mitigation of AIDSimpacts

Table 4: Strategic Actions for Strategic Objective 1.1.

Strategic actions Timeframe Implementers

1.1.1.1 Provide production resources towomen and other vulnerable gendercategories such as high nutritive valuecrops and improved livestock

Short- term MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, PrivateSector,CSOs,VDCs

1.1.1.2 Promote production and use ofavailable indigenous foods in order toimprove nutrition of people living with HIV

Short toMediumterm

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, DHNA,CSOs, Training andAcademic Institutions,VDCs

1.1.1.3 Provide food supplements andagricultural inputs to members of staffliving with HIV at the workplace

Short term All agriculturalinstitutions

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1.1.1.4 Promote fish farming for womenand other vulnerable gender categories inorder to improve protein intake amongfarming communities, particularly for PLHIV

Short toMediumterm

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, Training andAcademic Institutions,CSOs, VDCs

1.1.1.5 Promote production andconsumption of non- traditional highnutritive foods by vulnerable gendercategories

Short toMediumterm

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, CSOs,Training and AcademicInstitutions, VDCs

1.1.1.6 Scale-up nutrition educationto vulnerable groups

Short toMediumterm

MoAFS, DHNA,District Councils,CSOs, VDCs

1.1.2.1 Develop and institutionalizemechanisms for enforcing the guidelinesfor transparent and participatory identifica-tion of vulnerable gender categories inFarm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP)and other programs

Short tomedium term

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, CSOs, VDCs

1.1.2.2 Develop and institutionalizemechanisms for ensuring that vulnerablegender categories are protected fromabuse and exploitation during the FISPprocess and other input distributionprograms

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, PrivateSector, ACB, MPS, CSOs,VDCs

1.1.2.3 Promote small stock animalproduction through pass-on schemesfor vulnerable gender categories

Short tomedium term

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, CSOs,Training and Academic Institutions,VDCs

1.1.2.4 Promote the use of labour, time,and cost saving technologies related toagriculture and fisheries amongstvulnerable gender categories

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, DistrictCouncils, CSOs, VDCs,Agricultural AcademicInstitutions, CISANET,Private sector, MIRTDC, MoGCSW

1.1.2.5 Develop and implementmechanisms for targeting women, PLHIVand youths with agricultural and fisheriesextension services

Medium tolong term

MoAFS, MoGCSW, MoY,CSOs, DistrictCouncils, VDCs

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1.1.2.6 Promote participation of vulnerablegroups in commercially oriented agro-based and fisheries enterprises andmarketing

Long term MoAFS, CISANET,Private sector , FUM,Coalition of WomenFarmers, DistrictCouncils

1.1.2.7 Build capacity of extensionworkers, women and other vulnerablegender categories in group and enterprisemanagement

Long term MoAFS, AgriculturalAcademic Institutions,FUM, MoGCSW, DistrictCouncils, Coalition ofWomen Farmers,Private Sector

1.1.3.1 Promote conducive marketingenvironment for vulnerable gendercategories

Long term MoAFS, AgriculturalAcademic Institutions,CISANET, Ministry ofTrade, Private sector,FUM, Coalition ofWomen Farmers,District Councils

1.1.4.1 Facilitate linkages betweenvulnerable groups and microfinanceservices

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, CSOs, PrivateSector , FUM, Coalitionof Women Farmers,District Councils

1.1.4.2 Lobby MFIs to make their loanconditions and policies to be Gender,HIV and AIDS responsive

Short tolong term

MoAFS, CSOs, DistrictCouncils, PrivateSector

1.1.4.3 Promote investment in agro-basedand fisheries enterprises by beneficiaries ofsocial support programmes

Short tolong term

MoAFS, Ministry ofGender, Children andCommunityDevelopment, MoF,MoDP CSOs, PrivateSector, FUM, Coalitionof Women Farmers,District Councils

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Strategic Objective 1.2. To strengthen women’s access to andcontrol over agricultural resources, opportunities, benefits anddecision making processes at household, community and nationallevels

Table 5: Outcomes and indicators for Strategic Objective 1.2O U T C O M E SO U T C O M E SO U T C O M E SO U T C O M E SO U T C O M E S INDICATORSINDICATORSINDICATORSINDICATORSINDICATORS

1.2.1 Resource poor women haveaccess to and control overagricultural and fisheries benefits,assets, opportunities, resourcesand income

• Percentage of women accessing credit,inputs and income for agricultural andfisheries enterprises

• Percentage of women who have controlover credit, inputs and income foragricultural and fisheries enterprises

• Percentage of women that own and controlagricultural land and fishing gear

• Percentage of women in the agriculturesector that are aware of agricultural andfisheries extension services

• Percentage of women in the agriculturesector demanding agricultural andfisheries extension services

• Percentage of women who have access toagricultural and fisheries extensionservices

1.2.2 Quality participation ofwomen in decision makingprocesses at all levels inagriculture and fisheries

• Percentage of women and men in decisionmaking positions in agricultural andfisheries institutions and organizations atall levels

• Percentage of women and menparticipating in decision makingprocesses at institutional and communitylevels

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Strategic actions to strengthen women’s access to and control overagricultural resources, opportunities, benefits and decision makingprocesses at household, community and national levels

Table 6: Strategic Actions for Strategic Objective 1.2


1.2.1.1 Develop and implementmechanisms for improving women’saccess to and control over agricultural andfisheries resources (such as land, water,information) and benefits

Medium term CSOs, MoAFS,MoGCSW,MoL,Training andAcademicInstitutions,Private sector,FUM, Coalition ofWomen Farmers

1.2.2.1 Conduct awareness campaignson the importance of women’sparticipation in decision making inagriculture and fisheries

Short-term CSOs, MoAFS,MoGCSW, PrivateSector , FUM,Coalition of WomenFarmers

1.2.1.2 Facilitate the formation andstrengthening of groups of women andlink them to agricultural and fisheriesservice providers

Short to mediumterm

MoAFS, CSOs,Private Sector, FUM,Coalition of WomenFarmers

1.2.2.2 Review and implementinterventions to increase the number ofwomen in policy and decision makingpositions at all levels in the agriculturesector

Medium to longterm

CSOs,MoAFS, MoGCSW,Academicinstitutions

1.2.2.3 Integrate gender, HIV and AIDSeducation in agricultural and fisheriestraining programmes

Short to mediumterm

Training andAcademicinstitutions, MoAFS,MoGCSW,

1.2.2.4 Build capacity of women in theagriculture sector in leadership,assertiveness and decision making

Medium term Training andAcademic, CSOs,MoAFS, MoGCSW,institutions, Privatesector , FUM,Coalition of WomenFarmers

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Strategic Objective 1.3. To reduce factors that promote genderinequality and spread of HIV that arise due to agricultural relatedmobility and migration

OUTCOMES INDICATORS

1.3.1 Reduced vulnerability to HIV infection ofmigrant men and women as well as theirspouses

• Availability of Gender, HIVand AIDS responsiveinterventions for mobile andmigrant workers

• Percentage of migrant menand women and theirspouses with reduced riskybehaviours

1.3.2 Increased capacity of women to addressincome and social inequalities that arise dueto agricultural and fisheries related mobilityand migration

• Percentage of households ofmobile and migrant workersthat are income and foodsecure

• Percentage of spouses ofmobile and migrant workerswho have access toagriculture and fisheriesadvisory services

1.3.3 Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive workingconditions for mobile and migrant workers inagriculture sector

• Percentage of institutionswith Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive workingconditions for mobileand migrant workers

Table 7: Outcomes and indicators for Strategic Objective 1.3.

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Strategic actions to reduce and manage factors that promotegender inequality and spread of HIV that arise due to agriculturalrelated mobility and migration


1.3.1.1 Develop and implement gender, HIVand AIDS responsive by-laws for agriculturaland fisheries mobile and migrant workers

MoH, MoAFS,MoGCSW,NAC, MBCA,Private Sector, CSOs,District Councils

Short tomediumterm

CSOs, MoJMoAFS,MoGCSW, DistrictCouncils, Private Sector

1.3.1.2 Promote fish farming andfisheries enterprises among spousesof migrant workers

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, CSOs, Trainingand Academic Institutions, DistrictCouncils, Private Sector

1.3.2.1 Build the economic capacity ofspouses of migrant workers

Short tolong term

MoAFS, Private Sector,CSOs, District Councils

1.3.2.2 Provide agricultural and fisheriesadvisory services to households ofspouses of migrant workers

Short tolong term

MoAFS, Agriculturaltraining and academicinstitutions, PrivateSector, CSOs, DistrictCouncils

1.3.2.3 Promote access to gender, HIV andAIDS services for mobile and migrantworkers in the agriculture sector Short tolong term

Short tolong term

1.3.3.1 Lobby institutions to provideGender, HIV and AIDS responsive workingconditions for mobile and migrant workers

Short tomediumterm

MoL, CSOs, MoAFS,District Councils, PrivateSector, legislators

1.3.3.2 Promote enforcement andmonitoring of Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive working conditions in theEstates and other Agricultural Institutions

Mediumterm

CSOs , MoAFS, MoL,Training and AcademicInstitutions, MediaHouses, District Councils,and Private Sector,legislators

Timeframe FacilitatorsStrategic actions

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Strategic pillar 2:Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technology generation anddissemination

Strategic Objective 2.1. To promote generation and disseminationof gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technologies and information

Table 9: outcomes and indicators for Strategic Objective 2.1.

OUTCOMES INDICATORS2.1.1 Enhanced generation anddissemination of Gender, HIV andAIDS responsive technologies andinformation

• Number of targeted gender, HIV andAIDS responsive agriculture andfisheries research studies

• Percentage of vulnerable householdsthat have adopted gender, HIV andAIDS responsive agricultural andfisheries technologies

• Proportion of gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive agriculture and fisheriestechnologies

2.1.2 Strengthened collaboration on thegeneration and utilization of gender,HIV and AIDS responsive technologiesand information among extensionworkers, researchers and farmers

• Number of functional collaborativeinitiatives among extension workers,researchers and farmers

Strategic actions to promote generation and dissemination ofgender, HIV and AIDS responsive technologies and information

Table 10: Strategic actions for Strategic Objective 2.1

2.1.1.1 Develop and generate gender,HIV and AIDS responsive technologiesand information in agriculture and fisheries

Short to longterm

MoAFS, academic andresearch institutions,CSOs, Private Sector

2.1.1.2 Disseminate harmonisegender, HIV and AIDS responsiveagricultural and fisheries technologiesand information

Short tolong term

MoAFS, CSOsacademic and researchinstitutions, Media,Private Sector, DistrictCouncils, COWFA


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2.1.1.3 Conduct research on the role ofindigenous traditional foods and herbs inthe nutrition of PLHIV

Short to longterm

Academic and ResearchInstitutions, MoAFS,National Herbarium andBotanical Gardens, FRIM,Ministry of Health, OPCDepartment of HIV andAIDS and Nutrition,CSOs,

2.1.1.2 Disseminate harmonisegender, HIV and AIDS responsiveagricultural and fisheries technologiesand information

Short tolong term

MoAFS, CSOsacademic and researchinstitutions, Media,Private Sector, DistrictCouncils, COWFA


2.1.1.4 Conduct research studies ongender, HIV and AIDS in agriculture andfisheries

Medium term MoAFS, CSOs, AcAdemicand Research Institutions

2.1.2.1 Establish and operationalizecollaboration structures for gender, HIVand AIDS in agriculture and fisheries

Short to longterm

MoAFS, CSOs, Academicand Research Institutions,District Councils

2.1.2.2 Promote research on climatevariability and change that addresses theneeds of women farmers and othervulnerable gender categories

Short to longterm

Training, Academia andResearch institutions,DCCMS, MoAFS, MoGCC,CSOs, Department ofClimate Change andMeteorological Services

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Strategic pillar 3:Effective coordination, Capacity Building and resourcemobilization

Table 11: Outcomes and Indicators for Strategic Objective 3.1OUTCOMES INDICATORS

3.1.1 Effective leadership andcoordination in the implementation of the strategy

• Availability of a designated focal person for coordination of the strategy implementation

3.1.2 Institutionalized structuralarrangements for implementing thestrategy

• Availability of operational structures for implementing the strategy at all levels

• Availability of gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive terms of reference for theDAESS structures.

3.1.3 Increased ownership of thegender, HIV and AIDS strategy by variousstakeholders

• Percentage of organizations andinstitutions that integrate the strategy’sactions in their plans and budgets

• Percentage of organizations andinstitutions submitting reports on theimplementation of the strategy

3.1.4 Harmonized programming in theimplementation of the strategy by variousstakeholders

• Percentage of institutions doing jointprogramming and reviews on theimplementation of the strategy

• Availability of operational informationhub (website, resource centre,database)

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3.1.2.1 Institute and revamp thestructural arrangements forimplementing the strategy

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, Developmentpartners, CSOs, Privatepartners, Training andAcademic institutions

3.1.1.1 Assign and institutionalize afulltime coordinator and TechnicalAssistant to facilitate theimplementation of the strategy

Short term MoAFS, Developmentpartners


Strategic actions to strengthen leadership and coordination of theGender, HIV and AIDS strategy for harmonized and decentralisedimplementation

Table 12: Strategic actions for Strategic Objective 3.1

3.1.3.1 Create stakeholders’awareness on the GHA strategy

Short term MoAFS, Developmentpartners, CSOs, Privatepartners, Training andAcademic institutions

3.1.4.1 Institute stakeholders’ jointprogramming and reviews

Short to longterm

MoAFS, CSOs, Privatepartners, Training andAcademic institutions

3.1.4.2 Establish and scale up informationsharing platform

Short tomedium term

MoAFS, CSOs, Privatepartners, Training andAcademic institutions

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3.2.2 Enhanced accountability on resourceutil ization by stakeholders in theimplementation of the GHA strategy

3.2.1 Increased financial commitmentand technical support by all stakeholdersto GHA strategy implementation

INDICATORSOUTCOMES

• Percentage of the gender, HIVand AIDS strategy budget funded

• Percentage of stakeholders withincreased funding to GHAstrategy actions

• Proportion of financial allocationand expenditure for Gender, HIVand AIDS interventions in theASWAp budget

• Proportion of agriculture institutionssubmitting and sharing regularfinancial reports that stipulateresource allocation to Gender, HIVand AIDS activities

• Proportion of agriculture institutionswith systems for tracking utilizationof funds for Gender, HIV and AIDSactivities

Strategic Objective 3.2. To mobilise, track and effectively utilisefinancial and technical resources for the implementation of gender,HIV and AIDS strategy

Table 13: Outcomes and Indicators for Strategic Objective 3.2

Strategic actions to mobilise, track and effectively utilise financialand technical resources for the implementation of gender, HIV andAIDS strategyTable 14: Strategic Objective 3.2. Strategic actions


3.2.1.1 Market the GHA strategy tostakeholders and development partnersfor resource support

Short tomediumterm

CSOs, MoAFS,Development partners,Private Sector, COWFA,Training and Academicinstitutions

3.2.1.2 Develop and implement aresource mobilization plan for Gender,HIV and AIDS strategy

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, MoF, MoDP,Development partners,CSOs, COWFA, Trainingand Academicinstitutions

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Table 12: Strategic Actions for Strategic Objective 2.2 (continued)

Strategic actions Timeframe Implementers3.2.2.1 Establish a budget andexpenditure tracking system for Gender,HIV and AIDS related activities

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, MoF, MoDP,Development partners,District Councils,CSOs,, COWFA,Training and Academicinstitutions

Strategic Objective 3.3. To strengthen the Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsiveness of agriculture sector monitoring and evaluationsystem for enhanced accountability, learning and sharing

Table 15: Strategic Objective 3.3. Outcomes and indicators

3.3.1 Monitoring and Evaluation Systemthat responds to Gender, HIV and AIDSneeds in agriculture

INDICATORSOUTCOMES

• Availability of Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive M&E framework

• Availability of Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive M&E tools

• Availability of Gender, HIV and AIDSdisaggregated information inmonitoring and evaluation reports

• Availability of analyzed andinterpreted Gender, HIV and AIDSinformation in the documents andreports

3.3.2 Improved documentation andsharing of best practices and lessons onGender, HIV and AIDS in agriculture

• Availability of documentation and publications on best practices on Gender, HIV and AIDS in agriculture

3.3.3 Enhanced participation of womenand other vulnerable gender categoriesin the community-based M&E processes

" Proportion of women and othervulnerable gender categoriesactively participating in community-based M&E processes

3.3.4 Improved accountability of serviceproviders to rights holders (women andother vulnerable gender categories)

" Proportion of agriculturalinstitutions with functional gender,HIV and AIDS inclusiveaccountability tools

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Strategic actions to strengthen the gender, HIV and AIDSresponsiveness of agriculture sector monitoring and evaluationsystem for enhanced accountability, learning and sharing

Table 16: Strategic Actions for Strategic Objective 3.3.

Strategic actions Timeframe Implementers3.3.1.1 Review and/or develop M&Esystems in the agriculture sector, to makethem Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive

Short term MoAFS, CSOs, MoF,MoDP, Training andAcademic institutions,and Private Sector

3.3.1.2 Scale up Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive M&E systems at all levels

Short tolong term

MoAFS, CSOs, Trainingand Academic institutions,and Private Sector

3.3.3.1 Develop and implement M&E thatenhance participation of women and othervulnerable gender categories

Short tolong term

MoAFS, MoF, MoDPTraining and AcademicInstitutions, CSOs, NSO

3.3.2.1 Document and share bestpractices and lessons on gender,HIV and AIDS in the agriculturesector

MoAFS, Training andAcademic Institutions,CSOs, Private Sector,Media, Department ofHIV and AIDS andNutrition, MoGCSW,NAC

Short tolong term

3.3.4.1 Establish a centralized technicaldata management hub on gender, HIV andAIDS in the agriculture sector

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, MoF, MoDP,Development partners,District Councils,DISTMIS CSOs

3.3.4.2 Facilitate accountability tovulnerable rights holders in theagriculture sector

MoAFS, MoF, MoDP,Development partners,District Councils,DISTMIS, CSOs

Short tolong term

3.3.4.3 Collect, analyze and incorporatebaseline data on Gender, HIV and AIDS inthe GHA Strategy

Short term MoAFS, CSOs, PrivateSector, NSO, Trainingand Academicinstitutions

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Table 17: Outcomes and Indicators for Strategic Objective 3.4

Strategic Objective 3.4: To build and sustain capacity of agriculturesector institutions and vulnerable groups to effectively mainstreamgender, HIV and AIDS issues and actions

3.4.1 Gender, HIV and AIDS responsivepolicies, programmes and projects

OUTCOMES INDICATORS• Percentage of programmes and

projects that have gender, HIV andAIDS responsive indicators andactions

• Percentage of policies that aregender, HIV and AIDS responsive

3.4.2 Increased expertise of the agriculturesector staff in mainstreaming gender,HIV and AIDS in their core business

• Percentage of male and femalestaff able to identify, analyze andmainstream gender, HIV and AIDSissues and actions in their corebusiness

3.4.3 Improved attitudes and practices of theagriculture sector staff and institutions ongender, HIV and AIDS

• Percentage of male and femalestaff with positive attitudes andpractices towards Gender, HIVand AIDS

• Percentage of agricultureinstitutions with supportingmechanisms for addressingstigma and discrimination relatedto Gender, HIV and AIDS amongstemployees

3.4.4 Enhanced conservation and utilizationof fish species and indigenous crops andlivestock by vulnerable gender categories

• Percentage of vulnerablehouseholds sustainably utilizingindigenous crops, livestock, andfish species

3.4.5 Enhanced delivery of Gender, HIVand AIDS responsive agro-biodiversityand climate variability and changeinterventions by institutions

• Percentage of institutionsimplementing gender, HIV andAIDS responsive agriculturalinterventions to conserve andutilize indigenous crops,livestock, and fish species

• Percentage of institutionsimplementing gender, HIV andAIDS responsive agriculturalinterventions to adapt andmitigate the impacts of climatevariability and change

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OUTCOMES INDICATORS

3.4.6 Enhanced ability of vulnerablegender categories to adapt to climatevariability and change

• Percentage of vulnerablehouseholds practicing agriculturalinterventions that are adapted toclimate variability and change

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Strategic actions to build and sustain capacity of agriculturesector institutions and vulnerable groups to effectivelymainstream gender, HIV and AIDS issues and actions


3.4.1.1 Mainstream gender, HIV andAIDS issues in ongoing and new sectorpolicies, programmes and projects

Short tolong term

MoAFS, MoGCSW,CSOs, Training andAcademic institutions,Private Sector, NAC,COWFA

3.4.2.1 Build the capacity of the agriculturesector staff in mainstreaming gender andHIV and AIDS in their core business

Short tolong term

MoAFS, MoGCSW,CSOs, Training andAcademic institutions,Private Sector, NAC,COWFA

3.4.2.2 Mainstream gender, HIV andAIDS in existing agricultural trainingcurricula

Short tomedium term

Training and Academicinstitutions MoAFS,MoGCSW,

3.4.2.3 Develop and implementacademic and professional courseson gender, HIV and AIDS analysis andmainstreaming

Short to longterm

Academic and Traininginstitutions

3.4.3.1 Promote behavioural changeinterventions among agriculture sectorstaff on gender, HIV and AIDS

Short tomediumterm

COWLA, COWFA,NAC,MoAFS, CSOs, Trainingand Academic institutions,

3.4.3.2 Develop and implementmechanisms for addressing stigmaand discrimination at the workplace inthe agriculture sector

Short tomedium term

MoAFS, CSOs Trainingand Academicinstitutions, PrivateSector, MBCA, FUM, NAC,COWFA

3.4.4.1 Build capacity of women andother vulnerable gender categories insustainable production and utilizationof fish species, indigenous crops andlivestock

Short tomediumterm

MoA Ministry of NaturalResources, Training andAcademic institutions

3.4.4.2 Scale up best practices inagro-biodiversity managementamongst vulnerable gendercategories, especially women

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, District Councils,CSOs, Ministry of NaturalResources and Development partners, Trainingand Academic institutions

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Strategic actions Timeframe Facilitators

3.4.5.1 Build capacity of agriculturalinstitutions in mainstreaming gender,HIV and AIDS in agro-biodiversity andclimate variabil ity and changemanagement programmes and policies

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, MoGCSW, Trainingand Academic Institutions,CSOs, Ministry of NaturalResources, Private sector,Department of ClimateChange and MeteorologicalServices

3.4.6.1 Build capacity of women andother vulnerable gender categories inagricultural interventions for adapting toand mitigating climate variability andchange

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, Department ofDisaster ManagementAffairs (DoDMA), CSOs,Ministry of NaturalResources

3.4.6.2 Promote local best practices inadaptation and mitigation of climatevariability and change amongst womenand other vulnerable gender categories

Short tomediumterm

MoAFS, MoIWD, DistrictCouncils, CSOs,Ministry of Energy andMines

7. Results FrameworkThe results framework (attached as Annex 2) contains the outcomes,actions, indicators outlined above, their benchmarks, targets and estimatedcosts to implement the Strategy. The Framework will guide theimplementation of the GHA Strategy.

8. Implementation Arrangements8.1 Coordination and Policy Guidance

The implementation arrangement of the strategy has been structured ina way that will allow active participation of relevant stakeholders from thePublic and Private Sector, Civil Society and Development Partners at alllevels actively participate. At national level, the Ministry of Agriculture andFood Security will provide policy guidance in the implementation of thestrategy through the Executive Management Committee of ASWAp. TheTechnical Working Group on Gender, HIV and AIDS will guide theimplementation of the strategy. The responsibilities of the TWG are to:

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• Provide technical guidance to the Agriculture Sector Wide ApproachSector Working Group and Technical Working Groups in ASWApon gender, HIV and AIDS mainstreaming

• Provide technical guidance on the implementation and monitoringof Gender, HIV and AIDS strategy in the Agriculture sector,programme of work, Medium Term Expenditure Framework,development of strategic documents and frameworks

• Facilitate capacity development on Gender HIV and AIDSmainstreaming amongst stakeholders in the Agricultural sector.

• Facilitate networking of relevant structures and stakeholders atnational and district level in mainstreaming Gender, HIV and AIDSin agricultural programmes

• Coordinate the development, management and dissemination ofInformation Education and Communication materials on Gender, HIVand AIDS in the Agriculture sector

• Facilitate sharing and up-scaling of good practices on Gender, HIVand AIDS mainstreaming in the agriculture sector

• Promote gender, HIV and AIDS responsive research, technologydevelopment and dissemination in the Agriculture sector

• Lobby and advocate for adequate funding to support gender, HIVand AIDS mainstreaming responses in the agriculture sector

• Provide guidance in the institutionalization of accountabilitymechanisms for gender, HIV and AIDS mainstreaming in agriculturalinstitution

• Coordinate monitoring, reporting and evaluation of gender, HIV andAIDS-responsive agricultural interventions at community, district andnational levels

• Report to SWG on the progress made in the implementation ofgender, HIV and AIDS activities

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At national level a designated focal person based in the ASWApsecretariat will coordinate the implementation of the strategy. A TechnicalAssistant (TA) will be deployed to assist the designated focal person withcoordination and setting up of systems.

At District, Area and Community levels, the strategy will be implementedthrough the District Agriculture Extension Services System (DAESS) incollaboration with of all stakeholders. The Terms of Reference for theDAESS Structures will be revised to include sector related Gender, HIVand AIDS responsibilities. Following the revision of these Terms ofReference, the DAESS Structures will strengthen linkages with existingstructures on gender, HIV and AIDS at all levels.

(On page 49) Figure 1: Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy ImplementationArrangement as aligned to ASWAp

National Stakeholder Panel

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8.2 Roles of Stakeholders and Partners

The strategy has five major groups of stakeholders, namely: 1) Public SectorMinistries, Departments and Statutory Organisations, 2) The Private Sector,3) Development Partners, 4) Training, Research and Academic Institutionsand 5) Civil Society Organisations including Faith and Farmer-basedOrganizations. Each of these stakeholders will perform specific roles for thesuccessful implementation of the strategy as follows:OPC Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA)

In this strategy the DNHA will provide technical support to AgricultureInstitutions and Organizations on nutrition, HIV and AIDS.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) & Ministry of Economic Planning andDevelopment (MoEP&D)

The MoF and MoEP&D will:• Ensure that adequate resources are allocated for the implementation

of the gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy.• Provide technical guidance in the development of a Gender, HIV and

AIDS responsive Monitoring and Evaluation system

The Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health in this Strategy will:

• Provide HIV and AIDS services for women and vulnerable gendercategories

• Support monitoring and evaluation of HIV and AIDS responsiveinterventions

• Provide information on HIV and AIDS

The National AIDS CommissionThe Commission will:• Support mobilisation of technical and financial support required for

implementing the GHA Strategic Actions on HIV and AIDS.

• Support monitoring and evaluation of HIV and AIDS interventions

• Support research on HIV and AIDS

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The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare (MoGCSW)

The MoGCSW will:• Provide policy guidance on gender and Orphans and Vulnerable Children• Support capacity building of Agriculture sector Institutions and

Organizations on gender• Support Monitoring and Evaluation of gender responsive interventions

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MoLG&RD)The MoLG&RD will:

• Facilitate district level harmonized planning, implementation andfinancing of the Strategy

• Support capacity building of district level structures on gender and HIVand AIDS responsive M & E

• Promote visibility of the Strategy at District level

• Conduct monitoring and evaluation of the Strategy at district level

The Department of Human Resource Management and Development(DHRMD)The DHRMD will:• Provide policy, technical and administrative guidance on Gender, HIV

and AIDS work place Programmes• Facilitate capacity building in gender, HIV and AIDS mainstreaming at

work place• Monitor and evaluate gender and HIV and AIDS interventions at the work

place• Provide authority to recruit personnel to fill vacant positions that will

enhance gender, HIV and AIDS programming

The Ministry of Labour

The Ministry will:

• Provide guidance in relation to Gender responsive labour laws andpolicies

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• Monitor the vulnerability issues in the estates which include child labour,tenancy issues and Gender Based Violence

• Support implementation of programmes that will reduce child labour.

• Support implementation of programmes aimed at managing risk factorsassociated with migrant labour

The Private SectorThe Private Sector will:• Provide financial support for the implementation of the GHA Strategy• Build capacity on gender, HIV and AIDS in their institutions

• Institute workplace programming on gender, HIV and AIDS in theirinstitutions

• Revise lending institutions’ conditions and policies to be gender, HIVand AIDS responsive

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)

The CSOs will:

• Implement the agriculture sector gender, HIV and AIDS strategy

• Lobby government, development partners and the private sector onissues pertaining to gender, HIV and AIDS in agriculture

• Commission research, Monitoring and Evaluation on gender, HIV andAIDS in agriculture

• Conduct budget tracking on allocation and utilization of funds for theGHA actions

• Mobilise resources for the implementation of the GHA Strategy• Build capacity in gender, HIV and AIDS to other Civil Society

Organisations• Create neutral platforms where issues of gender, HIV and AIDS

in agriculture sector are debated and addressed

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The academic, research and training institutions

The institutions will:

• Mainstream gender, HIV and AIDS in agricultural curricula

• Build capacity on gender, HIV and AIDS in agriculture sector

• Conduct research on key issues related to the GHA Strategy• Development and dissemination of gender, HIV and AIDS responsive

agricultural technologies

• Review and implement the policy for selection to higher learninginstitutions to ensure equitable access to education

• Review and implement gender, HIV and AIDS responsive agriculturaltraining programmes

• Develop a curriculum for Gender, HIV and AIDS Programmes

The Development Partners

The development partners will:• Provide harmonised financial, technical and material support for the

implementation and review of the GHA Strategy

• Provide technical guidance with regard to implementation and fundingmodalities

8.3 Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation will be done at village, area, district and nationallevels in line with the strategy implementation arrangement. The resultsframework will help in the development of the Gender, HIV and AIDSresponsive monitoring and evaluation system. Monitoring information willbe collected through field visits, community feedback forums, reviewmeetings, surveys or studies, technical and financial reports. The strategywill undergo comprehensive annual reviews which will involve allstakeholders in the sector. The reviews will facilitate the drawing ofstrategies to address challenges and upscale best practices. The ASWApMonitoring and Evaluation framework and reporting format will be revisedto make it responsive to gender, HIV and AIDS, hence accommodating

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the strategy framework. The national TWG will be responsible forconsolidating, analysing and interpreting the information. Final evaluationwill be done at the end of the strategy implementation period to measureachievements, constraints and draw lessons learnt.

8.4 Sustainability mechanisms

In this strategy, several sustainability mechanisms have been consideredand these include:

• Capacity building at various levels which includes training andeducation, wide dissemination of the strategy to all stakeholdersand partners at all levels, improvement of the implementationarrangements,

• Improved coordination that includes having designated focal personat national level, institutionalisation of operational structures at alllevels to implement the strategy in order to ensure harmonisedprogramming by all stakeholders in the sector.

• Concrete resource mobilisation mechanisms through linkages withcivil society organisations, private sector and development partners.

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Malawi Government, 2006., National HIV and AIDS Impact MitigationConceptual Framework NAC, Malawi HIV and AIDS Monitoring and EvaluationReport: 2008-2009.Malawi Government, 2007, Malawi Poverty and Vulnerability Assesment,Lilongwe: Ministry of Economic Planning and Development.

Malawi Government, 2007, National Gender Policy (Draft), Lilongwe: Ministryof Gender, Children and Social Welfare.Malawi Government, 2007., National Census of Agriculture and Livestock(NACAL) report. Zomba. National Statistical Office.

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Malawi Government, 2011(a)., Malawi Demographic and Health Survey.Zomba. National Statistical Office.

Malawi Government, 2011(b)., The Malawi African Adaptation Programme:Building Capacity for Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to ClimateChange Adaptation in Malawi, Lilongwe.Malawi Government, 2012., Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II.Lilongwe: Ministry of Economic Planning and Development.

Malindi, G.M.E., Kayuni F.L., Chikomola A.C., Mandula. B, Namakhoma,A., Fatch,P., and Masambuka, F., 2010., Gender, HIV & AIDS and AgriculturalBiodiversity in Malawi (Unpublished). LilongweUNDP and FAO, 2007., Support to the Legislative Process of the DeceasedEstates (Wills, Inheritance and Protection) Bill in Malawi under the projectFNOP/INT/108/NOR: Improving Tenure Security of the Poor. Report on theCurrent Situation on Property and Inheritance Rights in Malawi.

ANNEX 1: Alignment of objectives from the GHA strategy to nationalpolicies

Agriculture Gender,HIV and AIDSStrategy Objectives NGP

ObjectiveNAF Objective

Food, nutritionsecurity and agrobased incomeamong vulnerablegroups

ASWAp Focusareas

National Policies

Food Securityand riskmanagement,

Sustainablemanagement ofland and water

Commercialagriculture, agro-processing andmarketdevelopment

Gendermainstreamingin agriculture,food securityand nutrition

Mitigation of theeconomic andpsychosocialeffects of HIV andAIDSReduce new HIVinfections inMalawi

Women’s access toand control overagriculture resources,opportunities, benefitsand decision makingprocesses at household, community andnational levels

Reduce povertyamong womenand othervulnerable groups

Mitigation of theeconomic andpsychosocialeffects of HIV andAIDSReduce newHIV infections inMalawi

Reduce newinfections

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Agriculture Gender,HIV and AIDSStrategy Objectives

NGPObjective

NAF Objective

Reduce and managefactors that promotegender inequality andspread of HIV due toagricultural relatedmobility andmigration

ASWAp Focusareas

National Policies

Promote generationand dissemination ofgender, HIV and AIDSresponsive technolo-gies and information

Reduce povertyamong womenand othervulnerable groupsthrougheconomicempowerment

Generate anddisseminateinformation aboutthe HIV and AIDSepidemic andresponse

Technologygeneration anddissemination

Strengthen leadershipand coordination ofthe Gender, HIV andAIDS strategy forharmonized anddecentralisedimplementation

Institutionalstrengthening andcapacity building

Mainstreamgender throughout all activitiesrelating to HIVand AIDS

Increase theinvolvement andcontribution ofpublic sectors,private sector andcivil society in theHIV and AIDSresponse

Mobilise, track andeffectively utilisefinancial andtechnicalresourcesfor theimplementation ofGender, HIV andAIDS strategy

Institutionalstrengthening andcapacity building

Capacitybuilding ofinstitutions ongender

Generate anddisseminateinformation aboutthe HIV and AIDSepidemic andresponse

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Agriculture Gender,HIV and AIDSStrategy Objectives

NGPObjective

NAF Objective

Strengthen thegender, HIV andAIDS responsive-

nessof agriculture sectormonitoring andevaluation system forenhancedaccountability,

ASWAp Focusareas

National Policies

Capacity buildingof institutions ongender

Enhance HIV andAIDS financialresourcemobilisation andmanagement at alllevels

Strengthen thegender, HIV andAIDS responsivenessof agriculture sectormonitoring andevaluation system forenhancedaccountability,learning and sharing


Enhance HIV andAIDS financialresourcemobilisation andmanagement at alllevels

Build and sustaincapacity of agriculturesector institutionsand vulnerable groupsto effectively mainstream gender, HIVand AIDS issues andactions


Facilitate andcoordinatemulti-sectoralimplementation ofthe NAF

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OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 1.1.2 Increased participation of vulnerable groups in agro-based, fisheries, sustainable food production and income generating activities

• Percentage of vulnerable households involved in crop diversification

• Percentage of vulnerable households involved in fish farming

• Percentage of vulnerable households involved in livestock production

• Percentage of vulnerable household whose income has increased

• Percentage increase in income of vulnerable households from agro-based and fisheries activities

• Percentage of vulnerable households managing and benefiting from agro-based and fisheries income generating activities

- Surveys -Monthly reports

-Leadership and resource commitment by government, CSOs and development partners -Scale up of FISP -Scale up of the Green Belt Initiative

Strategic Action No

Actions Output Indicators Baseline Target Time Frame Responsible Partners

Required Budget (USD)

(2012-2013)

Total Estimated

Budget (USD) (2012-2017)

1.1.2.1

Develop and institutionalize mechanisms for enforcing the guidelines for transparent and participatory identification of vulnerable gender categories in Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) and other programs

Availability of guidelines for identifying FISP beneficiaries Number of programmes that are compliant with revised guidelines Number of women and other vulnerable gender beneficiaries of FISP and other programmes

TBD TBD 2012-2015 (Short to medium term)

MoAFS, District Councils, CSOS, VDCs

100,000 100,000

1.1.2.2 Develop and institutionalize mechanisms for ensuring that vulnerable gender categories are protected from abuse and exploitation during the FISP process and other input distribution

Availability of mechanisms for ensuring that vulnerable gender categories are protected from abuse and exploitation during the FISP process and other input distribution programs Number of institutions

TBD TBD 2012-2014 (Short term)

MoAFS, District Councils, Private Sector, ACB, MPS, CSOs, VDCs

300,000 1,200,000

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1.1.2.5

Develop and implement mechanisms for targeting women, PLHIV and youths with agricultural and fisheries extension services

Number of women accessing quality agriculture and fisheries services Number of male and female PLHIV accessing quality fisheries extension services Number of male and female youth accessing quality agriculture services

TBD TBD 2013-2017 Medium to long term

MoAFS, MoGCSW, MoY, CSOs, District Councils, VDCs

300,000 300,000

1.1.2.6 Promote participation of vulnerable groups in commercially oriented agro-based and fisheries enterprises and marketing

Number of vulnerable groups trained in agricultural marketing of cash crops & fisheries enterprises and marketing

TBD TBD 2012-2017 (Long term)

MoAFS, CISANET, Private sector, FUM, Coalition of Women Farmers, District Councils

120,000 120,000

1.1.2.7 Build capacity of extension workers, women and other vulnerable gender categories in group and enterprise management

Number of male and female extension workers trained in group and enterprise management Number of women and other vulnerable gender categories trained in group and enterprise management

TBD TBD 2012-2017 ( Long term)

MoAFS, Agricultural Academic Institutions, FUM, MoGCSW, District Councils, Coalition of Women Farmers, Private Sector

100,000 350,000

Sub Total (USD) 620,000 4,220,000

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NS

1

.1.4

In

crea

sed

acce

ss

to

Mic

rofin

ance

lo

ans

by

vuln

erab

le

grou

ps

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

mic

rofin

ance

ins

titut

ions

tha

t ha

ve g

ende

r an

d H

IV s

ensi

tive

lend

ing

cond

ition

s •

Perc

enta

ge o

f vu

lner

able

gro

ups

acce

ssin

g lo

ans

for

agro

-ba

sed

and

fishe

ries

ent

erpr

ises

-Mic

rofin

ance

sur

vey

repo

rts

-Co

mm

itmen

t by

mic

rofin

ance

in

stitu

tions

Str

ate

gic

A

ctio

n

No

Act

ions

O

utp

uts

In

dica

tors

B

ase

line

Ta

rget

Ti

me

Fram

e R

espo

nsi

ble

P

art

ner

s R

equ

ire

d

Bu

dget

(U

SD

) (2

01

2-2

01

3)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

17)

1.1

.4.1

Faci

litat

e lin

kage

s be

twee

n

vuln

erab

le

grou

ps

and

mic

rofin

ance

ser

vice

s

Num

ber

of

wom

en,

mal

e an

d fe

mal

e PL

HIV

, ph

ysic

ally

ch

alle

nged

an

d yo

uths

ac

cess

ing

mic

rofin

ance

se

rvic

es

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

5 (S

hort

to

Med

ium

ter

m)

MoA

FS,

CIS

AN

ET,

Priv

ate

Sect

or

,FU

M,

Coa

litio

n of

W

omen

Fa

rmer

s,

Dis

tric

t C

ounc

ils

50,0

00

175,

000

1.1

.4.2

Lo

bby

MFI

s to

m

ake

thei

r lo

an

cond

ition

s an

d po

licie

s to

be

G

ende

r, H

IV a

nd A

IDS

resp

onsi

ve

Num

ber

of M

FIs

with

gen

der,

H

IV a

nd A

IDS

resp

onsi

ve

loan

co

nditi

ons

N

umbe

r of

w

omen

, m

ale

and

fem

ale

PLH

IV,

phys

ical

ly

chal

leng

ed

and

yout

hs

acce

ssin

g lo

ans

from

MFI

s

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

7 (S

hort

to lo

ng

term

)

MoA

FS,

CSO

s,

Dis

tric

t C

ounc

ils,

Priv

ate

Sect

or

0 15

0,00

0

1.1

.4.3

Pr

omot

e in

vest

men

t in

ag

ro-b

ased

an

d fis

heri

es

ente

rpris

es

by

bene

ficia

ries

of

soci

al

supp

ort

prog

ram

mes

Num

ber

of

so

cial

su

ppor

t pr

ogra

mm

e be

nefic

iarie

s,

by

gend

er

cate

gory

, tr

aine

d on

ag

ro-b

ased

an

d fis

heri

es

ente

rpris

es

Num

ber

of

soci

al

supp

ort

prog

ram

me

bene

ficia

ries,

by

ge

nder

ca

tego

ry,

oper

atin

g ag

ro-b

ased

an

d fis

heri

es

ente

rpris

es

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

7 (S

hort

to

Long

ter

m)

MoA

FS,

MoG

CSW

, M

oF, M

oDP,

C

SOs,

Priv

ate

Sect

or,

FUM

, C

oalit

ion

of

Wom

en

Farm

ers,

D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

0 15

0,00

0

Su

b T

otal

(U

SD

)50

,000

47

5,0

00

68

AGRICULTURE SECTOR GENDER, HIV AND AIDS - STRATEGYSt

rate

gic

Obj

ecti

ve 1

.2:

To s

tren

gthe

n w

omen

’s a

cces

s to

and

con

trol

ove

r ag

ricu

ltur

e re

sour

ces,

opp

ortu

niti

es, b

enef

its

and

deci

sion

mak

ing

proc

esse

s at

hou

seho

ld, c

omm

unit

y an

d na

tion

al le

vels

O

UTC

OM

E

OU

TCO

ME

IN

DIC

ATO

RS

ME

AN

S O

F V

ERIF

ICA

TIO

N

CR

ITIC

AL

ASS

UM

PTI

ON

S

1.2

.1 R

esou

rce

poor

wom

en h

ave

acce

ss

to

and

cont

rol

over

ag

ricul

tura

l an

d fis

herie

s be

nefit

s,

asse

ts,

oppo

rtun

ities

, re

sour

ces

and

inco

me

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

wom

en a

cces

sing

cre

dit,

inp

uts

and

inco

me

for

agri

cultu

ral a

nd

fishe

ries

ente

rpri

ses

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

wom

en w

ho h

ave

cont

rol o

ver

cred

it, in

puts

an

d in

com

e fo

r ag

ricul

tura

l and

fis

herie

s en

terp

rises

•

Perc

enta

ge

of

wom

en t

hat

own

and

cont

rol

agric

ultu

ral

land

and

fis

hing

gea

r •

Perc

enta

ge o

f w

omen

in

the

agr

icul

ture

sec

tor

that

are

aw

are

of a

gric

ultu

ral a

nd f

ishe

ries

exte

nsio

n se

rvic

es

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

wom

en i

n th

e ag

ricul

ture

sec

tor

dem

andi

ng

agric

ultu

ral a

nd fi

sher

ies

exte

nsio

n se

rvic

es

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

wom

en w

ho h

ave

acce

ss t

o ag

ricu

ltura

l an

d fis

herie

s ex

tens

ion

serv

ices

-Bas

elin

e an

d fo

llow

up

repo

rts

-R

epor

ts

from

le

ndin

g in

stitu

tions

an

d im

plem

entin

g pa

rtne

rs

-Rec

ords

on

fa

rm

inpu

ts

bene

ficia

ries

-Res

ourc

e co

mm

itmen

t by

go

vern

men

t an

d ot

her

stak

ehol

ders

-C

ondu

cive

pol

icy

envi

ronm

ent

-Eff

ectiv

e co

ordi

natio

n by

M

OAF

S -W

illin

gnes

s an

d co

mm

itmen

t by

lend

ing

inst

itutio

ns

Str

ate

gic

A

ctio

n

No

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

Ind

ica

tors

B

ase

line

Ta

rget

Ti

me

Fram

e R

espo

nsi

ble

P

art

ner

s R

equ

ire

d

Bu

dget

(U

SD

) (2

01

2-2

01

3)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

17)

1.2

.1.1

Dev

elop

an

d im

plem

ent

mec

hani

sms

for

impr

ovin

g w

omen

’s

acce

ss t

o an

d co

ntro

l ov

er

agri

cultu

ral

and

fishe

ries

re

sour

ces

such

as

la

nd,

wat

er,

info

rmat

ion

and

bene

fits

Num

ber

of

mec

hani

sms

impl

emen

ted

Perc

enta

ge

of

wom

en

havi

ng

acce

ss

to

agric

ultu

re

and

fishe

ries

reso

urce

s Pe

rcen

tage

of

w

omen

ha

ving

co

ntro

l ov

er

agric

ultu

re

and

fishe

ries

reso

urce

s

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

4 (M

ediu

m

term

)

CSO

s, M

oAFS

, M

oGC

SW,

MoL

, Tr

aini

ng

and

Aca

dem

ic

Inst

itutio

ns,

Priv

ate

sect

or,

FUM

, C

oalit

ion

of

Wom

en

Farm

ers

MoJ

0 30

0,00

0

69


Strategic Action No

Actions Output indicators Baseline Target Time Frame Responsible Partners

Required Budget (USD) (2012-2013)

Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2017) 1.2.1.2 Facilitate the

formation of groups of women and link them to agricultural and fisheries service providers

Number of women groups formed Number of women groups linked to agricultural and fisheries service providers


MoAFS, CSOs, Private Sector, FUM, Coalition of Women Farmers

250,000 250,000

Sub Total (USD) 350,000 1,000,000

OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 1.2.2 Quality participation of women in decision making processes at all levels in agriculture and fisheries

• Percentage of women and men in decision making positions in agricultural and fisheries institutions and organizations at all levels

• Percentage of women and men participating in decision making processes at institutional and community levels

-Targeted surveys -Database (compendium) -Institutional reports

- Requisite capacity of the institutions to manage the database - Cooperation of the institutions in women empowerment processes

Strategic Action No



Total Estimated Budget (USD) (2012-2017)

1.2.2.1

Conduct awareness campaigns on the importance of women’s participation in decision making in agriculture and fisheries

Number of awareness campaigns on women’s involvement in decision making in agriculture and fisheries


CSOs, MoAFS, MoGCSW, Private Sector , FUM, Coalition of Women Farmers

150,000 300,000

70


71


Stra

tegi

c O

bje

ctiv

e 1

.3:

To r

educ

e an

d m

ana

ge f

acto

rs t

hat

prom

ote

gen

der

ine

qual

ity

and

spre

ad o

f HIV

tha

t ari

se d

ue t

o ag

ricu

ltur

al r

elat

ed m

obil

ity

and

mig

rati

on

OU

TCO

ME

O

UTC

OM

E I

ND

ICA

TOR

S M

EA

NS

OF

VER

IFIC

ATI

ON

C

RIT

ICA

L A

SSU

MP

TIO

NS

1

.3.1

Red

uced

vul

nera

bilit

y to

HIV

in

fect

ion

of

mig

rant

m

en

and

wom

en a

s w

ell a

s th

eir

spou

ses

• Av

aila

bilit

y of

G

ende

r,

HIV

an

d A

IDS

resp

onsi

ve

inte

rven

tions

for

mob

ile a

nd m

igra

nt w

orke

rs

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

mig

rant

men

and

wom

en a

nd t

heir

spou

ses

with

red

uced

ris

ky b

ehav

iour

s

- Be

havi

oura

l Sur

veill

ance

Su

rvey

- Le

ader

ship

and

res

ourc

e co

mm

itmen

t by

gov

ernm

ent

and

deve

lopm

ent

part

ners

-C

ondu

cive

pol

icy

envi

ronm

ent

S

tra

teg

ic

Act

ion

N

o

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

Ind

ica

tors

B

ase

line

Ta

rget

Ti

me

Fram

e R

espo

nsi

ble

P

art

ner

s R

equ

ire

d

Bu

dget

(U

SD

) (2

01

2-2

01

3)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

17)

1.3

.1.1

Dev

elop

and

im

plem

ent

gen

der,

H

IV a

nd A

IDS

resp

onsi

ve b

y-la

ws

for

agri

cultu

ral a

nd

fishe

ries

mob

ile a

nd

mig

rant

wor

kers

Num

ber

of

gend

er

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

by-la

ws

deve

lope

d

Num

ber

of

gend

er

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

by-la

ws

impl

emen

ted

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

5 (S

hort

to

Med

ium

ter

m)

MoA

FS,

MoG

CSW

, C

SOs,

Dis

tric

t C

ounc

ils,

Priv

ate

Sect

or

150,

000

450,

000

1.3

.1.2

Pr

omot

e fis

h fa

rmin

g an

d fis

heri

es’

ente

rpri

ses

amon

g sp

ouse

s of

mig

rant

w

orke

rs

Num

ber

of

mal

e an

d fe

mal

e sp

ouse

s of

m

igra

nt

wor

kers

in

volv

ed

in

fish

farm

ing

and

fishe

ries

ente

rpris

es

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

5 (S

hort

to

med

ium

te

rm)

MoA

FS,

CSO

s,

Tra

inin

g an

d A

cade

mic

In

stitu

tions

, D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

, Pr

ivat

e Se

ctor

0 50

0,00

0

Su

b T

otal

(U

SD

)1

50,0

00

950

,00

0

72


73


OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 1.3.3 Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive working conditions for mobile and migrant workers in the agriculture sector

• Percentage of institutions with Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive working conditions for mobile and migrant workers

-Mini Surveys Monitoring visits

- Leadership and resource commitment by government and stakeholders -Conducive policy environment

Strategic Action No



Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2017) 1.3.3.1

Lobby institutions to provide Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive working conditions for mobile and migrant workers

Number of advocacy meetings with companies in agriculture and fisheries Number of institutions targeted with advocacy messages


CSOs, MoAFS, MoL, District Councils, Private Sector, legislators

0 150,000

1.3.3.2 Promote enforcement and monitoring of Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive working conditions in Estates and other Agricultural institutions

Number of estates and other agricultural institutions implementing and monitoring Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive working conditions Number of monitoring visits to estates and other agricultural institutions on implementation of Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive working conditions

TBD TBD 2013-2015 (Medium term)

CSOs , MoL, MoAFS, Training and Academic Institutions, Media Houses, District Councils, and Private Sector, legislators

0 70,000

Sub Total (USD) 0 220,000

74


2.1

.1.2

D

isse

min

ate

harm

onis

ed

gend

er,

HIV

an

d A

IDS

resp

onsi

ve a

gric

ultu

ral

and

fishe

ries

tech

nolo

gies

an

d in

form

atio

n

Num

ber

of h

arm

oniz

ed g

ende

r,

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

tech

nolo

gies

dis

sem

inat

ed

Num

ber

of

mal

e an

d fe

mal

e fa

rmer

s re

ache

d w

ith

gend

er,

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

tech

nolo

gies

and

info

rmat

ion

Num

ber

of a

war

enes

s fo

ra

on

gend

er,

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

tech

nolo

gies

co

nduc

ted

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

7 (S

hort

to

long

ter

m)

MoA

FS,

CSO

s ac

adem

ic a

nd

rese

arch

in

stitu

tions

, M

edia

, Pr

ivat

e Se

ctor

, D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

, C

OW

FA

0 15

0,00

0

75


2.1.1.3 Conduct research on the role of indigenous and traditional foods and herbs on nutrition of PLHIV

Number of research studies conducted on the role of indigenous and tradi tional foods and herbs in the nutrition of PLHIV

TBD TBD 2012-2017 (Short to long term)

MoAFS, National Herbarium and Botanical Gardens, FRIM, Ministry of Health, OPC Department of HIV and AIDS and Nutrition, CSOs, Academic and Research Institutions

0 800,000

2.1.1.4 Conduct research studies on gender, HIV and AIDS in agriculture and fisheries

Number of research conducted on the role of indigenous, traditional foods and herbs in the nutrition of People Living with HIV


MoAFS, CSOs, Academic and Research Institutions

50,000 200,000

Sub Total (USD) 150,000 1,770,000

OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 2.1.2 Strengthened collaboration on the generation and utilization of gender, HIV and AIDS responsive technologies and information among extension workers, researchers and farmers

• Number of functional collaborative initiatives among researchers, extension workers and farmers

- Surveys -Reports from partners

-Leadership by MOAFS -Resource commitment by government and other stakeholders -Conducive policy environment

76

AGRICULTURE SECTOR GENDER, HIV AND AIDS - STRATEGYS

tra

teg

ic

Act

ion

N

o

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

indi

cato

rs

Ba

selin

e

Targ

et

Tim

e Fr

ame

Res

pon

sib

le

Pa

rtn

ers

Req

uir

ed

Bu

dget

(U

SD

) (2

01

2-2

013

)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

17)

2.1

.2.1

Esta

blis

h

and

oper

atio

naliz

e ge

nder

, H

IV

and

AID

S re

spon

sive

co

llabo

ratio

n st

ruct

ures

in

ag

ricu

lture

an

d fis

heri

es

Num

ber

of

colla

bora

tive

stru

ctur

es r

espo

nsiv

e to

gen

der,

H

IV a

nd A

IDS

in a

gric

ultu

re a

nd

fishe

ries

in p

lace

N

umbe

r of

mee

tings

con

duct

ed

by

gend

er,

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

colla

bora

tion

stru

ctur

es

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

7 (S

hort

to

long

ter

m)

MoA

FS,

CSO

s,

Aca

dem

ic

and

Res

earc

h In

stitu

tions

, D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

100,

000

400,

000

2.1

.2.2

Pr

omot

e re

sear

ch

on

clim

ate

vari

abili

ty a

nd

chan

ge t

hat

addr

esse

s th

e ne

eds

of w

omen

fa

rmer

s an

d ot

her

vuln

erab

le

gend

er

cate

gorie

s

Num

ber

of

rese

arch

st

udie

s co

nduc

ted

on

clim

ate

chan

ge

and

varia

bilit

y th

at

bene

fits

wom

en

farm

ers

and

othe

r vu

lner

able

gen

der

cate

gorie

s

TBD

TB

D

201

2-20

16

(Sho

rt t

o lo

ng

term

)

MoA

FS,

Tra

inin

g,

Aca

dem

ia

and

Res

earc

h in

stitu

tions

, D

CCM

S,

MoG

CC,

CSO

s,

Dep

artm

ent

of

Clim

ate

Cha

nge

and

Met

eoro

logi

cal

Serv

ices

0 25

0,00

0

Su

b T

otal

(U

SD

) 1

00,0

00

65

0,0

00

77


Str

ateg

ic p

illar

3:

Effe

ctiv

e C

oord

inat

ion

, Cap

acit

y B

uild

ing

an

d R

esou

rce

Mob

iliza

tion

Str

ateg

ic O

bje

ctiv

e 3

.1:

To

stre

ngt

hen

lea

der

ship

an

d co

ord

inat

ion

of

the

Gen

der

, H

IV a

nd

AID

S s

trat

egy

for

harm

oni

zed

and

dec

entr

alis

ed im

plem

enta

tion

O

UTC

OM

E

OU

TCO

ME

IN

DIC

ATO

RS

ME

AN

S O

F V

ERIF

ICA

TIO

N

CR

ITIC

AL

ASS

UM

PTI

ON

S

3.1

.1

Effe

ctiv

e le

ader

ship

an

d co

ordi

natio

n in

the

im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he s

trat

egy

• A

vaila

bilit

y of

a d

esig

nate

d fo

cal

pers

on f

or c

oord

inat

ion

of

the

stra

tegy

impl

emen

tatio

n

• Pa

rtne

r re

port

s •

Mee

ting

min

utes

-Lea

ders

hip

and

reso

urce

co

mm

itmen

t by

gov

ernm

ent

and

deve

lopm

ent

part

ners

-I

mpr

oved

inst

itutio

nal

fram

ewor

k S

tra

teg

ic

Act

ion

N

o

Act

ions

O

utp

uts

ind

ica

tors

B

ase

line

Ta

rget

Ti

me

Fram

e R

espo

nsi

ble

P

art

ner

s R

equ

ire

d

Bu

dget

(U

SD

) (2

01

2-2

01

3)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

16)

3.1

.1.1

Assi

gn

and

inst

itutio

naliz

e a

fullt

ime

coor

dina

tor

and

tech

nica

l as

sist

ant

to

faci

litat

e th

e im

plem

enta

tion

of

the

stra

tegy

Num

ber

of w

ell q

ualif

ied

fem

ale

or m

ale

coor

dina

tor

depl

oyed

N

umbe

r of

wel

l qua

lifie

d fe

mal

e an

d m

ale

tech

nica

l ass

ista

nt

depl

oyed

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

3 (S

hort

term

) M

oAFS

, D

evel

opm

ent

part

ners

100,

000

500,

000

Su

b T

otal

(U

SD

) 1

00,0

00

500

,00

0

78


79


Strategic Action No



Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2016) 3.1.3.1

Create stakeholder’ awareness on the GHA strategy

Number of stakeholders awareness forums Number of males and females participating in the stakeholders awareness forums


MoAFS, Development partners, CSOs, Private partners, Training and Academic institutions

0 1,300,000

Sub Total (USD)

0 1,300,000

OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 3.1.4 Harmonized programming in the implementation of the strategy by various stakeholders

• Percentage of institutions doing joint programming and reviews on the implementation of the strategy

Availability of operational information hub (website, resource centre, database)

• -Partner reports • Meeting minutes

-Leadership and resource commitment by government and development partners -Improved institutional framework

Strategic Action No



Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2016) 3.1.4.1

Institute stakeholders’ joint programming and reviews

Number of joint stakeholder programming and review meetings


MoAFS, CSOs, Private partners, Training and Academic institutions

0 700,000

3.1.4.2 Establish and scale up information sharing platform

Number of information sharing platforms established and up-scaled Number of stakeholders using the information sharing platform


MoAFS, CSOs, Private partners, Training and Academic institutions

0 175,000

Sub Total (USD)

0 875,000

80


trat

egic

O

bje

ctiv

e 3.

2:

To

mo

bilis

e,

trac

k

and

effe

ctiv

ely

uti

lise

fi

nan

cial

an

d

tech

nic

al

reso

urc

es

for

the

impl

eme

ntat

ion

of

Gen

der,

HIV

and

AID

S s

trat

egy

OU

TCO

ME

O

UTC

OM

E I

ND

ICA

TOR

S M

EA

NS

OF

VER

IFIC

ATI

ON

C

RIT

ICA

L A

SSU

MP

TIO

NS

3

.2.1

In

crea

sed

finan

cial

co

mm

itmen

t an

d te

chni

cal

supp

ort

by a

ll st

akeh

olde

rs t

o G

HA

Stra

tegy

im

plem

enta

tion

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

the

gend

er, H

IV a

nd A

IDS

stra

tegy

bud

get

fund

ed

• Pe

rcen

tage

of

stak

ehol

ders

with

incr

ease

d fu

ndin

g to

GH

A st

rate

gy a

ctio

ns

• Pr

opor

tion

of fi

nanc

ial a

lloca

tion

and

expe

nditu

re fo

r ge

nder

, HIV

and

AID

S in

terv

entio

ns in

the

ASW

Ap b

udge

t

• -P

artn

er r

epor

ts

• M

eetin

g m

inut

es

-Lea

ders

hip

and

reso

urce

co

mm

itmen

t by

gov

ernm

ent

and

deve

lopm

ent

part

ners

Str

ate

gic

A

ctio

n

No

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

indi

cato

rs

Ba

selin

e

Targ

et

Tim

e Fr

ame

Res

pon

sib

le

Pa

rtn

ers

Req

uir

ed

B

udg

et

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

13)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

16)

3.2

.1.1

Mar

ket

the

GH

A st

rate

gy

to

stak

ehol

ders

an

d de

velo

pmen

t pa

rtne

rs

for

reso

urce

sup

port

No

of G

HA

reso

urce

mob

iliza

tion

foru

ms

cond

ucte

d

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

4 (S

hort

to

med

ium

te

rm)

MoA

FS,

Dev

elop

men

t pa

rtne

rs,

Priv

ate

Sect

or,

CSO

s,

CO

WFA

, T

rain

ing

and

Aca

dem

ic

inst

itutio

ns

0 10

0,00

0

3.2

.1.2

D

evel

op

and

impl

emen

t a

reso

urce

m

obili

zatio

n pl

an

for

Gen

der,

HIV

and

AID

S st

rate

gy

Res

ourc

e m

obili

zatio

n pl

an

No

of s

take

hold

ers

resp

ondi

ng

to t

he r

esou

rce

mob

iliza

tion

plan

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

4 (S

hort

to

med

ium

te

rm)

MoA

FS,

MoF

, M

oDP,

D

evel

opm

ent

part

ners

, C

SOs,

C

OW

FA,

Tra

inin

g an

d A

cade

mic

in

stitu

tions

50,0

00

110,

000

Su

b

Tot

al

(US

D)

50,0

00

210

,00

0

81


OU

TCO

ME

O

UTC

OM

E I

ND

ICA

TOR

S M

EA

NS

OF

VER

IFIC

ATI

ON

C

RIT

ICA

L A

SSU

MP

TIO

NS

3

.2.2

En

hanc

ed

acco

unta

bilit

y on

re

sour

ce u

tiliz

atio

n by

sta

keho

lder

s in

the

im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he G

HA

stra

tegy

• Pr

opor

tion

of a

gric

ultu

re in

stitu

tions

sub

mitt

ing

and

shar

ing

regu

lar

finan

cial

rep

orts

tha

t st

ipul

ate

reso

urce

allo

catio

n to

G

ende

r, H

IV a

nd A

IDS

activ

ities

•

Prop

ortio

n of

ag

ricul

ture

in

stitu

tions

w

ith

syst

ems

for

trac

king

util

izat

ion

of

fund

s fo

r G

ende

r, H

IV

and

AID

S ac

tiviti

es

- Su

rvey

s -A

udit

repo

rts

-Lea

ders

hip

and

reso

urce

co

mm

itmen

t by

gov

ernm

ent

and

deve

lopm

ent

part

ners

Str

ate

gic

A

ctio

n

No

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

indi

cato

rs

Ba

selin

e

Targ

et

Tim

e Fr

ame

Res

pon

sib

le

Pa

rtn

ers

Req

uir

ed

B

udg

et

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

13)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

16)

3.2

.2.1

Es

tabl

ish

a

budg

et

and

expe

nditu

re

trac

king

sy

stem

fo

r

Gen

der,

HIV

and

AID

S re

late

d ac

tiviti

es

Avai

labi

lity

of f

unct

iona

l bud

get

trac

king

sys

tem

TB

D

TBD

20

12-2

014

(Sho

rt to

m

ediu

m

term

)

MoA

FS,

MoF

, M

oDP,

D

evel

opm

ent

part

ners

, D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

, C

SOs,

, C

OW

FA,

Tra

inin

g an

d A

cade

mic

in

stitu

tions

50,0

00

100,

000

Su

b T

otal

(U

SD

) 50

,000

100

,00

0

82


trat

egic

Obj

ecti

ve 3

.3:

To s

tren

gth

en t

he

gend

er,

HIV

and

AID

S re

spo

nsiv

enes

s o

f ag

ricu

ltu

re s

ecto

r m

oni

tori

ng

and

eval

uati

on s

yste

m f

or

enh

ance

d a

ccou

nta

bili

ty,

lea

rnin

g an

d sh

ari

ng

O

UTC

OM

E

IND

ICA

TOR

S M

EA

NS

OF

VER

IFIC

ATI

ON

C

RIT

ICA

L A

SSU

MP

TIO

NS

3

.3.1

M

onito

ring

and

Eval

uat

ion

Syst

em

that

re

spon

ds t

o G

ende

r,

HIV

and

AID

S ne

eds

in a

gric

ultu

re

• Av

aila

bilit

y of

G

ende

r,

HIV

an

d AI

DS

resp

onsi

ve

M&

E fr

amew

ork

• Av

aila

bilit

y of

Gen

der,

HIV

and

AID

S re

spon

sive

M&

E to

ols

• A

vaila

bilit

y of

G

ende

r,

HIV

an

d A

IDS

disa

ggre

gate

d

info

rmat

ion

in m

onito

ring

and

eval

uatio

n r

epor

ts

• Av

aila

bilit

y of

ana

lyze

d an

d in

terp

rete

d G

ende

r, H

IV a

nd

AID

S in

form

atio

n in

the

doc

umen

ts a

nd r

epor

ts

- Su

rvey

s -P

artn

er r

epor

ts

-Mee

ting

min

utes

-Eff

ectiv

e da

ta m

anag

emen

t sy

stem

in p

lace

-L

eade

rshi

p an

d re

sour

ce

com

mitm

ent

by g

over

nmen

t an

d st

akeh

olde

rs

Str

ate

gic

A

ctio

n

No

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

indi

cato

r

Ba

selin

e

Targ

et

Tim

e Fr

ame

Res

pon

sib

le

Pa

rtn

ers

Req

uir

ed

B

udg

et

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

13)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

16)

3.3

.1.1

Revi

ew

and/

or

deve

lop

M&

E sy

stem

s in

th

e ag

ricul

ture

se

ctor

to

mak

e th

em

Gen

der,

HIV

and

AID

S re

spon

sive

Avai

labi

lity

of G

ende

r, H

IV a

nd

AID

S re

spon

sive

M&

E sy

stem

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

4 (S

hort

term

) M

oAFS

, CS

Os,

M

oF,

MoD

P,

Tra

inin

g an

d A

cade

mic

in

stitu

tions

, an

d Pr

ivat

e Se

ctor

60,0

00

120,

000

3.3

.1.2

Sc

ale

up G

ende

r, H

IV

and

AID

S re

spon

sive

M

&E

syst

ems

at

all

leve

ls

Num

ber

of

stak

ehol

ders

us

ing

the

Gen

der,

H

IV

and

AID

S re

spon

sive

M&

E sy

stem

s at

al

l le

vels

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

6 (S

hort

to lo

ng

term

)

MoA

FS,

CSO

s,

Tra

inin

g an

d A

cade

mic

in

stitu

tions

, an

d Pr

ivat

e Se

ctor

150,

000

250,

000

Su

b

Tot

al

(US

D)

210

,00

0

370

,00

0

83


OU

TCO

ME

O

UTC

OM

E I

ND

ICA

TOR

S M

EA

NS

OF

VER

IFIC

ATI

ON

C

RIT

ICA

L A

SSU

MP

TIO

NS

3

.3.2

Im

prov

ed

docu

men

tatio

n an

d sh

arin

g of

bes

t pr

actic

es a

nd

less

ons

on G

ende

r, H

IV a

nd A

IDS

in a

gric

ultu

re

• A

vaila

bilit

y of

do

cum

enta

tion

and

publ

icat

ions

on

be

st

prac

tices

on

Gen

der,

HIV

and

AID

S in

agr

icul

ture

-Par

tner

rep

orts

-S

urve

ys

-Lea

ders

hip

and

reso

urce

co

mm

itmen

t by

gov

ernm

ent

and

stak

ehol

ders

-

Stak

ehol

ders

’ will

ingn

ess

to

shar

e do

cum

ents

Str

ate

gic

A

ctio

n

No

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

indi

cato

rs

Ba

selin

e

Targ

et

Tim

e Fr

ame

Res

pon

sib

le

Pa

rtn

ers

Req

uir

ed

B

udg

et

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

13)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

16)

3.3

.2.1

Doc

umen

t an

d sh

are

best

pr

actic

es

and

less

ons

on

gend

er,

HIV

an

d A

IDS

in t

he

agri

cultu

re s

ecto

r

Num

ber

of b

est

prac

tices

and

le

sson

s do

cum

ente

d N

umbe

r of

bes

t pr

actic

es a

nd

less

ons

shar

ing

foru

ms

Num

ber

of p

ublic

atio

ns o

n be

st

prac

tices

an

d le

sson

s

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

6 (S

hort

to lo

ng

term

)

MoA

FS,

Tra

inin

g an

d A

cade

mic

In

stitu

tions

, C

SOs,

Pr

ivat

e Se

ctor

, M

edia

,D

epar

tmen

t of

H

IV

and

AID

S an

d N

utri

tion,

M

oGC

SW,

NA

C

50,0

00

250,

000

Su

b

Tot

al

(US

D)

50,0

00

250

,00

0

OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 3.3.3 Enhanced participation of women and other vulnerable gender categories in the community-based M&E processes

• Proportion of women and other vulnerable gender categories actively participating in community-based M&E processes

-Surveys -Partner reports

-Leadership and resource commitment by government and stakeholders -Stakeholders’ willingness to share documents

Strategic Action No



Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2016)

3.3.3.1

Develop and implement M&E that enhance participation of women and other vulnerable gender categories

Participatory Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive M&E Number of stakeholders using Community based Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive M&E


MoAFS, MoF, MoDP Training and Academic Institutions, CSOs, NSO

100,000 300,000

Sub Total (USD)

100,000 300,000

84

AGRICULTURE SECTOR GENDER, HIV AND AIDS - STRATEGYO

UTC

OM

E

OU

TCO

ME

IN

DIC

ATO

RS

ME

AN

S O

F V

ERIF

ICA

TIO

N

CR

ITIC

AL

ASS

UM

PTI

ON

S

3.3

.4

Impr

oved

ac

coun

tabi

lity

of

serv

ice

prov

ider

s to

rig

hts

hold

ers

(wom

en

and

othe

r vu

lner

able

ge

nder

cat

egor

ies)

• Pr

opor

tion

of

agric

ultu

ral

inst

itut

ions

w

ith

func

tiona

l ge

nder

, HIV

and

AID

S in

clus

ive

acco

unta

bilit

y to

ols

- Su

rvey

s -P

artn

er r

epor

ts

-Lea

ders

hip

and

reso

urce

co

mm

itmen

t by

gov

ernm

ent

and

sta

keho

lder

s -S

take

hold

ers’

will

ingn

ess

to

shar

e do

cum

ents

S

tra

teg

ic

Act

ion

N

o

Act

ions

O

utp

ut

indi

cato

rs

Ba

selin

e

Targ

et

Tim

e Fr

ame

Res

pon

sib

le

Pa

rtn

ers

Req

uir

ed

B

udg

et

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

13)

Tota

l Es

tim

ated

B

ud

get

(US

D)

(20

12-

20

16)

3.3

.4.1

Esta

blis

h a

cen

tral

ized

te

chni

cal

data

m

anag

emen

t hu

b on

ge

nder

, H

IV a

nd A

IDS

in

the

agric

ultu

re

sect

or

A ce

ntra

lized

te

chni

cal

data

m

anag

emen

t hu

b

TBD

TB

D

2012

-201

4 (S

hort

to

med

ium

te

rm)

MoA

FS,

MoF

, M

oDP,

D

evel

opm

ent

part

ners

, D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

, D

ISTM

IS

CSO

s

100,

000

250,

000

3.3

.4.2

Fa

cilit

ate

ac

coun

tabi

lity

to

vuln

erab

le

right

s ho

lder

s

in

the

agri

cultu

re s

ecto

r

Num

ber

of f

eedb

ack

foru

ms

to

the

vuln

erab

le r

ight

s ho

lder

s TB

D

TBD

2012

-201

6 (S

hort

to lo

ng

term

)

MoA

FS,

MoF

, M

oDP,

D

evel

opm

ent

part

ners

, D

istr

ict

Cou

ncils

, D

ISTM

IS

and

CSO

s

0 50

0,00

0

3.3

.4.3

Co

llect

, an

alyz

e an

d in

corp

orat

e ba

selin

e da

ta

on g

ende

r, H

IV

and

AID

S in

the

GH

A St

rate

gy

Dat

a ba

se o

n ag

ricul

ture

sec

tor

ge

nder

, HIV

and

AID

S

TBD

TB

D20

12-2

013

(Sho

rt t

erm

)

MoA

FS,

CSO

s,

Priv

ate

Sect

or,

NSO

, T

rain

ing

and

Aca

dem

ic

inst

itutio

ns

150,

000

150,

000

Su

b

Tot

al

(US

D)

250

,00

0

900

,00

0

85


Strategic Objective 3.4: To build and sustain capacity of agriculture sector institutions and vulnerable groups to effectively mainstream gender, HIV and AIDS issues and actions

OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 3.4.1 Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive policies, programmes and projects

• Percentage of programmes and projects that have gender, HIV and AIDS responsive indicators and actions

• Percentage of policies that are gender, HIV and AIDS responsive

- Surveys -Inventory of Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive Projects and Programmes -Policy Documents

-Conducive policy environment

Strategic Action No



Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2016) 3.4.1.1

Mainstream gender, HIV and AIDS issues in ongoing and new sector policies, programmes and projects.

Number of sector policies, programmes and projects that have mainstreamed gender, HIV and AIDS


MoAFS, MoGCSW, CSOs, Training and Academic institutions, Private Sector, NAC, COWFA

36,000 180,000

Sub Total (USD) 36,000 180,000 OUTCOME OUTCOME INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS 3.4.2 Increased expertise of the agriculture sector staff in mainstreaming gender, HIV and AIDS in their core business

• Percentage of staff (disaggregated by gender) able to identi fy, analyze and mainstream gender, HIV and AIDS issues and actions in their core business

- Surveys - Training Reports

-Leadership and resource commitment by government and other stakeholders -Conducive policy environment

Strategic Action No



Total Estimated

Budget (USD)

(2012-2016) 3.4.2.1

Build the capacity of the agriculture sector staff in mainstreaming gender and HIV and AIDS in their core business

Number of male and female staff trained


MoAFS, MoGCSW, CSOs, Training and Academic institutions, Private Sector, NAC, COWFA

300,000 700,000

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