Overview of FANRPAN

1. Overview of FANRPAN By Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Linds@ecoweb.co.zw Lmsibanda@mweb.co.za

2. Highlights • Background • SADC • FANRPAN Establishment & Objectives • Mission • Operational Structure • Institutional Framework • Organisational Structure • Research Process • Current Work • Current Studies/Programs • Projects’ Timeframe • Key Strategies for Capacity Strengthening

3. FANRPAN Background

4. SADC Background • SADC region (200 million people) face food insecurity challenges. • Agriculture is the prime driver of economic development across SADC. • Agricultural investments by governments have remained low.

5. SADC Background (ctd) • Agricultural yields for crops and livestock have been level or declining. • Food aid and imports have almost doubled in the last 10 years. • HIV/AIDS pandemic, natural disasters (droughts, floods) and civil conflictshave compromised SADC’s efforts to ensure food security.

6. Establishment & Objectives • Against this background, SADC Ministers of Agriculture recommended the formation of FANRPAN in 1994 to: • Promote appropriate agricultural policies in order to reduce poverty • Increase food security and promote sustainable agricultural development

7. Establishment & Objectives • FANRPAN was formed YEAR 2001 to: • Promote appropriate agricultural policies in order to reduce poverty • Increase food security and promote sustainable agricultural development • Focus on promoting regional trade and exchange of information across member states • Provide a conducive policy and legal framework, including functional input supply and markets for surplus products

8. Mission

9. FANRPAN Mission • To coordinate, influence and facilitatepolicy research, analysis and dialogue at the national, regional and global levels in order to develop the food, agriculture and natural resources sector. • The Mission is achieved through networking, capacity building and informationgeneration for the benefit of the SADC region

10. Operational Structure

11. Institutional Framework • An autonomous stakeholder-driven policy research analysis and implementation network • Regional secretariat based in Harare, Zimbabwe • Strategically positioned to deal with policy aspects of food security • Represented in 11 of the 13 SADC countries through an inter-sectoral platform designated as a country node

12. Institutional Framework

13. FANRPAN Structure

14. FANRPAN Research Process Country Issues Debated at Country Level Regional Synthesis Cross-cutting Issues Coordination of Regional Research Dissemination of Outputs At Country & Regional Levels Advocacy Through SADC Ministers

15. Current Work

16. Current Studies/Programs

17. Impact of HIV & AIDS on Agriculture & Food Security • This is part of a five-year EU funded project • The 2 year study • Aim: determining the impact of HIV & AIDS on food security and recommend mitigation and coping strategies for adoption by Ministries of Agriculture in the region

18. Rural Livelihoods Project in Southern Africa • FANRPAN implemented the policy module of the IITA’s “Improving Rural Livelihoods In Southern Africa Project” • Funded by USAID RCSA • Objective: Recommendations on designing policies for unlocking constraints to rural economy diversification • The project ended in October 2004

19. Profiling of SADC Farmer Based Organisations • Objectives • Strengthen the capacity of FOs in policy analysis and advocacy • Develop a database of FOs (Commodity Associations, Farmer Unions & Cooperatives) • Develop communication strategy for SACAU • FANRPAN collaborates with the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)

20. Biotechnology Policy Issues For Food Security • FANRPAN reviewed policies on agricultural biotechnology in 11 SADC countries & produced a regional synthesis paper • This study is part of a wider debate on the role of biotechnology in agriculture, the subject of genetically modified food and biosafety

21. Maize Marketing Study • This is a 2 year study undertaken in collaboration with Michigan State University • Objectives: • Improve functioning of grain markets for small scale households • Regionally coordinated strategies for promotion of regional trade • Capacity building through mentored support of FANRPAN network economists by MSU

22. Contract Farming • Objectives: • Exploit the potential of contract farming as an institution that can assist to commercialise small scale farmers • Develop policies & acton plans that can be used to expand the use of contract farming in SADC • Definition: arrangements linking small-sale farmers to some type of market as a way of supporting them to become successful independent commercial farmers

23. CTA Communication & Networking • Centre for Technical Cooperation (CTA) • Support is for publications, policy dialogue and networking • 2005 annual regional policy dialogue: a showcase of FANRPAN research outputs, 4 to 8 October, Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg

24. Agricultural Policy Harmonisation Project • Funded by USAID • Objectives: • To build a strong network that is better able to respond to the policy analysis and research needs of SADC • To strengthen the capacity of country level policy nodes to conduct policy dialogue sessions

25. Scope of FANRPAN Capacity Strengthening Project

26. Governance • Full board • 3 Board meetings each year

27. Regional Secretariat • Relocate to Pretoria • Appoint: • Program Officer • Program Assistant • Establish: • Monitoring & Evaluation System • Information & Knowledge Management System

28. National Nodes • Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola • Appoint country program assistants • Revitalise membership • Sign MOUs with host institutions • Coordinate FANR policy research & dialogues • Compile membership directories • Strengthen research partnerships: IFPRI, IITA, MSU, ISU, ICRISAT, CTA

29. Harmonisation of Regional Policies • Agricultural inputs regional policy harmonisation in: • Seed trade • Fertilizer trade • HIV & AIDS policies

30. Angola Country Node • Set up new node • Appoint Program Assistant • Develop policy research programme

31. Sustainability Plan • Come up with • HR Plan • Financial Systems • Annual audits

32. PROJECTS TIMEFRAME