Look,Listen and Learn Project Regional Conference 14-15 November 2005

1. COMPLIMENTARY REGIONAL PROCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES Look,Listen and Learn ProjectRegional Conference14-15 November 2005 Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg By Fred Kalibwani

2. The SADC FANR POLICY PROCESSES • The Regional Food Reserve Facility • The SADC Agricultural Information Systems (AIMS) • The SADC Food Security Capacity Building Programme • The Agricultural Water Management for Food Security Programme • The Regional Land Reform Facility • Promoting Trade and Harmonisation of Food Safety Standards • The SADC Committee for Biotechnology and Biosafety • The SADC Biofuels Project • Statistical Crop Forecasting Methodology Programme • SADC Plant Protection Action Plan

3. Improve agricultural research, technology dissemination and adoption to provide the scientific underpinning necessary for term productivity and competitiveness - accelerated gains in productivity NEPAD’S COMPREHENSIVE AFRICA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME • Improve Rural Infrastructure and trade related • capacities - for market access • Roads, Markets, Packaging, Handling systems, Input supply • Networks • Rail Freight = 2% of world total • Marine Freight = 11% of world total (foreign owned) • Air Freight =1% of world total • Pillar 1: Extend the area under sustainable land management • and reliable water control systems • Only 3.7% of arable land is irrigated in • Sub-Saharan Africa • South America (10%); S/E Asia (29%), South Asia (41%) Goal: Agriculture-led development that eliminates hunger, reduces poverty and food insecurity, opening the way for export expansion Vision: By 2015 – Improve the productivity of agriculture to attain an average annual growth rate of 6% • Increase food supply, reduce hunger and improve • responses to food emergency crises • Low farm productivity levels • - Civil conflict

4. The FAO – A Unified Approach Forestry Forestry management based partnerships and Sustainable-use of wild-resources and bush meat issues • Food and Agriculture Policy Development • Support the development for Food and Nutritional Policy • Statistical Capacity building – agriculture and rural statistics Policy Assistance Supported formulation of CAADP Pillars Updating National Strategies for Agric and rural development Developing regional programmes for RECs e.g. SADC • Agricultural Production and Support Systems • Water Control and increased fertiliser use • Provide info and data on irrigation on the continent • Harmonizing seed rules and regulations Sustainable Development Support to NEPAD’s CAADP 4 Pillar on Agric Research Biosafety Regulation Development Support to FARA Impact of HIV leading to less productivity and food insecurity Fisheries Promoting rice-cum-fish projects Aquaculture development programmes Strengthen FAO regional fish bodies

5. Objective 4 Use resources of the RIP to reduce poverty through economic development and regional integration EU’s REGIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME 2002-2007 Objective1 All SADC members to become members of a regional free trade area and/or a customs union GOAL: To increase economic growth and reduce poverty in the SADC region Objective 2 All SADC countries to improve implementation of WTO provisions Objective 3 All countries will have started on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) for reciprocal preferential trade agreements)

7. USAID Initiative to End Hunger in Africa (IEHA) Scientific Research and Technology Transfer This initiative is based USAID – RCSA’s Strategic Objective 15 – the Diversification of Rural livelihoods Environmental Management HIV and AIDS and Vulnerable populations Farmer and Rural Business Association Development