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FANRPAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

FANRPAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS. FARA Science Week: Side Meeting Thursday 14 June 2007, Sandton. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda lmsibanda@fanrpan.org. FANRPAN Update for Development Partners Programme. Time: 1300 – 1400 Venue: Committee Room 4, Level 4

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FANRPAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

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  1. FANRPAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS FARA Science Week: Side Meeting Thursday 14 June 2007, Sandton Lindiwe Majele Sibanda lmsibanda@fanrpan.org

  2. FANRPAN Update for Development Partners Programme Time: 1300 – 1400 Venue: Committee Room 4, Level 4 Opening Remarks: Prof. H. K. R. Amani Chairman, FANRPAN Board Introduction of FANRPAN Interim Committee Brief Presentation by: Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Chief Executive Officer Remarks by: Prof. Mandi Rukuni Director for Africa, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Remarks by: Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya Assistant Secretary General, COMESA Signing of MoU with ICRAF Dr. Dennis Garrity & Dr. Lindiwe M. Sibanda Closed Session: Funding Partners & FANRPAN Board

  3. FANRPAN Value Proposition LINKING RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE to POLICY DEVELOPMENT in FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES

  4. FANRPAN MEMBERS • FARMERS • RESEARCHERS • BUSINESS SECTOR • GOVERNMENT Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

  5. FANRPAN ORGANOGRAM Board of Governors Members Chief Executive Officer Director of Research Director of Communication Finance Officer Administrative Officer

  6. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Capacity Building POLICY DEVELOPMENT Research Voice

  7. FANRPAN Research Themes (4) : 2007-2012 • 1. REGIONAL INTEGRATION • Limpopo Basin Water Poverty Analysis, Water Availability and Access, • Harmonization of Regional Approaches to Biosafety • Seed and Fertilizer Trade Policies • 2. GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS • Making Markets Work for the Poor, Enhancing Food Security and Productivity Growth in Southern Africa • 3. POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY • Impact of HIV and AIDS on Agriculture and Food Security • Household Vulnerability Index for Effective Targeting • Limpopo Basin Water quality rights interventions • Institutionalizing Agrofoerestry for improved livelihoods • 4. INNOVATION AND ADAPTATION • Global Environmental Change and Food Security in Southern Africa • Pathways for the Provision of Bio-energy in Energy Crop and Agro-forestry Systems

  8. VOICE STRATEGY Policy Dialogues: National & RegionalE-Communication & OutreachPolicy Briefs & Advisory Notes FANRPAN Research FANRPAN Commissioned Research RECs COMESA & SADC (CAADP) International Programmes FARA; CGIARs; MTP-ESA; Challenge Programme; Chinyanja Triangle FARMER Organisations SACAU Others Research into Use; GECAFS; CropLife; RESAKSS

  9. CAPACITY BUILDING • Building Partnerships • Mentorship • Short-term Training (Re-tooling)

  10. Key Changes in Strategy:2002-2007 vs. 2007-2012 • From project to programme approach • Regional secretariat has full staff complement • Minimum project duration of 2 years allowing full engagement in full policy cycle • Joint publications with international partners • FANRPAN node hosts with strong convening power, good relations with government and ensure representation of all key stakeholders (farmers, researchers, government, private sector) • Quarterly national policy dialogues in all countries on FANRPAN & non-FANRPAN work

  11. FANRPAN Targets for 2012 • Functional Network, members with skills in Policy Analysis, advice, and advocacy • Policy Dialogue Platforms institutionalised at national and Regional level • Engagement in full policy cycle for FANRPAN commissioned projects • Partnership agreements operationalised: Joint programming, joint publications • FANRPAN is a recognized service provider for COMESA & SADC

  12. FANRPAN AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL PARTNERS • REC • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): 2006 • Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) – Draft under discussion • Government • The Government of the Republic of South Africa: 2006 - Host Agreement and Diplomatic Status • Angola: 2007 - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development • South Africa: 2006 – National Agricultural Marketing Council • Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe: 2002- Host Agreement and Diplomatic Status • International Organisation & CGIARs • International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF): 2007 • Global Environment Change ad Food Systems (GECAFS): 2006 • International Water Management Institute (IWMI), 2005 • International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC): 2004 • Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK: 2004 • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): 2002 • International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): 2002

  13. FANRPAN AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL PARTNERS cont. • Farmer Organisation • Southern Africa Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU): 2005 • Private Sector • CropLife Africa Middle-East, 2006 • Southern African Policy and Economic Series Trust, Zimbabwe: 2002 • University • Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique, 2006 • Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University: 2004 • Directorate of Research and Unit Development, University of Botswana: 2002 • Agriculture Policy Research Unit, University of Malawi: 2002 • Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, South Africa: 2002 • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Zambia: 2002 • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension: University of Zimbabwe: 2002 • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension: University of The North, South Africa: 2002

  14. FANRPAN AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL PARTNERS cont. • CSO • Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), Malawi: 2005 • Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF), Zambia: 2005 • Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, Namibia: 2002 • Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania: 2002

  15. FANRPAN ACKNOWLEDGES SUPPORT FROM ITS PARTNERS DFID 2007 – Ongoing USAID: 2001 – Ongoing CTA EC-ACP: 2002 – Ongoing Southern Africa Trust: 2006 – Ongoing

  16. FANRPAN ACKNOWLEDGES SUPPORT FROM ITS PARTNERS EC 2007 – Ongoing SADC & EU: 2003 – 2006 Rockefeller Foundation: 2003 – 2005 The French Government: 2004 - 2006

  17. FANRPAN REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE & AGM • Invitation 5-7 September 2007 Lusaka, Zambia THANK YOU

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