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FANRPAN Overview September 2011 – September 2012 Engagements. Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda 2012 FANRPAN Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue 04 September 2012 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. About FANRPAN. Call by Ministers in 1994 Created in 1997, and registered in 2002 Focus:
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FANRPAN Overview September 2011 – September 2012 Engagements Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda 2012 FANRPAN Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue 04 September 2012 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
About FANRPAN • Call by Ministers in 1994 • Created in 1997, and registered in 2002 • Focus: • Improving policy research, analysis and formulation • Developing human and institutional capacity for coordinated policy dialogue • Improving policy decision making • Stakeholder categories: • Farmers, Government, Researchers, Private sector, Media, Development Partners • Members/National nodes in 16 African countries: • Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
FANRPAN’s Strategic Plan (2007 – 15) Vision A food secure southern Africa free from hunger and poverty Mission To promote effective Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) policies by • facilitating linkages and partnerships between government and civil society, • building the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue in southern Africa, and • supporting demand-driven policy research and analysis
FANRPAN Strategic Framework Conducive Agricultural Policy Environment POLICY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY 3 Voice Capacity Building Burning Policy Issues Policy Research 2 1
FANRPAN High Level Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue 2012 Theme: • From Policy to Practice: Advocating for Active Engagement of Youth in Agriculture Value Chains
FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts Food Systems Agricultural Productivity – Markets Natural Resources and Environment Social Protection & Livelihoods
Data and Method • The data is about FANRPAN project engagements • Observation period: Sept 2011 – Sept 2012 • Dividend into two levels: • Management level which provides strategic direction and decisions • Programme/Project level which is operational • Top 40 percentile engagements a sample • This includes FANRPAN engagements at UNFCCC COP17 and Rio+20
Board Engagements • Three Meetings Annually • February • May • September
Emerging Messages • Results are a representative of project geographic coverage • Activities are more prominent in countries that host FANRPAN projects • There is a balanced focus between FANRPAN strategic thrusts of: • Advocacy • Research • Networking • Learning & Monitoring and Evaluation