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 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 produce

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 • Strategically positioned to deal with policy aspects of food security at the national and regional levels • Represented in 11 SADC countries through an inter-sectoral platform designated as a country node

12. Global Policy Bodies eg UN Agencies, WTO AU & Nepad SADC Secretariat FANRPAN Secretariat Country Institution Institutional Framework

13. Botswana Malawi Mozambique Namibia Lesotho Mauritius Zambia Swaziland Tanzania S. Africa Zimbabwe (Angola) Government, Policy Analyst, Private Sector, Farmer Organization CEO Research Analyst Communications Officer Administration Officer Communication & Networking Farmer Based Organisations Contract Farming Maize Marketing Livelihoods BioSafety HIV & AIDS BioDiversity Donor Rep 2 Farmer Reps 2 Pvt Sector Reps 2 Policy Analysts SADC Rep FANRPAN Structure Country Nodes Regional Office Secretariat Thematic Technical Advisory Groups Board of Governance

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. Strengthening FANRPAN Capacity Biotechnology Policy Issues Profiling SADC Farmer Organisations Communication & Networking HIV & AIDS Seed Policy Harmonisation Rural Livelihoods Maize Marketing Contract Farming BioSafety Current Studies/Programs Mozambique Swaziland Botswana Zimbabwe Tanzania Mauritius S. Africa Namibia Lesotho Angola Malawi Zambia

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 & action 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 and research

25. Scope of The Project FANRPAN Capacity Strengthening Regional Secretariat Establishment Of Angola Node

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 • Appoint country program assistants • Revitalise membership • Sign MOUs with host institutions • Coordinate policy 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 • Human Resources Plan • Financial Systems

32. Projects Timeframe Contract Farming HIV & AIDS CTA Policy FBO Agric Biotech Livelihoods NMTIPCAADP BioSafety Risk Analysis Strengthening SACAU Maize Marketing Agricultural Policy Harmonization 2003 2004 2005 200 2007 2008

33. Thank You! • VISION • FANRPAN, a centre of excellence in FANR policy research and advocacy • Together we will make it happen • THANK YOU-