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Regional Policy Priorities for Food Trade Development: Key Strategies and Implementation Plans

Explore key policy priorities for advancing regional grain trade, including removal of export bans, enhancing enforcement mechanisms, and promoting knowledge sharing among alliance members. Address challenges in implementing existing protocols and developing new agreements to foster trade harmonization and information dissemination. Collaborate on advocating for rule-based government interventions and supporting safety-net systems.

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Regional Policy Priorities for Food Trade Development: Key Strategies and Implementation Plans

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  1. Group 1 – Policy priorities for ACTESA Group Members Stephanie Wilcock – USAID/EA Sarah Longford – WFP/P4P Grace Myiga Mhango – GTPA Lindiwe Sibanda – FANRPAN Richard Jones – ICRISAT Anne Mbaabu – AGRA Cecelia Khupe – USAID/SA Kaarli Sundsmo – USAID/EA Joseph Karugia – ReSAKSS-ECA, Chair

  2. 1. Advocate for rule-based government interventions in the market Removal of export bans Provide evidence on their effects Fill knowledge gaps on management of regional and national food reserves Mechanisms for accountability and enforcement of regional agreements Provide incentives to countries for implementing the policy Safety-net system to support policy when politically threatened

  3. 2. Promote/advocate/lobby for implementation of existing protocols and prioritize new ones to enhance grain trade Regionally agreed protocols (e.g. STR, reduction of NTBs) are often not implemented at national level What enforcement/accountability mechanisms? Incentives for implementing regional agreements at national level – What can be learnt from ECOWAS, other RECs? Prioritize new protocols (grades and standards to promote grain trade, fertilizer trade, etc)

  4. 3. Extend Seed trade harmonization to non-SADC COMESA members Build on what has been achieved in SADC to develop technical agreements for: Regional variety release; Regional seed certification; Plant quarantine pest lists

  5. 4. Package marketing information for consumption by users Numerous existing MISs not accessible by users (especially policy makers) Not sufficient buy-in at country level for early warning systems Build capacity for data collection, analysis and interpretation – disperse responsibility among government, farmers organizations, private sector, and other stakeholders

  6. 5. Develop a knowledge management system Stock-taking exercise to document available information Develop a matrix of past and on-going alliance members’ activities, post on website and continuously update it – should be in public domain Provide a web-based platform for alliance members to share information on planned activities – restricted access

  7. Priorities for Year 1 Rule-based government intervention – remove export bans Packaging of marketing information to enhance use at national level Implementation of existing protocols and priorities for new ones

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