overview of fanrpan by lindiwe majele sibanda [email protected] [email protected]
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Overview of FANRPAN
By Lindiwe Majele [email protected]
Highlights
1. Background– SADC – FANRPAN Establishment & Objectives
2. Mission
3. Operational Structure– Institutional Framework– Organisational Structure– Research Process
4. Current Work– Current Studies/Programs– Projects’ Timeframe
5. Key Strategies for Capacity Strengthening
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.
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 conflicts have compromised SADC’s efforts to ensure food security.
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
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
FANRPAN Mission
• To coordinatecoordinate, influenceinfluence and facilitatefacilitate policy research, analysis and dialogue at the nationalnational, regionalregional and globalglobal levels in order to develop the food, agriculture and natural resources sector.
• The Mission is achieved through networkingnetworking, capacity buildingcapacity building and informationinformation generation generation for the benefit of the SADC region
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
FANRPAN StructureCountry Nodes
Regional Office Secretariat
CEO Research Analyst Communications Officer Administration Officer
Thematic Technical Advisory Groups
BioSafety
Communication & Networking
Farmer Based Organisations
HIV & AIDSLivelihoods
Contract Farming
BioDiversity
Maize Marketing
Botswana Malawi Mozambique Namibia Lesotho Mauritius Zambia Swaziland Tanzania
S. Africa Zimbabwe
Government, Policy Analyst, Private Sector, Farmer Organization
(Angola)
Board of Governance
Donor Rep 2 Farmer Reps 2 Pvt Sector Reps 2 Policy Analysts SADC Rep
FANRPAN Research ProcessCountry Issues
Debated at CountryLevel
Regional SynthesisCross-cutting Issues
Coordination ofRegional Research
Dissemination of Outputs
At Country & Regional Levels
Advocacy ThroughSADC Ministers
Current Studies/Programs
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Biotechnology Policy Issues
Profiling SADC Farmer Organisations
HIV & AIDS
Communication &Networking
Rural Livelihoods
Maize Marketing
Contract Farming
BioSafety
Strengthening FANRPANCapacity
Seed Policy Harmonisation
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
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
Profiling of SADC Farmer Based Organisations
• Objectives1. Strengthen the capacity of FOs in policy analysis and
advocacy
2. Develop a database of FOs (Commodity Associations, Farmer Unions & Cooperatives)
3. Develop communication strategy for SACAU
• FANRPAN collaborates with the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
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
Maize Marketing Study
• This is a 2 year study undertaken in collaboration with Michigan State University
• Objectives:1. Improve functioning of grain markets for small scale
households2. Regionally coordinated strategies for promotion of
regional trade3. Capacity building through mentored support of
FANRPAN network economists by MSU
Contract Farming
• Objectives: 1. Exploit the potential of contract farming as an
institution that can assist to commercialise small scale farmers
2. 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
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
Agricultural Policy Harmonisation Project
• Funded by USAID
• Objectives: 1. To build a strong network that is better able
to respond to the policy analysis and research needs of SADC
2. To strengthen the capacity of country level policy nodes to conduct policy dialogue and research
Scope of The Project
•HR Plan•FinancialSystems
•HR Plan•FinancialSystems
•Seed Trade•Fertilizer
•HIV & AIDS
•Seed Trade•Fertilizer
•HIV & AIDS
•Setup Node•DevelopResearch
Programme
•Setup Node•DevelopResearch
Programme
•StrengthenPartnerships•Revitalise
Membership
•StrengthenPartnerships•Revitalise
Membership
•Relocation•Staff
appointments
•Relocation•Staff
appointments
•Full Board•Full Board
FANRPANCapacity
Strengthening
FANRPANCapacity
Strengthening
Regional Secretariat
• Relocate to Pretoria
• Appoint:– Program Officer– Program Assistant
• Establish:– Monitoring & Evaluation System– Information & Knowledge Management
System
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
Harmonisation of Regional Policies
• Agricultural inputs regional policy harmonisation in:– Seed trade– Fertilizer trade– HIV & AIDS policies
Angola Country Node
• Set up new node
• Appoint Program Assistant
• Develop policy research programme
Projects Timeframe
Contract Farming
HIV & AIDS
CTA
Policy FBOAgric Biotech
Livelihoods
NMTIPCAADP
Strengthening SACAUMaize Marketing
Agricultural PolicyHarmonization
BioSafety Risk Analysis
2003 2004 2005 200 2007 2008