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Overview of FANRPAN

Presentation by Dr Lindiwe M. Sibanda, FANRPAN CEO FANRPAN Partners’ Meeting

13 June 2011, Pretoria

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Monitoring and Evaluation

Agenda Setting

DecisionMaking

Policy Implementation

Policy Formulation

THE POLICY ACTORS

Civil Society

Donors

Cabinet

Parliament

Ministries

Private Sector

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Prime movers

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• No prime mover on its own can get agriculture to grow on a sustainable basis

• Long-term investment is needed to strengthen prime movers

• Prime movers need to work in tandem to achieve sustainable development

Important characteristics of prime movers

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• Getting agriculture moving in Eastern and Southern Africa and a Framework for Action– Prepared by M. Rukuni in consultation with:

• C. Ackello-Ogutu• H. Amani• P. Anandajayasekeram• W. Mwangi• H. Sigwele• T. Takavarasha

• Commissioned by World Bank on behalf of Global Coalition of Africa

• February 26-27, 1994, Harare

Genesis of the FANRPAN SEED

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• Only intensified investments in prime movers can lead to agricultural transformation

• Single most constraint to getting agriculture moving is the general lack of comprehensive agricultural policies

• Poor sectoral and macro-economic policies have contributed to the stagnation of agriculture

• Inadequate capacity of most national and regional institutes to address agricultural policy issues

Key Conclusions

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• Need to integrate agricultural policy with industrial policy and to develop agro-industries to attain more value addition

• Trade, marketing and pricing policies to be clear and supportive of farmers

• Need for harmonisation of policies

Key Conclusions (cont.)

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• Create a new Regional Agricultural Policy Analysis and Research Institute

• The institute will: – in collaboration with regional universities, be responsible for

research and analysis leading to the co-ordination of agricultural policies and strategies in ESA

– create an operational agricultural commodity research / information system that should promote intra-regional trade as well as build ESA into a strong trade block

Recommendations

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ESA Ministers of Agriculture’ Call

Official Gazette of COMESA, Volume 1, No 1, 9 December 1994

“The Annual Conference of Ministers of Agriculture for Eastern and Southern Africa as constituted in a meeting on 14-15 April 1994 in Harare, Zimbabwe should be the policy organ for food security in the COMESA region”

•Create a regional agricultural policy analysis network to enhance indigenous capacity for policy formulation and analysis as ESA countries develop comprehensive agricultural policies and food security strategies

•The network, in collaboration with regional universities, to be responsible for research and analysis leading to the coordination of agricultural policies and strategies in ESA

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• Each ESA country shall, with immediate effect, start developing such comprehensive and implementable agricultural policies which indicate national priorities within each prime mover

• This network will assist the convening of the Conference of Ministers to review the progress of the implementation of agricultural sector policies and strategies

Recommendations of the Ministerial Conference cont.

(14 – 15 April 1994, Harare, Zimbabwe)

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• Policies– Lack of comprehensive agricultural policy– Inappropriate policies– Inconsistency (Sectoral; Sectoral and macro-economic; Sectoral growth objectives

and macro-economic, fiscal and trade policies)– Nature of reforms are rather uniform

• Process– Often prescriptive / adhoc– Over-reliance on foreign experts– Disconnect between policy analysis and policy formulation– Policy decisions made with inadequate information and/or analysis

• Capacity– Lack of / inadequate analytical capacity at national and regional level

Key Issues

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Introducing FANRPAN

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• Focus:- Improving policy research, analysis and formulation on key SADC

priority themes- Developing human and institutional capacity for coordinated policy

dialogue among all stakeholders- Improving policy decision making by enhancing the generation, voice,

exchange and use of policy-related information

• Stakeholder categories: - Farmers, Government, Researchers, Private sector, CSO, Media

• Members/National nodes in 14 African countries: Angola, Botswana, DR-Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Introducing FANRPAN

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FANRPAN’s Strategic Plan (2007 – 15)

Common VisionA food secure Africa free from hunger and poverty

Purpose: Promote appropriate policies in order to reduce poverty, increase food security and enhance sustainable agricultural and natural resources development in Africa

WHAT– Facilitate linkages and partnerships between government and civil society

– Build the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue

– Create capacity to demand evidence for policy development

– Promote evidence based policy development in the Food Agriculture and Natural Resources sector

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FANRPAN Structure: Organogram

Implementation - Countries and Lead Institutions

Angola (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development); Botswana (BIDPA); DR-Congo (CERJI); Lesotho (ISAS); Madagascar (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries); Malawi (CISANET); Mauritius (University of Mauritius); Mozambique (University of Eduardo); Namibia (NEPRU); South Africa (NAMC); Swaziland

(CANGO); Tanzania (ESRF); Zambia (ACF); Zimbabwe (ARC)

Natural Resources and Environment

Programme ManagerProgramme Assistant

Social Protection and Livelihoods

Programme Manager Programme Assistant

Food Systems

Programme ManagerProgramme Assistant *

Agricultural Input and Output Markets

Programme ManagerProgramme Assistant

Board of GovernorsRepresentatives of:

Government (South Africa and Zimbabwe) ; Farmers (Honorary Lifetime President-SACAU); Private Sector (Vacant); Regional Economic Communities ; SADC (FANR Director); COMESA (Secretary General); Research Institutions (University of Pretoria); Donor (USAID); CEO (ex-officio)

MEMBERS/SHAREHOLDERSAngola, Botswana, DR-Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, (Kenya &

Uganda)

Regional Secretariat

CEO

M&E Programmes Officer Director: Policy Research *

Director: Communication and AdvocacyManager

Consultant

Director: Finance and Administration

Office Manager; Protocol & Networking Officer; 2 Finance Officers

Institutional Strengthening

Programme Manager * Programme Assistant *

* Denotes vacant

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Strategy Implementation Arrangements(Who does what?)

WHO DOES WHAT? WHERE

Board of Governors

Strategic direction of network and fiduciary responsibility Regional level

Technical Committee

Global team of eminent researchers and champions advising on programme development

Global/Regional/National level

Regional Secretariat

Planning, Implementation and financial and technical reporting

Global/Regional/National level

Programme Coordinator

Cluster of projects coordinated under each of flagship programmes (Food Systems, Agricultural Systems, Natural Resources and Environment, HIV and AIDS, Institutional Strengthening) Regional level

National Nodes

Policy analysis and dialogue: Knowledge Brokers (innovators, researchers, farmers, private sector, media) National level

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FANRPAN Structure: Network of Networks

FANRPANRegional

Secretariat

Malawi

Namibia

Mozambique

Tanzania

Mauritius

South Africa

Swaziland

Lesotho

Angola

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Government

Researchers

CSOs

Madagascar

Farmers

Private Sector

Commercial Farmers

Small-scale farmers associations

Commodity Associations

DRC

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Angola: Government Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER)

Botswana: Policy Research InstituteBotswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)

DR Congo: CSO/NGOCenter of Dialogue for Legal and Institutional Reforms (Centre d’Echanges pour des Reformes Juridiques et Institutionnelles (CERJI))

Lesotho: Policy Research InstituteInstitute of Southern African Studies (ISAS)

Madagascar: GovernmentMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries: Department of Rural Development Policies

Malawi: CSO/NGOCivil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET)

Mauritius: UniversityUniversity of Mauritius: Faculty of Agriculture

Mozambique: UniversityEduardo Mondlane University. Faculdade de Agronmia e Engenharia Florestal

Namibia: Policy Research InstituteThe Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU)

South Africa: Policy Research InstituteNational Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

Swaziland: CSO/NGOCoordinating Assembly of NGOS (CANGO)

Tanzania: Policy Research InstituteEconomic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)

Zambia: CSO/NGOAgricultural Consultative Forum (ACF)

Zimbabwe: Policy Research InstituteAgricultural Research Council (ARC)

FANRPAN Structure: Node Hosting Institutions

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FANRPAN Priorities• Increase the knowledge base

• Increase visibility of policy champions

• Increase capacity to do policy research and advocacy

• Need for institutionalized evidence based policy dialogue platforms

Community LevelNationalRegionalGlobal

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Strategic Plan &

Programme Area

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FANRPAN Strategic Framework

Capacity Building Policy Research

Voice

Conducive

Environment

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POLICY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY

Agricultural Policy

Burning Policy Issues

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FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts

Social Protection & Livelihoods

Food Systems

Agricultural Productivity and Markets

Natural Resources and Environment

Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building

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FANRPAN Finances

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FANRPAN Funding Growth FANRPAN’s annual signed contract amounts grew from US$1 million in 2004 through to US$7 million in 2010. 2011 contracts income is estimated at US$18.6 million. This illustrates the growth in funding and confidence from the donor community in our work.

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FANRPAN Thematic FundingFANRPAN works in five thematic areas namely; Agricultural Productivity and Markets, Food Systems, Natural Resources and Environment, Social Protection and Livelihoods and Institutional Strengthening. The graph below shows the percentage income proportions received from donors by thematic area from 2004 to 2011.

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FANRPAN Thematic Funding• Food Systems:-$1,361,729.28

– Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in Policy Analysis, Dialogue and Implementation of the Process.-$1,361,729.28

• Agricultural Productivity:$5,617,810.66– Strengthening the Capacity of Women Farmers to Influence Agricultural Policy

Development in Southern Africa – Women Accessing Realigned Markets-$900,150

– FANRPAN Harmonized Seed Security Project (HaSSP) -$4,146,964.66– Economic Research and Agricultural Policy Harmonization (Strengthening

Evidence-Based Agricultural Policy Advocacy and Harmonization in Southern Africa).-$510,492

– Contract Farming - $60,204

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FANRPAN Thematic Funding• Natural Resources and the Environment:$6,126,463

– Development of Regional Compact-$175,700

– Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable-$591,830

– Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa’s Agricultural Research Programs-$394,593

– Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID)-$703,801

– Limpopo Basin Focal Project-$1,750,000

– Conservation Agriculture-$113,000

– From Research to Policy: Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Linking Climate Change Adaptation to Sustainable Agriculture in Southern Africa (SECCAP) - $1,448,127

– Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa’s Agricultural Research Programs Rockefeller - $300,000 (Pipeline project)

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FANRPAN Thematic Funding• Social Protection and Livelihoods:-$1,318,800

– FANRPAN Household Vulnerability Index Pilot Project.-$478,800– European Union – HIV project - $840,000

• Institutional Strengthening:- $20,562,636.10– CTA Communication - $915,436– USAID Capacity Building - $2,705,000– Institutional capacity building - $68,866.10– ACBF Capacity Building - $16,873,334 (Pipeline project)

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Strategic FocusArea

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• Deepen regional integration

• Reduction in poverty

• Improve on information technology, communication and policy advocacy

• Harmonization of policies and creation of legal and regulatory framework

• Human and social development through capacity building

Regional Policy Priorities

SADC and COMESA(14 Countries) (19 Countries)

8 countries are members of both RECs

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FANRPAN

Developing the COMESA CAADP Regional Compact

Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative

for Policy Dialogues (ACCID)

COMESA

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development

Programme (CAADP)

Climate Change Initiative

FANRPAN Support to COMESA

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FANRPAN Support to SADC

SADC

Regional Vulnerability Assessment Committee (RVAC)

SADC Land and Water Management Applied Research

Programme

Seed Security Network

Phase I Outputs

FANRPAN Household Vulnerability Index

(F-HVI)

FANRPAN - The Limpopo Basin Focal Project (LBFP)

Seed Security NetworkPhase II

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FANRPAN Support to RECs

Challenges in Implementing Regional Agenda

• Poor capacity for Policy Analysis

• Poor capacity for Policy Advocacy and use of evidence

• Lack of platforms for multi-stakeholder engagement

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Moving Forward the FANRPAN Way

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• Periodical critical self-appraisal to reflect on the past

• Document and synthesize lessons and experiences

• Celebrate achievements

• Use lessons learnt in crafting the future

FANRPAN as a Learning Network

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Learning Network

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The niche for FANRPAN

• Linking the policy SUPPLY to the DEMAND side

• Partnerships 17 agreements: North-South,

South-South

• FANRPAN - an all inclusive multi-stakeholder platform -government, policy analysts, farmers and private sector

• Regional Approach (12 countries) allows learning between countries

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• SUPPLY SIDE– Credibility – Think tanks, longitudinal studies,

databases, involvement of local institutions– Scope – focus on national and regional issues– Rigor – partnerships, peer review, mentorship,

retooling, start having outcome mapping

• DEMAND SIDE– Stakeholder tools and capacity to engage– Communication – appropriate tools/media,

message, – Trust - confidence in networks and their processes

The niche for FANRPAN

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THANK YOU

Hon S. Ngwenya, SG – COMESA, FANRPAN

Board ChairH.E. L. DIEGOPrime MinisterMozambique

Hon. C. Pajune Vice Minister - Agriculture

Mozambique

Hon S. Holland, Minister - National Healing

Zimbabwe

Prof. H. AmaniFANRPAN Board

Chairman(2004 – 2007)

Madame C. KhupeUSAID

Dr. S. Mundia, Member -

FANRPAN Board

Dr. L. M. Sibanda, CEO FANRPAN

Prof, Mucavele Former CEO

NEPAD

Madame C. CossaWinner – FANRPAN Civil Society Award

Winner

Pro. Filipe J. CuotoVice-Chancellor

UEM

REGIONAL - FANRPAN High-level Food Security Policy Dialogue, Maputo 2009