Communication and AdvocacyFANRPAN Partners’ Meeting

13 June 2011Pretoria, South Africa

Objectives

Strategic advocacy engagements to raise awareness of FANR-related matters

Engaging with all stakeholders and partners directly or through the media

Provide stakeholders with information/evidence for informed decision making and policy development

Expected Outcomes

Awareness, appreciation and support for evidence based policy development among the public, industry and governments

Establishment and clarification of FANRPAN’s roles (eg. as a policy analysis network) in the agricultural sector; nationally, continentally and globally

Broadening of FANRPAN’s network base – i.e. obtaining support of relevant role-players, to secure space for engagement

Communication Tools

Publications• Policy Brief Series• Newsletters• Policy Advisory Notes• Project Brochures• Country Studies

Advocacy Engagements• Events- hosting and

participation• External engagements

Use of Multi-media tools• DVDs

Media and publicity•CNBC

FANRPAN Awards•Food Security Leadership Award•Civil Society •Media / Journalist Award

Website

Communication Tools: FANRPAN Website

www.fanrpan.org

FANRPAN Website Usage - Hits, Visits, 2006 - 2010

Communication Tools – Mainstream Media

Tracking FANRPAN’s Coverage in International Media

Communication Tools: Publications

• Policy Brief Series• October 2010 Issue: Policies for Enhanced Livestock Productivity and Wealth Creation in a

Changing Climate• Newsletters

• September 2010 Issue: Livestock and Fisheries Policies for Food Security and Trade in a Changing Climate

• Policy Advisory Notes• Project Brochures• Country Studies

With funding from CTA

Policy Advocacy Engagements

National Advocacy Initiatives Multi-stakeholder policy dialogue platforms Community Theatre for Policy Advocacy Parliamentary engagements Field days

Regional Advocacy Initiatives FANRPAN Flagship Multi-stakeholder Regional Policy Dialogue Media Training on documenting best practices in the region Training scientists in policy development and national priorities Regional harmonization of policies-engagements with Regional Economic

Communities SADC, African Union, sharing experiences Pan-Africa Parliament engagements

Global Advocacy Initiatives United Nations Engagements: UNFCCC & FAO Ministers of Agriculture World Economic Forum World Bank Food Security Forum

Policy Advocacy: National Engagements

FANRPAN Addresses the South African Parliament, 16 March 2011

Field Days with farming communities of Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Theatre for Policy Advocacy (TPA) performance in Malawi - a form of participatory theatre that allows women to engage their communities in developing solutions to their problems

FANRPAN Food Security Policy Leadership Awards

REGIONAL - Recognizing African Success

20082009

H. E. Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika

President – Republic of

Malawi

H.E. L. DIEGO, Prime Minister –

MozambiqueOn behalf of President Emilio

Guebuza

2010

Hon. Abraham Ivambo, Minister of Education

On behalf of President Hifikepunye Pohamba

Namibia

http://www.fanrpan.org/about/annual_dialogues/

Key FANRPAN Engagements

FANRPAN Strategic Planning (January)

Node Common Visioning Meeting (February)

Partners’ Meeting (May/June)

Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue (September)

Journalist Training (September and December)

FANRPAN Annual Regional Policy Dialogues

Year and Theme2001: Agricultural policy making in Southern Africa: Issues and challenges, Harare

2002: Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Policy Research and Analysis Among Stakeholders in the SADC Region, Pretoria

2003: Regional Stakeholder Meeting on Agricultural Recovery, Food Security and Trade Policies in Southern Africa, Gaborone

2004: Policy Strategies Needed to Promote Agricultural Recovery and Productivity Growth in the SADC Region, Mauritius

2005: Creating a Conducive Policy Environment for a Food Secure Southern Africa, Johannesburg

2006: Creating a Conducive Policy Environment for Inputs Intensification and Market Development for Increased Production and Productivity, Pretoria

2007: Meeting the Demand for Effective Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis in Southern Africa - “Triggers” for Agricultural Growth in Southern Africa, Lusaka

2008: Regional Strategies for Addressing the Global Food Crisis, Lilongwe

2009: True Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa, Maputo

2010: Livestock & Fisheries Policies for Food Security and Trade in a Changing Climate, Windhoek

2011: Advocating for the Active Engagement of Youth in Agricultural value Chains, Mbabane (19-23 September)

Policy Advocacy: Global Engagements CEO- panelist on live broadcast at World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC

Member of the Steering Committee: Agricultural Pull Mechanism Initiative (AGPM) the Steering Committee of the AGPM comprises the governments of Canada and the United States, the

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other interested potential donors

Member of Advisory Panel: International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) IFPRI with the support of CropLife International launched a research project to quantitatively evaluate

the impact of alternative technology strategies for producing the global food supply

Co-chair: African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) a modelling consortium whose goal of AGRODEP is to position African experts to take a leading role

Member of Advisory Panel: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), School of Natural Resources Management and Livelihoods (NRML).

FANRPAN Participates in

World Economic Forum

4-6 May 2011 in Cape Town

Policy Advocacy: Global Engagements

UNFCCC Conference of

PartiesCoP

UNFCCC Conference of Parties

COMESA, SADC and EAC mandated FANRPAN to mobilise African civil society organisations (CSOs) under the Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID) and facilitate dialogue around the Africa Bio-Carbon proposal

To ensure alignment between African governments and CSOs with regards Africa’s approach to tackling the current Climate Change negotiations

Mobilising the Global Community to support Africa’s Position on Food Security and Poverty

Reduction

FANRPAN participated in the Agriculture Rural Development Day (ARDD) event

CoP16, Cancun Mexico

Message for CoP17, Durban, South Africa

Targets Information dissemination

Engaging stakeholders from grassroots to policy

Key messages to appropriate channels

Use feedback mechanism to inform future initiatives

Update messages

Leveraging new partnerships

Thank YouPolicy research and advocacy is critical to helping policymakers reduce the levels of poverty and hunger in Africa.

In the last 10 years, FANRPAN has developed a strong and inclusive network at the forefront of the agricultural debate in sub-Saharan Africa.

We want to increase the visibility of the available research evidence to boost progress towards solving global agenda of food security and agriculture.

Partnership will play a key role in helping us bring our messages to global audiences