FANRPAN Overview September 2011 – September 2012 Engagements

Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda2012 FANRPAN Regional Food Security Policy

Dialogue04 September 2012

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Call by Ministers in 1994

• Created in 1997, and registered in 2002

• Focus:- Improving policy research, analysis and formulation- Developing human and institutional capacity for coordinated policy dialogue- Improving policy decision making

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

Partners

• Members/National nodes in 16 African countries: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

About FANRPAN

FANRPAN’s Strategic Plan (2007 – 15)

Vision

A food secure southern Africa free from hunger and poverty

Mission

To promote effective Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) policies by

– facilitating linkages and partnerships between government and civil society,

– building the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue in southern Africa, and

– supporting demand-driven policy research and analysis

FANRPAN Strategic Framework

Capacity Building Policy Research

Voice

Conducive

Environment

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POLICY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY

Agricultural Policy

Burning Policy Issues

FANRPAN Annual Regional Policy Dialogues

Year Theme Country

2012 From Policy to Practice: Advocating for Active Engagement of Youth in Agriculture Value Chains Tanzania

2011 Advocating For the Active Engagement of the Youth in the Agricultural Value Chain Swaziland

2010 Livestock and Fisheries Policies for Food Security and Trade in a Changing Climate Namibia

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

Mozambique

2008 Regional Strategies for Addressing the Global Food Crisis Malawi

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

Zambia

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

South Africa

2005 Creating a Conducive Policy Environment for a Food Secure Southern Africa South Africa

2004 Policy Strategies Needed to Promote Permanent Agricultural Recovery and Productivity Growth in the SADC Region

Mauritius

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

Botswana

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

South Africa

2001 Agricultural Policy Making in Southern Africa: Issues and Challenges Zimbabwe

FANRPAN High Level Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue

2012 Theme:

•From Policy to Practice: Advocating for Active Engagement of Youth in Agriculture Value Chains

FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts

Social Protection & Livelihoods

Food Systems

Agricultural Productivity – Markets

Natural Resources and Environment

Data and Method

• The data is about FANRPAN project engagements – Observation period: Sept 2011 – Sept 2012

• Dividend into two levels:i. Management level which provides strategic

direction and decisionsii. Programme/Project level which is operational

• Top 40 percentile engagements a sample– This includes FANRPAN engagements at

UNFCCC COP17 and Rio+20

Project Level Engagements

Operational Engagements (Slide 1)

Operational Engagements (Slide 2)

Operational Engagements (Slide 3)

Operational Engagements (Slide 4)

Operational Engagements (Slide 5)

Operational Engagements (Slide 6)

Operational Engagements (Slide 7)

Total AudienceRegional

Secretariat Nodes Board Partners

7006 108 64 13 794

Operational Engagements (Slide 8)

FANRPAN CEO Strategic Engagements

CEO’s Strategic Engagements (Slide 1)

CEO’s Strategic Engagements (Slide 2)

CEO’s Strategic Engagements (Slide 3)

CEO’s Strategic Engagements (Slide 4)

CEO’s Strategic Engagements (Slide 5)

Board Engagements

• Three Meetings Annually– February– May– September

Emerging Messages

• Results are a representative of project geographic coverage– Activities are more prominent in countries that

host FANRPAN projects

• There is a balanced focus between FANRPAN strategic thrusts of:– Advocacy– Research– Networking– Learning & Monitoring and Evaluation