FANRPAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

FARA Science Week: Side Meeting

Thursday 14 June 2007, Sandton

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda lmsibanda@fanrpan.org

FANRPAN Update for Development Partners Programme

Time: 1300 – 1400Venue: Committee Room 4, Level 4

Opening Remarks: Prof. H. K. R. Amani Chairman, FANRPAN Board

Introduction of FANRPAN Interim Committee

Brief Presentation by: Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Chief Executive Officer

Remarks by: Prof. Mandi Rukuni Director for Africa, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Remarks by: Mr. Sindiso NgwenyaAssistant Secretary General, COMESA

Signing of MoU with ICRAF Dr. Dennis Garrity & Dr. Lindiwe M. Sibanda

Closed Session: Funding Partners & FANRPAN Board

FANRPAN Value Proposition

LINKING RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE

to

POLICY DEVELOPMENT

in

FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES

FANRPAN MEMBERS

FARMERS RESEARCHERS BUSINESS SECTOR GOVERNMENT

Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

Board of Governors

Members

Chief Executive Officer

Director of Research Finance Officer Administrative

Officer

Director of Communication

FANRPAN ORGANOGRAM

SADC COMESAFarmer

OrganizationPrivate Sector

Donor Organization

Policy Analysts/Advisor

One Representative per Node has Voting Rights

Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique

Namibia South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Capacity Building

Research

Voice

FANRPAN Research Themes (4) : 2007-2012

2. GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

•Making Markets Work for the Poor, Enhancing Food Security and Productivity Growth in Southern Africa

3. POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY

•Impact of HIV and AIDS on Agriculture and Food Security

•Household Vulnerability Index for Effective Targeting

•Limpopo Basin Water quality rights interventions

•Institutionalizing Agrofoerestry for improved livelihoods

1. REGIONAL INTEGRATION

•Limpopo Basin Water Poverty Analysis, Water Availability and Access,

•Harmonization of Regional Approaches to Biosafety

•Seed and Fertilizer Trade Policies

4. INNOVATION AND ADAPTATION

•Global Environmental Change and Food Security in Southern Africa

•Pathways for the Provision of Bio-energy in Energy Crop and Agro-forestry Systems

VOICE STRATEGY Policy Dialogues: National & RegionalE-Communication & OutreachPolicy Briefs & Advisory Notes

RECs

International Programmes

FANRPAN Research

FARMER Organisations

Others

Research into Use; GECAFS; CropLife; RESAKSS

SACAU

FARA; CGIARs; MTP-ESA; Challenge Programme; Chinyanja Triangle

COMESA & SADC

(CAADP)

FANRPAN Commissioned Research

CAPACITY BUILDING

Building Partnerships Mentorship Short-term Training (Re-tooling)

Key Changes in Strategy:2002-2007 vs. 2007-2012

From project to programme approach

Regional secretariat has full staff complement

Minimum project duration of 2 years allowing full engagement in full policy cycle

Joint publications with international partners

FANRPAN node hosts with strong convening power, good relations with government and ensure representation of all key stakeholders (farmers, researchers, government, private sector)

Quarterly national policy dialogues in all countries on FANRPAN & non-FANRPAN work

FANRPAN Targets for 2012 Functional Network, members with skills in Policy Analysis,

advice, and advocacy

Policy Dialogue Platforms institutionalised at national and Regional level

Engagement in full policy cycle for FANRPAN commissioned projects

Partnership agreements operationalised: Joint programming, joint publications

FANRPAN is a recognized service provider for COMESA & SADC

FANRPAN AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL PARTNERS

REC • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): 2006• Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) – Draft under discussion

Government• The Government of the Republic of South Africa: 2006 - Host Agreement and

Diplomatic Status• Angola: 2007 - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development• South Africa: 2006 – National Agricultural Marketing Council• Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe: 2002- Host Agreement and Diplomatic

Status

International Organisation & CGIARs• International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF): 2007• Global Environment Change ad Food Systems (GECAFS): 2006• International Water Management Institute (IWMI), 2005• International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC): 2004• Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK: 2004• International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): 2002• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): 2002

FANRPAN AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL PARTNERS cont.

Farmer Organisation• Southern Africa Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU): 2005

Private Sector• CropLife Africa Middle-East, 2006• Southern African Policy and Economic Series Trust, Zimbabwe: 2002

University• Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique, 2006• Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University: 2004• Directorate of Research and Unit Development, University of Botswana: 2002• Agriculture Policy Research Unit, University of Malawi: 2002• Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of

Pretoria, South Africa: 2002• Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Zambia: 2002• Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension: University of Zimbabwe: 2002• Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension: University of The North, South Africa:

2002

FANRPAN AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL PARTNERS cont.

CSO

• Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), Malawi: 2005

• Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF), Zambia: 2005

• Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, Namibia: 2002

• Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania: 2002

FANRPAN ACKNOWLEDGES SUPPORT FROM ITS PARTNERS

DFID 2007 – Ongoing

USAID: 2001 – Ongoing

CTA EC-ACP: 2002 – Ongoing

Southern Africa Trust: 2006 – Ongoing

FANRPAN ACKNOWLEDGES SUPPORT FROM ITS PARTNERS

EC 2007 – Ongoing

SADC & EU: 2003 – 2006

Rockefeller Foundation: 2003 – 2005

The French Government: 2004 - 2006

FANRPAN REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE & AGM

Invitation

5-7 September 2007

Lusaka, Zambia

THANK YOU