Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets: Evidence and Action

FANRPAN Model – A Regional Multi-stakeholder Platform for Research, Knowledge Sharing and Policy Development International Conference: 6 March 2008 Beijing, China

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda lmsibanda@fanrpan.org

Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets:- Stakeholders

“those who must be satisfied with- or those who gain or lose something from a given policy”

Government-Technocrats and Politicians Researchers/Policy Analysts Small Scale Farmers Agribusiness

OTHERS: Legal professionals, Technicians, politicians, farmer organizations, Media professionals, Activist groups , Ordinary citizens, People with influence, consumers, Development agencies

Evidence

Experience & Expertise

Judgement

Resources

Values and Policy

Context

Habits & Tradition

Lobbyists & Pressure Groups

Pragmatics & Contingencies

Factors influencing policy making

Source: Phil Davies Impact to Insight Meeting, ODI, 2005

Monitoring and Evaluation

Agenda Setting

DecisionMaking

Policy Implementation

Policy Formulation

POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES

Civil Society

DonorsCabinet

Parliament

Ministries

Private Sector

Source: John Young, Networking for impact. Experience from CTA supported regional agricultural policy networks, 2007

The role of research in policy making Research is a learning process that is integral to

the development process

Need to promote interactions between research, knowledge use and policy development-INNOVATION SYSTEMS APPROACH

Civil society plays a pivotal role as a connector

FANRPAN-Regional FANR Policy Network

FANRPAN

1994

• SADC Ministers of Agriculture recommended the formation of FANRPAN to:

• Provide evidence for development of appropriate agricultural policies at national and regional level in order

to reduce povertyIncrease food security andPromote sustainable agricultural development

FANRPAN’s Establishment

FANRPAN-Membership

A membership organisation Regional members are country nodes Country nodes comprise of government,

academics, farmers, NGOs, researchers, etc

Node host is the institution involved in policy reserach/advocacy that provides a home and support services for the management of node activities

Node coordinator is an individual working for the node who facilitates and supports implementation of node agenda

FANRPAN Network structure

Decentralised network 12 Nodes each with a Steering Committee

and in-country members of upto 40 national organisations

12 node hosts each with a coordinator 1 regional governing body 1 regional secretariat 26 entities to operationalise the FANRPAN

network

Defining the Shared Agenda in Relation to Policy Development

Stages of intervention: agenda setting, formulation, implementation, evaluation, and strengthening underlying capacity

Range of actions:evidence gathering, advocacy, links between stakeholders, facilitating participation, building long-term relationships with policy makers, linking policy-makers to end-users, Buidling capacity of members, etc

Capacity Building

FANRPAN Strategic Framework

Policy Research

Voice

ConduciveEnvironment

1 2

3

FANR POLICY

What Researchers need to doPolitical Context:

1. Get to know the policymakers, work with them

2. Identify friends and foes

3. Prepare for policy opportunities, policy windows4. Prepare for known events5. Build a reputation, use reliable data,

Evidence 1. Establish credibility, Provide practical solutions

2. Anticipate issues and research before issues become emotional, build databases

3. Establish legitimacy - use pilot projects

4. Present clear options

5. Good communication

Links 1. Get to know other players in the game, build partnerships

2. Work through existing networks, or build new ones

3. Identify key champions, networkers, social marketing agents

4. Use informal contacts

Adapted from: The Rapid Framework. Research and Policy in Development Programme Briefing Paper No1, October 2004

YEAR Number of Delegates Stakeholders2001 23 Govt (Perm Secs), Researcher, Donors, Pvt Sector2002 35 " " " " "2003 105 " " " " "2004 51 " " " " "2005 125 " " plus CSOs2006 46 " " plus CSOs, INGOs2007 81 " " plus CSOs, INGOs, Parliamentarians

Sep-07 155 " plus CSOs, INGOS, Parliamentarians, Journalists

FANRPAN Dialogues – 2001 to 2007:

Who Participates

1. Bring together stakeholders from region to study complex, controversial development issues

2. Provide platform for learning, sharing information and experiences, evidence for decision making and policy development

3. Help build capacity for policy demand and supply4. Enable civil society to participate in the policy-

making process5. Improve intellectual foundation for debate offering

policy-makers a neutral platform to discuss key policy issues

Impact of FANRPAN Policy Dialogues

Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets: Evidence and Action: FANRPAN NEXT STEPS

Establish Links between FANRPAN and Regoverning Markets websites

Submit Research Outputs to Regional Economic Community:COMESA Ministers of Agriculture-Seychelles, 14 Mar. SDADC Ministers of Agriculture- Mauritius,18 April

Present Evidence at FANRPAN National Dialogues 12 Countries (March-May)

Present Concept Note for follow up Research at FANRPAN Regional Policy Dialogue:1-7 Sept.2008 Malawi

FANRPAN Regional Policy Dialogue Lusaka, September 2007