Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

lmsibanda@fanrpan.org

Overview of FANRPAN

20 June 2008

Kempton Park, South Africa

FANRPAN Board and Partners’ Meeting

To promote appropriate agricultural and natural resources policy in order to reduce poverty, increase food security and enhance sustainable agricultural development in the SADC region.

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, exchange

and use of policy-related information

Members: Farmers, Government, Researchers, Private sector 12 southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia,

Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

FANRPAN created in 1997, registered in 2002

FANRPAN 2007-2015 Strategic Plan

VISION A food secure southern Africa free from hunger and poverty

MISSION WHAT-To promote evidence based policy development in the

Food Agriculture and Natural Resources sector

HOW facilitating linkages and partnerships between government

and civil society building the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue in

southern Africa

Capacity Building

FANRPAN Strategic Framework

Policy Research

Voice

ConduciveEnvironment

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FANR POLICY

Organisation Structure

Core Programme – Institutional Strengthening

Chief Executive Officer

Admin Support Staff

Director - PolicyHead – Finance/AdminDirector - Voice

PROGRAMMES

HIV and AIDSProgramme

Food SystemsProgramme

Agricultural Systems

Programme

Natural ResourcesAnd Environment

Programme

12 Country Nodes(Farmer Organisations, Governments, Private Sector, Researchers, Donors)

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

COUNTRYNODES

FANRPAN Board of GovernorsSADC, COMESA, Government, Farmer Organisations, Private Sector, Donors GOVERNANCE

SECRETARIAT

Strengthening Evidence-Based Agricultural Policy Advocacy and Policy Harmonization in Southern Africa

Implementing Countries: Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia

Funding Partners

Measuring the Impact of HIV and AIDS on Agriculture and Food Security in Southern Africa

Implementing Countries: Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

Funding Partners

Using the Household Vulnerability Index (HVI) to Improve Programme Design and Targeting in Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

Implementing Countries: Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

Funding Partners

Reducing Poverty, Enhancing Food, Health and Environmental Security in the Limpopo River Basin Implementing Countries: Botswana; Mozambique; South Africa; Zimbabwe

Funding Partners

Regional Approach to Biosaftey for Southern African Countries (RABSAC)

Implementing Countries: Malawi, Mauritius and South Africa plus SADC & COMESA consultations

Funding Partners

Biofuels Policy – Pathways for the Provision of Bio-energy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Implementing Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: FANRPAN 12 Nodes

Funding Partners

Institutional Support to FANRPAN Secretariat and Nodes Implementing Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: FANRPAN 12 Nodes

Funding Partners

DFIDDepartment forInternationalDevelopment

Impact assessment of research in the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF): An adoption and cost-benefit analysis project.

Implementing Countries: Global with emphasis on South Africa, Zimbabwe, Thailand

Funding Partners

Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable Implementing Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: FANRPAN 12 Nodes

Funding Partners

CTA Support to FANRPAN

Implementing Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: FANRPAN 12 Nodes

Funding Partners

Prospective Projects under Negotiation

Project Title Funding Partners

Implementing Countries

Programs on policy dialogue and scaling up small scale irrigation

Southern African Countries

Strengthening the Capacity of Women Farmers to Influence Agricultural Policy Processes in Southern Africa

3 Southern African Countries

African Agricultural Growth and Development Policy Modeling (AGRODEP)

Selected FANRPAN Countries

Prospective Projects under Negotiation

Project Title Funding Partners Implementing Countries

Design of the COMESA CAADP Regional Compact

COMESA countries

Global Environment Change & Food Security in Southern Africa

Southern African Countries

Institutionalizing Agroforestry for Accelerated Impact and Improved Livelihoods by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa

SADC countries

Prospective Projects under Negotiation Project Title Funding Partners Implementin

g Countries

Institutional Support for Enhancing FANRPAN’s Capacity for Policy Research and Advocacy in Southern Africa

SADC countries

Developing a Strategy to Scale Up Use of Input Vouchers for Promoting Use of Productive Inputs by Smallholder Producers in Southern Africa

SADC and COMESA countries

Africa Agricultural Market Program (AAMP)

COMESA

DFID

Department forInternationalDevelopment

Prospective Projects under Negotiation

Project Title Funding Partners Implementing Countries

CTA Support to FANRPAN Enhancing Communication and Networking

12 countries: FANRPAN 12 Nodes

COMESA Carbon Fund WWF; ICRAF & COMESA

Website:

www.fanrpan.org

Thank you