Partners Meeting

June 24, 2009

policy@fanrpan.org

www.fanrpan.org

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda (Ph.D.)

Who is FANRPAN?

FANRPAN-Regional FANR Policy Network

FANRPAN

• Created in 1997, and registered in 2002

• 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

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

• Members/National nodes in 13 southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Introducing 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 Structure: Organogram

FANRPAN Country NodesAngola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique

Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Board of GovernorsGovernment, Farmers, Private Sector, Donor, REC, Research Institutions

CEO

Director: Communications

Director: Finance and Administration

Director: Policy

Trade and Markets Food Security Natural Resources and Environment HIV and AIDS

Biosafety Biotechnology Food Prices CAADP

Targeting for Relief and Development Household Vulnerability

Water Biofuels Climate Change

Women in Policy Inputs Subsidy - Voucher Seed Security

Director: Programmes

GOVERNANCE

REGIONAL SECRETARIAT

PROGRAMMES

MEMBERS

1. Angola – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Wambo University

2. Botswana – Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)

3. Lesotho – National University of Lesotho, Institute of Southern African Studies (ISAS)

4. Malawi - Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET),

5. Mauritius – Department of Agricultural Production and Systems, School of Agriculture University of Mauritius

6. Mozambique – Faculdade de Agronmia e Engenharia Florestal, Eduardo Mondlane University

7. Namibia - Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU)

8. South Africa – National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

9. Swaziland – Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, University of Swaziland and Coordinating Assembly of NGOs (CANGO)

10. Tanzania - Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)

11. Zambia - Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF)

12. Zimbabwe – Agricultural Research Council

FANRPAN Structure: Node Hosting Institutions

FANRPAN Structure: Network of Networks

FANRPANRegional

Secretariat

Malawi

Namibia

Mozambique

Tanzania

Mauritius

South Africa

Swaziland

Lesotho

Angola

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Government

Researchers

CSOs

Madagascar

Farmers

Private Sector

Commercial Farmers

Small-scale farmers associations

Commodity Associations

FANRPAN Structure: Membership Size

• Totals include other membership groups within associations

Country Government Farmers Research NGOs Donors Private for profit

Other Total

Angola 5 6 9 3 23Botswana 27 9 unions 3 1 5 6 18 74

Lesotho 6 ministries 1 5 7 6 2 27Madagascar 5 5 unions 3 2 2 2 1 20

Malawi 3 6 unions 5 60 8 12 94

Mauritius 6 ministries 5 federations

6 2 apex 5 12 12 Parastatals

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Mozambique 4 2 unions 12 2 12 3 35

Namibia 2 2 unions 4 3 4 2 17

South Africa 1 4 6 23 34Swaziland 7 5 12Tanzania 13 4 unions 10 5 1 2 35

Zambia 12 4 1 7 6 16 45Zimbabwe 30 3 unions 25 20 4 50 132

FANRPAN Strategic Framework

Capacity Building Policy Research

Voice

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Strategy Implementation Arrangements(Who does what?)

WHO DOES WHAT? WHERE

Board of Governors

Strategic direction of network and fiduciary responsibility Regional level

Technical Committee

Global team of eminent researchers and champions advising on programme development

Global/Regional/National level

Regional Secretariat

Planning, Implementation and financial and technical reporting Regional level

Programme Coordinator

Cluster of projects coordinated under each of flagship programmes (Food Systems, Agricultural Systems, Natural Resources and Environment, HIV and AIDS, Institutional Strengthening) Regional level

National Nodes

Policy analysis and dialogue: Knowledge Brokers (innovators, researchers, farmers, private sector, media) National level

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Partners

What Research do we do?

FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts

Social Protection

Food Systems

Agricultural Systems

Natural Resources and Environment

Programme and ProjectsInstitutional Strengthening

• Strengthen country node secretariats and steering committees• Establish and maintain database of node members and FANR experts• Establish Policy dialogue calendar• Bench mark the capacity of node hosting institution and regional secretariat and implement capacity strengthening

Food Systems

• Strategies to cope with the impact of global environmental change on food systems, (production, processing and packaging, distribution, retail and consumption)• Effects of restructuring food markets on food security in the SADC region focusing on selected food sub systems e.g. (vegetables, cereal particularly maize grain, beef and dairy products)• Agricultural policy priorities for improving rural livelihoods in Southern Africa

Agricultural Systems

• Improved access to inputs (fertiliser and seed) by smallholder farmers• Making markets work for the poor

Programme and ProjectsSocial Protection

• Undertake longitudinal surveys to update databases on the impact of HIV and AIDS on agriculture • Review national AIDS policies and advise on social protection policies for vulnerable groups• Institutionalise the use of the Human Vulnerability Index (HVI) developed by FANRPAN, for improved targeting of vulnerable groups.

Natural Resources and Environment

• Policies for stimulating bio-energy utilisation in southern Africa• Policies for promoting and supporting small scale irrigation• Policies for improved water access by the poor • Mainstreaming agro-forestry into broader agricultural development policies

Region

COMESA

Region

SADC

Categories of Regional Research Programmes

Country C

Country B

Country A

Weakest link

Best shot

Summation

Summary of Research Projects

FANR Research Projects (cont)

How do we inform policy processes?

FANRPAN Policy Processes1. Partnerships

2. Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogues

3. International Advocacy Engagements

4. Electronic/Digital MediaWebsite Compact Discs

5. Print MediaPolicy Brief SeriesNewslettersPolicy Advisory NotesProject Brochures

FANRPAN Partnerships by Stakeholder Grouping

1. Regional Economic Communities (REC ): 2

2. Government: 4

3. Sub-Regional Organisations: 2

4. Farmer Organisation: 2

5. Private Sector: 2

6. University: 13

7. Civil Society Organisations (CSO): 5

8. International Organisation and CGIARs: 10

FANRPAN Partnerships by Stakeholder Grouping

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

2. 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

3. Sub-Regional Organisations• Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), 2008• African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education

(ANAFE), 2008

4. Farmer Organisation• Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF)• Southern Africa Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU): 2005

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

FANRPAN Partnerships by Stakeholder Grouping 6. University

• Eduardo Mondlane University. Faculdade de Agronmia e Engenharia Florestal, 2008

• Department of Agricultural Production and Systems, School of Agriculture University of Mauritius, 2008

• National University of Lesotho, Institute of Southern African Studies (ISAS), 2008• Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2008• Competing Claims on Natural Resources Programme, Wageningen University,

2007• 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

7. CSO• Coordinating Assembly of NGOs (CANGO), 2008• 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 Partnerships by Stakeholder Grouping

8. International Organisation and CGIARs

• World Vision International, 2009• Oxfam America, 2008• Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in

Agriculture, 2007• 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

Multi – Stakeholder Dialogues

Across 13 Countries(All Members from Stakeholder Groups)

Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,

South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ongoing Research Studies

Emerging Issues andFANR Policies Tracking

National Policy

Dialogues(Periodic)

NATIONAL LEVEL

Policy Advisory

Notes

Issues forRegional Dialogue

REGIONAL LEVEL

• Coordination of multi-country studies• Synthesis of issues from Nodes

Into Agenda for Annual Regional Dialogue

• Network Administration and Development (Networking, Fund Raising, Membership drive)

Southern Africa Region(Representatives from all FANR

Stakeholder Groups)• Farmers’ Organisations• Governments• Private Sector• Researchers• Development Partners

Annual Regional Dialogues

2001: Agricultural policy making in Southern Africa: Issues and challenges

2002: Strengthening institutional capacity for policy research and analysis among

stakeholders in the SADC region

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

2004: Policy strategies needed to promote permanent agricultural recovery and productivity growth in the SADC region

2005: Creating a conducive policy environment for a food secure Southern Africa

YEAR THEME

2006: Creating a conducive policy environment for inputs intensification and market development for increased production and productivity

2007: Meeting the demand for effective Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis in Southern Africa

“Triggers” for Agricultural Growth in Southern Africa 2008: Regional Strategies for Addressing the Global Food Crisis

2009: True Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth and Poverty

Reduction in Southern Africa Maputo, Mozambique (first week September)

Information Dissemination to Strengthen Policy Advocacy

Usage Statistics for www.FANRPAN.org

FANRPAN Events

Venue: Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 24-26 June 2009

To attend: Funding partners; FANRPAN Board Members; Technical Partners; Regional Economic Community Secretariats

2009 FANRPAN Development Partners’ Meeting

Theme: The True Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa

Venue: Maputo, Mozambique

Date: 31 August – 6 September 2009

Participants will include: Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Agriculture, Trade and Commerce, representatives of regional organizations,

including SADC and COMESA, FANRPAN Board and Secretariat members, funding partners

and representatives from country nodes who include, farmer organizations, agri-business, development partner agencies, media and

parliamentarians

2009 FANRPAN Annual Regional Dialogue

FANRPAN Regional Policy Dialogue Lusaka, September 2007

Dr. Sam MundiaPermanent Secretary

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

Hon. Obed DlaminiFormer Prime Minister

Swaziland

Hon. Ben Kapita Minister of Agriculture

Zambia

Prof. HK AmaniFormer

FANRPAN Board Chair

Dr. Lindiwe M. SibandaFANRPAN CEO

THANK YOU!