Overview of FANRPAN

1. Overview of FANRPAN Presentation by Dr Lindiwe M. Sibanda, FANRPAN CEO FANRPAN Partners’ Meeting 13 June 2011, Pretoria

2. THE POLICY ACTORS Cabinet Donors Policy Formulation Parliament Agenda Setting Decision Making Civil Society Ministries Monitoring and Evaluation Policy Implementation PrivateSector

3. Prime movers

4. Important characteristics of prime movers • No prime mover on its own can get agriculture to grow on a sustainable basis • Long-term investment is needed to strengthen prime movers • Prime movers need to work in tandem to achieve sustainable development

5. Genesis of the FANRPAN SEED • Getting agriculture moving in Eastern and Southern Africa and a Framework for Action • Prepared by M. Rukuni in consultation with: • C. Ackello-Ogutu • H. Amani • P. Anandajayasekeram • W. Mwangi • H. Sigwele • T. Takavarasha • Commissioned by World Bank on behalf of Global Coalition of Africa • February 26-27, 1994, Harare

6. Key Conclusions • Only intensified investments in prime movers can lead to agricultural transformation • Single most constraint to getting agriculture moving is the general lack of comprehensive agricultural policies • Poor sectoral and macro-economic policies have contributed to the stagnation of agriculture • Inadequate capacity of most national and regional institutes to address agricultural policy issues

7. Key Conclusions (cont.) • Need to integrate agricultural policy with industrial policy and to develop agro-industries to attain more value addition • Trade, marketing and pricing policies to be clear and supportive of farmers • Need for harmonisation of policies

8. Recommendations • Create a new Regional Agricultural Policy Analysis and Research Institute • The institute will: • in collaboration with regional universities, be responsible for research and analysis leading to the co-ordination of agricultural policies and strategies in ESA • create an operational agricultural commodity research / information system that should promote intra-regional trade as well as build ESA into a strong trade block

9. ESA Ministers of Agriculture’ Call • Create a regional agricultural policy analysis network to enhance indigenous capacity for policy formulation and analysis as ESA countries develop comprehensive agricultural policies and food security strategies • The network, in collaboration with regional universities, to be responsible for research and analysis leading to the coordination of agricultural policies and strategies in ESA Official Gazette of COMESA, Volume 1, No 1, 9 December 1994 “The Annual Conference of Ministers of Agriculture for Eastern and Southern Africa as constituted in a meeting on 14-15 April 1994 in Harare, Zimbabwe should be the policy organ for food security in the COMESA region”

10. Recommendations of the Ministerial Conference cont. (14 – 15 April 1994, Harare, Zimbabwe) • Each ESA country shall, with immediate effect, start developing such comprehensive and implementable agricultural policies which indicate national priorities within each prime mover • This network will assist the convening of the Conference of Ministers to review the progress of the implementation of agricultural sector policies and strategies

11. Key Issues • Policies • Lack of comprehensive agricultural policy • Inappropriate policies • Inconsistency (Sectoral; Sectoral and macro-economic; Sectoral growth objectives and macro-economic, fiscal and trade policies) • Nature of reforms are rather uniform • Process • Often prescriptive / adhoc • Over-reliance on foreign experts • Disconnect between policy analysis and policy formulation • Policy decisions made with inadequate information and/or analysis • Capacity • Lack of / inadequate analytical capacity at national and regional level

12. Introducing FANRPAN

13. Introducing FANRPAN • 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, voice, exchange and use of policy-related information • Stakeholder categories: • Farmers, Government, Researchers, Private sector, CSO, Media • Members/National nodes in 14 African countries: • Angola, Botswana, DR-Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

14. FANRPAN’s Strategic Plan (2007 – 15) Common Vision A food secure Africa free from hunger and poverty Purpose: Promote appropriate policies in order to reduce poverty, increase food security and enhance sustainable agricultural and natural resources development in Africa WHAT • Facilitate linkages and partnerships between government and civil society • Build the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue • Create capacity to demand evidence for policy development • Promote evidence based policy development in the Food Agriculture and Natural Resources sector

15. FANRPAN Structure: Organogram CEO Director: Finance and Administration Office Manager; Protocol & Networking Officer; 2 Finance Officers Director: Communication and Advocacy Manager Consultant Director: Policy Research * M&E Programmes Officer MEMBERS/SHAREHOLDERS Angola, Botswana, DR-Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, (Kenya & Uganda) Board of Governors Representatives of: Government (South Africa and Zimbabwe) ; Farmers (Honorary Lifetime President-SACAU); Private Sector (Vacant); Regional Economic Communities ; SADC (FANR Director); COMESA (Secretary General); Research Institutions (University of Pretoria); Donor (USAID); CEO (ex-officio) Regional Secretariat Institutional Strengthening Programme Manager * Programme Assistant * Food Systems Programme Manager Programme Assistant * Agricultural Input and Output Markets Programme Manager Programme Assistant Natural Resources and Environment Programme Manager Programme Assistant Social Protection and Livelihoods Programme Manager Programme Assistant Implementation - Countries and Lead Institutions Angola (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development); Botswana (BIDPA); DR-Congo (CERJI); Lesotho (ISAS); Madagascar (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries); Malawi (CISANET); Mauritius (University of Mauritius); Mozambique (University of Eduardo); Namibia (NEPRU); South Africa (NAMC); Swaziland (CANGO); Tanzania (ESRF); Zambia (ACF); Zimbabwe (ARC) * Denotes vacant

16. Strategy Implementation Arrangements(Who does what?)

17. FANRPAN Structure: Network of Networks Commercial Farmers Farmers CSOs Commodity Associations Government Malawi Small-scale farmers associations Zimbabwe Namibia Private Sector Zambia Botswana FANRPAN Regional Secretariat Researchers Angola Mozambique Madagascar Tanzania Lesotho Mauritius Swaziland South Africa DRC

18. FANRPAN Structure: Node Hosting Institutions Mauritius: University University of Mauritius: Faculty of Agriculture Angola: Government Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) Mozambique: University Eduardo Mondlane University. Faculdade de Agronmia e Engenharia Florestal Botswana: Policy Research Institute Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) Namibia: Policy Research Institute The Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU) DR Congo: CSO/NGO Center of Dialogue for Legal and Institutional Reforms (Centre d’Echanges pour des Reformes Juridiques et Institutionnelles (CERJI)) South Africa: Policy Research Institute National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) Swaziland: CSO/NGO Coordinating Assembly of NGOS (CANGO) Lesotho: Policy Research Institute Institute of Southern African Studies (ISAS) Tanzania: Policy Research Institute Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) Madagascar: Government Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries: Department of Rural Development Policies Zambia: CSO/NGO Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) Malawi: CSO/NGO Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) Zimbabwe: Policy Research Institute Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

19. FANRPAN Priorities • Increase the knowledge base • Increase visibility of policy champions • Increase capacity to do policy research and advocacy • Need for institutionalized evidence based policy dialogue platforms Community Level National Regional Global

20. Strategic Plan & Programme Area

21. FANRPAN Strategic Framework Conducive Agricultural Policy Environment POLICY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY 3 Voice Capacity Building Burning Policy Issues Policy Research 2 1

22. Food Systems Agricultural Productivity and Markets Natural Resources and Environment Social Protection & Livelihoods FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building

23. FANRPAN Finances

24. FANRPAN Funding Growth FANRPAN’s annual signed contract amounts grew from US$1 million in 2004 through to US$7 million in 2010. 2011 contracts income is estimated at US$18.6 million. This illustrates the growth in funding and confidence from the donor community in our work.

25. FANRPAN Thematic Funding FANRPAN works in five thematic areas namely; Agricultural Productivity and Markets, Food Systems, Natural Resources and Environment, Social Protection and Livelihoods and Institutional Strengthening. The graph below shows the percentage income proportions received from donors by thematic area from 2004 to 2011.

26. FANRPAN Thematic Funding • Food Systems:-$1,361,729.28 • Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in Policy Analysis, Dialogue and Implementation of the Process.-$1,361,729.28 • Agricultural Productivity:$5,617,810.66 • Strengthening the Capacity of Women Farmers to Influence Agricultural Policy Development in Southern Africa – Women Accessing Realigned Markets-$900,150 • FANRPAN Harmonized Seed Security Project (HaSSP) -$4,146,964.66 • Economic Research and Agricultural Policy Harmonization (Strengthening Evidence-Based Agricultural Policy Advocacy and Harmonization in Southern Africa).-$510,492 • Contract Farming - $60,204

27. FANRPAN Thematic Funding • Natural Resources and the Environment:$6,126,463 • Development of Regional Compact-$175,700 • Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable-$591,830 • Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa’s Agricultural Research Programs-$394,593 • Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID)-$703,801 • Limpopo Basin Focal Project-$1,750,000 • Conservation Agriculture-$113,000 • From Research to Policy: Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Linking Climate Change Adaptation to Sustainable Agriculture in Southern Africa (SECCAP) - $1,448,127 • Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa’s Agricultural Research Programs Rockefeller - $300,000 (Pipeline project)

28. FANRPAN Thematic Funding • Social Protection and Livelihoods:-$1,318,800 • FANRPAN Household Vulnerability Index Pilot Project.-$478,800 • European Union – HIV project - $840,000 • Institutional Strengthening:- $20,562,636.10 • CTA Communication - $915,436 • USAID Capacity Building - $2,705,000 • Institutional capacity building - $68,866.10 • ACBF Capacity Building - $16,873,334 (Pipeline project)

29. Strategic FocusArea

30. Regional Policy Priorities SADC and COMESA (14 Countries) (19 Countries) • Deepen regional integration • Reduction in poverty • Improve on information technology, communication and policy advocacy • Harmonization of policies and creation of legal and regulatory framework • Human and social development through capacity building 8 countries are members of both RECs

31. FANRPAN Support to COMESA • COMESA • Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) • Climate Change Initiative • FANRPAN • Developing the COMESA CAADP Regional Compact • Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID)

32. FANRPAN Support to SADC • FANRPAN • Household Vulnerability Index (F-HVI) • FANRPAN - The Limpopo • Basin Focal Project (LBFP) • Seed Security Network • Phase II • SADC • Regional Vulnerability Assessment Committee (RVAC) • SADC Land and Water Management Applied Research Programme • Seed Security Network • Phase I Outputs

33. FANRPAN Support to RECs Challenges in Implementing Regional Agenda • Poor capacity for Policy Analysis • Poor capacity for Policy Advocacy and use of evidence • Lack of platforms for multi-stakeholder engagement

34. Moving Forward the FANRPAN Way

35. FANRPAN as a Learning Network • Periodical critical self-appraisal to reflect on the past • Document and synthesize lessons and experiences • Celebrate achievements • Use lessons learnt in crafting the future

36. Learning Network

37. The niche for FANRPAN Linking the policySUPPLYto theDEMANDside Partnerships 17 agreements: North-South, South-South FANRPAN - an all inclusive multi-stakeholder platform -government, policy analysts, farmers and private sector Regional Approach (12 countries) allows learning between countries

38. The niche for FANRPAN • SUPPLY SIDE • Credibility – Think tanks, longitudinal studies, databases, involvement of local institutions • Scope – focus on national and regional issues • Rigor – partnerships, peer review, mentorship, retooling, start having outcome mapping • DEMAND SIDE • Stakeholder tools and capacity to engage • Communication – appropriate tools/media, message, • Trust - confidence in networks and their processes

39. THANK YOU Pro. Filipe J. Cuoto Vice-Chancellor UEM Prof. H. Amani FANRPAN Board Chairman (2004 – 2007) Madame C. Khupe USAID Dr. S. Mundia, Member - FANRPAN Board Madame C. Cossa Winner – FANRPAN Civil Society Award Winner Dr. L. M. Sibanda, CEO FANRPAN Hon S. Holland, Minister - National Healing Zimbabwe Hon S. Ngwenya, SG – COMESA, FANRPAN Board Chair H.E. L. DIEGO Prime Minister Mozambique Hon. C. Pajune Vice Minister - Agriculture Mozambique Prof, Mucavele Former CEO NEPAD REGIONAL - FANRPAN High-level Food Security Policy Dialogue, Maputo 2009