Food, Agriculture and Natural
Resources Policy Analysis Network
for Southern Africa (FANRPAN)
Contact details:
P. O Box 2765
Causeway
Harare
ZIMBABWE
Telephone 263 4 792348/50
Fax 263 4 792409
Email: policy@fanrpan.org
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FANRPAN PRESENTATION
FANRPAN Mission
To coordinate, influence and facilitate policy
research, analysis and dialogue at the national,
regional and global levels in order to develop the
food, agriculture and natural resources sector
through networking, capacity building and
generation of information for the benefit of all
stakeholders in the SADC region
Why FANRPAN?
• In 1994, the SADC Ministers of Agriculture
adopted a recommendation from policy advisors
that the empowerment of smallholder farmers
through training and creation of producer
associations, greater involvement of private
sector actors and other stakeholders as well as the
creation of policy analysis networks were key
prime movers for achieving agricultural growth
and eradicating food insecurity.
Composition of FANRPAN
• An autonomous regional stakeholder driven policy research,
analysis, implementation and advocacy network established in
May 2001.
• Designed to ensure that policy makers have continual access to
well researched and analysed policy advice both at the national
and regional level.
• A lean regional secretariat supported by a sector wide board of
governors. (two permanent secretaries as government
representative, two farmer representatives, two private sector
members, and two members from policy institutions, all drawn
from the participating countries)
• Maintains close link with SADC, donors and other institutional
research collaborators working in the region.
• Network operates nodes in 11 of the 14 SADC countries.
Member Countries
Botswana
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
FANRPAN Network Structure
FANRPAN BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Coordinator –
Communications and
Policy Advocay
Coordinator –
Policy Research
Technical Advisory
Committees
ADMIN UNIT
Country Nodes Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe,
Tanzania, Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Swaziland,
Lesotho,
• Node Coordinator
•Farmer Representative
•Private Sector Representative
•Government Policy Maker
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Objectives of FANRPAN
 Promote appropriate agricultural policies in order to reduce
poverty, increase food security and enhance sustainable
agricultural development in the SADC region;
 Improve policy analysis, research and formulating of
priority SADC themes;
 Develop human and institutional capacity for coordinated
dialogue among all stakeholders;
 Establish contacts with similar networks and other research
collaborators
 Collect, store and exchange information and liase with
target groups in order to facilitate broad participation of
stakeholders (public, private, NGO, civil society) in policy
issues
Thematic Policy Research
Divided into four major themes:
• Productivity growth and Technology Development
for Crops and Livestock e.g study on GMO, seed
fertiliser and soil fertility
• Commercialisation,trade& market competitiveness
e.g studies on strategic grain reserves, contract
farming
• Institutional reform and capacity building e.g.
study on farming organisations, HIV/AIDS
• Land, water and natural resource management
Research Study Process
• Identification & prioritising of the research topic
• Drafting the necessary TOR’s and circulating them to
nodes and research partners for comments
• Setting out timeline and research teams through
nominations from nodes, secondments from partners or
competitive bidding
• Setting up a steering committee to guide the research team
and drawing contracts
• Inception workshops if necessary or workshops to present
results
• Publication and circulation of synthesis papers, policy
briefs, and proceedings to relevant stakeholders
• Periodic review and monitoring of policy
recommendations
FANRPAN Core Research Program Process
COUNTRY ISSUES
Debated at country Level
REGIONAL SYNTHESES
Cross-cutting Issues
COMMISSION DRAFTING OF
TORs and SETTING UP
RESEARCH TEAMS for
identified burning policy research
study issues
DISSEMINATION OF
RESEARCH RESULTS
At the Country Level
SADC FORUM
Current Studies/Programmes
Studies
HIV/AIDS
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HSDU-EU
CTA
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Project Time Frame
2003
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2007
Studies
CONTRACT FARMING
HIV/AIDS
CTA
POLICY F-B-O
AGRIC-BIOTECH
LIVELIHOODS
NMTIP-CAADP
2007
Effective Networking
• FANRPAN is unique because of its vertical and
horizontal connectivity with stakeholders
• The Network operates nodes in 11 of the 14
SADC countries
• At country level the nodes operate as a network of
stakeholders
• Through their steering committees, the nodes
spearhead policy analysis in their respective
countries
Effective Networking Cont’d
• FANRPAN links to SADC through the FANR
directorate which is an ex officio member of the
Board of Governors.
• The CEO of FANRPAN attends the SADC
Council of Ministers meetings where the network
feeds back issues and research results.
• Conferences and workshops are used not only for
disseminating research results but also as tools to
train policy analysts in making policy
presentations and debates
Stakeholder Consultations
• Country nodes implement in country stakeholder
consultation meetings to define agenda
• Stakeholders are involved throughout the policy
process
• Stakeholders are drawn from Ministries of
Agriculture, NGO’s farmer organisations,
agricultural institutions, relevant parastals,private
sector, research institutions and extension
• The FANRPAN stakeholder directory is intended
to bring together network members
Challenges
• Limited financial resources for the network
for operations and research
• Resulting in a weak network organisational
structure
• Policy analysis research capacity in the
region is weak
New vision for sustainability
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To continue to facilitate regional policy dialogues
To continue strengthening capacity of nodes to effectively
communicate with all stakeholders
To introduce national stakeholder policy dialogues on
topical FANR policy issues
To coordinate community driven information systems that
will link rural communities to national policy processes
through the nodes.
Strengthen the national level policy research nodes that
form the backbone of the network
Implement relevant regional studies within two of the four
defined themes
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of recommended
policies