Highlights
1. Background
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SADC
FANRPAN Establishment & Objectives
2. Mission
3. Operational Structure
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Institutional Framework
Organisational Structure
Research Process
4. Current Work
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Current Studies/Programs
Projects’ Timeframe
5. Key Strategies for Capacity Strengthening
FANRPAN Background
Establishment & Objectives
• SADC Ministers of Agriculture
recommended the formation of FANRPAN
in 1994 to:
– Promote appropriate agricultural policies in
order to reduce poverty
– Increase food security and promote
sustainable agricultural development
Establishment & Objectives
• FANRPAN was formed YEAR 2001 to:
– Promote appropriate agricultural policies in order to
reduce poverty
– Increase food security and promote sustainable
agricultural development
– Focus on promoting regional trade and exchange of
information across member states
– Provide a conducive policy and legal framework,
including functional input supply and markets for
surplus products
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.
• The Mission is achieved through networking,
capacity building and information generation
for the benefit of the SADC region
Current Studies/Programs
Impact of HIV & AIDS on Agriculture &
Food Security
• This is part of a five-year EU funded project
• The 2 year study
• Aim: determining the impact of HIV & AIDS on
food security and recommend mitigation and
coping strategies for adoption by Ministries of
Agriculture in the region