Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Thematic Area FANRPAN

Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Thematic Area FANRPAN Partners’ Meeting 13 June 2011, Pretoria, South Africa www. fanrpan. org

Background FANRPAN mandate - to lead, coordinate and facilitate policy research, analysis and advocacy and strengthen policy capacity. Delivery is challenged by several factors, including: • Lack of human and infrastructural capacity in the Regional Secretariat and node hosting institutions; • Lack of benchmarks and M&E frameworks to track capacity of node hosting institutions; • Poor capacity for country-level resource mobilization, agenda setting and policy advocacy; and • Limited effectiveness of nodal institutions and stakeholder participation in policy processes. www. fanrpan. org

Project Summary Title Strengthening Evidence-Based Agricultural Policy Advocacy and Harmonization in Southern Africa Duration 2005 – 2011 (since FANRPAN relocation to South Africa) Focus SADC region Funding partner Grants total $4, 2 million Project components • Consolidating FANRPAN network capacities and support to CAADP, COMESA and SADC RISDP • Improving agricultural productivity and nutrition of poor rural households: Strategies for identifying vulnerable households and improved targeting for input support • Information dissemination to strengthen policy advocacy in agriculture and natural resources www. fanrpan. org

USAID Investment in FANRPAN’s annual signed contract amounts grew from US$1 million in 2004 to US$7 million in 2010. Cumulative funding over the period stands at US$17. 8 million, of which 18% contributed by USAID.

Key achievements www. fanrpan. org

Partnerships with regional & international organizations Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2011 13 14 15 Number of MOUs Signed www. fanrpan. org

FANRPAN Partnerships by Stakeholder Grouping - A total of 65 partnerships currently: • Regional Economic Communities (2) • Governments (4) • Sub-Regional Organisations (4) • Farmer Organisation (2) • Private Sector (2) • Universities (10) • Civil Society Organisations (15) • International Organisation and CGIARs (27) www. fanrpan. org

Institutional capacity assessment of node hosts Use Partner Institutional Viability Assessment (PIVA) tool to assess the capacity of node hosting institutions with respect to: • • • Governance and leadership Operations and management systems Human resource development Financial management systems Programmes and service delivery External relations and advocacy www. fanrpan. org

Institutional capacity assessment of node hosts Year Country 2005 2007 2010 Regional Secretariat 1. Angola 2. Botswana 3. DRC 4. Lesotho 5. Madagascar 6. Malawi 7. Mauritius 8. Mozambique 9. Namibia 10. South Africa 11. Swaziland 12. Tanzania 13. Zambia 14. Zimbabwe www. fanrpan. org

PIVA Results: Swaziland Node Hosting Institution – CANGO Organisation Development Systems Baseline August 2007 Target by Actual Score Sept 2009 by Sept 2010 Governance System 53 (80%) 60 68 Operations and Management System 73 (74%) 83 103 Human Resources Development System 45 (82%) 49 55 Financial Management System 57 (92%) 61 62 Programme and Service Delivery 25 (66%) 32 39 External Relations and Advocacy System 66 (72%) 80 103 Total score 319 (78%) 365 430 www. fanrpan. org

DRC Lesotho Madagasca r Malawi Mauritius Mozambiq ue Namibia South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Communication, visibility and PR Monitoring, Impact and Learning Strategic planning and execution Resource mobilisation/core funding Dissemination of research results Constituency input into programming Convening multi-s/holder dialogue/advocacy Human resources management Engagement of Non-State Actors Regional integration in programming Learning from others in the region Policy analysis and research skills Networking and partnerships Board leadership and governance Information management (databases) Financial management Botswana Areas of capacity development Angola Capacity needs assessment of node hosts X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X www. fanrpan. org

Training of media and policy analysts Training Activity No. of participants Date and venue 1. 2008 Node Common Visioning Workshop 24 (Node coordinators, • Understanding networks, their functions and FANRPAN Secretariat) role in policy processes 4 - 5 February 2008, Johannesburg, South Africa 2. 2009 Node Common Visioning Workshop • Advocating for policy change/reform; M&E of projects; Social network analysis 20 (Node coordinators, FANRPAN Secretariat) 1 - 2 April 2009, Pretoria, South Africa 3. Media reporting on agriculture, food security, climate change and economic development in Africa 20 (Journalists and media practitioners) 27 – 29 August 2009, Maputo, Mozambique 4. 2010 Node Common Visioning Workshop • Results based management; Advocacy; Partner institutional viability assessment 35 (Node coordinators, FANRPAN Secretariat) 24 – 26 February, Pretoria, South Africa 5. Policy analysis training (AWARD training programme) 120 (female agricultural researchers) 5. Media reporting on CAADP, agriculture, food security and climate change in Africa 28 (Journalists and media practitioners) January and March 2010, Ghana, Mozambique and Uganda 30 – 31 August 2010, Windhoek, Namibia 6. 2011 Node Common Visioning Workshop • Partner institutional viability assessment 26 (Node coordinators, FANRPAN Secretariat) 22 – 23 February 2011, Mbabane, Swaziland www. fanrpan. org

Regional Policy Dialogues Year Venue 2005 South Africa Theme Participants Creating a Conducive Policy Environment for a Food Secure Southern Africa Creating a Conducive Policy Environment for Inputs Intensification and Market Development for Increased Production and productivity Meeting the Demand for Effective Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis in Southern Africa “Triggers” for Agricultural Growth in Southern Africa 108 2008 Malawi Regional Strategies for Addressing the Global Food Crisis 180 2009 Mozambique True Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa Maputo, Mozambique 226 2010 Namibia Livestock & Fisheries Policies for Food Security and Trade in a Changing Climate Advocating for the Active Engagement of the Youth in the Agricultural Value Chain 250 2006 South Africa 2007 Zambia 2011 Swaziland 43 176 www. fanrpan. org

Moving forward www. fanrpan. org

Regional to continental • 2010 FANRPAN AGM decision to go Africawide • FANRPAN growth on projects not matched by that on institutional capacity • New FANRPAN co-funding proposal on Strengthening Policy Advocacy and Research Capacity for Enhanced Food Security in SADC and COMESA Member States • Project goal: Contribute to the establishment of viable food, agriculture and FANR policies in eastern and southern Africa • Project purpose: Strengthen the capacity of FANRPAN regional and national secretariats to coordinate and facilitate FANR policy research, analysis and advocacy, and of state and non-state actors to participate in policy processes www. fanrpan. org

Project Summary Title Strengthening Policy Advocacy and Research Capacity for Enhanced Food Security in SADC and COMESA Member States Duration 2011 - 2015 Focus SADC and COMESA regions Prospective ACBF, B&M Gates Foundation, DFID, Aus. AID Funding Grants total $16, 9 million Project • Strengthen institutional capacity of FANRPAN regional components and national node secretariats; • Enhance capacity of FANR ministries and research institutions to conduct policy research and analysis; • Strengthen capacity of farmers, private sector and CSOs to demand utilise evidence-based FANR policies; • Strengthen FANR policy dialogue and advocacy structures and mechanisms; and • Scale up evidence and advocacy on food security, www. fanrpan. org agriculture and climate change triad.

Proposed expansion of the Network • Existing: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe • 2011: Kenya, Uganda • 2012: Burundi, Rwanda • 2013: Ethiopia, Eritrea • 2014: Sudan • 2015: Libya, Egypt • West Africa: as and when any country is able to join www. fanrpan. org

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