Institutional Strengthening and Review of Progress Francis Hale

Institutional Strengthening and Review of Progress Francis Hale f. hale@fanrpan. org www. fanrpan. org

Road Map • Review of Network Status • PIVA Results 2008 and Projections • Review of Annual Policy Dialogue 2008 • Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 • The FANRPAN Leadership Award • The Role of Nodes

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PIVA – The Tool Organisation Development Systems • Governance System • Operations and Management System • Human Resources Development System • Financial Management System • Programme and Service Delivery • External Relations and Advocacy System

PIVA Results 2008 FANRPAN Regional Secretariat • Constitutional amendments to governance structure • Implementation of operations and management systems • Financial systems and external audits • Improved programming focus • Network visibility and recognition from engagements and presentations

Governance Systems * Assessment focused on node hosting institutions

Operations and Management System * Assessment focused on node hosting institutions

Human Resources Development System * Assessment focused on node hosting institutions

Financial Management System * Assessment focused on node hosting institutions

External Relations and Advocacy System * Assessment focused on node hosting institutions

Programme and Service Delivery • Assessment focused on node hosting institutions • Focus going forward

Group Discussion What positive developments have taken place in the nodes ? What are the areas of improvement? Which nodes are ready for evaluation in 2009?

PIVA Projections 2009+

The Role of Nodes The Annual Stakeholder Policy Dialogue Towards Maputo What role must the Nodes play?

Review of Annual Policy Dialogue 2008 Summary of Evaluation on 2008 Dialogue RATINGS/SCALE: 1 = poor; 2 = could have been better; 3 = average; 4 = good; 5 = excellent

Review of Annual Policy Dialogue 2008 What the delegates wanted in future dialogues • Nodes and node hosting institutions activities and roles in different countries. More information about agriculture situation in different countries • Interface between subsidy and marketing • Impact assessment of FANRPAN • Food systems, agro-industry, food safety • Linkages between population and food security policy • Research findings, how to trickle them down to the farmers • Country stage in relation to food security • Adaptation of food systems and food security policies to climate change and variability

Review of Annual Policy Dialogue 2008 What the delegates wanted in future dialogues • The voucher / subsidy system • New technologies of information / communication to advocate for agricultural policy • Market driven production • Sustainable input subsidies for Africa • Cooperative for sustaining success in each country • Water harvesting and food crisis • Direct discussion with farmers and visit of infrastructures in rural areas • Urban food security and food systems

Review of Annual Policy Dialogue 2008 What the delegates wanted in future dialogues • Sharing of best practices • Food production in relation to nutrition and livelihood in a comprehensive way • Biofuels • The Malawi green revolution • Post-harvest innovations and commercial innovations for food security • HVI - this should be discussed seriously

Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 • Venue - VIP Hotel and Conference Centre, Maputo, Mozambique • Important Dates - Arrival of Delegates - Monday 31 August 2009 - Opening Ceremony - Tuesday 1 September 2009 - Country Day/Field Visit - Wednesday 2 September 2009 - Closing Day - Friday 5 September

Review of Annual Policy Dialogue 2008 GROUP ACTIVITY What did we learn? What should we START? What should we STOP? What should we CONTINUE?

Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 Planned in - Country Activities • Initiate and sustain media campaigns up to and beyond Maputo • Possible threads -“The true contribution of Agriculture to economic growth” and derivatives - What is FANRPAN? What is the role of FANRPAN in agricultural development - FANRPAN, CAADP and Maputo Declaration - FANRPAN and Climate Change - FANRPAN and Water - National Food Security Policies – who makes them and what is the impact? - National Policy Dialogues • Media Tracking - What are the new policy positions? What do they mean to FANR?

Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 Planned in - Country Activities • Convene and conduct national dialogues - Dialogue proceedings - Policy Advisory Notes • Networking and Communications - Membership drive across all stakeholder groups - Engagement of local media fraternity - Regular distribution/bulletin - Population of Institutional and country page on FANRPAN website • Brand Building and Custodianship - Acknowledgement, association and reference to FANRPAN - Activation of venues with FANRPAN materials

Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 Planned in-Country Activities • Determination of Country Delegation - Stakeholder representation and level - Ongoing in-country research staff - Sponsored and self-sponsored delegates • Development of country package for annual dialogue • The FANRPAN Policy Leadership Award • Compilation of issues for AGM

Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 Group Activity and Feedback Development of National Action Plans

Towards Maputo – Annual Policy Dialogue 2009 THANK YOU