Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Climate Change
Development
Environment
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Information and communication technologies
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Rural Development
Sustainable development for Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Zambia
Madagascar
Kenya
Lesotho
Mauritius
Eswatini
Botswana
Angola
United Republic of Tanzania
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa
Namibia
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2002 |
| Organizational structure: |
The FANRPAN Network consists of 16 national nodes that implement most of the research and analysis and manage national policy dialogues. Node members include multiple stakeholder groups with a stake in FANR policies, including universities, research institutes, the private sector, farmer organisations and other civil society organisations.
At the regional level, the network is supported by a modest Regional Secretariat providing overall coordination, financial management, quality control and research synthesis services. The FANRPAN Regional Secretariat has the responsibility of managing regional policy dialogues and maintaining effective partnerships with a large variety of sub-regional, regional, and international partners.
At the national level, the network is supported by a secretariat hosted by an existing national institution that has a mandate for agricultural policy research and advocacy. Nodes complement the work of the FANRPAN Secretariat and hold regular in-country dialogues as a platform for sharing, learning, debating and building consensus on priorities for research and policy advocacy.
The niche for FANRPAN lies in its distinct role as an all-inclusive, multi-stakeholder platform for policy development from the national level upwards, whilst maintaining sufficient independence to be able to provide objective evidence-based policy research, analysis and advice. |
| Number and type of members: |
FANRPAN was established in 1997, in response to a call made by east and southern African Ministers of Agriculture, for evidence that informs regional integration policies. FANRPAN advocates for policies that promote regional integration, position southern Africa for a competitive international trade environment, support reduction in poverty and vulnerability and promote innovation and adoption of new technologies.
Towards achieving these goals, the network has partnership agreements with more than twenty regional and international organisations, including the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and several regional farmer organisations and private firms operating in Africa.
FANRPAN is multi-stakeholder, multi-national policy network in Africa. The membership network in each of the 16 member countries comprises a diverse group of organisations including universities, research institutes, business, government agencies and civil society organisations. |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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