Post on 26-Dec-2015
Look,Listen and Learn ProjectRegional Conference
14-15 November 2005
Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg
By Fred Kalibwani
SADC FOOD SECURITY POLICY PROCESSESAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
WITH CSOs
SADC Restructuring4 Directorates
• Directorate of Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment
• Directorate of Infrastructure and Services
• Directorate of Food Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Directorate of Social and Human Development
Main Strategy Document
• The main SADC strategy document is the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP)
• It provides the SADC regional strategic direction over the next 15 years
• It based on the SADC’s long term Goals• It main objective is to deepen the
integration agenda
The SADC FANR POLICY PROCESSES
1. The Regional Food Reserve Facility
2. The SADC Agricultural Information Systems (AIMS)
3. The SADC Food Security Capacity Building Programme
4. The Agricultural Water Management for Food Security Programme
5. The Regional Land Reform Facility
6. Promoting Trade and Harmonisation of Food Safety Standards
7. The SADC Committee for Biotechnology and Biosafety
8. The SADC Biofuels Project
9. Statistical Crop Forecasting Methodology Programme
10. SADC Plant Protection Action Plan
Some Specialized Programmes
• SADC Seed Security Programme
• SADC Regional Remote Sensing Unit
• SADC FANR Institutional Strengthening Programme
• SADC FANR Multi-Country Productivity Programme (MAPP)
• The Yield Gap Study
The Regional Food Reserve Facility
A Regional Strategic Food Reserve for Prevention and Preparedness to deal with natural disasters
Been discussed since the 1980s
Earlier proposal was a maize reserve with enough stock to last 12 moths
August 2001 – both Physical and Finance Reserve proposed
The Food Reserve is part of The SADC Disaster
Preparedness Strategy
1.Early Warning Systems
2. Vulnerability Monitoring Systems
3. The Regional Reserve Facility
The Regional Food Reserve Facility
Optimal LevelStocks
Operational Rulesfor Stocking
and de-stocking
Strategies forFinancing the facility
SADC AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS
Incorporates and links all existing information systems within FANR into one info management system
FANR has several information systems originating from the former sector coordination unit
1.The Regional EarlyWarning Systems
2. The Remote Sensing Project
3.The Data Management andAnalytical Project
4. SADC Animal Disease Surveillance Programme
Integrated Crop ManagementAnd Surveillance Programme
Regional Vulnerability AnalyticalInformation Systems
Regional Information ManagementProgramme for Agricultural
Research and Training
Regional FisheriesInfo System
Forestry Info Management System
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Food Security Capacity Building Programme
The Food Security Training Programme has been in existence since 1996
Aimed at strengthening the capacity of orgs in public, private and voluntary sectors
Working through 20 Regional Institutions. 65 courses developed. 2500 people trained
9 Priority Training Areas
Policy Analysis, Planning, Monitoring And Evaluation for Policy
Harmonisation
Trade facilitation and promotion
Agri-business and Agro-processing
Community Based Natural ResourceManagement
Agricultural Information Systems Development and Communications Management
HIV and AIDS, and GenderMainstreaming in FANR
Agriculture and NaturalResource Education and
Training
Research and extension
Regional ProgrammeCoordination
Agricultural Water Management for Food Security Prog
To Appropriately and Sustainably existing Regional Water Resources
Three main elements: Regional level activities;Support for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDC)
Support for Middle Income Countries (MIC)
REGIONAL1. Policy Institutional Reform
Support for LIFDCs and Regional Orgs
2. Institutional Support forSADC
3. Capacity Building andHuman resource
Development4. Technical Assistance to
SADC countries (planning & utilisation of
Shared water)
SUPPORT TO LIFDCs1. Investment in Integrated
Water Management (small scale
low-cost irrigation)2. Strengthening national
Capacity in planningAnd implementing
efficient and sustainableWater management
systems
SUPPORT TO MICS1. Improved management of
sustainable irrigation andAgriculture water
management systems inan IWRM system
2. Promoting PPP in new andRehabilitated schemes
REGIONAL LAND REFORM FACILITY
1. Mobilise expertise (from the region) and financial resources from donors, and pool them to assist SADC countries to review, formulate and reform their national land and agrarian policies
2. Capacity Building for governments and Civil Society Organisations on land issues
3. Information generation and analysis through collaborative initiatives
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Promoting Agricultural Trade, Harmonising Food SafetyAnd Standards
SADC conducted an SPS study – there in need for harmonizing food standards and regulations in line with FAO’s Codex Alimentarius
Improvement of Laboratories and equipment for food analysis, inspection and quality assurance
There is need for mutual recognition of food control procedures and certification
There is need for strengthening existing information systems
SADC ADVISORY COMMITTEE on Biotechnology and Biosafety
Launched in April 2003 – eminent scientists from various disciplines
Interacts with SADC ministers of Agriculture via FANR directorate and National Biotechnology focal points
Advising all member states on all matters of Biotechnology and Bio-safety
Preparing draft regional policy and strategy
Advise member states on institutional arrangements for the management of Biotechnology and Bio-safety
SADC Biofuels Project
Promote the concept of “farming for energy”
Organize national and regional awareness workshops
Produce promotional materials
Facilitate information sharing
Assist member states in drafting Biofuel policies
Statistical Crop Forecasting Methodology Programme
Collect and analyze agricultural production data for accurate national and regional food security assessment
Statistics collected with similar basic methods
Developing a statistical method of data collection which incorporates GIS supplemented by ground surveys
Plant Protection Action Plan
Overview of the phytosanitary regulation in SADC countries
Action plan on trade related Phytosanitary issues
Action plan on integrated production and pest management
A plan of action for communication, information exchange, policy harmonization and capacity building