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

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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

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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