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Mozambique CAADP Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialgoue Platform 23 Nov 2010
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010The Mozambique FANRPAN CAADP Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue was held in November 2011 in Maputo. The dialogue was attended by participants from different stakeholder groups - government, NGOs, researchers/academia and private sector.DocumentEvaluation Repor: FANRPAN 2011 Food Security Regional Policy Dialogue
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011The FANRPAN 2011 Annual High-Level Regional Food Security Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue–titled Advocating for active Engagement of the Youth in the Agricultural Value Chain–was held in September 2011. Delegates from 21 countries attended this meeting. This report evaluates the policy frameworks presented at this meeting.DocumentThe annual FANRPAN high level regional food security policy dialogue Advocating for the active engagement of the youth in the agricultural value chain
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011Africa has a unique population profile with 44 percent of its population under the age of 15 in 2006 making SSA the youngest region of the world. Today two out of three inhabitants of SSA are under 25 years of age. SSA is home to over 200 million young people who are employed primarily in agriculture where they account for 65 percent of the total employment.DocumentPotential of input vouchers as a mechanism for integrating the non-commercial and commercial input markets: the Case of Malawi
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007This rapid field research was conducted during the 2006/07 agricultural subsidy programme period as a second phase of a study commissioned by FANRPAN. The objective of the study was to test the potential benefits of using voucher systems to integrate the commercial and non-commercial input distribution channels.DocumentIntegrating the non-commercial and commercial input markets through input vouchers or coupons in Malawi
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Malawi has had a very positive experience with using vouchers or coupons to target agricultural inputs to poor farmers. Building on the lessons learned, the Government should now develop clear policies and guidelines to improve implementation while also assisting smallholder far mers to move to higher levels of sustained profitability. Polict recommnedations:DocumentThe potential of using an input voucher system to integrate the commercial and non-commercial input distribution systems in the Southern African Development Community
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Smallholder farmers in southern Africa use low purchased-in-put technologies and as a result, produce low yields and face chronic food insecurity for two to five months of the year. The problems such households face are compounded by natural calamities such as droughts and floods.DocumentTrue contribution of agriculture to economic development and poverty reduction in Malawi: who needs to know what?
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2009The contribution of agriculture to economic development is enormous, as evidenced by the favourable direct and indirect impacts of agricultural growth and investment on Malawi’s economy, in terms of national income, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and other macro economic variables.DocumentPolicies for enhanced fisheries productivity and security
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion to African economies annually. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are the vital economic activities. The fisheries industry is also a solution to food security, especially since fish and fish products offer a good source of protein.DocumentReview of agricultural policies and support instruments in South Africa 1994-2009
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2010This review has three objectives. The first is to document the performance of the agricultural sector, with special emphasis on the period 2004-2007. The second is to identify the main agricultural policies and support instruments introduced since 1994, and to assess their impact on the structure and performance of the sector.DocumentRevisiting the global food crisis: magnitude, causes, impact and policy options
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2010The brief period of the 21st century has been marked by a drastic intensification of the global food crisis. The phenomenal surge in fuel and food prices followed by the on-going economic crisis have worked in tandem to increasingly deprive the poor across the world, particularly in the Global South, from their fundamental right to food.Pages