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  Madagascar CAADP multi-stakeholder policy dialogue platform

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011

  Since the food crisis of 2004, Madagascar wanted a sector program to support its agricultural development, but it stopped in mid-term due to market conditions which were not yet conducive to necessary political dialogue.
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  Evaluation Repor: FANRPAN 2011 Food Security Regional Policy Dialogue

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011

  The 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.
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  The 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, 2011

  Africa 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.
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  Silent hunger: policy options for effective responses to the impact of HIV and AIDS on agriculture and food security in the SADC region

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  This book has been written for researchers and policy makers. It describes in detail current literature on the impact of HIV and AIDS on food security and the agricultural sector.
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  Potential 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, 2007

  This 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.
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  Synthesis report on current and emerging youth policies and initiatives with links to agriculture: the case of Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2012

  Sub–Saharan African (SSA) countries have a unique population profile, with 44 percent of its population being under the age of 15, making it the youngest region of the world.
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  Agricultural input vouchers in Southern Africa: research findings from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  This policy brief is a synthesis of the findings from research undertaken by the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia to examine the different ways in which relief seed and seed vouchers are programmed. There are two main ways in which vouchers are used in these countries:
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  Status of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) in the SADC region: the need to expedite plant variety protection in SADC countries

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  The basic objective of the FANRPAN study into plant variety protection (PVP) systems in five target SADC countries was to establish an overview of the status of legal protection of ownership of plant varieties, as well as experience, benefits and deficiencies in these systems. The study also attempted to quantify impact of adoption or non-adoption of plant variety protection systems.
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  Integrating the non-commercial and commercial input markets through input vouchers or coupons in Malawi

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  Malawi 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:
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  Using input vouchers for improving access to agricultural in-puts - who are the winners and losers?

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2008

  Emerging from the worst harvest in a decade, the Government of Malawi implemented one of the most ambitious and successful assaults on hunger in the history of the African continent. Through a national input subsidy programme, coinciding with better rainfall conditions, maize production doubled in 2006 and almost tripled in 2007 and 2008.

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