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Towards a COMESA Regional CAADP Compact Framework for the Development of a COMESA Regional CAADP Compact Submitted to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has 19 Member States. It is the largest Regional Economic Community (REC) in Africa by both population and geographical size. Agriculture is the main economic activity in COMESA and 80 % of the population derives their livelihoods from agriculture.DocumentDemocratic Republic Of Congo (DRC) CAADP Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue 11 November 2010
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010DRC is the third largest country in Africa and has a unique agricultural potential that is still untapped in the form of eighty million acres of land with a potential for cultivation. Only about 10% of this land is under cultivation.DocumentSwaziland CAADP Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010The Swaziland Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue was held in November 2010. The meeting was attended by participants from different stakeholder groups: government, NGOs, researchers/academia, private sector and farmers unions. This report gives an overview of the deliberations and recommendations generated during this meeting.DocumentMozambique 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.DocumentMalawi input voucher study: A literature review on agricultural marketing and input voucher systems - Phase 1
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Conducted mainly through a desk study, this paper aimed at giving an overview of the agricultural sector in general and specifically, agricultural input marketing, voucher systems and the policy environment in Malawi. The agricultural sector in Malawi is dualistic where the smallholder and estate sub-sectors live side by side.DocumentZambia input voucher study: Literature review and planning - Phase 1
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007This report is part of a study of experiences with the use of input voucher studies in southern Africa. It builds on previous work during 2005-2006. It is being carried out in Malawi and Zambia, while a separate study is also underway in Mozambique.DocumentWhy is the development of agricultural input markets sluggish in Mozambique?
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007One issue that has long troubled development economist is how to make agricultural markets work better for the poor in less developed countries such as Mozambique.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.Pages