Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network FANRPAN
Type of Organization: International Organization
Areas of work: Food and nutrition, Natural resources, Rural women, Social protection and rural development, Small family farmers
Region: Africa
Country: South Africa
Description:
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is a pan-African network that provides independent evidence to inform policy processes at national and regional levels. FANRPAN’s membership includes food, agriculture and natural resources (FANR) related government departments, parliamentarians, research and farmer organizations, private sector, civil society organizations and the media. FANRPAN’s mandate is derived from the call by Ministers of Agriculture from Eastern and Southern Africa for the establishment of an autonomous sub-regional institution to reduce dependence on “external supply” of policy advice. FANRPAN addresses the challenge of policy development, which is usually seen as a preserve of governments, by providing platforms for non-state actors to participate in evidence-based policy processes. To achieve this, FANRPAN’s delivery mechanism comprises three mutually supportive thrusts, namely capacity building, research and voice. FANRPAN is a multi-tiered network consisting of a regional secretariat and established national nodes in 17 African countries. The Network derives its strength from the convening power of Regional Secretariat and Country Nodes, inclusive platforms that bring governments and non-state actors to collaborate on policy processes. The Regional Secretarait synthesizes and shares lessons from policy processes at national levels and coordinates dissemination at regional and global levels. Over the years, FANRPAN has established partnership agreements with regional and international organizations, including farmer organizations, universities, the African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), private sector entities, and sub-regional, regional and international research institutions. The Network governance structure comprises an annual general meeting of members and a Board. The FANRPAN Board comprises representatives of RECs (SADC and COMESA), Government (currently held by the Governments of Zimbabwe and South Africa), Farmer Organisations, Private Sector, Donors, Women and Youth. The FANRPAN Regional Secretariat is based in Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa, where it is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and has been accorded full diplomatic status.
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is a pan-African network that provides independent evidence to inform policy processes at national and regional levels. FANRPAN’s membership includes food, agriculture and natural resources (FANR) related government departments, parliamentarians, research and farmer organizations, private sector, civil society organizations and the media. FANRPAN’s mandate is derived from the call by Ministers of Agriculture from Eastern and Southern Africa for the establishment of an autonomous sub-regional institution to reduce dependence on “external supply” of policy advice. FANRPAN addresses the challenge of policy development, which is usually seen as a preserve of governments, by providing platforms for non-state actors to participate in evidence-based policy processes. To achieve this, FANRPAN’s delivery mechanism comprises three mutually supportive thrusts, namely capacity building, research and voice. FANRPAN is a multi-tiered network consisting of a regional secretariat and established national nodes in 17 African countries. The Network derives its strength from the convening power of Regional Secretariat and Country Nodes, inclusive platforms that bring governments and non-state actors to collaborate on policy processes. The Regional Secretarait synthesizes and shares lessons from policy processes at national levels and coordinates dissemination at regional and global levels. Over the years, FANRPAN has established partnership agreements with regional and international organizations, including farmer organizations, universities, the African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), private sector entities, and sub-regional, regional and international research institutions. The Network governance structure comprises an annual general meeting of members and a Board. The FANRPAN Board comprises representatives of RECs (SADC and COMESA), Government (currently held by the Governments of Zimbabwe and South Africa), Farmer Organisations, Private Sector, Donors, Women and Youth. The FANRPAN Regional Secretariat is based in Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa, where it is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and has been accorded full diplomatic status.