About FANRPAN
About FANRPAN
An autonomous, multi-stakeholder policy network dedicated to coordinating agricultural policy research, analysis and dialogue across Africa.
- ministerial call
- 1994
- continental mandate
- 2010
- strategic pillars
- 4
What drives us
Vision and mission
Resilient African agriculture and food systems, in harmony with nature, delivering prosperity and health for all.
Promote an enabling policy environment for the transformation of agriculture and food systems in Africa.
Who we are
A continental policy network
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is an autonomous, multi-stakeholder policy network dedicated to coordinating agricultural policy research, analysis and dialogue. It promotes the dissemination of policy-relevant research findings across Africa and serves as a platform for engaging all food systems stakeholders.
FANRPAN was established in response to a 1994 call by the Ministers of Agriculture from Eastern and Southern Africa for a regional agricultural policy research network. It was designed to strengthen indigenous capacity for policy formulation and to reduce reliance on foreign expertise in developing agricultural policies and food security strategies. In 2010, following interest from countries beyond the region, its mandate was expanded to cover the entire African continent.
Today the network convenes evidence-based policy dialogue across a diverse membership of governments, research institutions, civil society, the private sector and farmer organisations. It accompanies countries through the policy cycle, from agenda setting and formulation to implementation, monitoring and learning, and supports the domestication of continental frameworks such as CAADP and the Kampala CAADP Declaration.
FANRPAN seeks to bridge the persistent gap between research and policy, shaping an African agriculture and food system that delivers prosperity, equity and health for all.
FANRPAN Strategic Plan 2025 to 2035
How we work
Four strategic pillars
The 2025 to 2035 Strategic Plan rests on four pillars, each aligned with continental and regional policy frameworks.
Policy research and analysis
Enhance evidence for policy formulation, decision-making and policy practice.
Knowledge management and advocacy
Improve access to evidence for supporting agrifood systems policy transformation.
Capacity strengthening
Enhance the capacity of institutions and individuals to engage with agrifood systems policy processes.
Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning
Establish a robust system to ensure accountability and continuous improvement in the delivery of FANRPAN’s mandate.
What we work on
Thematic areas
Seven connected areas guide FANRPAN’s policy research, advocacy and capacity strengthening. Gender, equity and social inclusion cuts across all of them.
The network
How the network is organised
FANRPAN engages national governments, Regional Economic Communities, the African Union Commission and AUDA-NEPAD, and global policy bodies.
Regional Secretariat
The coordinating and convening hub in Pretoria. It synthesises evidence from across the network into regional, continental and global policy messages.
National policy nodes
Embedded within national institutions, nodes undertake country-specific research, national advocacy and capacity strengthening.
Board of Governors
Oversees strategy implementation. Members represent governments, RECs, farmers, women, youth, researchers, the private sector and development partners.
Partners
Research, knowledge and development institutions, the private sector and public bodies that help make FANRPAN’s work evidence-based and widely used.
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