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Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) support to FANRPAN
Duration	01 August 2008 - 31 July 2010
Donor	Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (EC-ACP)
Contract amount	€ 237,060.00
Project objective	To contribute to poverty and hunger reduction and economic growth in Southern Africa.
Focus countries	Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Project overview	Project Milestones Main thrusts of Regional Strategies for addressing the global food crisis outlined Awareness created of the true contribution of agriculture to socio-economic development in Southern African countries and its policy implications assessed Policy analyses, views and recommendations on key regional agricultural issues transformed into communication and advocacy products FANRPAN capacities for the implementation of its Business Plan 2007 – 2012 strengthened. Project Deliverables Three case studies on Regional Strategies for Addressing the Global Food Crisis Stakeholders Conference on Regional Strategies for Addressing the Global Food Crisis (2008) Three case studies on The True Contribution of Agriculture to the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa Stakeholders Conference on The True Contribution of Agriculture to the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa (2009) Prepare policy briefs: The role of targeting in service delivery to vulnerable populations. The FANRPAN Household Vulnerability Index (FHVI) Using Input Vouchers for improved access to agricultural inputs: who are the winners and losers? The global food crisis: policy options for Southern Africa. The true contribution of agriculture to economic development: who needs to know what? The status of agricultural water use, access and productivity in the Limpopo Basin, opportunities for poverty alleviation Prepare FANRPAN Newsletter Dialogue Upgrade and maintain FANRPAN Website Update FANRPAN Stakeholder Directory FANRPAN Resource Mobilization Campaign
Role of node hosting institution	Hosting Dialogues Maintaining Stakeholders Database Information and Knowledge Dissemination

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