Past project | 2024 to 2026
Regional Policy Harmonisation
Leveraging Knowledge Management to Enhance Policy Harmonization and Domestication for Agricultural Transformation in East and Southern Africa.
- Period
- November 2024 to May 2026
- Region
- East and Southern Africa
- Supported by
- AGRA
- Youth work
- YEFFA Policy Fellowship and regional webinar series
- Policy fellows
- 60
- Webinar sessions
- 13
About the project
Overview
The project strengthened knowledge management in the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community. Its aim was timely, accurate evidence for putting continental and regional policy frameworks into practice in member states, and more work opportunities for young people.
Alongside its policy research, the project gave young people a direct way into policy. It ran a policy fellowship with mentors, and a regional webinar series on youth in agrifood systems.
Strengthen knowledge management targeting youth to promote best practices that promote youth integration in policy and programming processes at the regional level.
Regional Policy Harmonisation
What it sets out to do
Project Goals
The project has two core objectives:
Young people in policy
The FANRPAN–YEFFA Policy Fellowship
Under this project, and with support from AGRA, FANRPAN ran the Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) Fellowship. It built the skills of young professionals from East and Southern Africa to take part in agricultural policy, agribusiness and regional development.
How the fellowship worked
Where fellows took part
- FANRPAN regional policy dialogues (7 fellows)
- The African Food Systems Summit (5 fellows)
- The East African Community Joint Sector Review in Uganda
- The CAADP Partnership Platform in Kigali (3 fellows)
A short film from the fellowship. Fellows from a past cohort talk about their work and what the programme gave them.
Learning across the region
Regional webinar series on youth in agrifood systems
From May 2025 to May 2026, FANRPAN hosted a monthly webinar series with support from AGRA, in partnership with the East African Community, the Southern African Development Community and Generation Africa. Young agripreneurs, experts and policymakers shared practical experience from across value chains.
The sessions
| Date | Topic | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | Youth inclusion in policy and investment frameworks | 83 |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Poultry | 166 |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Aquaponics and hydroponics | 164 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Spices and herbs | 166 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Mechanisation | 131 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Meeting food safety and plant and animal health standards | 143 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Non-timber forest resources | 80 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | The African Continental Free Trade Area and the East African Community Common Market | 122 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Tea and coffee | 128 |
| 25 and 31 Mar 2026 | Two-part training: youth in agrifood systems processes Part 1 Part 2 | 78 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Mental fitness | 148 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Ruminant livestock | 201 |
| 25 May 2026 | Fruit and vegetables | 80 |
Select a topic to watch the recording. Participation figures count attendance at each session, so one person may be counted more than once. All webinar recordings →
Resources