Food Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Network (FANRPAN) was established to enhance the capacity for policy formulation and analysis in the region.
The core activities of FANRPAN are:
- to promote appropriate agricultural policy in order to reduce poverty, increase food security and enhance sustainable agriculture
- to improve policy analysis, research and formulation of priority Southern African Customs Union (SADC) agricultural research themes
- develop human and institutional capacity for co-ordinated dialogue among stakeholders
- improve policy decision-making through the generation, exchange and use of policy related information.
The website contains information on:
- the latest news and events in the region
- member countries
- publications
- strategic and thematic issues
- discussion forums