Advocating For A Holistic Youth And Gender Agriculture Policy ... - …€¦ · National Youth Policy Dialogue, 12 April 2013 University of Mauritius Sithembile Mwamakamba, Project

4/19/2013

1

Advocating For A Holistic Youth And Gender

Agriculture Policy Framework In Southern Africa

National Youth Policy Dialogue, 12 April 2013

University of Mauritius

Sithembile Mwamakamba, Project Manager

[email protected]

www.fanrpan.orgFood, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)

1. Background on FANRPAN

– The Network

– The Programmes

– Policy Cycle

2. Overview of youth engagement in agriculture

in Southern Africa

3. Background on FANRPAN’s work on engaging

youth in agriculture policies

4. Why we are here today

Presentation Outline

4/19/2013

2


FANRPAN Origins

• Call by Ministers in 1994

• Created in 1997, and registered in 2002

• Stakeholder categories: - Farmers, Government, Researchers, Private sector, Media,

Development Partners, Youth

• Members/National nodes in 16 African countries: - Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar,

Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,

Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.


FANRPAN

Vision

A food secure southern Africa free from hunger and poverty

Mission

To promote effective Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) policies by

– facilitating linkages and partnerships between government and civil society,

– building the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue in southern Africa, and

– supporting demand-driven policy research and analysis

4/19/2013

3


FANRPAN

Regional

Secretariat

Malawi

Namibia

Mozambique

Tanzania

Mauritius

South Africa

Swaziland

Lesotho

Angola

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Government

Researchers

CSOs

Madagascar

Farmers

Private Sector

Commercial Farmers

Small-scale farmers associations

Commodity Associations

FANRPAN Structure: Network of Networks

Uganda

DRC

Kenya


FANRPAN Strategic Framework

Capacity Building Policy Research

Conducive

Environment

1 2

3

POLICY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY

Agricultural Policy

Burning Policy Issues

4/19/2013

4


FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts

Social Protection & Livelihoods

Food Systems

Agricultural Productivity – Markets

Natural Resources and Environment


Unpacking the FANRPAN Policy Engagement Cycle

Key

components

What we do in this areas

1

Knowledge

generation • Generateknowledgethroughpolicyanalysisandresearch

• Acquireknowledgethroughengagementsatlocal,national,regionalandgloballevels

2

Strategic

partnerships

• MobilizeStrategicpartnershipstogeneratepolicyevidence

andtomentor

• Forgepartnershipsforadvocacy

• Coordinatetheimplementationofthecollaborativeengagement.

3

Capacitydevelopment • Analyticalcapacitiesandknowledgebaseofpolicyimplementersenhanced.

• Mentoringandcareerdevelopment(e.g.Nodes,YouththroughInternships,MscandPhDthesis)

• Equipactorswithrelevanttoolsandterminologytheyneedtoeffectivelyengagewithoneanother(e.g.TPA)

• Journaliststrainingforresponsive,relevantreportingandreachingwideraudients

4/19/2013

5


FANRPAN Policy Engagement Cycle (cont’d)4

PolicyAdvocacy

• Safespaceandlegitimateconveningpowerofmulti-

stakeholderpolicydialogues

• Policyadvocatescapacitated(e.g.Elders,Champions

andAdvocates)

• Advocacyengagementatlocal,national,regionaland

globallevels(e.g.UNFCCC-Cop,AU,COMESA,

Montpellierpaneletc.)

• PromotechangeinKnowledge,AttitudeandSkills(KAS)

5

Knowledgemanagement

andcommunication

• Documentationofprocessesandlessonslearned

• Harvestingandconsolidationofdispersedexisting

knowledgeassets

• Monitoring,evaluationandlearning(e.g.reviews,

commonvisionretreats,exchangevisits,reflectionmeetingsetc.)

• Disseminationpolicybriefs,publications,socialmedia

andothermeans


Multi – Stakeholder Dialogues

Across 16 Countries

(All Members from Stakeholder Groups)

Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi,

Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,

Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ongoing Research

Studies

Emerging Issues and

FANR Policies Tracking

National

Policy

Dialogues

(Periodic)

NATIONAL LEVEL

Policy

Advisory

Notes

Issues for

Regional

Dialogue

REGIONAL LEVEL

• Coordination of multi-country studies

• Synthesis of issues from Nodes

Into Agenda for Annual Regional Dialogue

• Network Administration and Development

(Networking, Fund Raising, Membership drive)

Southern Africa Region(Representatives from all FANR

Stakeholder Groups)• Farmers’ Organisations• Governments• Private Sector• Researchers• Development Partners

4/19/2013

6


Youth and Agriculture in Southern Africa

• Africa is the world’s youngest continent,

• In 2010, 70 % of the region’s population was under

the age of 30,

• In 2010, 20 % of the population were young people

between the ages of 15 to 24.

• The large majority of the youth lives in rural areas

and mostly employed in agriculture, accounting for

65% of total employment.


• NEPAD Youth Desk

– Launched in 2005 by New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to give

youth a platform for dialogue and enable them to contribute to policy debates.

• The African Youth Charter

– Adopted July 2006 at the 7th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of

States and Government

– Lays the pedestal for national programmes and strategic plans for Youth

empowerment

• Youth Decade Plan of Action (2009-2018)

– Declared by the African Union Assembly in January, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

– Framework for multi-sectoral and multidimensional engagement of all

stakeholders towards the achievement of the goals and objectives of the African

Youth Charter.

Regional Efforts in Creating Youth Policies

4/19/2013

7


Status of the African Youth Charter


Youth Charter and Agriculture

Article 14: Poverty Eradication and Socio-economic Integration of

Youth

• Train young people to take up agricultural, mineral, commercial and

industrial production using contemporary systems and promote the

benefits of modern information and communication technology to

gain access to existing and new markets;

• Facilitate access to credit to promote youth participation in

agricultural and other sustainable livelihood projects

4/19/2013

8


Article 12: National Youth Policy

• State Parties shall obliged to develop a comprehensive and

coherent national youth policy as follows:

– The policy shall be cross-sectoral in nature considering the

interrelatedness of the challenges facing young people;

– The development of a national youth policy shall be informed by

extensive consultation with young people and cater for their active

participation in decision-making at all levels of governance in issues

concerning youth and society as a whole;

– The policy shall advocate equal opportunities for young men and for

young women;


FANRPAN’s Youth In Agriculture Work

• September 2011

– FANRPAN convenes a Regional High Level Multi-stakeholder Food Security

Policy Dialogue on “Advocating for the Active Engagement of

the Youth in the Agricultural Value Chain”

4/19/2013

9


Background

• November 2011FANRPAN commissioned case studies in Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa,

Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe to assess current and emerging youth

policies and initiatives with a special focus on links to agriculture.

Evodius Rutta

Executive Director

TAYEN

Tanzania

Calvin Kamchacha

Executive Director

FAFOTRAJ

Malawi

Mduduzi Dlamini

President

Swazi Youth in AgriBusiness

Swaziland

Nawsheen

Hosenally

Agriculture

Graduate

Mauritius

Obert Mathivha

Executive Director

CAYC

South Africa

Tavaka Nyoni

Consultant

ORAP

Zimbabwe


Study Objectives

• Establish baseline data on youth policies and initiatives currently in place

in the case study countries.

• Identify gaps and opportunities for developing national youth and

agriculture policies within agricultural sector and make appropriate policy

decisions.

• Investigate the current participation level and coverage of rural and

urban youth in agriculture and their perceptions towards the sector

• Investigate and assess how the key institutions as well as current tools,

and mechanisms and policy instruments available have mainstreamed

youth agenda

• Profile investment opportunities for youth engagement in the

agricultural value chains

4/19/2013

10


Methodology

COUNTRY DESK

REVIEW

KEY

INFORMANT

INTERVIEWS

FOCUS GROUP

DISCUSSIONS

ON LINE

FORUM

DISCUSSIONS

SURVEYS

MAURITIUS √ √ √ √SOUTH

AFRICA

√ √

SWAZILAND √ √ZIMBABWE √ √

MALAWI √ √ √ √ √

TANZANIA √ √ √


2012 FANRPAN High Level Food Security Policy

Dialogue, Tanzania

• 253 delegates

• 23 countries

• Presentation of six country

case study findings to a

regional audience

• Launch of the Youth in

Agriculture Award

The theme was “From Policy to Practice: Advocating for the Active Engagement

of Youth in Agriculture Value Chains”.

H.E. Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the Republic

of Tanzania

4/19/2013

11


• September 2012: USAID support in disseminating case study

findings at national level

• Two national dialogues (South Africa and Swaziland) have

been conducted to date

• Expansion of project to:

– Angola,

– Lesotho,

– Mozambique and

– Zambia

Disseminating the Findings


Engaging Youth in Policy Development

What Needs to Happen

• Capacity Building of youth – There is need for training and skill-

building opportunities for young people that can prepare them for

active participation in decision-making processes.

• Engage youth actively -Youth must be recognised as major

stakeholders and need a platform where their voices can be heard

on issues that directly concern them.

• Link youth to planning and policy efforts. This can be accomplished

by involving youth in the examination of existing policies as well as

determining and evaluating potential policy alternatives

4/19/2013

12


Engaging Youth in Policy Development

What Needs to Happen

• Allow youth to identify their own interests. Within the greater

framework of agriculture policy making, youth may have expertise or

interests in specific topics.

• Facilitation - Youth Communication, Advocacy and Networking.

There is need to guide youth in terms of how to communicate their

challenges, ideas, and experiences.

• Institutionalising Youth Policy Engagement from Primary –

Secondary - University Levels – There is need to learn from other

programmes that have been successful in engaging young people in

different sectors (e.g SIFE, 4-H).


Nothing for

the Youth

Without

the Youth

4/19/2013

13


Thank You

Advocating For A Holistic Youth And Gender Agriculture Policy ... - …€¦ · National Youth Policy Dialogue, 12 April 2013 University of Mauritius Sithembile Mwamakamba, Project

Documents