Conservation Agriculture Policy & Advocacy : Conservation Agriculture Working Group Meeting

1. CA Policy and Advocacy
CARWG Meeting
Bulawayo, 30th
– 31st
Oct 2014

2. Policy & Advocacy Thematic Group
 Joyce Mulila Mitti (FAO) – Theme Leader
 Chikakula Miti (COMESA)
 Swedi Phiri (CARE)
 Martin Ager (FAO)
 John Mussa (Malawi)
 Enny Namalambo (Namibia)
 Stephen Muliokela (GART)
 Rudo Makunike (NEPAD)
 Rakotondramanana (Madagascar)

3. International Conventions
 UNFCCC
 UNCCD

4. SADC Regional Agricultural Policy
 Policy now adopted
 Developing investment programme
 Will domesticate into national laws
 Includes reference to CA as a good practice

5. FANRPAN – CSA Policy Environment
 Scoping CSA Policy Environment
 Identifying policies/institutions in place
 Readiness to embrace CSA
 15 countries most SADC + ETH, UGA, KEN

6. CARWG – East Africa
 Launched group in September 2014

7. Tripartite CC Programme – FAO Work
 Develop National Ag. Investment Programs
 Relates to CAADP
 Guide climate proofing investments
 LES, MAL, SWA, ZAM, ZIM

8. CA Regional Funding
 Tripartite CC Prog (COMESA, SADC, EAC)
funded by Norway, EU
 DfID call for proposals related to Tripartite
 SADC CC programme – new unit in SADC
 CARDESA programme
 OFDA project
 NEPAD – Gender & CC Adaptation
 GEF – big potential but needs co-funding
 Many other donors…

9. National Policies
 Botswana–Establish CATF. Policy scoping.
 DRC – Would like assistance/ funding to adopt CA
 Lesotho – CA Strategic plan
 Madagascar–national policy being prepared
 Malawi–CA cleared by Government tech. comm.
 Mozambique – CA included in national policy

10. National Policies
 Namibia– Developed and re-launching CA Strategy
 South Africa – developing CA policy
 Swaziland – CA Strategy document
 Tanzania–Agric. Climate Resilience Action Plan
 Zambia – CA included in national policy
 Zimbabwe–CATF become Trust. CA in Curriculum

11. How to Promote Policy?
 Specific CA policy documents?
 Incorporate CA into sector policies?
 Do we need to legislate?
 Incorporate CA in 5 year plans etc
 Include CA in taxation/subsidy regimes
 Include CA in mechanisation programmes
 Incorporate CA into education curricula
 Funding for CA in national budgets?
 HOW?

12. How and What to Advocate
 CA recognised by donors, governments,
research institutions, NGOs etc
 Sometimes poorly understood or disputed
 Widely practiced by commercial farmers
 How do we advocate to other stakeholders
 How do we advocate to small farmers

13. Merci, Obrigado, Thank You!
Martin Ager - FAO Water Resources Management Officer
martin.ager@fao.org