CCARDESA is a sub-regional organization established by SADC member states to coordinate agricultural research and development programs in Southern Africa. Its vision is a prosperous, food secure region with vibrant rural livelihoods. CCARDESA's mandate includes establishing conditions for regional collaboration in technology generation and adoption, ensuring demand-driven research, and developing strategic partnerships. It operates through thematic areas like research, farmer empowerment, knowledge management, and capacity building. In 2013, CCARDESA initiated various projects and activities focused on climate-smart agriculture, conservation farming, farmer markets, beekeeping, and building partnerships across the region.

1. CCARDESA STRATEGIC THRUSTS
Prof. Timothy Simalenga
Executive Director - CCARDESA
18 March 2014
Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa

2. CCARDESA SUB-REGION

3. Introduction
CCARDESA Vision
A prosperous, food secure Southern Africa region
with vibrant rural livelihoods
CCARDESA Mission
To promote innovative research, technology generation and
adoption for sustainable agricultural development
through effective partnership and capacity building

4. Background
CCARDESA is a Sub-Regional Organisation (SRO) being
established by Member States in the SADC region to:
• Coordinate implementation of regional
agricultural R&D programmes;
• Facilitate collaboration among NARS, Universities
and CG centres;
• Promote public - private partnerships in regional
agricultural R&D; and
• Improve agricultural technology generation,
dissemination and adoption in the region through
collective efforts, training and capacity building

5. CCARDESA Mandate
There are three key mandate of CCARDESA:
• Establishment of enabling conditions for regional collaboration
and cooperation in the technology generation, dissemination
and adoption (including capacity development)
• Making sure that there is demand-driven generation of
technologies, provide evidence based research for policy
• Develop and Strengthen strategic partnership.

6. Operational principles
• Autonomy in the management of human
and financial resources
• Inclusive stakeholder (public and private
sector, farmers, universities, NGOs, etc)
participation in CCARDESA governance, in
line with CAADP and FAAP
• Strong stakeholder participation in
determining the regional R&D agenda

7. Relationship with SADC
• CARDESA will maintain a formal linkage with the
SADC Secretariat through an MOU to facilitate
guidance by SADC on regional policy and priorities
for R&D
• The SADC Secretariat will:
provide oversight on the activities of CCARDESA,
and receive regular reports from the CCARDESA

8. Business Model
THEMATIC APPROACH
AND
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

9. THEMATIC AREAS
Research and
Technology
generation and
farmer
demand driven
advisory
services
Farmer
Empowerment
& Market
Access

10. THEMATIC AREAS
Knowledge
Management,
Information and
Communication
Institutional
Development
and Capacity
Building

11. KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2013
Activity STATUS
APPSA PROGRAMME 25 projects initiated in 3
participating countries,
Mozambique, Malawi and
Zambia
CLIMATE SMART
AGRICULTURE
Adaptation modeling for
small holder farmers
CONSERVATION
AGRICULTURE
Inventory on Status of
uptake in the region and
strategies

12. KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2013
Activity STATUS
FARMER EMPOWERMENT
AND MARKETS
Innovation Platform
concept to be used to
mobilise various key role
players
BEEKEEPING Training and technology
transfer
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS Key stakeholders in the
region and strategies for
working together

13. Strengthening Strategic Alliances
Working together implementing key
practical issues affecting agriculture
development

14. Industry
Education Institutions
Policy MakerSociety

15. Thank You
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