Presentation of Amy Sullivan, Limpopo Basin Leader, as part of the "Simposio Internacional: El Desafío del Agua y la Alimentación en el Mundo" organized by National Authority of Water (ANA) in Peru and the Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina (CONDESAN). June 3, 2013.

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Research into Use
through Civil Society
Lessons from the
Challenge Program on Water and Food
Amy Sullivan, Limpopo Basin Leader
MINAM, Lima Peru
3 June, 2013

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Outline:
• Limpopo Basin
• FANRPAN as a host for the LBDC
• Getting research into use and policy
• Lessons learned

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FANRPAN:
Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network
• Formed in response to call by African Ministers of Agriculture (1997)
for an independent source of evidence to feed into policy processes;
• Civil Society Organization
• Membership of Farmers’ Representatives; Government; Research;
CSOs; & Private Sector
• Approach to getting research evidence into policy processes rests on
three keys: PARTNERSHIPS; POLICY ANALYSIS (research) & POLICY
ADVOCACY.

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Partnerships
• Members; Mandates
• Convening Power; Communication
Policy Analysis (research)
• Analysis of intervention points
• Recommendation of leverage points
Policy Advocacy
• Engagement platforms (CoPs, Dialogues, etc)
• Prepare advocates to convey messages
• Journalist training
• Theatre for policy advocacy
• Publications, dvds, etc

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Limpopo Basin Development Challenge (LBDC)
How can we improve productivity and livelihoods and
reduce risk in rain fed systems?

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www.fanrpan.org/projects/lbdc

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Partners
International Centers: ICRISAT (L3 lead); SEI (L1 lead); IWMI
NARES: Agricultural Research Council-SA (L2 lead);
Government: Provincial Dept of Agriculture; Ministries of Ag;
Universities: from all 4 basin countries;
Private Sector: Progress Milling
CSO and Networks: FANRPAN; GWP-SA; WaterNet

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River Basin Organizations, Catchment Councils
Regional Economic Communities
Traditional Authorities
Community groups, Water Users’ Associations
Collaborators

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The Projects
Project Research Questions Outputs/milestones
L1 Targeting &
scaling out
SEI
Which known agriculture water
management interventions will
work best under which conditions
in the Limpopo Basin?
DSS diagnosing successes for
replication (for upscaling and
outscaling)
L2 Small scale
infrastructure
ARC-SA
How can SWIs sustainably support
smallholder farmers?
Guidelines incorporating
lessons learnt on how to
develop sustainable
infrastructure
L3 Farm systems
& risk
management
ICRISAT
How can improved market
linkages lead to sustainable small
holder livelihoods and reduced
risk?
Innovation platforms – linking
smallholder farmers to markets
Methodologies on linking
fodder & livestock systems
L4 Water &Land
Governance
WaterNet
Which kinds of institutional
arrangements facilitate the most
appropriate land & water
Institutional configurations for
pro poor access and control of
natural resources

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Where will the evidence go?
Farmers and extension officers: rain water harvesting techniques, water
governance guidelines, improved fodder options and seeds, functional
innovation platforms and facilitators
Catchment Councils: database of existing small reservoirs with capacity,
map of known small water infrastructures with status
Provincial departments of agriculture: training manuals, data bases, maps,
prioritized investment options
National governments & Regional organizations: databases, research
reports, investment priorities, targeted policy recommendations

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Thank you