1. A proposal under consideration by CIDA, in partnership with ICRAF
Institutionalizing Agroforestry for Accelerated Impacts and Improved Livelihoods by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa
A proposal under consideration by CIDA, in partnership with ICRAF
Doug Merrey
Lusaka, 4 September 2007

2. Background
ICRAF has had over 10 years working in Zambezi Basin countries developing and testing agroforestry technologies with government, NGOs, CBOs and farmers
Proven technologies, demonstrated impacts, growing markets, improving local capacities for supporting farmers
Need to move to scale—requires more attention to mainstreaming, institutionalizing, and policy reforms
ICRAF approached FANRPAN to do this

3. Full Proposal Submitted to CIDA
Under preparation over several months
CIDA has expressed interest subject to further revisions and clarifications
Target is November submission of final
C$ 5 million over 4 years
Field work focused on Chinyanja Triangle to build on existing capacities
Policy and institutional strengthening work at national and regional levels

4. Three thrusts
Mainstream agroforestry innovations through sound science and effective policies and institutions
Strengthen capacities of governments, NGOs to promote and support agroforestry innovations
Increase adoption and impact through effective targeting and efficient scaling up approaches

5. Project objectives
Engage and inform policy makes to institutionalize and mainstream agroforestry
Assist partners to develop long term implementation programmes
Prioritize and target agroforestry
Improve female and male farmers’ access to agroforestry
Institutionalize sustainable market-driven input supply and delivery systems for agroforestry
Improve profitability of agroforestry through value added and innovative packaging

6. Why FANRPAN?
Opportunity to lead a major regional policy reform programme with potential for large impacts on livelihoods
Opportunity to strengthen and demonstrate capacity to manage large multi-partner regional project

7. Thank you!