1. Swaziland Experience in the Use of Agric Input Vouchers Support to Farmers. Draft study FANRPAN Dialogue &AGM- 2-5 September 2008 Lilongwe- Malawi

2. Situation Analysis: small land-locked country (17,364KM2) population is 927,718 (1997 census) 1m. lower-middle income economy. 69% of populatn below poverty line of E71.00 (~US$10.00) per month HIV prevalence- 26% (DHS- 2006/07). Kingdom headed by HMK Mswati III

3. Situation Analysis Co3n’t. HMK- judicial, executive & legislative Powers Parliament constituted-House of Assembly 65 seats & House of Senate with 30. system is not a multi-party based. Government headed by the P.M. DP HMK Ministers appointed HMK advice of P.M. 26th of July 2005 a new Constitution

4. Land Ownership: Swazi Nation Land (SNL)-held by HMK on behalf of the Swazi people- Subsistence- no irrigation. TDL- Individual Tenure Farms- commercial- irrigation facilities.

5. Drought: 2 out 4 regions never recorded a good harvest since 1992. Swd declared drought a disaster Relief task force-the Disaster Task Force. Now-National Disaster Managn’t Agency.

6. Food Distribution Institutionalized for more than a decade, as a response to food crises & chronic food insecurity. Partners- NDMA, WFP, VAC, NGOs Targeting- VAC assessments, NDMA, NGOs.

7. Food and Inputs 4 Child-Headed H.H as a Social Protection Intervention Project: JICA committed a total of E24 m ($3 m) over 3 years – start 2004 season to be used in source food and agricultural inputs, materials. Aim- support food security, and preserve home assets of selected child-headed households in the 4 regions. Govn’t purchased inputs & delivered them.

8. Emergency Drought Response project- Save the Children Swd& UK humanitarian response to food crisis due to drought & forest fires in 2007/08. Combined food aid & cash transfers. Targeting : VAC Participatory techniques of proportional piling- Most Vuln-Middle wealth& well-off. M&E has interesting results.

9. restore smallholder crop production- Agricultural (ITFs) MOAC requested FAO to assist 50 000 households inputs. FAO supported 30 000 HH, EU 20 000, WV- 2120. Vouchers $43/ hh- E300 ITF- in 25 Tinkhundla centers Targeting VAC assessments NDMA, NGOs, WFP and FAO.