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Support to Domesticating the SADC [Southern Africa Development Community] Regional Agriculture Investment Plan (RAIP) and Regional Agricultural Development Fund by Member States (Eswatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe) - TCP/SFS/3704

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Category Factsheet

Synopsis (short abstract) In the Southern Africa Development Community, agriculture provides livelihoods for a majority of the region’s population It is central to poverty reduction, economic growth and food and nutrition security As such, in 2014 SADC Member States approved the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy ( which defined common objectives and measures to guide, promote and support national and regional actions to contribute to the achievement of the common agenda, as well as regional integration The RAP foresees a Regional Agricultural Investment Plan ( for each phase of the implementation plan However, institutions in the Member States face challenges with respect to the integration of regional protocols in their national systems The success of the RAIP depends on the uptake of various measures, support is needed to create the necessary institutional mechanisms for its implementation As such, FAO was requested to provide support on the customization of the RAIP and the SADC Regional Agriculture Development Fund ( in Eswatini Namibia and Zimbabwe The aim of the project was to facilitate the domestication of the RAIP, which is expected to further support increased private investment in the agriculture and food sectors, as well as associated sectors in these three countries.

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