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The Agricultural Information Management System
main development agenda is to provide planners and policy makers easy
access to information necessary for revitalizing agricultural and
natural resources growth, enhancing food security and promoting rural
development. Consequently, activities under the programme includes,
firstly the development of networks for timely collection of
information for early warning of disasters, vulnerability assessments,
food security and monitoring of weather patterns in the region;
secondly, the establishment of an effective monitoring system for
implementing both the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan
(RISDP) and the Dar-es-Salaam Extra-Ordinary Summit Declaration and
Plan of Action on Agriculture and Food Security; and thirdly, the
establishment of a Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources' integrated
database and Networks in the SADC region.
The main programmes implemented under
the AIMS programme
include:
Regional Early Warning System
(REWS)
REWS provides advance information on food crop
yields and food supplies and requirements. The information alerts
Member States and stakeholders of impending food shortages/surpluses
early enough for appropriate interventions. National Early Warning
Units have been established in all Member States to collect, analyse
and disseminate early warning information at country level; AIMS
produces regional reports.
Regional Vulnerability Assessment
& Analysis Programme (RVAA)
The RVAA Programme is part of the SADC FANR
Directorate. It is the operational and coordination unit which has been
tasked to implement the SADC RVAA programme. Its main focus is on
strengthening national and regional vulnerability assessment and
analysis (VAA) systems through institutional support, training and
capacity-building. Working closely with the Regional Vulnerability
Assessment Committee (RVAC) and other partners, SADC Secretariat's
strategy is to respond to both short and long term food security
constraints within a framework of monitoring, analysing and addressing
the broader context of poverty and livelihood vulnerability. SADC's
response to food insecurity is not restricted to emergency relief
measures or agricultural programmes; it is framed within a long-term,
comprehensive effort to understand poverty and vulnerability.
Regional Food Reserve Facility
The establishment of the Regional Food Reserve
Facility is aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness of the region,
where drought and other disasters have led to frequent food insecurity
crises. The facility will include a physical reserve, financial
facility and a risk insurance instrument to support farmers in times of
disasters.
Important Documents
:: Proceedings of
the Agricultural Information Management System (AIMS)
Meeting, 26-27 March, 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa
:: Proceedings
of the First Regional Agricultural Information Management
System Technical Committee Meeting, 10-12 March, 2010, Johannesburg,
South Africa (Volume I: Report Summary)
:: Proceedings
of the First Regional Agricultural Information Management System
Technical Committee Meeting, 10-12 March, 2010, Johannesburg, South
Africa (Volume II: Full Report)
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