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resources): Agricultural marketing in velopment in the region: T is aims to
the region is constrained mainly by lack address environmental problems within
of capacity to meet Sanitary and Phyto- the SADC region, including those from
Sanitary (SPS) standards, lack of com- climate change, with a focus on land
pliance and tarif and non-tarif degradation, unsustainable use of
barriers, including rules and regulations aquatic resources, loss of biodiversity
governing trade in agricultural prod- and capacity building and assessment
ucts. T is intervention area, therefore, of human impacts. T e focus is also on
initiates and implements programmes harmonisation of environmental poli-
aimed at promoting access to markets cies, mainstreaming of environment in
for agricultural products through the regional and national developments
provision of marketing information and plans, monitoring and reporting on en-
strengthening capacity of Member vironmental conditions as well as coor-
States to meet SPS standards; dinating negotiations of multilateral
(iii) Reduced social and economic vulnera- environmental agreements; and,
bility in the context of food and nutri- (vii) Strengthened conservation and utilisa-
tion security: T e objective is to ensure tion of plant and animal genetic re-
reduced social vulnerability and im- sources to improve agricultural 71
proved regional disaster preparedness production and maintenance of species
and awareness for food security, given diversity for present and future genera-
that the SADC region is frequently af- tions: T is aim is to conserve the plant
fected by natural and man-made disas- genetic resources of the region through
ters, which not only lead to food a network of National Plant Genetic Re-
insecurity and hunger in some years but sources Centres (NPGRCs). T e thrust
also loss of lives and livelihoods; is to maintain a Regional Plant Genetic
(iv) Strengthened sustainable management Resource Centre and a network of na-
and conservation of natural resources tional Plant Genetic Resources (PGR)
in the region: T e objective is to facili- programmes to support plant research
tate the development and implementa- in the region, conserve indigenous
tion of programmes that are supportive plant genetic resources and crop genetic
of sustainable management and conser- resources, and train plant genetic re-
vation of natural resources, including sources personnel.
f sh, forests and wildlife, as well as
Trans-frontier Conservation Areas
(TFCAs) and ecosystems supporting MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
these resources. T ese natural resources
form the main pillars for biodiversity In line with the priorities in the Revised Re-
conservation in the region; gional Indicative Strategic Development
(v) Promoting the region as a single Plan (RISDP) 2015-2020, Regional Agricul-
tourism destination: Implementation of tural Policy (RAP), SADC Industrialisation
the SADC Tourism Protocol and strate- Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063 and the
gies for marketing the SADC region as Regional Infrastructure Development Mas-
a single-multifaceted tourism destina- ter Plan (RIDMP) as well as Summit, Coun-
tion and mainly for harmonisation of cil and Ministerial Committee decisions,
tourism laws within the region; the relevant work implemented by FANR
(vi) Strengthened sustainable management during the f nancial year 2019/20 includes
of environment for socio-economic de- the following.