Policy Brief: What can the new SADC Strategy learn from existing Member States’ Policies and Strategies?

This brief outlines the agricultural context of the SADC region, the critical importance of Agricultural Advisory and Extension Services (AAES), key findings on the current state of agricultural extension in SADC, the benefits and positive impacts of a regional AAES strategy, and recommendations from smallholder farmers.

This policy brief is intended for SADC policymakers, particularly the food, agriculture, and natural resources directorate (FANR), ministries of agriculture, departments, and agencies in SADC member states, the private sector, farmer organizations, civil society organizations (CSOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, donors, academia, and all stakeholders interested in agricultural extension services.