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Consortium Members
Click on the links below for further information
on the consortium members, their role in the Forum and their
institutional affiliations.
The following UK-based individuals and institutions
are contributing to the Forum for Food Security in Southern
Africa:
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Overseas
Development Institute (ODI) is Britain's leading independent
think-tank on international development and humanitarian
issues. Their mission is to inspire and inform policy
and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the
alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable
livelihoods in developing countries.Consortium members
are from the Rural
Policy and Environment Group (RPEG) and Poverty
and Public Policy Group (PPPG) and Research
and Policy in Development programme (RAPID).
RPEG
seeks to support positive changes in livelihoods through
focused policy research and through its networks for information
dissemination and exchange. The
mission of PPPG
is to contribute through research, advice and communication
to measures that work effectively towards the goal of
eradicating poverty on a global scale. RAPID
aims to improve the use of research in development policy
and practice through improved knowledge about research-policy
links; improved knowledge management and learning systems;
improved communication; and improved awareness of the
importance of research. |
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| Elizabeth
Cromwell - Project Coordinator, contact point for
Malawi |
| Rachel
Slater - E-conference Coordinator, contact point for
Lesotho and Zambia |
| Steve
Wiggins - contact point for Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
| PPPG: |
| Kate
Bird - Policy Processes e-conference moderator |
| David
Booth - Policy Processes theme |
| Laure-Hélène
Piron - Policy Processes theme |
| RAPID: |
| Julius
Court - Research-policy links e-conference moderator |
| John
Young - Website development; e-conference manager
and moderator |
| Fiona
Drysdale - Website and e-conference management |
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| Institute
of Development Studies, Sussex, is an internationally-renowned
centre for research and teaching on development, established
in 1966. IDS also hosts many innovative information and
knowledge management services. |
Stephen
Devereux - Coordinating author Social Protection theme |
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| University
of East Anglia - One of the top research institutions
in the UK and internationally recognised for excellence
in teaching. Renowned for pioneering groupings such as
Environmental Sciences, Development Studies and World
Art Studies. The School of Development Studies is one
of the UK's premier teaching and research institutions
for development studies. |
Frank
Ellis - Coordinating author Human Vulnerability theme |
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| Wye,
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College,
London - The recent creation of a Department of Agricultural
Sciences (from the former Wye College) provides a new
and exciting holistic capacity for studying the natural
science, management and economic disciplines relating
to agriculture, food and the rural environment.
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Andrew
Dorward - Coordinating author Market based Economic
Development theme |
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The following institutions in Southern Africa
are contributing to the Forum:
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| Southern
Africa Regional Policy Network (SARPN) - The purpose
of SARPN is to provide a facility for raising the level
and quality of public debate on poverty across the Southern
African Development Community - SADC. |
Richard
Humphries - web alerts, policy networking |
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Food
Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Network
(FANRPAN) - A forum that brings
together key stakeholders in food, agriculture, and
natural resource sectors to productively discuss issues
and identify solutions to problems confronting the region.
FANRPAN works to improve and strengthen policy formulation,
policy reform and monitoring policy impact.
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Reneth Mano
- regional trade and integration, policy networking |
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National
University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho
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Matseliso Mphale
and Emmanuel Rwambali |
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| Sechaba
Consultants, Maseru, Lesotho |
Thuso Green |
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| Agricultural
Policy Research Unit, Bunda College of Agriculture,
University of Malawi |
Stanley Khaila,
Davis Ngongola and Osten Chulu |
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Independent
- link coming soon
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Kerry Selvester |
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| Department
of Agricultural Economics and Extension Education,
School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Zambia,
Lusaka, Zambia |
Thompson Kalinda |
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| Department
of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University
of Zimbabwe |
Godfrey Mudimu |
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Independent
consultant who has lived and worked in Malawi for ten
years, specialising in the study of democratisation and
the linkages between human rights and development. Her
most recent significant published work is Malawi at the
Threshold.
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Diana
Cammack |
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