1. Angola
2. Botswana
3. Comoros
4. DR Congo
5. Eswatini
6. Lesotho
7. Mozambique
8. Madagascar
9. Mauritius
10. Malawi
11. Namibia
12. Seychelles
13. South Africa
14. Tanzania
15. Zambia
16. Zimbabwe
Some of the direct beneficiaries of CCARDESA implementation include, the private sector, Directories of Research, Directories of Extension, National agricultural knowledge, and Innovation (NAKIS), Policymakers, academia, research institutions and universities. The ultimate and indirect beneficiaries are the rural poor compromising smallholder farmers, women and youth agri-preneurs and pastoralist, as well as marginalized communities.
Thematic Area 1: Agricultural productivity and food and nutrition security;
Thematic Area 2: Resilience to emerging agricultural risks: environmental, climate change and trans-boundary pests and diseases;
Thematic Area 3: Commercialisation of the agricultural sector and market access;
Thematic Area 4: Women, youth and social inclusion;
Thematic Area 5: Knowledge and information management, communication and policy support; and
Thematic Area 6: Capacity strengthening of CCARDESA and AR4D institutions
1. Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP) for Eastern and Southern Africa
2.The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme ex-Pillar 4 (CAADP-XP4)
3.Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa (APPSA)
4.Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa (ACCRA)
5.Management of Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR)
6.Wheat for Africa
7. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa(AICCRA)
8. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Climate-Sensitive Natural Resource Management (C-NRM)
9. CCARDESA Herding for Health Knowledge Management (H4HKM)Project
1.To coordinate and promote collaboration among regional national agricultural research and development systems (NARS) through regional and international cooperation.
2. To facilitate the exchange of information and technology among member states.
3.To promote partnerships in the SADC region between public, private, civil society and international organizations in R&D.
4.To improve agricultural technology generation, dissemination, and adoption in the region through collective efforts, training, and capacity building.
5.To strengthen research and development in States Parties by mobilizing human, financial and technological resources to implement and sustain demand-driven activities.
Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development
