Networking in South Africa will focus on both the national and the provincial level, building on existing dynamics and initiatives, and strengthening existing links with universities, ARC (Agricultural Research Council) institutions, the PELUM (Participatory Ecological Land Use Management) network and NGOs/CSOs. Networking activities will build upon the National Agricultural Research for Development Task Team (NARDTT), a national networking platform that is administered jointly by ICRA and the ARC and involves several provincial departments of agriculture (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal), universities (Fort Hare, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Venda and Free State) and Prolinnova–South Africa. The South African Society for Agriculture and Extension will be an important networking channel. The Prolinnova–South Africa network will play an active role especially at provincial level, in particular in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo and – to a lesser extent – in Mpumalanga, North-West and Venda Provinces. The UP will coordinate efforts with networks that cover complementary themes to avoid potential overlap and to ensure efficient use of project resources. Also linkages will be made to other NGO initiatives, such as the Conmark programme on Private Standards Innovation Fund supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The UP also has well-established links with regional networks such as FARNPAN (Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network) and the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU).