"FANR" means the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource s Directorate of SADC ; "FARA" means Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa ; "General Assembly" means an assembly of stakeholders established unde r Article 10 of this Charter ; "ICP" means International Cooperating Partners ; "Legal Entity" "MDG" "Member State" "NARS" means an entity designated as such under the laws of each Member State ; means Millennium Development Goal means a State, which is a Member of SADC ; means National Agricultural Development Systems ; Research and "NEPAD" means the New Partnership for Africa's Development ; "R&D" means Research and Development also known t o mean technology development, dissemination an d adoption ; "RISDP" "SADC" "SADC Secretariat" means the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan of SADC; means the Southern African Development Community established by Article 2 of the Treaty ; means the executive arm of SADC established unde r Article 14(1) of the Treaty ; "Stakeholder" means any individual, institution in the public o r private sector, including international organizations , having an interest in the furtherance of farme r empowerment, agricultural R&D, extension, training , and communication activities within the SADC region ; "State Party" means a Member State that is party to this Charter ; "States Parties Ministers" means States Parties Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Food Security; "Subsidiarity Organisation" means an organisation approved to operate unde r the principle of subsidiarity in accordance with th e SADC guidelines and procedures on subsidiarity means the Treaty establishing SADC as a n "Treaty" international organization ; "Tribunal" means the Tribunal as established under Articl e 9(1)(g) of the Treaty . 4