Southern African Development Community 2. Disaster Preparedness (a) strengthen national early warning systems; (b) enhance vulnerability monitoring capabilities; (c) develop a Regional Integrated Agricultural Information System; and (d) consider the establishment of a Regional Food Reserve Facility. 3. Research, Technology Development and Dissemination (a) strengthen research and extension services in order to facilitate the development and transfer of technologies; (b) revamp extension services through recruitment, re-training and retention of extension workers and development of farmer skills; and (c) enhance development of crop varieties and animal breeds that are tolerant to and performbetter under prevailing physical environmental conditions. 4. Private Sector Involvement in Agriculture and Rural Development Institute support mechanisms aimed at strengthening private sector involvement in agriculture and rural development. 5. Market Access (a) ensure that a significant percentage of national budgetary resources are allocated for rural physical infrastructure development; (b) establish price stabilization mechanisms to protect both smallholder producers and consumers in accordance with wro provisions on domestic support for agriculture; (c) strengthen rules and disciplines governing trade in agriculture through the implementation of the SADC Trade Protocol; (d) expedite harmonization and implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures to the required international standards; (e) support voluntary farmer organisations and create opportunities for them to get into the value adding chain; (f) call upon developed countries to eliminate trade-distorting agricultural subsidies; and Dar-es-Salaam Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in the SADC Region 6