The African Union has set a target to “eliminate hunger and food insecurity by 2025.” Both Agenda 2063 and the African Union Summit decision on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation have reaffirmed this commitment (African Union, 2014, 2015). Unfortunately, Africa is not currently...
The NEPAD Agency’s Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition thematic area and specifically the CAADP Implementation Support Programme aims to catalyse transformation of Africa’s agricultural systems and stimulate increased and sustainable...
Ten years since implementation in 2003, CAADP has enabled 40 African countries to sign CAADP compacts and 32 NAIPs have been drafted. This is the major achievement highlighted in the presentation by Janet Edeme, Head of Rural Economy Division for the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture....
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, was endorsed in Maputo, Mozambique in 2003 by African Heads of States, to stimulate the reforms necessary for agriculture to have a positive impact on socio-economic growth and sustainable development. ...
As a celebration of national and regional efforts and achievements, this panorama of country experiences and good practices will not only help intensify the African agriculture transformation underway, but will also promote active participation of citizenry, enhance mutual accountability, and...