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Through NEPAD, The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) addresses policy and capacity issues across the entire agricultural sector and the African continent. CAADP is entirely African-led and African-owned and represents African leaders' collective vision for agriculture in Africa. This ambitious and comprehensive vision for agricultural reform in Africa aims for an average annual growth rate of 6 percent in agriculture by 2015.
By 2015, African leaders hope to see:
Dynamic agricultural markets within countries and between regions in Africa;
Farmers taking part in the market economy and enjoying good access to markets so that Africa, capitalising on its comparative and competitive advantages, becomes a net exporter of agricultural products;
A more equitable distribution of wealth for rural populations - in terms of higher real incomes and relative wealth. Rural populations will have more equitable access to land, physical and financial resources, and knowledge, information and technology for sustainable development;
Africa as a strategic player in agricultural science and technology, meeting the growing needs and demands of African agriculture; and
Environmentally sound agricultural production and a culture of sustainable management of natural resources as a result of better knowledge, more information and the application of technology.
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