A Contribution to Mainstreaming Fisheries and Aquaculture into CAADP for Implementation of the Malabo Commitments
Fisheries and aquaculture is a crucial sector with a role in contributing to the implementation of the Malabo Declaration commitments through the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP). The realization of this role has however, yet to be fully realised. In an attempt to address this, the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), constituted a team of fisheries and aquaculture experts to examine areas in which the sector can contribute to the ongoing agricultural reform process. The team has identified priority areas that are aligned to the seven Malabo Commitments and can be measured, along with those of agriculture, in the quest to achieve a prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development. Implementation of these priority areas will help to accelerate the contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to improving food and nutrition security, and to grow the incomes in Africa’s largely farming-based economies. They will also support an increased productivity of fisheries and aquaculture and lobbying for an increase in public investment in this sector. Use The use of this fisheries framework recognizes the importance of evidence-based planning and implementation in the pursuit of making fisheries and aquaculture contribute to the agricultural transformation agenda. The proposed areas presented in this document form a foundation for developing a fisheries and aquaculture performance assessment. This is also directly linked to the Biennial Reporting on progress towards meeting the Malabo Commitments and facilitates CAADP implementation.
