Africa-Press – Tanzania. The African Union (AU) will hold the launch ceremony of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan 2026-2035 in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May.According to the agenda data released by the African Union on its official website, the programme is promoted in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) and the African Union Development Agency and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
The ceremony will be marked by a high-level opening session, which will be attended by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the representative of DARBE, NEPAD and the Government of South Africa.
The strategic objectives of the programme are to implement the CAADP Strategy and Action Plan 2026-2035, intensify sustainable food production, agro-industrialisation and trade, boost investment and financing for the accelerated transformation of agri-food systems, and strengthen multi-level partnerships between governments, development partners, civil society and the private sector.
Among the major purposes, it is also worth highlighting the need to ensure commitments with partners and donors to mobilize resources for the CAADP Strategy and the Kampala Declaration, implementation at continental, regional and national levels, as well as ensuring a shared vision on implementation modalities, timetables and governance mechanisms.The launch of the CAADP Strategy and Action Plan will also be attended by figures from the Office of the African Union Advisory Board on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment, AU Member States, representatives of AUDA-NEPAD and the African Union Commission, development partners and international agencies, and representatives of youth, women and farmers’ organizations.
The Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) has been the driving force behind agricultural transformation in Africa since its adoption in 2003 in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.
CAADP in Mozambique aimed to accelerate economic growth, reduce poverty and increase food security through agriculture-led growth, with a view to achieving 6 percent annual agricultural GDP growth by 2015 and at least 10 percent of public spending on agriculture.
In 2014, the Malabo Declaration expanded the CAADP agenda to seven agricultural transformation commitments, with specific goals and targets to be achieved by 2025. Over the past two decades, CAADP has advanced African agriculture by promoting broad participation and mobilizing political commitments and investments.The outcome of the project in Africa has produced significant agricultural growth between 2000 and 2021, and the agricultural sector has become the fastest growing in the world. In light of this, a robust monitoring and reporting mechanism has also been established through the CAADP Biennial Review mechanism.
The CAADP Biennial Review report has become the primary source of information on agricultural transformation in Africa, although despite the progress made, no country is in a strong position to achieve the CAADP Malabo goals and targets by 2025.
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