The 14th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme(CAADP) Partnership Platform(PP) will take place on 25 April 2018 in Gabon, following a press conference thereafter. CAADP aims to address challenges in order to consolidate and accelerate progress towards agricultural transformation in Africa.
The 14th CAADP PP is organised under the theme, “Accelerating the Implementation of the National Agricultural Investment Plans to Achieve the Malabo Goals and Targets,” and is expected to deliver on the above mentioned objectives by providing space and platform for all CAADP partners for results-oriented dialogue on strengthening accountability mechanisms within the context of agricultural transformation and development.
The 2018 Forum is an annual continental forum which brings together stakeholders in African agriculture and food security. It will seek to consolidate implementation tools and approaches in line with realising the added value of the AU Malabo Declaration on Agricultural Transformation, with sound emphasis on the mutual accountability mechanisms and platforms.
The Partnership Platform will be the attended by: AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, H.E Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko; Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Agency, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Agriculture Ministers from Africa, Representatives of Development Partners, Representatives from the Government of Gabon. Also in attendance will be high level African leadership, Regional Economic Communities, government ministries, farmers’ organisations, the private sector, civil society and development partners.