The African Union (AU) commissioner in charge of Rural Economy and Agriculture (REA), Mrs.
Rhoda Peace Tumuslime, has commended the Economic Community for West Africa
States (ECOWAS) on its strides in implementation of agricultural-related
policies of the commission, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Speaking to NaijaAgroNet at the press conference on-going
meeting of Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Water and Environment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the headquarters
of AU Commission, the Commissioner, commended ECOWAS, saying the regional organization
is well organization, especially on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme (CAADP) initiatives.
“ECOWAS is organized very well around CAADP, creating relevant
institutions to ensure compliance on implementation,” she said.
Responding on how to optimise CAADP at the regional
levels, she said, adding they have made efforts at setting up REC across the
regions of the continent.
She further said that some other regions and precisely
the Regional Economic Communities (REC) tend to meet very often to restrategise
for the benefit of the continent.
The Commissioner also assured that AU has plans to
evaluate the activities of STC within the intermediary years before its next
meeting which has been scheduled every two years.
According to her, it is easier for nations on the
continent to meet, have resolutions and see it through adequate implementation.
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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