CAADP Journalists Networks debuts

Determined to involve the African media in the dissemination of agricultural information in this era of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the trio of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU have joined forces with the NEPAD as debuts the CAADP Journalists Networks, with Brenda Zulu as the coordinator.

This was the outcome on CAADP recent meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attended by the stakeholders including participants from UNITAR, FAO, and CTA as well as NEPAD among media practitioners with specific interest in coverage and reporting on agricultural developments.

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development (CAADP) is about bringing together diverse key players - at the continental, regional and national levels - to improve co-ordination, share knowledge, successes and failures, to encourage one another, and to promote joint and separate efforts to achieve the CAADP goals.

It's aims is to help African countries reach a higher path of economic growth through agriculture-led development. While it’s vision is for NEPAD to use this initiative to address policy and capacity issues across the entire agricultural sector and African continent.

NaijaAgroNet gathered that CAADP is entirely African-led and African-owned and represents African leaders' collective vision for agriculture in Africa. Adding that this ambitious and comprehensive vision for agricultural reform in Africa, aims at an average annual growth rate of 6 per cent in agriculture by 2015.

 
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CAADP 9th kicks off in Addis Ababa on Monday

The African Union Commission (AUC) Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Rhoda Peace Tumusiime alongside the Chief Executive Officer,  NEPAD Agency,  Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, are billed to grace the 9th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform.

The two-day meeting scheduled for African Union Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, NaijaAgroNet gathered would hold between Monday 25 and Tuesday 26, 2013, with the theme “Sustaining the CAADP Momentum - from Decisions and Commitments to Implementation for Results and Impact.”

The continental annual forum which brings together stakeholders in African agriculture, would be graced by President of Benin, H.E Boni Yayi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E Hailemariam Desalegn  and  AUC Chairperson, H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Also expected in attendance would be High level African Leadership, Regional Economic Communities, government ministries, farmers’ organizations, the private sector, civil society, development partners, donor communities, the African Union Commission, and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development stakeholders involved in agricultural development.

NaijaAgroNet recollects that the CAADP PP is a programme that facilitates practitioners, especially country level players and other stakeholders to share and learn lessons.

In addition, the 9th CAADP PP would build on the discussions and outcomes of the 8th CAADP PP but with more focused attention on implementation, results and impact.

This year’s theme NaijaAgroNet learnt is within the broader CAADP framework of eliminating hunger, job creation and reducing poverty through agriculture.

The theme on “Sustaining the CAADP momentum” according to the organizers, is aimed directly at renewing the thrust of CAADP by providing a clearer perspective and the overall role of agriculture in the economic transformation of the continent.

 It will particularly aim to examine achievements and successes during the past 10 years of CAADP in order to achieve CAADP objectives. The 9th CAADP PP will take into account  the creation of a platform for “CAADP at 10”, which will provide an opportunity to reflect on drawbacks in order to impress a new thinking and visioning on how to transition the CAADP agenda into the next decade. 

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