argylesock says… Here’s an introduction to the ‘Africa owned, Africa led initiative’ called the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). African agriculture is promised more investment. As demand for food continues to grow dramatically on that continent, we read differing opinions about whether Africa wants food security or food sovereignty.
ONE Campaign on the 29th January 2014 launched their Do Agric, It Pays campaign to urge African leaders to commit to spending 10% of national budgets on agriculture, a commitment 54 African countries agreed to in 2003 but only 8 followed through on. Building on the 2014 African Union Year of Agriculture and Food Security, the campaign is drawing on evidence that greater investment in agriculture could “help lift 85 million people out of extreme poverty by 2024, provide jobs, and boost the continent’s economy”.
Alongside the launch of this campaign, ONE have also published a new report, Ripe for Change: The Promise of Africa’s Agricultural Transformation, which discusses the need for reform of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), a package of policies developed to transform agriculture in Africa and accelerate economic development.
Despite having experienced steady and positive economic growth at an average of 5%…
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