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AU Summit in Kampala Targets Resilient Agrifood Systems for Africa’s Future

January 11, 2025
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| Africa, Agribusiness

Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Over 2,000 delegates from at least 49 African Union (AU) member states are participating in the ongoing Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) summit, which is prioritizing the transformation of Africa’s agrifood systems. Under the theme, “Sustainable and Resilient Agrifood Systems for a Healthy and Prosperous Africa,” the three-day summit began yesterday at Speke…

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African Union farming chief: Crisis offers a chance to produce our own food

January 24, 2023
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| Agribusiness, News

The disruption of grain deliveries from Ukraine can be a chance for African countries to step up food production at home, the African Union’s Commissioner for rural economy and agriculture, Josefa Sacko, told EURACTIV in an interview. While pressures on global food prices had relaxed somewhat by the start of this year according to data from the UN’s Food…

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