"The CAADP Years: Agricultural and Economic Performance among African Countries since 2000."
Since its adoption by the African Union (AU) in 2003, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been Africa's primary policy framework for agricultural transformation, wealth creation, food security, economic growth, and prosperity. It guides the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and Member States in driving agricultural transformation toward a self-reliant and productive Africa.
The recently adopted Kampala CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026-2035) will build on the successes and deepen the progress achieved after two decades of CAADP implementation, during which Africa significantly improved in economic and agricultural growth, poverty reduction, nutrition outcomes, and agricultural trade expansion. The next 10-year cycle of CAADP implementation must further deepen its focus to incorporate lessons while responding to emerging issues to accelerate sustainable food systems transformation in Africa within a context of climate change and multifaceted stressors and shocks.
Following the recent adoption of the Kampala CAADP Declaration, AKADEMIYA2063 has developed the Kampala Policy Brief Series. The purpose of the policy briefs is to serve as reference documents for policy analysts and planners across AU Member States as they prepare their programs in response to the Kampala Declaration. In addition to the lessons and insights packaged into comprehensive yet accessible knowledge products, policy dialogue will be facilitated through webinar sessions to present the findings of each brief to a broad range of stakeholders to guide programmatic interventions supporting the implementation of the Kampala Declaration.
Session I of the Kampala Policy Brief Series webinar will assemble a diverse group of high-level stakeholders to discuss the findings and policy insights from Brief #1, themed "The CAADP Years: Agricultural and Economic Performance among African Countries since 2000."
