May 02, 2017
Africa: ECA and FAO Inch Forward With Partnership Agreement
Representatives of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Addis Ababa on May 10, 2017 and agreed on a… Read more »
May 22, 2017
Africa: Climate Change and Trade - Impact On Food Security in Africa
The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is jointly organized a session on "How taking into account climate change can help Africa to… Read more »
February 07, 2017
Africa: Stakeholders Make Case for Increased Use of Fertilizers in Africa
Hundreds of fertilizers stakeholders including suppliers, farmers' organizations and government officials from 55 countries attended the 8th Annual Argus Africa Fertilizer… Read more »
December 21, 2016
Africa: Experts Discuss Land Governance to Increase Agricultural Investment
Land in Africa has become the safest asset for those with spare funds to invest. With its growing population, Rwanda, like many other countries on the continent, has also been… Read more »
December 09, 2016
Africa: Africa's Agricultural Production Systems Need a Radical Change - ECA's Karingi
"Regardless of the approach or transformative pathway chosen to change food systems and trade regimes, African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production… Read more »
Africa: How Policy Implementation Can Drive Africa's Agro-Allied Industry
Implementation of existing policies and strategies by African countries are essential to develop Africa's agro-allied industry, Ayodele Odusola, Chief Economist and Head of the… Read more »
Africa: Is There a Future for Smallholder Farmers in Africa?
Participants at the 2016 African Economic Conference think there is future for smallholder farmers on the continent. They think African countries can use build upon the Green… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Agro-Allied Industrialization
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Agricultural Transformation On Agenda of African Economic Conference
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent's agricultural transformation to spur… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: ECA Chief Calls for New Policy Approaches to Support Agro-Alliance
Abdalla Hamdok, Acting ECA Executive Secretary, has called for new policy approaches to incentivize agricultural production in activities and sectors with higher returns, so that… Read more »
Africa: Ending Hunger and Enabling Food Security in Africa
Researchers, policy-makers and development partners converge in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11 th African Economic Conference (AEC) from December 5-7, 2016, to share… Read more »
December 02, 2016
Africa: Uncertain Times Call for Smart Moves – The Promise of Agro-Alliance
The year 2016 is coming to an end with an air of great uncertainty. At the global level, many are left with questions over Brexit and the US elections. At home, many of our… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: Land and Agriculture Ministries Commit to Integrate Land Governance Concerns in Agriculture
African ministries of agriculture and land have welcomed the launch of pilot projects to mainstream land governance in agricultural strategies and plans, committing to ensure the… Read more »
July 20, 2016
Africa: Lopes Calls for Concrete Policies That Can Deliver Results for Society's Most Vulnerable
Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), yesterday participated in a panel discussion on building economic resilience for the most vulnerable… Read more »
July 10, 2016
Africa: Put Land in the Hands of Women for Economic Transformation - A Call for Policy Makers
On the eve of the Kigali 27th African Union Summit, Land Policy Initiative (LPI) - an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), Economic Commission (ECA) and the African… Read more »
June 23, 2016
Africa: Call for Papers - African Economic Conference 2016
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April 02, 2016
Africa: Greening Africa Faces Financing Conundrum
Climate change is at the heart of the matter and Africa and the world must make it a matter of the heart. Read more »
March 31, 2016
Africa: Africa Development Week Kicks Off in Addis With Calls For Green Industrialization
The inaugural African Development Week opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday March 31, with various speakers urging participants to engage in constructive debates that will… Read more »
January 29, 2016
Central Africa: Agriculture and Structural Transformation - ECA Convenes Experts of Central Africa
From 24 to 26 February 2016, in Douala - Cameroon, ECA (www.uneca.org/sro-ca) will convene experts of member States and sub-regional institutions in Central Africa to examine and… Read more »
December 07, 2015
Africa: Financial Afrik Names Lopes On Its List of 'Africa's 100 Most Influential'
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes, has once again been listed among Africa's 100 'most influential' by francophone newspaper,… Read more »
December 05, 2015
Central Africa: Adapting Central Africa's Agriculture to Climate Change Would Be Costly - Experts
Douala, 5 Dec. 2015 (ECA) - The adaptation of agriculture to climate change in Central Africa is a costly undertaking, which requires the mobilisation of important human and… Read more »
November 30, 2015
Africa: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in Central Africa
Convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), a panel of about 30 experts will meet from 2 - 4 December 2015 in Douala, Cameroon, to build their capacity to… Read more »
November 09, 2015
Africa: Africa Can Reduce Poverty, Food Insecurity Through Transforming Agriculture
"African agriculture is in urgent need of an upgrade and fast-track into 21st century productivity," said Mr. Adam Elhiraika, Director of the Macroeconomic Policy Division at the… Read more »
July 08, 2015
Africa: Five Countries Revise Lessons in Agro Statistics
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is actively disseminating the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics across five more African countries. In a… Read more »
July 20, 2015
Africa: Nairobi Meeting to Propose New Ideas On Africa's Agriculture and Food Security
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Union (AU), World Agro-Forestry Centre (ICRAF) and other technical partners across Africa are meeting in Nairobi on 22-24 July… Read more »