March 10, 2015
Africa: Subsidize the Agricultural Sector, ECA
Africa's Agricultural transformation cannot take place without the State. Speaking during the official remarks of a two day expert group meeting on Agro-industry development for… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Africa: Consultative Meeting Paves the Way for Collaboration Between the Land Policy Initiative and the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture
Representatives of the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the Rural Land Administration and Use Directorate (LAUD) of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) engaged in a… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Africa: Africa's Statisticians to Meet in Tunis On Agriculture and Post-2015 Agenda
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Africa Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development bank (AfDB) will organize the inaugural meeting of the… Read more »
October 10, 2014
Africa: Africa Welcomes Low Carbon Financing Coalition
Governments, global business communities, finance institutions, and civil society organizations have formed a coalition that will see them mobilize approximately $200 billion for… Read more »
October 01, 2014
Africa: Rescuing Africa's Agriculture
Close to 500 policy makers, academics, practitioners and other stakeholders from the agriculture and climate change sectors will gather on 8 October in Marrakesh, Morocco, in a bid… Read more »
September 30, 2014
Africa: Join Climdev-Africa Annual Conference in Morocco
The 4th edition of the Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) will be held in Marrakech, Morocco from October 8 to 10 on the theme: "Africa can feed… Read more »
September 16, 2014
Africa: Africa Is Moving Against the Tide to Ensure Water, Food and Energy Security in a Changing Climate
Africa plans to lay out a strong case for increased investments in the water, food and energy sectors at the UN Climate Summit in New York to be held on 23 September, according to… Read more »
September 04, 2014
Africa: Farmers' Dialogue Platform - Essential to Land Policy in Africa
The Capacity Development Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) supported the organization of a workshop bringing… Read more »
July 01, 2014
Africa: Lopes Urges Leaders to Rethink Agricultural Policies
At the 25th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council Monday, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa urged member states to seriously… Read more »
June 27, 2014
Africa: FAO and ECA Join Efforts in Fighting Hunger and Poverty
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Economic Commission… Read more »
June 03, 2014
Africa: Lopes Urges Leaders to Rethink Agricultural Policies
At the 25 th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council Monday, Carlos Lopes Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa urged member states to seriously… Read more »
March 25, 2014
Africa: West African Experts Adopt Strong Recommendations to Improve Food Security
Niamey, March 17, 2014 (ECA). The seventeenth Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
March 08, 2014
Africa: Land Experts Analyze Avenues to Beneficial Agricultural Investments in Africa
Large scale investments in agriculture were the focus of a three-day conference co-organized by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) on the theme "Agricultural Investment, Gender and… Read more »
February 13, 2014
Africa: AU Commissioner Calls for Equitable Land Based Agricultural Investments
The AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, called for sustainable and inclusive models of land based agricultural investments that integrate… Read more »
February 02, 2014
Cameroon: Moving Out of Oil and Fish Imports Can Overturn Cameroon's Fortunes, Says Top UN Official
Cameroon can completely overturn its economic fortunes if it could get out of the grip of fish and energy oil importation, UN Under-Secretary General and ECA Executive Secretary… Read more »
January 07, 2014
Ethiopia: AU Executive Council Opens With Calls for an African Agricultural Revolution
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today addressed the opening of the AU Executive Council's 24th Ordinary Session holding from 27-28th January… Read more »
January 23, 2014
East Africa: Forum Stresses Role of Women in Agricultural Value Chain
At the 23rd consultative meeting on gender mainstreaming in the African Union that commenced in Addis Ababa, Thursday, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic… Read more »
December 02, 2013
West Africa: AUC-ECA Launch Programme On Promotion and Development of Strategic Agricultural Value Chains in Ecowas
Recognizing the role that strategic agricultural commodities value chain can play in Africa agriculture transformation and subsequently enhancing food security and rural… Read more »
November 19, 2013
Africa: ECA Says Agriculture Can Unlock Africa's Transformation Even in a Changing Climate
A senior official of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa today shed new light on the agriculture and climate change nexus, pointing to new avenues through which the… Read more »
November 04, 2013
Africa: Africa Can Lead in Energy, Agriculture and Manufacturing
Addressing Ministers at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for… Read more »
August 01, 2013
East Africa: New Step to Enhance Regional Food and Nutrition Security
All the regional economic communities and intergovernmental organizations in Eastern Africa have launched a new initiative aimed at enhancing cooperation in the area of food and… Read more »
June 24, 2013
Africa: ECA Executive Secretary to Address Hunger in Africa Conference
The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Carlos Lopes is scheduled to address a conference on ways to stem hunger in… Read more »
November 06, 2012
Africa: International Conference on Agricultural Value Chains Opens
Over 500 private sector representatives, government officials, donors, civil society representatives, farmer organisations and academics have come together at “Making the… Read more »
October 11, 2004
Africa: Experts, NGOs Discuss HIV/Aids Impact on Rural Communities in Africa
Leading members of the global HIV/AIDS community and African NGOs meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's rural populations. Read more »