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Africa: A Global Compact on Agriculture
allAfrica, 29 January 2015
On the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), African Union declared the year 2014 to be the Year of Agriculture… Read more »
A Global Compact on Africa's Agriculture
By developing uncultivated arable areas, relying more on irrigation, and substantially enhancing agricultural productivity in a sustainable way, Africa can make a big leap in fighting hunger, unemployment and poverty, writes AU Chair President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania.
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