African Leaders Urged to Rethink Agricultural Policies
Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa urged African Union member states to seriously rethink policies on agriculture, whose share of GDP, he warned, has been on the decline.
Dr. Carlos Lopes
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Africa:
Reaping the Rewards of Africa's Agricultural Transformation
Gates Foundation, 30 June 2014
Last week, at the African Union Summit in Equatorial Guinea, heads of state from across the continent reaffirmed their commitment to lift millions of Africans out of poverty by… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Agriculture Pulls Tanzania Economy
EA Business, 29 June 2014
Improving productivity in agriculture, industries predominantly located in cities, construction, communication and retail trade have been singled out as the main drivers for this… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Time for Bold Approach to Agriculture
Addis Fortune, 29 June 2014
Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) are meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, this week, to reinforce their commitment to moving Africa towards integration and… Read more »
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South Africa:
17 Million Hectares That Could Change Our Economy Forever
DA, 29 June 2014
In President Zuma's recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) it was encouraging to hear him targeting agriculture as a key job driver. He set a goal of 1 million new jobs in the… Read more »