In January 2025, Uganda will host a crucial meeting to adopt a strategy and action plan for the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) post-Malabo Declaration.
This follows the recent 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum 2024) held in Rwanda. The meeting will also see the adoption of the Kampala Declaration, which will guide CAADP’s implementation over the next decade.
According to Godfrey Bahigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development at the African Union Commission, this declaration will address pressing issues such as technological advancements and the challenges posed by climate change.
He emphasised that Africa’s agri-food systems face additional pressures from rapid population growth, urbanisation, and changing consumer patterns, which require urgent innovations in agricultural practices.
