In her remarks at the at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) closing plenary, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cited the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) as a model for promoting agricultural development. Clinton also remarked on the results of Rwanda's CAADP compact, stating that "in three years, Rwanda’s investment in agriculture has increased fivefold and agricultural GDP has doubled".

The complete speech can be viewed online here.

ReSAKSS Issue Briefs number 14 on Mozambique and number 15 on Ghana analyze the feasibility of the CAADP 6 percent agricultural growth target and its potential impact on the economies of the countries. Although the two countries are very different in terms of their current agricultural performance, the analyses show that the 6 percent agricultural growth target is within reach for both countries and that it can significantly reduce poverty.

CAADP has launched an online video room, which will periodically air informative short movies geared towards the program’s topics and pillar activities. The first video focuses on CAADP Pillar 1 and was produced in partnership with TerrAfrica. The video discusses conservation agriculture, climate change and food security and the importance of transforming poorly managed land for sustainable food production. 

This video and others can be viewed http://www.youtube.com/caadp.

The CAADP Donors and Partners Meeting took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from September 6^th to 9^th, 2009. The discussions took place over four consecutive days and focused on reviewing CAADP progress and agreeing on a donor approach to supporting CAADP.

CAADP is a program of NEPAD

Ethiopia signed their country CAADP compact during the CAADP Roundtable meetings on August 26 through 28, 2009 in Adama town, Ethiopia. This signing made Ethiopia the third country in the COMESA region to sign its CAADP compact.

CAADP is a program of NEPAD

On July 29th and 30th 2009, Togo completed the signing of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) country compact, becoming the first West African country to do so.

The CAADP Donors and Partners Meeting will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from September 6th to 9th, 2009.

ReSAKSS Issue Brief No. 11

Can Malawi achieve the 6 percent agricultural growth rate targeted by CAADP? If it does, will it reduce poverty enough to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1)?

Togo is set to become the first West African country to hold a CAADP Roundtable , which will culminate into the signing of the country’s CAADP Compact.