The 13th annual Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government took place in Sirte, Libya from June 24 to July 3, 2009 under the theme “Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security”.

CAADP is a program of NEPAD

• Global Food Supply Far From Secure, Reuters, June 30
• Africa has Enormous Potential to Produce More Food but Faces Challenges, Xinhua, June 30
• US Assistance to Focus on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Ethiopia, allAfrica.com, July 6

The 13th annual Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government will take place in Sirte, Libya from June 24 to July 3, 2009. The theme of the summit for this year is “Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security.”

The 2009 joint African Union and UN Economic Commission for Africa Economic Report on Africa focuses on the contribution of agriculture to development in African countries. The report states that while agriculture is a mainstay of development in Africa, it is also often neglected, isolated from other sectors, and poorly linked to regional and global markets.

Feature written by Dr. Babatunde Omilola, ReSAKSS-Africa Wide Coordinator

The ReSAKSS Africa Wide conference, “Agriculture-led Development for Africa: Exploring New Opportunities and Strategic Alternatives to Inform African Agricultural Development, Planning and Policy” will be held at the UNECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 23-24, 2009.