From CAADP: The African Union Commission (AUC), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Development Partners and the Private Sector have signed a Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Program (CAADP) country compact agreement with the Government of Burkina Faso, today, 22 July 2010, in Ouagadougou.

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NEPAD and CAADP have published a guide for countries and partners assisting in the country CAADP implementatin process. The overall purpose of "Accelerating CAADP Country Implementation: A Guide for Implementors" is to strengthen the quality of CAADP implementation at the country level.