This brief analyzes selected policy and programmatic changes reported by countries across Africa resulting from the BRs and the agricultural JSRs. It is based on data and other information collected using an online questionnaire from the Directors of Agricultural Planning, or their representatives, from 14 countries—Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Zambia— and from representatives of two RECs, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community.
As a key activity under the seventh commitment on mutual accountability, a continent-wide Biennial Review (BR) is conducted to monitor progress in achieving the seven commitments. The report on the third BR of 2021 and the associated Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard was launched at the 35th African Union (AU) Summit in February 2022.
This brief highlights the performance of the SADC region as a whole and the individual member states that make up SADC in making progress toward the Malabo Declaration commitments as presented in the BR3 report.
AKADEMIYA2063 and International Food Policy Research Institute <br/><br/><strong>DOI</strong>:<a href='https://doi.org/10.54067/9781737916444'> https://doi.org/10.54067/9781737916444</a>
The third (2021) BR report and the associated Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard were launched at the 35th African Union (AU) Summit in February 2022. This brief draws on that report to summarize the performance of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region in pursuit of the seven Malabo Declaration commitments and analyzes challenges faced and lessons learned.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities and highlighted the need to ensure that post-COVID-19 food systems are more inclusive and resilient to future shocks. The 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) focuses on evidence to inform strategies for building more resilient African food systems after COVID-19.
This brief highlights Angola’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Angola that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Angola to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
This brief highlights Madagascar’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Madagascar that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Madagascar to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
This brief highlights Zimbabwe’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Zimbabwe that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Zimbabwe to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
This brief highlights Namibia’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Namibia that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Namibia to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
