CAADP Pillar 4 stakeholders met in Zurich

Pillar 4 stakeholders met in Zurich

31 Jan –. 4 Feb 2011. Development partners, sub-regional organisations and other agencies with a stake in African agriculture met during the first week of February to discuss how best to mobilise development partner support for CAADP’s Pillar 4.

The objectives:

• To renew the commitment  of Pillar 4 organisations to continued collaboration
• To expand the scope of Pillar 4 to thoroughly incorporate the areas of agricultural advisory services and agricultural education
• To discuss plans, approaches and next steps for mobilizing increased funding for Pillar 4 programmes
• To finalise arrangements and agree on next steps for development partner support for CORAF, CCARDESA, AFAAS and GFRAS