Today, at the Radisson Hotel in Johannesburg, African leaders, stakeholders, and development partners celebrated a significant milestone in the continent’s agricultural journey with the official launch of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035) alongside the Kampala Declaration. The high-profile event was organised by the African Union Commission’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).
This continental gathering attracted broad and diverse participation from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), civil society organisations, farmer groups, parliamentarians, youth and women’s networks, private sector actors, and development partners. Among the notable attendees were leaders of the AARIEI Partnership, including Dr. Aggrey Agumya, Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA); Prof. Cliff Dlamini, Executive Director of CCARDESA; and Ms. Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of the East African Farmers Federation (EAFF) and Board Member of both FARA and the Pan-African Farmers’ Organisation (PAFO). Also present were the African Food Systems Parliamentary Network, Women Farmers’ Associations, representatives of non-state actors, and other senior staff and board members of the AARIEI consortium institutions.
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