Developing and promoting regional strategic agricultural commodity value chains for food security and sustainable development
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;United Nations. Economic and Social Council;
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Agricultural transformation is part of structural transformation. Transforming African agriculture successfully is necessary to achieve the central mission of the African Union and its institutions: to transform Africa. In much of Africa, growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and particularly productivity has been elusive and disappointing as can be shown in both the agricultural and industry sector shares of it. In order to achieve the goals relating to basic livelihood in Africa, ECA is focusing on a transformation in agriculture, food security and land-related works. The present report provides new evidence of and insights into the challenges and opportunities faced at the current time. It also proposes recommendations for addressing the missing value added tasks, links or required goods and services. The report also sheds more light on ways forward to create a more conducive working environment, new job creation and income-generating opportunities for young people and other vulnerable value chain actors through the development of agribusiness and regional value. In doing so, the report contributes to ongoing critical thinking to fill in gaps and help connect the vulnerable value chain participants to the emerging lucrative market opportunities to come with the continental free trade area and, ultimately, to the African Union Common Market for Value Added Agriculture Products.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic and Social Council (2017-09). Developing and promoting regional strategic agricultural commodity value chains for food security and sustainable development. UN. ECA Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration(10th Session:2017, Nov. 1 - 2:Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa. © UN. ECA. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/24098”Conference
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