Population, environment and agriculture linkages in Africa's food security and sustainable development

Abstract

The general objectives of the paper are to (a) identify the challenges related to the management of the nexus issues (agriculture, population and the environment) and the need to propose strategies to help in addressing them; and (b) outline the comparative advantage of ECA/FSSDD in facilitating change in these issues in member States. More specifically, to, (i) outline the challenges and major issues of concern to Africa's sustainable development, (ii) present a suggested response and ECA's role in supporting such a response, and (iii) make suggestions for the way forward. Indeed, the paper will provide a platform from which the Commission and FSSDD will launch the necessary advocacy and technical delivery services that will be important inputs to the process of change in the region.