LPI launches project to track progress in implementing the AU Declaration on Land

Abstract

The AUC-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) has launched a pilot project to track progress in the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa. In collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the project will assess progress made in implementing the key decisions and commitments of the AU Declaration on Land at continental, regional and national level, beginning with ten (10) pilot countries. In her opening remarks, Ms. Janet Edeme, Head of Rural Economy, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) at the African Union Commission (AUC) lauded the efforts of LPI and IFPRI, expressing hope that this partnership will finally advance efforts on M&E, one of the most important parts of the LPI programme. Even at the global and regional levels, monitoring land governance is still a developing area.” She therefore called on the LPI and IFPRI to provide a platform for engagement with a wide range of experts and stakeholders in the course of implementing the pilot project.