Political will good but not enough to unlock Africa's land potential

Abstract

A recent assessment on investments in Africa’s lands by the Land Policy Initiative indicate that US$4.5 billion will be needed over the next 10 years to fix some of the key challenges identified in relation to land. African countries have in recent years shown political will and a commitment to transform agriculture on the continent, as evidenced by the signing of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) – the continent’s overarching framework for ensuring that interventions in the sector are made systematically by 43 countries in Africa by mid-2016.