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AUC, ECOWAS and ECA launch initiative to strengthen cross-border agricultural value chains between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
Accra, Ghana, 20 August 2025 (ECA) The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in close collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission and partners, has launched a project to strengthen Member State capacity to develop Regional Agricultural Value Chains (RAVCs), applying the African Union (AU) Guidelines for the Development of Regional Agricultural Value Chains in Africa. The initiative focuses on Côte d’Ivoire and
AU DARBE Commissioner Moses Vilakati Rallies COMESA Ministers to Launch Zambia–Zimbabwe Common African Agro-Park in 2025
8 August, 2025 Lusaka, Zambia In a rousing address to the Ninth COMESA Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, H.E. Moses Vilakati, issued a powerful call to action: the Zambia–Zimbabwe Common African Agro-Park (ZimZam CAAP) must be launched before the end of this year. Speaking to
Development of CAAPs Green Climate Fund (GCF) Strategy and Projects
23rd July, 2025 By Happy Mulolani In its continued efforts to catalyse Africa’s development, the Common African Agro Parks programme (CAAPs) have continued to engage with donor, member states, regional economic communities and the private sector to crowd in investments. The CAAPs are vehicles whose aim is to promote cross-border projects that leverage initiatives focusing on building their priority or
Regional bodies craft CAAPs Green Climate Fund Strategy
22nd July, 2025 By JOSIAH MPOFU Agricultural stakeholders from across Africa reiterated the need to chart a new path for the continent’s food systems. The delegates drawn from regional bodies such as the African Union, The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), among others, are crafting the Common African
Championing Youth Employment through CAAPs at 3rd African Job Creation Forum in Addis
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – July 8, 2025 At the 3rd African Job Creation Forum (AJCF), held at the Adwa Victory Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Mr. Anselme Vodounhessi, Coordinator of the Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs) Programme and Monitoring & Evaluation Expert at FARA, delivered a compelling presentation that underscored Africa’s opportunity to transform its agrifood systems into engines of job
CAAPs Side Event Highlights Agro-Industrialization at Africa Industrialization Week 2024
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – December 11, 2024 On the margins of Africa Industrialization Week 2024, a landmark side event titled “Scaling Africa’s Agro-Industrialization through the Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs): What Role for Green Investments?” brought together high-profile stakeholders to discuss Africa’s agro-industrialization agenda and the transformative role of green investments. Organized by Afreximbank with the support of the Forum for
African Leaders Vow to Replicate Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation in Ensuring Food Security
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – November 8 2024: Leaders of Sierra Leone and Guinea have vowed to replicate Ethiopia’s success story of agricultural transformation in their endeavors to ensure food security. Following the conclusion of a three-day World Without Hunger Conference, the leaders visited the successful achievements gained in household farms in the East Showa zone of Oromia region. Sierra Leone’s
AU’s CAAPs Initiative Drives Cocoa Industry Transformation in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
By Benjamin Abugri Kampala, Uganda – 11 November 2024: The African Union (AU) has launched the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Common African Agro-Park (CIG CAAP) under its Agenda 2063, in a bold and strategic initiative aimed at transforming Africa’s cocoa industry. Senior representatives from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, the AU, and other key stakeholders convened in Kampala to inaugurate this collaborative milestone,
AfDB grants loan of over €24 million to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – November 7, 2024: The fisheries and aquaculture sector in Côte d’Ivoire is set to benefit from substantial financial backing from the African Development Bank over the period 2025-2029. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of €24.63 million to Côte d’Ivoire to boost the development of fisheries and aquaculture value chains.
Afreximbank, AfCFTA, WFP sign $2bn MoU to boost agriculture
Favour Okpale Abuja, Nigeria – November 5, 2024: In a move to strengthen Africa’s agricultural sector, Afreximbank, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support African farmers, agro-processors, and commodity traders with a minimum of $2 billion in financing by 2025. Benedict Oramah, president/chairman
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