Publications
In this edition, an update on FAO assistance to Somalia is featured highlighting the commitment of the organization in delivering sustainable programme support. Information on the recent FAO sub regional policy consultation on food prices is presented, in addition to an overview one of our flagship regional projects, The Green Wall for the Sahara delivered in partnership with the African Union & the EU.
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Successful examples of agriculture best practice offer a means to enhance current food security frameworks. Promoting and disseminating success stories from the field is vital for ensuring the efficient allocation of limited resources and avoiding the pitfalls of previous interventions. Critically best practice examples provide the opportunity to scale up innovative and effective approaches in order to improve future sectoral performance. Poverty reduction through technical support and income generation for smallholder farmers has been prioritized as paramount to achieving food security for poor rural households. Technical assistance has focused on the transfer of new technology and approaches with the aim of boosting crop productivity.
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FAO’s mandate for a world without hunger is no where more pertinent than in Africa where over 200 million people are facing chronic malnutrition. Building a food secure region for future generations is the guiding vision behind RAF’s agriculture development framework. RAF has identified four priorities for our programme of work for the next biennium; these are (i) to increase agricultural productivity and diversification, (ii) to promote sustainable natural resources management (iii) to support market access and sanitary measures for better trade, and lastly, (iv) knowledge management, information and advocacy in Africa.
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This briefing discusses a selection of the major policy themes in African land markets with a view to inform and engage with policy makers and development stakeholders on a rapidly changing land sector. It offers an overview of current trends and provides a set of recommendations on possible solutions to the challenges faced in relation to land reform within the region.
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This Regional strategic framework document is “work in progress” and will be subject to iterative processes between RAF Management, Member Countries and other key stakeholders to modify or refine the set of priorities based on inputs from Regional Conferences and Technical Committees. Therefore, frequent adjustments, which may follow the two-year schedule of FAO’s Africa Regional Conferences of Ministers, are expected based on changing conditions and the needs of people in the Region.
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