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Regional workshop for Africa: Towards productive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture, forestry and fisheries in support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In September 2015, countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will shape their development programmes in a transformational way for the next 15 years. At the last FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held in Abidjan in April 2016, many delegates asked the organization to assist countries in their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda in the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The successful achievement of the SDGs is closely associated with countries being able to address sustainable development in a holistic and comprehensive way across sectors, and in their capacity to monitor progress against targets set by the 2030 Agenda.

In the African region, the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods and the CAADP Implementation Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2025 provide a new vision for agriculture, emphasizing the role of agriculture in contributing to broader strategies for structural economic transformation and inclusive growth. Achieving the SDGs in Africa is closely linked to the implementation of this new vision.

FAO has developed an approach aimed at enhancing the contributions of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to sustainable development and to address sustainability issues across these sectors. Based on a set of principles for Sustainable food and agriculture (SFA), FAO promotes policy dialogue and the development of joint and coordinated actions involving governmental bodies of different Ministries, the private sector and civil society. At regional and country levels, FAO is supporting this primarily through Regional Initiatives.

 19/09/2016 - 21/09/2016
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Location: Kigali, Rwanda
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Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Year: 2016
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Country/ies: Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zambia
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Event
Content language: English
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