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Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods.

Country/Territory
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food security Smallholders/peasants Pastoralism Sustainable development Agricultural extension Poverty Climate change Irrigation Agricultural development
Entry into force notes
2015-2025
Abstract

At the African Union Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in June 2014, Heads of State and Government adopted a remarkable set of concrete agriculture goals to be attained by 2025. The Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods is a set of new goals showing a more targeted approach to achieve the agricultural vision for the continent which is shared prosperity and improved livelihoods. The Malabo Summit reconfirmed that agriculture should remain high on the development agenda of the continent, and is a critical policy initiative for African economic growth and poverty reduction.

Full text
English
Website
www.turkeyafricaagri.org