Departments
Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
Commissioner
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, from Angola, was elected as the new commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission. Mrs Sacko was the special adviser to the Minister of agriculture, assigned with the responsibility of advising on issues related to international cooperation both bilateral and multilateral.
Structure
The Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture leads the efforts to promote sustainable environmental management and agricultural development.
Coordinates the implementation of AU decisions related to agricultural transformation in Africa.
Coordinating rural development initiatives that contribute to sustainable livelihoods.
Activities
The Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE) of the African Union Commission (AUC) came off between 13th -16th December 2021
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) from December 2-4th, 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment of the AUC in collaboration
Governments need to implement multi hazard governance and coordination pathways towards reducing disaster risk.
Your Excellency, Representative of Government of Italy
Your Excellency, Representative of Government of Republic of Kenya
December 13, 2021 to December 17, 2021
Opening Ceremony of the 4th Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE).
November 24, 2021 to November 26, 2021
Announcement: 17th CAADP Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) meeting to be held on Wednesday, 24th to Fr
November 23, 2021 to November 24, 2021
The Stakeholders Workshop is being convened to provide a platform for exchange, dialogue, and information sharing on fast-tracking blue economy outcomes for the African continent.
November 22, 2021 to November 23, 2021
Announcement: Malabo Policy Learning Event (MAPLE) to be held on Monday, 22nd and Tuesday 23
November 16, 2021 to November 19, 2021
Towards Disaster Risk-Informed Development for a Resilient Africa in a Covid-19 Transformed World
November 16, 2021 to November 19, 2021
Towards Disaster Risk-Informed Development For A Resilient Africa In A Covid-19 Transformed World
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
October 05, 2017
January 28, 2016
Media
Department Resources
July 09, 2021
Outlines the principles for protecting rights to the land of Africans and ensures that land is put to good use for sustainable development.
December 09, 2020
This is the Second Biennial Review Report of the African Union Commission — on the Implementation of the Malabo Declaration on Accelerate
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021
November 23, 2021
November 12, 2021
November 12, 2021
July 15, 2021
July 09, 2021
Outlines the principles for protecting rights to the land of Africans and ensures that land is put to good use for sustainable development.