Departments
Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
Commissioner
Mr. Moses Vilakati (Eswatini) was elected to head the Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) department. He served as a minister in Eswatini in both the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs in 2018 to 2023 prior to which he was the Minister of Agriculture2013 to 2018. Previously, he served as the Project Director at the Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise, the Agribusiness Project Manager at EWADE, and Project Director and Lecturer at UNESWA.
He has a Master of Science (MSc) in Agriculture (International Development) from the California Polytechnic State University.
Structure
The Agriculture and Food Security Division coordinates the implementation of AU decisions related
The achievement of the Agenda 2063 Goals is at the center of sustainable development in Africa an
Activities
The African Union Commission and the European Union have officially launched the Africa - EU Space
The African Union on Monday the 5th of May launched the Kampala CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026 – 2035), which a
In a decisive move to implement Agenda 2063's critical aspiration of integrating disaster risk reduction into Africa's sustainable development frameworks, the African Union Commission (AUC), in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa (ROA),
The African Union Commission (AUC) and AGRA made a call for youth empowerment and transforming agribusiness to ensure sustainable opportunities for African Unions Island States.
The African Union Commission (AUC), with support from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through the DRR Governance Programme
AMHEWAS increases early-warning products, moves to strengthen disaster preparedness further Meeting articulates the effective mechanisms for the co-production of AMHEWAS products
May 27, 2025 to May 29, 2025
May 05, 2025 to May 07, 2025
The African Union Commission through its Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) jointly with the African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for African Development (AUDA) NEPAD is Launching the CAADP Strategy
April 14, 2025 to April 16, 2025
What: African Union Agribusiness Yout
April 01, 2025 to April 04, 2025
January 09, 2025 to January 11, 2025
Extra-Ordinary Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programmes in Kampala, Uganda
African Union Commission Participation on the Eighth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR_2025) to be held under the theme “Everyday Counts, Act for Resilience Today”.
August 01, 2023 to August 04, 2023
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
Media
Department Resources
August 17, 2024
The close of the last decade saw a heightened concern by the global community around the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, cl
May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024
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.
May 27, 2025
January 09, 2025
CAADP Strategy and Action Plan: 2026-2035 (Building Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa) at the AU Extraordinary Summit
January 09, 2025
Kampala CAADP Declaration on Building Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa at Extraordinary Au Summit on The Post-Malabo
December 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century.