The Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP), is an Agenda 2063 continental initiative that aims to help African countries eliminate hunger and reduce poverty by raising economic growth through agriculture-led development.

Through CAADP, African governments agreed to allocate at least 10% of national budgets to agriculture and rural development, and to achieve agricultural growth rates of at least 6% per annum. Underlying these investment commitments are targets for reducing poverty and malnutrition, increasing productivity and farm incomes, and improving the sustainability of agricultural production and use of natural resources.

CAADP also supports countries to enhance resilience to climate variability through development of disaster preparedness policies and strategies, early warning response systems and social safety nets.

CAADP has 4 priority areas namely:

1. Extending the area under sustainable land management and reliable water control systems;
2. Improving rural infrastructure and trade-related capacities for market access;
3. Increasing food supply, reducing hunger, and improving responses to food emergency crises; and
4. Improving agriculture research, technology dissemination and adoption.

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