The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency–NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), has convened a Peer-to-Peer Learning and Exchange Workshop on NAIP/RAIP Review and Biennial Review (BR) Indicator Development from 16–18 December 2025 in Accra, Ghana. The workshop brought together policymakers, technical experts, development partners, civil society representatives, youth representatives, and academics from across the continent to promote the implementation of the CAADP Kampala Declaration and the CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035).

The three-day workshop offered a strategic platform for peer learning, sharing experiences, and technical engagement among African Union Member States and RECs. It builds on lessons from the Malabo Declaration era while establishing a robust foundation for the next decade of CAADP implementation. Central to the discussions is the realignment of National and Regional Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs/RAIPs) with the Kampala CAADP commitments, alongside the creation of a new set of Biennial Review indicators to enhance mutual accountability, results monitoring, and evidence-based decision-making.

Participants emphasized that the Kampala CAADP cycle will succeed only if agrifood systems transformation becomes a whole-of-government priority, driven by senior leadership and apex coordination mechanisms beyond ministries of agriculture, and formally domesticated through cabinet processes and national launches. They also stressed the need for robust diagnostics and foresight to clarify trade-offs and build a compelling investment value proposition, and for NAIPs/RAIPs to be retooled as food systems investment frameworks that align public expenditure, development partner support, and private capital around priority entry points such as agro-industrialisation, livestock development, soil health, and climate resilience.

Participants called for integrated national data systems and simplified, measurable Biennial Review indicators that align with national survey cycles and feed into a continental digital CAADP Data Management Information System. They highlighted mutual accountability, including better tracking of private sector and non-state actor investments, and sustained capacity development supported by AUDA-NEPAD and peer learning. As next steps, the AUC and partners will update the Kampala implementation tools by December 2025, hold validation meetings in January–February 2026, and circulate an official channel for Member States to submit requests for domestication support.

Ms. Beatrice Egulu, Policy Officer at the Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate of the AUC, delivered the welcome remarks on behalf of H.E Moses Vilakati, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE). She emphasized the workshop’s importance as a working session dedicated to moving beyond dialogue towards concrete implementation readiness. “This critical peer-to-peer exchange focuses on practical tools, simplified indicators, and mutual accountability to ensure measurable impact at country level. “The success of the Kampala CAADP Agenda depends on full ownership by Member States. Peer-to-peer learning is essential to help countries move faster from commitment to delivery. By partnering together and strengthening mutual accountability, results frameworks, and learning mechanisms, we can ensure the effective implementation of the Kampala commitments.”, she stressed.

The Kampala CAADP Strategy sets out six core commitments, 22 targets, and 48 intervention areas designed to accelerate agrifood systems transformation by 2035. Ms. Egulu highlighted the need to learn from two decades of CAADP experience, stressing that success will be measured by tangible impacts at the country level rather than additional analyses or reports. The workshop prioritized the development of domestication and implementation guidelines, including checklists and modalities to support Member States and RECs in translating continental commitments into national action, she added.

On behalf of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Ahouansinkpo Emmanuel emphasized the collective dedication to advancing Africa’s agricultural transformation. “Participation from across the continent reflects our shared commitment to advancing the CAADP agenda. As we lay the foundation for tracking agricultural transformation, the adoption of the Kampala Declaration together with its Strategy and Action Plan marks a new chapter for CAADP. Through cooperation, peer learning, and mutual accountability, we are strengthening evidence-based decision-making, driving real impact on the ground, and accelerating delivery on the ambitions of CAADP, ”Mr. Emmanuel added.

Officially opening the workshop on behalf of the government of Ghana, Mr. Gerald Asare Mantey, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana welcomed participants and delegates to this Peer-to-Peer Learning and Exchange on National and Regional Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP/RAIP) workshop on the CAADP Kampala Declaration.

“This workshop is timely and strategic, as it provides an opportunity to collectively reflect on lessons learned from the implementation of the Malabo Declaration. With strengthened coordination, robust data systems, and effective monitoring tools, Ghana will not only ensure that its National and Regional Agricultural Investment Plans are fully aligned with the CAADP vision, but will also contribute meaningfully to the development of the next generation of Biennial Review indicators, advancing resilient food systems, inclusiveness, improved nutrition, and evidence-based implementation,” said the Deputy Director.

The workshop agenda focused on drawing lessons from a decade of CAADP implementation under Malabo, strengthening domestication and implementation guidelines for the Kampala Declaration, and validating roadmaps for NAIP/RAIP reviews and the development of BR indicators. Sessions also explore governance, diagnostics and analysis, investment planning and execution readiness, and mutual accountability frameworks, ensuring coherence between national priorities and continental ambitions.

The deliberations are firmly anchored in the Kampala CAADP Declaration on Building Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa, adopted by African Heads of State and Government in January 2025. The Declaration commits Member States to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems through increased productivity, inclusive agro-industrialisation, climate resilience, enhanced nutrition outcomes, and strengthened trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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