Departments
Rural Economy & Agriculture
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.
DREA’s work on environment and natural resources
Coordinating rural development initiatives that contribute to sustainable livelihoods.
Activities
May 12th, 2020; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (
Note to Editors:
H.E Abiy Ahmed Ali, Ethiopian Prime Minister and AU Leader of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), is expected to present the AATS and Biennial Review Report to the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
Madrid, Spain, 11 December 2019 – Africa Day which took place on Tuesday 10 December 2019 on the sidelines of the twe
May 26, 2020
The webinar session is being convened by the African Risk Capacity, to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with risk management and financing in the context of health outbreaks and food insecurity in Africa.
November 25, 2019 to November 29, 2019
15th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform “Enhancing Trade and Market Access for Accelerated Agriculture Transformation”
October 21, 2019 to October 25, 2019
Opening of the Ministerial Session of the third ordinary session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment
October 03, 2019 to October 04, 2019
Justification
October 03, 2019 to October 04, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY
PARTNERS’ COORDINATION CONFERENCE ON WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMME IN AFRICA
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
Africa has remained the most food insecure continent in the world, with approximately one in four people undernourished. Current food production systems are unsustainable and climate change poses additional challenge to sustainable agriculture in Africa.
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
October 05, 2017
January 28, 2016
Media
Department Resources
November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
March 10, 2020
March 10, 2020
January 17, 2020