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
September 25, 2019, New York; USA- Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the African Union Commission, H.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: September 17, 2019: Africa’s total quantitative food loss has been estimated to be over 100 mi
The PATTEC Coordination Office in collaboration with Southern African Development Community (SADC) organized a consul
A situation analysis mission to evaluate the implementation of tsetse and trypanosomiasis control interventions compr
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa will hold a training workshop for Member States on Green/Climate Financing on 1st and 2nd August 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe. This training is being co- hosted by the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), held a Validation Workshop for the AU Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Framework to finalise it for submission for approval by the Ministerial Specialised Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment, scheduled to hold in October 2019.
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.
June 21, 2019
Third (3rd) Ministerial Conference of the African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) will be held under the theme: “Promoting Sustainable Regional Agricultural Value Chains”.
June 12, 2019 to June 14, 2019
Themed, "Enhancing intra-African trade and market access for accelerated agricultural transformation." #15thCAADPPP
June 11, 2019 to June 14, 2019
15th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform “Enhancing Trade and Market Access for Accelerated Agriculture Transformation”
Specialized Technical Committees are responsible for ensuring supervision, follow-up and evaluation of implementation of decisions taken by the organs of the African Union; coordination and harmonization of projects and programmes; as well as providing critical review of strategic documents for endorsement by AU Policy organs.
15th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform “Enhancing Trade and Market Access for Accelerated Agriculture Transformation”
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
October 05, 2017
January 28, 2016
Media
February 08, 2019
Department Resources
October 31, 2018
August 21, 2018
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July 13, 2018
February 20, 2019
February 14, 2019