Discussion Paper - Advancing African Agriculture

Proposal for continental and regional level support on agricultural development in Africa

This discussion paper makes suggestions for EU-AU cooperation in support of agricultural development in Africa, focusing on initiatives at regional and continental levels. Cooperation at these levels could both complement and stimulate agricultural development at the national level, the level where most investments take place and where the most intense cooperation will remain relevant. At the same time, there are numerous agricultural development issues that need to be addressed at higher levels. This paper sets out these issues, against a background of general current challenges to agricultural development in Africa, and proposes seven broad areas of cooperation at the regional and continental level.

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