Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for 20 Priority CAADP Countries

The program aimed to achieve Millennium Development Goal one (MDG-1) to halve the turn of the century levels of extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. The Maputo Declaration set broad targets of 6 percent annual growth in agricultural gross domestic product, and allocation of at least 10 percent of public expenditures to the agricultural sector. In 2013, African Union (AU) Member States and stakeholders expressed demand for more clarity on the CAADP targets, and assessment of technical efficacies and political feasibilities for success in agricultural transformation. As a result, AU Heads of State and Government adopted the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation in June 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Malabo Declaration sets the Africa 2025 Vision for Agriculture, which is implemented within the Framework of CAADP as a vehicle to implement and achieve the First Ten Year Implementation Plan of Africa's Agenda 2063. The seven Malabo Commitments were translated into seven thematic areas of performance: re-committing to the principles and values of the CAADP Process, enhancing investment finance in agriculture, ending hunger in Africa, improving agricultural productivity and productivity growth, increasing investments in agriculture and rural development, enhancing regional and international cooperation, and promoting private sector engagement in agriculture. The CAADP Process is a key instrument for achieving these commitments and ensuring mutual accountability to results and impact through a continental-level Biennial Review. The 20 priority CAADP countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda, are working towards achieving the CAADP targets and commitments. These countries are implementing various initiatives and programs to enhance agricultural productivity, improve food security, and increase investments in agriculture and rural development. The CAADP Process is supported by various regional and international organizations, including the African Union, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These organizations provide technical assistance, capacity building, and financial support to the CAADP countries to help them achieve their agricultural development goals.