ABOUT THE 19th CAADP PP
The 14th ADFNS and 19th CAADP PP: Context, theme, and Sub-Themes
The ADFNS and CAADP PP events will be organized within the context of the African Union Theme of the Year chosen for 2023 - “Accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area”. This theme will invoke sub-thematic areas of policy learning, technical dialogues, messaging, media content and recommendations for “Accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement in the context of CAADP Commitments for Safer and Healthier Diets”.
Sub-Theme 1: Harnessing the nexus between CAADP and AfCFTA towards tripling intra-African trade in agricultural commodities and nutrition improvement
This theme will address, among others, Market access/ trade facilitation, trade barriers, promoting regional integration of food systems, enhancing infrastructure and logistics, harmonizing standards and quality requirements, and supporting smallholder farmers and agribusinesses. The discussion on these elements will be about how they contribute to food security and nutrition.
Sub-Theme 2: Harnessing Science, Innovation, and research to enhance food and nutrition security
This theme will look into investing in research and development, strengthening scientific institutions and partnerships, promoting indigenous and local knowledge, and examining the importance of developing robust policy and regulatory frameworks that support scientific research and innovation.
Sub-Theme 3: Financing agri-food and nutrition through private-sector involvement
The 14th ADFNS and 19th CAADP PP will invite policy experts and ‘champions’ to share experiences, lessons, and inspirations that might generate new options and recommendations for further actions to inform AU policy organs and AU Member States. The reflections will focus on the role of the private sector in food systems and nutrition, including innovative financing models to promote public-private sector investment, capacity building, and technical assistance.
Sub-Theme 4: Reflection on 20 years of implementing CAADP, key lessons, and priorities for the remaining two years of CAADP Malabo and setting Post Malabo Agenda processes
The CAADP PP will provide a unique platform to further reflect on the achievements of the past two decades. It will also assess what remains to be done towards accelerating implementation during the two years remaining under the existing Malabo cycle. Lastly, building on the path set by the series of engagements led by the African Union institutions, this theme will also seek to fine-tune the existing roadmap and amplify and solidify the ongoing brainstorming toward shaping a Post-Malabo Agenda beyond 2025
Sub-Theme 5: Strengthening Institutional capacities, partnerships and knowledge-sharing and learning
Advancing regional collaboration and knowledge sharing for Food and Nutrition Security: Sharing best practices and lessons learned, regional networks and partnerships, harmonizing policies and approaches. The aim is to identify knowledge management strategies, tools and approaches to enhance collaboration, learning and action to improve Food security and nutrition.
ABOUT MAPLE 2023
The Malabo Policy Learning Event (MAPLE)
Scheduled for the 30th of October 2023 as a one-day programme, the Malabo Policy Learning Event (MAPLE) is an integral part of the CAADP PP that serves as a topical and curtain-raising event. In harmony with the theme of the CAADP PP, the focus of MAPLE 2023 will be on the policy issues for consideration by both the ADFNS and CAADP PP, contributing to a holistic understanding of the issues at hand and facilitating the development of informed strategies and recommendations. Essential discussions, lessons, resolutions and actions will be presented and discussed during the CAADP PP to inform partnership strategies to increase the implementation of CAADP.
The High-Level Ministerial Forum (HLMF) will be held on the 31st of October, focusing on both the ADFNS commemoration and advocating, amongst others, the urgency for accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area to address hunger and malnutrition in Africa. This will be convened as a 90-minute plenary session to be hosted and moderated by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment of the AU Commission and the CEO of AUDA-NEPAD. Participants will include Ministers of Agriculture, Heads of Development Partner Institutions, along with other high-level representatives from CAADP constituencies.
The event will be open to all interest groups, organizations, and individuals interested in and contributing efforts to improve food security in the continent. These include but are not limited to Government officials, policymakers, technical experts, and parliamentarians; regional economic communities, farmers and farmer organizations, private sector (agribusiness, finance and trade associations), development partners, media, civil society organizations, academia, knowledge and research institutions, donor communities, AU department and agencies etc. Official invitations will be sent via web links to potential resource persons, experts, and general participants, including delegates from the host country, other AU Member States, government representatives, partner organizations, and NSA.
High-level Objectives of the MAPLE
To share lessons and experiences on the review, design and implementation of Malabo-compliant National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPS).
To highlight how inclusion and resilience have and can been integrated in Food Security programming in the context of Malabo implementation.
To review and learn from different policy implementation approaches and tools
To identify key actions that if implemented at National, Regional and Continental levels, will accelerate the implementation of the CAADP agenda