Speaking at the training of African Union, AU member- states on how to report on the progress made in the Malabo Declaration in Accra, Ghana, Ruzindaza noted that the reporting system also aimed at fostering alignment, harmonisation and coordination among multi-sectoral efforts in all Africa member-states.
The Malabo Declaration was a result of a special session of the African Union that took place in 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea which aimed at transforming agriculture on the continent for both economic and livelihood gains.The AUC was tasked to conduct a review on a biennial basis, the progress achieved by its member-states in securing their CAADP and Malabo Declaration commitments.
The five-day meeting focused on training AU member-states on the new CAADP Biennial Review Technical Guidelines; on the new online Data Entry Tool of the “e-BR” and to agree on the Coordination Mechanism and Continental Roadmap for submitting the second Biennial Report to the AU Assembly in January 2020.
Furthermore, the report also presents the key findings at continental and regional levels, the detailed profiles and scorecards of individual countries, and sets of recommendations for individual countries, regional bodies and continental institutions. “Ghana is now prioritising agriculture sector and the sector has grown to unprecedented levels leading to the flagship programme aimed at growth in food and jobs through the agriculture sector,” Mr Ankobeah said. Ghana’s flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs , seeks to create food security and produce the raw material to feed the agro-processing industries while creating jobs in the process.