African green revolution forum declaration: Increasing adaptation & resilience of African food systems
55 African countries signed this five-point plan to increase the climate adaptation and resilience of the continent’s food systems. The five measures are:
- - To embed resilience and adaptation in national agricultural and investment plans
- - To scale up adoption of proven technologies
- - To target smallholder farmers as the key agents of change, with a special focus on gender and youth
- - To support market driven Research for Development (R4D)
- - To strengthen climate data analysis and reinforce Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) systems to protect livelihoods
The declaration is expected to support agriculture’s contribution to economic growth in line with Africa’s 2060 vision and agenda, the 2014 Malabo Declaration and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.