At the African Union Summit held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, in June 2014, heads of state and government adopted a set of concrete agricultural goals to be attained by 2025.
Known as the Malabo Declaration, it is a set of goals aimed at achieving the agricultural vision for the African continent.
The summit affirmed that agriculture should remain high on the development agenda of the continent and is critical for economic growth and poverty reduction.
Among the commitments were: recommitment to the principles and values of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP); enhancing investment finance in agriculture; ending hunger in Africa by 2025; halving poverty by 2025 through inclusive agricultural growth and transformation; and boosting intra-African trade in agricultural commodities and services.
