NEPAD Today 06 November 2013
06 November 2013
NEPAD to promote cassava value chain
NEPAD Business Group Nigeria is set to attract private sector investments that will boost the development of cassava value chain in the country and the West African sub-region.
The investments will form the major focus of NBGN’s inaugural Cassava Investment Forum that will hold in Abuja on the 7th of November.
According to a statement by NEPAD, the forum will also focus on the areas of interventions including development of the processing capacity that will produce high quality products; identification of potential markets, particularly the food, livestock feed, starch and ethanol industries.
It will also examine the roles of different stakeholders including producers, traders, processors, researchers, financiers, policy makers and consumers in the cassava industry.
According to NBGN’s Chairman, Mr. Chris Ezeh, cassava is one of the nation’s agricultural produce that can contribute significantly to its earnings.
Source: http://www.punchng.com/business/industry/nepad-to-promote-cassava-value-chain/
UNGA debates partnership for African development
In a joint debate on NEPAD, UN Member States discussed the need for continued international support and cooperation with African countries, with UN General Assembly (UNGA) President John Ashe calling NEPAD the "essential blueprint" for promoting African stability.
The meeting, which took place on 25 October 2013, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, reviewed two reports of the UN Secretary-General on Africa: 'The NEPAD eleventh consolidated progress report on implementation and international support' (A/68/222) and 'Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa' (A/68/220).
Report A/68/222 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity, the predecessor to the AU, and stresses the importance of accelerating progress to achieve the MDGs, including through increased public and private investments, international delivery of development commitments, and agreement in the Doha Round of trade negotiations. Read More
AU marks Africa Food & Nutrition Security Day
African leaders, agriculture and nutrition experts from the private and public sectors have marked this year's Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) in Niamey, Niger.
The 4th ADFNS, jointly hosted by the AUC, NEPAD Agency, the government of Niger and partners, was commemorated under the theme "Toward an African Renaissance: Achieving the Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition", according to a statement received from the AUC here.
Africa marks ADFNS annually on Oct 30, to create a platform in which concerned stakeholders can discuss solutions and make recommendations on food security issues and ways to tackle malnutrition and under-development on the continent. Read More
Upcoming events (some dates or venue may change)
1. 21st Africa Partnership Forum – Dakar, Senegal, 7-8 November 2013
2. Dakar Investment Summit for African Infrastructure, Dakar, Senegal, 5-6 November 2013
3. Forum on Promoting the NEPAD/APRM Codes and Standards on Corporate Governance in Southern Africa, 20-22 November 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa
4. 5th GEO Health & Environment Community of Practice (CoP), 23-25 July 2013, Washington D.C., USA