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usinessW0RlD industry AU, African Agric Technology Foundation Sign MoU
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an UnlOll (AU)
ComIt\JWO'l and the A£nun "E-rtCulouaJ
T~'IY Foundabon (AATF) have. IIJIiCd • Mcmonndum of Under$tandinl IMGU) that will tee them WOf I( tozetha" to rai5c: ap1CU11LnI pm:b:uvlt)' In Afnca through IieChnoIo&Y
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KCaI, de¥dqIm~,
deliYl:'f)'
1be: coll,bolluon will facilitate lilt detMlyment ol proYm IeChnoIosIe6 10 bclp addra.s the comtraIntJ (Ked by arnaJlIoIder AI nan farm-
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m:oplK
tIId IIJlPI"I'O-
the c:ontribudOlllhll AAn:
makJna IO'WW\b Africa',
aanculnnl deYdopmeoL 1be lipuna ol thr Mol J lodly is •
te5tJrnony
10 •
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wort . . . bet 10 sustain the eaJMlIIlit '-*bone of the c:ontiAI:nt ..Ill its ~ pia especl.ny lbole who depend on agriculturl! and bOn 10
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lOr dlr:ir I,Ydihoodl: IMi Mn RhodII Thtnu5iimc ~.
the Con1ml;U"lntr for Economy and Apiculture of ~e AU ComnuUIOII . Spe:Wna. ciunn( Ihe .upin. oflhe.~ II theAU
Rural
~UlAdI.LI5"'''''. Entlop... lbc Con m:.JliM)fJCl" andcncon:d the unror MIOC c(
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rrt:JpeM
eo d:u r"quua Sb'On8c:r COOlnlltrt<,'1 and suppon on the p-f1 of !be
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ComnuuJOn , the R,'ponaI EconomIC Comnm klnI and ocher PM Mrican u,,[UlJOI1S IIwoIved In .,ncuhural deve:l·
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Wclconun, AATP 10 the ,,(rial AJriculture De\ .kpmcnl (CAADP) pmgr&IlnlC of NEPAD. the Conu'liUKlner Aid that the pIM"''' n hu made pnl p!'ClIla6 k1Ylo..m Contpldw:ns,~
SIOn'tS by CnlS~ Osagi~ ~I Afnca's p i rL • food«ewe and povc:ny-free Arm wtdI JO I11t'f1lbtr ItI&eS bem! ah,ned 10 the pro-
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... _Iev<n&< .... tbe AATF ... .., oft'u the QlOo
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10 .:cas
.xt delhu qncuttur.l lechDIJktcjes (or lode by anaJlhoIdfarrnen is LO full ICCOf'd With the Afncan Union Sine
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Dcclanltion on the chal.IenFS impementinl inlel"ltcd and suslainlble deYdopmmt on IgJ1CUINre .nd ....Ic:r In Mm," Mid Dr. K~ , the AAT EAecutnoe Ditec:u. Af'riaI bas one of the Iowat Irveb 01 fum ~ity in ~ world • • resuJt of the absence of IppI'Opriate .,ncultural technoiops 10 deal with the ttreurI, pests IDd
0(
di!caIcs
~
smallholder
the pov.1h and mearungful 01 qnaJl fartner$ in the econonuc deYdopmenI agenda of the c:ontLnmI Cunattty wcrtana; In ciIhf; counlnes Ln i ub.S1lh1lB1l Africa. AATF (':Ihtatcs ICCeSS and deJi~ oIlfford· IIbIe qriculunI trdmoIoaics for use by ,maIlboIder fum· en III Africa_ (*tICrpIlJOn
Priority
areu
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the
FoundatKlO udude addrcuma tafJdCd .,n.:uhuraJ conSbalntS
flClnJ tbcIe (1fmr.f1
... hicb include the unpK1 01 climate chanae '" -sncu1rurc; pest ~. IOiI JMnlIement, nutnen! enhanccmenl Ln (oods: unproved bm:dm& mettnh: end mech...smon llxxln:addrased ttwouah the 1ICICnI, ilew:klpmenl and dqHoymenl of IiCCCUllHe, traMfttlbk. .s.pubk and PfO"'eII techaokIp:I
Currenl proJCClS bem, c:oonlinIRd by AATF iDdudr.: Suip conud in mmr: dcYel-
opment of ImecHulSlant lmprovemenl of
cowpea:
bInIna for IUIstaoce 10 bananI t.csenaI wLk; btoIosiaI control of .nllOlIn, ..........,...of ...........• UWIDC in m&LZC; and dcYelopmmI of rutmcen-U5e dficienI, 'WIter-U5e etrtClttll and sail eoIerut rice \...etIa for use by smallholder fanners In
SSA Kyeterc n::newcd AAlFs comnutment 10 hono&a'" the prDYWoni
of Ihe Moll for
~ benefit a( the conunent, SI)'UII thai "With thu MoU
Ioaetber
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Contrnm;I(In
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on
With
VIllOUS
LrutiItMt 10 endx::atc pDYef Iy ..a ISIUn: food JeCUnIy•
and nutnllon fOC' '" AI'nI:a.... RWlinnina the comnutmenl of the AU, Tumuume
heahh
ITlllJOrd)' of ~
eJ:JnI5Cd the need for the 1WO~IOeJ:pkR oplJoaS of mutual bcndits
..a make them wort for the
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TOPPING UP•••
r.oc the rqioa', fatmen
ApndnnJ Icient:e end technology is rec:otJUKd • otJer011 potanial .., improYe food acurity IIId reduce JIO"ut)' ia
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"Suu II&J1WlturallRSScs lind dBeascs In: not comained by national boundanes, coop-
betwua naoons will budd cntJCII mass ItId .ooe:1cnte the producuon 01 tci-
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ence-baed C'OnCn)Is WId rm1Cdiet" sui K)'dm' "Sucuss dqIm..b on aD n::1evad. 0fEMlSIlJoosbl.t: the AU IIIdAATF
workln, tOfdbcr Ihrou,h j*1nentups." hc.1dded Sayin, lhat Im.alinolder funlm in sub-SIhIran Afnca
offer
greIIl poImtIal towards mftM:ina food JeCUnly Ind II'I'If'OWd IiYdlhoods. Kyetete sui there wa need for r.dK:aI Inkriallions .., SImI the ode 01 these effects on food !IeCU' nty md Lnc:ome and support
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