ACP-EUagricultural cooperation

Contribution of agriculture to ACP economies

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Africa: 32% of GDP

Caribbean: 1%–17% of GDP

Pacific: 10%–40% of GDP

EU: 13% of agricultural imports from ACP

8% of agricultural exports to ACP

Africa: 60% of workforce

Caribbean: 21% of employment

Pacific: 3%–72% of employment

Agriculture as an employer

Agriculture and the economy

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Food security is a major issue in many ACP countries

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Estimated prevalence of undernutrition in children under 5, 2011 (%)

Prevalence of overweight and obese children under 5 (%)

Stunting is still high in many regions but obesity is increasing rapidly

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Source: WHO, UNICEF and World Bank 2011. Global Nutrition Report 2014

Source: de Onis et al. 2010.Note: Asia excludes Japan, Developed Countries includes Japan

SSA SA SEA LAC

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9

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31995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

AfricaAsiaDevelopedDeveloping

StuntingUnderweight

Challenges for ACP agriculture

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Barriers to intra-regional trade

Aging farmers

Stagnant production

Climate change

High food imports

Post-harvest losses

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Opportunities to transform agriculture in the ACP

Increasing productivity

Promoting agriculture as a business

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Strengthening ACP-EU partnerships to address ACP agricultural challengesNot just about funding

Creating opportunities for

women and

youth

Mobilising

science,

technology and

innovation

Long-term, consistent engagement

Promoting

agribusinessand

entrepreneurship

Supporting

country-owned agendas

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Mobilising science, technology and innovation for ACP agriculture

Fostering EU-ACP linkages

Support to tertiary education and research networks

Strengthening South-South linkages

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PAEPARD: Linking mobile technology and science

Farmer-led innovation at work

ACP-EU expertise and guidance throughout the entire process – from concept to proposal

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40 Brussels Briefings since 2007

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ACP-EU policy dialogue

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150+ people at each + web streaming

320 high-level speakers

More than 4,500 participants

35% of ACP embassies at every Briefing

CTA, the EC (DG Devco), the ACP Group and the Concord

8 Regional Briefings since 2010

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Promoting agribusiness development

Markets and trade

Value chains Legal and regulatory frameworks

Regional and national commodity associations

Farmers’ organisations

COLEACP

• ACP producers/exporters and EU importers of fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants

• More than 300 businesses from ACP countries

• Over the last 15 years, COLEACPhas:

– Delivered 1500 projects and 8000 activities

– Conducted 1720 capacity building sessions at which there were 21,600 women (30%)

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Strengthening farmers’ voices in ARD policy-making

• Strengthening capacities in policy engagement

• Focus on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

• EAFF used these skills to contribute to discussions of policy on cooperatives in East Africa

• January 2015: East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) passes East African Community (EAC) Co-operative Societies Act, 2014

• EAFF conducting vigorous campaign to raise awareness about the new Act at regional, national and sub-national levels in all EAC partner states

East African Farmers Federation (EAFF)

Strengthening local peoples’ voices in natural resource management

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More than 150 P3DM exercises conducted worldwide

Samoa – 8% of population have benefitted

Used in natural resource management

Stepping stones to successICTs and women in agriculture –FarmDrive

Creating opportunities for women and youth

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ResultsFinalist in 2013 AgriHack competition attracting international investor interest

New partnerships developed following meetings at networking oppotunities

Anticipated customer reach of 200,000 following Accelerator Programme

Agrihack Talent Initiative

Networking opportunities at events e.g. GFIA

Accelerator Programme

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KM platforms

• Support to engagement in policy processes

• Community participation

Publishing

• Books and magazines

TEEAL

• The essentialelectronic agricultural library

Thematic websites

Sharing knowledge, fostering communities

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Empowerment

Long-term, consistent engagement between the EU and the ACPhas:

• Built strong foundations for agricultural and rural development

• Strengthened science, technology and innovation both among ACP countries and between the EU and the ACP

• Enhanced local capacities and provided opportunities for south-south networking as well as mobilising EU capacity to support ACP efforts

• Helped create a policy and business environment in which agriculture fulfil its potential as a creator of wealth and opportunities for growth throughout the ACP countries

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