Ad-hoc expert group meeting on agriculture and rural transformation in Africa
Welcome address by Mr. Josué Dioné Director, Food Security and Sustainable Development Division (FSSD), UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Africa. Mr. Dioné, on his remarks highlighted that, the majority of African countries, particularly those south of the Sahara, the fate of agriculture determines to a significant extent that of the overall economy. This is so because of the strong backward and forward linkages between agriculture and the other productive and service sectors of the economy. The aim is to trigger a structural transformation that would enable African agriculture not only to capture the growing regional market – which, unfortunately, is presently too fragmented to provide the right incentive sets for significant market-oriented, private-business operations – but also to become a key player in the global market place.
| Format: | Speech biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2007-04
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47291 |
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