EAC Keen on Evolving a Coordinated Agri Policy for Region

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The ECA indicates that the development of cross-border/Regional Agricultural Value Chains (RAVCs) is regarded as essential for the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement by African Union (AU) member countries.

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners in the two countries have been meeting and deliberating on how to harness the two countries’ full agricultural potential.

At an inception workshop in Accra on February 7, 2025, stakeholders, including agricultural scientists, economists, policy experts, CSOs, farmers, bankers, importers, and exporters in the agricultural sector, met to discuss and figure out how to design and implement Regional Agricultural Value Chains (RAVCs) that would fully harness the agricultural potential of the two countries and bring about economic benefits.

The ECA indicates that the development of cross-border/Regional Agricultural Value Chains (RAVCs) is regarded as essential for the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement by African Union (AU) member countries.

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The main aim of the workshop in Accra was to strengthen the capacity of the countries to enable them to benefit from the AfCFTA, but that can only be achieved when the agricultural value chain has been properly developed. The meeting also considered the guidelines and reforms that will promote value chains across regions in Africa.