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If the AU's Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) is one of the AU;s best-kept secrets on committing governments to dedicate 10% of their budget to agriculture, then Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) may be yet-another acronym that remains an even bigger secret.   There can be no food without a structured agricultural sector, but recent studies indicate that, currently, a third of all food produced fr human consumption is lost or wasted from the farm to the consumers. In a statement copied to Ecowas Business News from the AU's Department on Agriculture and Rural Economy, the African Union Commission, Food and Agriculture Organisation, and Rockefeller Foundation closed a two-day meeting on 27th July, with an an expected outcome of a Continental Post-Harvest Strategy. So far, five out of fifty-five countries -- Malawi, Mauritania, Rwanda, Togo and Uganda -- are on track towards achieving the post-harvest loss target by 2025. Togo is clearly th...

Demystify. Unpack. Explain PRESS RELEASE Nairobi, Kenya July 25, 2018 – The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Rockefeller Foundation, are engaged in a two-day High-level meeting with key stakeholders to develop policies and strategies for country specific plans to reduce post-harvest losses , in response to the 2014 Malabo Declaration on Africa Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation (3AGT) . The 2014 AU Malabo Declaration commits AU member states to reduce the current levels of PHL by 50 percent, thereby contributing to the goal to end hunger in Africa by 2025. The outcomes of the forum will contribute to stronger coordination of food loss reduction initiatives and improved alignment to the Malabo Declaration Implementation Roadmap, while improving the capacity of African Union Member States in the design and implementation of food loss reduction policies, strategies and related investme...