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Partners: NEPAD
New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Secretariat
and The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) signed an agreement to collaborate in
support of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP).
Under the agreement, MI will provide support to NEPAD as a Technical Partner in
ensuring that food and nutrition security are adequately incorporated into the
planning and implementation of CAADP.
The CAADP is at the heart of efforts by African governments under
the AU/NEPAD initiative to accelerate growth and eliminate poverty and hunger
among Africans. The main goal of CAADP is to help African countries reach a
higher path of economic growth through agriculturally-led development which
eliminates hunger, reduces poverty and food insecurity, and enables expansion
of exports.
Technical support for the CAADP process through MI Africa's office
in Johannesburg, South Africa has been ongoing leading up to the formal launch
of the implementation process held in Accra, Ghana in May 2005. This agreement
sets the platform for further collaboration in the years to come on matters
relating to vitamin and mineral deficiencies and nutrition within the ambit of
the CAADP itself.
Nutrition and Africa’s Development Goals
The Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program1
(CAADP), prepared under the auspices of NEPAD, and recently adopted by African
Heads of State, highlights the urgent need to reduce hunger and malnutrition
and improve food security, in order to achieve Africa’s growth and
development goals, as reflected in the first MDG. Improving the quality and
diversity of the typical diet is an essential element of this strategy, given
the limited range of nutrients in the diets of most people. Fortification of
commercially processed foods with essential vitamins and minerals forms an
integral part of the strategy.
Working with African Industry to End Hidden Hunger
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