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The Common African Agro-Parks Programme (CAAPs) is aimed at boosting regional trade for agricultural commodities by increasing locally processing of key agricultural products. The CAAPs will help Africa take over the African Food Import Market of about USD50 billion per annum that is currently outsourced to the rest of the world.
The CAAPs is coordinated by the AU Commission, through the Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE); the Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM) in partnership with the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); – African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank); and the Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA).
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| Project URL | |
| Geographic coverage | Africa |
| Originally Published | 19 Oct 2023 |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food crises and food and nutrition security |
| Related organisation(s) | AGRA - Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | agricultural productionagricultural traderegional integrationprivate investmentAfrican Union |
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