Assembly of the heads of state and government of the African Union / Kampal: Speech by Professor Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi and Chairperson of the African Union

The African Union decided to place highest priority on agriculture and food security as the basis for economic transformation and change within the shortest period of time. For this, new strategic partnership for the “The African Food Basket: Innovations, Interventions and Strategic Partnerships” that will initially be implemented in Africa. As the proposal, the African Food Basket is a new focused approach that highlights agriculture and food security as the springboard for growth supported by strategic transport infrastructures, energy development, Information Communication Technology (ICT) and climate change mitigation. Read more here.