Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Enablers and key activities for agricultural transformation ............................................................ 15 
Table 2: Transformation requirements (indicative and not exhaustive) ........................................................ 18 
Table 3: Likely AfDB roles across proposed initiatives ............................................................................... 24 
Table 4: Skills profile .................................................................................................................................... 36 
Table 5: Key achievements of the Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010-2014 ............................................... - 2 - 
Table 6: The major initiatives for the transformation ............................................................................. - 16 - 

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ADF
African Development Fund
AEZ
Agro-Ecological Zone
AfDB
African Development Bank
AFFM
Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
AgSS
Agriculture Sector Strategy
ARC
Africa Risk Capacity
ATA
Agricultural Transformation Agenda
AUC
African Union Commission
AVC
Agricultural Value Chain
AWARD
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development
CAADP
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CCAFS
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
CGIAR
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
COP-21
Conference of Parties 21 
CSA
Climate-Smart Agriculture
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FARA
Forum of for Agricultural Research in Africa
HLC
High-Level Conference
ICT
Information and Communications Technology
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IITA
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
INDC 
GDP
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions 
Gross Domestic Product
GPAFS
Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security
GREAT
Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation
L4Ag
Leadership 4 Agriculture
MSMEs
Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises
NEPAD
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
OFSD
Financial Sector Department
OPSD
Private Sector Department
OSAN
Agriculture and Agro-Industries Department
PATA