National Policy Dialogue: CAADP Kampala Declaration and its Domestication in Nigeria
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) policy framework reflects the recognition of agriculture-led economy as a driver for enhancing economic growth, reducing poverty, and increasing food security on the African continent.
Since the adoption of the CAADP during the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in 2003, the Africa Heads of State and Governments have continued to reaffirm their commitments towards the sector through increased budgetary allocation, improved agricultural investment and intra-African trade, and mostly recently, through the Kampala Declaration, aimed at creating more resilient and sustainable agrifood systems that benefit farmers, improve nutrition and support economic stability.
Mutual accountability remains a core principle for tracking progress on these commitments particularly at regional and national levels. With this goal of inclusive accountability in mind, the government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has expressed its readiness to align and synergize with stakeholders to achieve the aims of the Kampala Declaration (2026 – 2036).
This remains one of the highlights of the one-day Community of Practice Summit on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) organized by FMAFS in collaboration with IFPRI, GIZ Nigeria, ECOWAS, and ActionAid Nigeria in Abuja on Monday, October 6, 2025. The event, which featured technical presentations, brought together Commissioners of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Rural Development from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), research institutions, development practitioners, CSOs, and farmer groups.
Presenting the IFPRI’s research priorities to support CAADP Kampala implementation in Nigeria, Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, Research Fellow and IFPRI-Nigeria Country Program Leader, emphasized the use of data to drive investment alignment with CAADP targets, support states to translate national frameworks into operational programs, and strengthen research-policy linkages among FMAFS, National Bureau of Statistics, NARIs, IFPRI, and AU/NEPAD. These are needed to generate knowledge that enables Nigeria to close the gaps across the six Kampala CAADP pillars of productivity and trade, investment and finance, food and nutrition security, inclusivity, resilience and governance, he said. The presentation identified six research needs to support evidence-based Kampala CAADP implementation in Nigeria.
IFPRI facilitated six working groups to develop state-driven approaches to implementing the six outcomes of the declaration and ensure contextualized solutions per zone. The groups focused on three key areas: (i) resource mobilization from internal and external sources to support CAADP implementation at the sub-national level; (ii) operationalizing the roles of women, youth, and Persons with Disabilities across all levels; and (iii) strengthening ownership, accountability, and reporting mechanisms among stakeholders to advance the implementation of the six (6) strategic objectives of the CAADP Kampala.