WEF_GrowAfrica_AnnualReport2014

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About
Grow Africa
GROW AFRICA
Accelerating investments for sustainable
growth in African agriculture
Who We Are
Vision: Making agriculture the engine for economic
growth.
Purpose: Helping partner countries generate
sustainable and inclusive private sector investments
towards achieving 6% agricultural growth.
Governance: Grow Africa is co-convened by the
African Union Commission, the NEPAD Agency, and
the World Economic Forum, to generate investment
in support of achieving Africa’s plan for agriculture -
the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development
Programme (CAADP).
Role: A trusted connector and problem-solver for
cross-sector partners.
Targets: We measure the success of investment
commitments generated through Grow Africa against:
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Quantity of actual investments
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No. of jobs created
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No. of smallholders reached
Our Steering Committee includes high-level
representatives from companies, farmers’
organisations, civil society, government and
development partners.
Participation: In principle, participation in Grow Africa
is open to all CAADP countries that demonstrate
readiness to attract investment aligned to a national
strategy for agricultural transformation. Grow Africa
currently supports 10 countries across the continent.
“We don’t want to help farmers do good. We
want to do something transformational, go
beyond just poverty reduction and actually
create wealth.”
Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO, SAGCOT Centre
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