Action: Leveraging the African Union’s Biennial Review Report to Accelerate CAADP Implementation under Kampala 18 June 2026 Presentation on the Fifth Biennial Review Report Agnes Obua-Ogwal CAADP Advisor (M&E) Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE), African Union Commission (AUC)
framework for agriculture and agriculture-led development since 2003 Aimed at reducing poverty and increasing food security and nutrition on the continent. A Flagship Program of the AU
Heads of State and Government (HoSG) under Commitment 7 of the 2014 Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Africa Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods (Doc. Assembly/AU/2(XXIII)). The Biennial Review Process ➔ The BR Report has tracked progress made by African Member States against the Malabo Declaration targets, working in close collaboration with the AUDA-NEPAD, RECs, Member States, and a wide range of technical and development partners. ➔ Report preparation takes about 1½ years, ending with submission to the HoSG ➔ Each report is guided by a theme based on the AU theme of the year ➔ Each report has served as an important tool for accountability, peer learning, and collective action.
and Values of the CAADP Process 02 Enhancing Investment Finance in Agriculture 03 Ending Hunger by 2025 04 Halving Poverty through Agriculture by 2025 05 Boosting intra-African Trade in Agricultural Commodities & Services 06 Enhancing Resilience to Climate Variability 07 Enhancing Mutual Accountability for Actions and Results
not achieve target 16 Member states achieved target 0 Africa as a whole is not on-track to meet CAADP goals by 2025 Member states are progressing well 5.25 avg. score out of 10 average score for the whole of Africa, based on the 45 country reports. Malabo commitments were assessed against the 9.40 benchmark for 2024 Progressing well Not on track No data On track 6 Member states under AU sanction 4 Member states did not report 29
01 member states achieved target On track Not on track No data Progressing Well 2025 4.22 Continent Score Benchmark 9.5 1 member state achieved target 38 member states progressing well 10 member states did not report 6 member states did not achieve target 2025 8.04 -0.14% Continent Score Benchmark 10 5.22% COMMITMENT 02 COMMITMENT ENHANCING INVESTMENT FINANCE IN AGRICULTURE 0 17member states progressing well 10 member states did not report 28 member states did not achieve target
member states progressing well 10 member states did not report 27 On track Not on track No data Progressing Well 2025 3.38 Continent Score Benchmark 9.24 0 9 member state is progressing well 10 member states did not report 36 ENDING HUNGER BY 2025 HALVING POVERTY THROUGH AGRICULTURE BY 2025 COMMITMENT 04 member states achieved target member state achieved target member states did not achieve target member states did not achieve target
6.30 Continent Score Benchmark 9.55 On track Not on track No data Progressing Well 2025 2.97 Continent Score Benchmark 9.00 0 10 member states did not report 39 COMMITMENT 6 member states progressing well ENHANCING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY 06 member states achieved target member states did not achieve target 7 10 member states did not report 10 28 member states progressing well member states achieved target member states did not achieve target
track Not on track No data Progressing Well 2025 7.41 Continent Score Benchmark 9.40 6 33member states progressing well 10 member states did not report 6 member states achieved target member states did not achieve target
100 Share reported-% 1st BR 2nd BR 3rd BR 4th BR incl. 12 new ind. 4th BR excl. 12 new ind. 5th BR The CAADP-BR Results – Trends over the 5 BR reports Some AU Member States have made consistent, multi-dimensional progress – political commitment, investments, and robust country-driven mutual accountability systems. Continental performance trends are upward, over the five BR cycles
performance of agric. sector is increasing; but MS still not achieving the targets? Look also at actual country performance? Even though the continent has a significantly low baseline compared to global average, agric. production is increasing; but the same cannot be said of productivity. Hunger has still been prevalent during the 2014 to 2024 period. How do we increase productivity to ensure sufficient food for all? The best performance was in Commitment 1 – Malabo Declaration targets and agreed processes were well integrated into the R/NAIPs. How to ensure that good policies and frameworks sufficiently translate into effective and efficient implementation? The political economy around Member State data – Why not use the same source(s) for the data for the BR as the Member States submit to FAO, WB, WTO?
AFRICA’S AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS • Improve coordination and communication across Member States, RECs and the AU ➢ Use CAADP PP and peer learning to turn findings into better plans, spending and reforms ➢ Promote regional integration through trade, harmonized standards and value chains ➢ Strengthen data systems by embedding BR into national statistics and M&E frameworks ➢ Align BR, RAIP/NAIP and JSR processes for greater coherence • Mobilize development partners to align support, reduce fragmentation and finance implementation at scale • Keep farmers, civil society, women and youth at the centre of implementation, accountability and innovation
OF MOROCCO Score 8.15 REPUBLIC OF RWANDA Score 8.04 ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Score 7.46 Special Mention for best Overall Regional Performance: 5.77 Southern Africa AWARDING BEST PERFORMERS IN THE 5TH CAADP BR CYCLE Special Mention for Most improved in score from the previous review: 105% Federal Republic of Somalia Continuous improvement in scores from the 1st to 5th BR: Cabo Verde, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. An average score above 5 out of 10 for the five BR cycles (17 Member States): Rwanda, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Benin, Malawi, Burundi, Tanzania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Togo, and Gambia.