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The ACP agricultural sector faces numerous challenges to effectively satisfy the food and nutrition needs of its growing population and to meet the requirements for competing in global markets while fulfilling its role as a driver of economic growth and social development. These challenges are compounded by: (i) under investments in agriculture, science, research and tertiary education; (ii) inadequate physical infrastructure; (iii) dwindling natural resource base – land and water, climate change and soil degradation; (iv) declining human resource base with the necessary competencies and skills to generate, access, contextualize and optimize knowledge and technologies; (v) inadequate recognition of local knowledge; and (vi) the global economic meltdown and energy crisis. » Read more


CTA news

Knowledge for Development in Africa

About 40 participants from 16 countries gathered in Windhoek, Namibia for the workshop on Knowledge for Development in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities which was held during 9-13 November.
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Recovery with a Human Face

On 12 November the CTA attended a Conference on “Recovery with a human face”, an UNICEF initiative aimed at coping with the global economic downturn.
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New Subscription Forms for CTA Publications

To better serve its subscribers, the Service Publications Distribution has developed a new distribution system which will be implemented during the 1st quarter 2010.
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Introducing CTA’s new Programme Co-ordinator, Media - SAMUEL K. MIKENGA

Samuel Mikenga is a Ugandan national who recently joined CTA as Programme Coordinator, Media. He will be in charge of CTA media activities and public relations between CTA and the media.
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Indigenous Peoples in Africa prepare for Copenhagen

With funding support from CTA, fifteen indigenous African leaders from Central and East Africa met in Bujumbura, Burundi to finalise a joint strategy and statement on climate change. Leaders from forest-based communities in Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda participated in a joint policy meeting from 26-27 October 2009 coordinated by Unissons-nous pour la Promotion des Batwa / Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (
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