Decision on Allocation of 10% of National Budgetary Resources to Agriculture and Rural Development over the next 5 years

Jurisdiction: African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation: Assembly/AU/Dec.61 (IV)
Regional Body / Author: Assembly of the African Union
Date: 30 January 2005
Language: English
Type: Statement

DECISION ON ALLOCATION OF 10% OF NATIONAL BUDGETARY
RESOURCES TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS

Assembly/AU/6 (IV)

The Assembly:

1. TAKES NOTE of the Report;

2. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the Commission to define, in collaboration with Member States and the NEPAD Secretariat, the core areas of agriculture and rural development relevant to the 10% allocation adopted in the Maputo Declarations;

3. CALLS UPON Member States to implement the present Decision in order to improve the financing of agriculture;

4. FURTHER REQUESTS the Chairperson of the Commission to submit a report to the 5^th Ordinary Session of the Assembly in July 2005.

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