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Working Groups
The Partnership has a number of Expert Panel Working Groups, each of which focuses on a topic central to fighting poverty and hunger in Africa. At present, the Partnership's four working groups are:
Agricultural Markets & Trade
The objective of the Agricultural Markets and Trade Working Group is to design and implement Partnership activities to strengthen agricultural and rural enterprises and to facilitate their integration into regional, national and global markets. The group brings together core representatives from U.S. and Africa-based private and public organizations who have experience with Africa’s agriculture and trade-related issues.
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Creating a better policy environment and improved programs in the U.S. and Africa for the expansion of agricultural production and marketing at national, regional and global levels.
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Facilitating information exchange and fostering relationships between African and U.S. public and private sector representatives to strengthen agricultural trade and marketing policies and activities.
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Supporting Partnership national committees, regional organizations, and NEPAD to improve agriculture production and marketing.
Priorities of the Agricultural Markets and Trade Working Group include:
Capacity Building for Science & Technology
The Capacity Building for Science and Technology Working Group designs and implements Partnership activities to help build human and institutional capacity in science and technology and improve science-based technology development and transfer for agriculture, health and the environment.
- Works with national committees and key regional organizations to define and pursue their priorities in training and capacity building and science-based technology development and transfer.
- Increases political support and funding levels for programs to improve training and capacity building for science-based technology development and transfer.
- Facilitates a balanced discussion of the role of science and technology in reducing hunger and poverty in Africa.
To support its objectives, the Capacity Building for Science and Technology Working Group:
Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Working group designs and implements activities to strengthen transportation, power and communications infrastructure in rural Africa. The expansion of agribusiness, trade, and other elements of economic growth are severely constrained by inadequate infrastructure in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Facilitate public-private partnerships for private financing and operation of larger-scale infrastructure projects with risk-sharing by donor agencies.
- Develop projects and seek funding for public-private partnerships to improve local infrastructure in rural areas – telecommunications, internet access, road systems, and access to electric power.
- Collaborate with African, multilateral, and bilateral partners to set priorities for infrastructure improvement and to finance and implement these programs.
Key objectives of the Infrastructure Working Group include:
Relief to Development
The Relief to Development group designs and implements activities to support a transition away from crisis-oriented efforts to combat hunger that treat only the symptoms of food insecurity. Long-term agricultural development means increased regional food security, income generation, and greater resilience to future food crises.
- Collaborating with African, multilateral, and bilateral partners to encourage sustainable agricultural development and long-term food security.
Key activities of the Relief to Development Working Group include:
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