Rural Economy and Agriculture Committee

The Rural Economy and Agriculture Committee of the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...

Economic, Social and Cultural Council The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) is an advisory body of the African Union designed to give civil society organizations (CSOs) a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes. ECOSOCC is made up of civil societ ...

deals with: * Rural economy * Agriculture and

food security Food security speaks to the availability of food in a country (or geography) and the ability of individuals within that country (geography) to access, afford, and source adequate foodstuffs. According to the United Nations' Committee on World ...

* Livestock * Environment * Natural resources * Desertification The Chairperson of the Committee is

Patrick Kayemba Patrick Kayemba is a Ugandan politician and diplomat. He is a member of the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council representing East Africa. He is also Chairman of the Rural Economy and Agriculture Committee, one of the ten S ...

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