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Regional African Community of Practice launched

The COMESA Chapter of the African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results (AfCOP-MfDR) has been launched in Lusaka, Zambia. Acting Secretary-General, Ambassador Kipyego Cheluget said the initiative will ensure that regional programmes focus on activities that are geared towards making a difference in the lives of the people.

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Improper post-harvest systems are a waste of time - Nagla

“High yields without proper infrastructure such as storage facilities, roads and robust interventions along the value are a waste of time,” Assistant Secretary-General, Finance and Administration, Ambassador Nagla El-Hussainy has said. While officially opening the Technical Meeting on Post-Harvest Loss Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa on 14 May 2013 at the Radisson Blu hotel in Lusaka, Zambia, Ambassador El-Hussainy said under the CAADP agenda, particularly under pillars two on trade, three on production and four on research, Member States should strengthen their post harvest loss reduction strategies.

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We need a systematic and harmonized post-harvest mechanism - Sichinga

Agriculture and Livestock Minister in the Republic of Zambia, Mr Robert Sichinga, has said that post harvest losses have led to the high prices of maize and other foodstuffs in sub-Saharan Africa. “Post harvest losses contribute to high food prices by removing part of the food supply from the market and also have a negative environmental impact as land, water and non-renewable resources such as fertilizers are used to produce, process, handle and transport food that no one consumes,” Mr Sichinga said.

Media essential in communicating climate change responses

The global effort to combat the impacts of climate change can be realized if the media clearly educates and informs the general public and policy makers on the various adaptation and mitigation measures.” This was said at the first Eastern and Southern Africa Climate Change Media Conference in Kampala, Uganda. "The media is an important constituent that no one can afford to ignore as a partner to development," Uganda’s Water and Environment Minister, Ms Flavia Munaaba said, adding that a number of initiatives are being pursued at the national, regional, continental and international level to address the impacts of climate change.

USAID reiterates support to gender mainstreaming in the region

COMESA’s successful collaboration with USAID in promoting the integration of gender issues in the region’s agriculture and climate change programmes has scored success in the past years, which has contributed to enhanced livings standards of the people. Member States are cognizant of the critical role that agriculture plays in their national economies.

East and Southern Africa climate change media network born

Over 40 journalists from 23 countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa have established the first ever Eastern and Southern Africa Climate Change Media Network, which will act as a forum for the exchange of views on the implications of climate change on people's lives and also act as a channel to convey climate information to the public.

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