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9th Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security underway in Arusha

The 9th meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security is on going at the EAC Headquarters.

The objective of the meeting is to review the progress made in the implementation of Council decisions and consideration of other issues of regional importance in the areas of Agriculture and Food Security including crops, livestock and fisheries, and related issues.

The Meeting is being conducted through the sessions of the Senior Officials from 18-20th January 2016, Permanent / Principal Secretaries’ session on 21st January 2016 and the Ministerial / Cabinet Secretaries’ session on 22nd January 2016.

Addressing the official opening of the Senior Officials on behalf of the EAC Deputy Secretary-General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors, Director of Productive, Mr Jean Baptiste Havugimana echoed the critical role of the Agriculture and Food Security in the EAC region.

He expressed the EAC Secretariat’s commitment to collaborating with Partner States to spur efforts towards enhancing food and nutrition security and facilitating trade within the region and beyond.


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