Signing of Commonwealth and AGRA MoU at COP28 The Commonwealth Secretariat and AGRA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will leverage digital innovations to help transform smallholder agriculture across Africa. The MoU aims to bolster agricultural production and trade through the harmonisation of agricultural data systems at national level using a Digital Public Infrastructure model (DPI). During the recent Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting , a unanimous agreement centred on the development of resilient DPIs as a backbone for intra-Commonwealth trade and investment. Under the MoU, the Commonwealth will help facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues on ‘National Agricultural Data Infrastructure (NAgDI)’ and capacity building on ‘National Digital Agriculture Strategies’ in selected countries in Africa, as part of a suite of strategic initiatives. The NAgDI is a model of DPI being designed to support member countries to better manage their agricultural data. The MoU was signed by Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC and Dr Agnes Kalibata, the President of AGRA at COP28, the UN climate change summit taking place in Dubai. In her address, the Secretary-General expressed admiration for AGRA’s longstanding achievements in Africa. The organisation focuses on scaling up agricultural innovations that help smallholder farmers increase their […]
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