Assembly/AU/ Decl.2(XI) Page 2 DECLARE our firm commitment to: 1. Reduce by half the number of undernourished people in Africa by 2015 and eradicating hunger and malnutrition in the Continent. 2. Take all necessary measures to increase agricultural production and ensure food security in Africa, in particular through the implementation of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme of NEPAD and the Maputo Declaration of July 2003. 3. Support the following thematic priority-options: Increase food production and productivity for key commodities by improving access to agricultural inputs for diversified cropping and livestock production systems including targeted SMART subsidies (fertiliser, improved seeds, better access to technologies and innovations); Improve production of fertilizers from existing plants and explore the possibility of establishing new ones based on the availability of raw materials in the region; Support national and regional food initiatives to stabilize prices, and serve as emergency stock ; Strengthen food security and agricultural information and early warning systems that are sustainable with key stakeholder participation; Introduce and support agricultural insurance systems and micro credit; Increase production by improved sustainable soil fertility management including conservation agriculture technologies; Enhance food processing, credit systems, and use of improved storage, and minimize post harvest losses; Promote indigenous crops and technologies for production and processing of nutrient-rich crops; Improve logistics capacity to move emergency supplies and agricultural inputs. 4. Address the challenges posed by the high food prices through the following measures: (a) Immediate/ short terms responses: Immediate assistance to the vulnerable segments of populations through targeted food assistance and safety net measures including cash and/or food transfers to combat hunger and malnutrition; Intensify agricultural production and productivity through the use of targeted input subsidies, particularly fertilizer and improved seed, and enhance access to water and small scale irrigation; Improve post harvest management to minimize crop storage losses and enhance processing;