Assembly/AU/Dec.540(XXIII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE REPORT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ORIENTATION COMMITTEE (HSGOC) ON NEPAD Doc. Assembly/AU/9(XXIII) The Assembly, 1. NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the report by the Chairperson of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal; 2. ENDORSES the conclusions of the Thirty-First Session of the HSGOC; 3. HIGHLIGHTS the contributions of NEPAD to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in its decade of existence, NOTING that CAADP had matured into an agenda for socio-economic transformation and recognized global brand impacting on the continent‟s development through the strong expression of reclaimed ownership of agricultural policy by Member States and African citizens; 4. ENDORSES the CAADP Results Framework as a tool to enhance evidence-based planning, monitoring and learning by Member States in the pursuit of agriculturalled economic growth and inclusive development. REQUESTS the NPCA to support the capacity strengthening in Member States to internalize and use the CAADP Results Framework, and develop necessary programmes on afforestation, irrigation and post-harvest loss; 5. NOTES that in the face of globalization and its impact on food and nutrition security and livelihoods, Africa should embrace food sovereignty and regional trade preference strategies to attain food self-sufficiency and enhanced regional cooperation. IN THIS REGARD, URGES NPCA, AUC and RECs to work with Member States to develop the requisite national and regional strategies, policies and programmes; 6. APPRECIATES the programmatic work of NPCA in mainstreaming climate change into CAADP national investment plans and REQUESTS the Agency to increase technical and coordination support to Member States to build resilience and adaptive capacity in responding to the impacts of climate change and variability, as well as design climate smart agricultural investment programmes and support the sharing of best practices and lessons on climate smart agriculture; 7. FURTHER ENDORSES the NEPAD Programme on Agriculture Climate Change with its components on gender empowerment, support to small-holder farmers and the establishment of an African Climate Smart Agriculture Coordination Platform through which NPCA will collaborate with Partners including RECs and NonGovernmental Organisations targeting 25 million farm households by 2025;