Agriculture Sector Policy & Strategy Paper

This Agriculture Sector Policy and Strategy 2020 (ASPS 2020) seeks to put agriculture back on the forefront of CDB’s development agenda. It aims to guide and contribute to the transformation of BMCs agri-food system, making it more competitive, inclusive and sustainable. In this context, the immediate objectives of the ASPS are the development of:

1. a more competitive agricultural sector – improved productivity and market linkages;
2. a more sustainable agricultural sector – more efficient use of resources, and improved resilience against shocks and long term climatic trends; and
3. a more inclusive agricultural sector – higher incomes and greater employment opportunities for participants including disadvantaged/marginalised groups (including poor households, women and youth)