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The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) along with U.S. Agency for International Development have partnered to create the Public-Private Agriculture Initiative (PPAI).  PPAI is a three-year process designed to organize and implement Pillar 2 of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP).  These actions are grouped into three flexible categories:

  • Strengthening the capacity of Africa's Regional Economic Communities (RECs);
  • Engaging the private sector and increasing its voice in policymaking processes;
  • Facilitating business and trade linkages regionally and globally.
SABMiller to be Sudan's first brewer in 25 years · 12/10/2008
Global brewer SABMiller said it would launch a new lager in south Sudan, the first beer produced there since Islamic law shut down the region's last brewery 25 years ago.
McKnight expands agriculture efforts in Africa · 12/9/2008
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation will expand its international crop research program, thanks to a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Ethiopia Establishes National Commodity Exchange: Sidama Coffee Regains its True Identity · 12/9/2008
With the population of over 80 million, Ethiopia is the second largest country in Africa following Nigeria with the total population of 140 million. However, with per capita income of less than US $200, Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries in the sub Saharan Africa. Agriculture is the main stay of the economy. Over 80% of the total population is employed in agriculture while the sector contributes about 50% of the Gross Domestic Product and over 80% of foreign exchange earnings.
The African Growth and Opportunity Act · 12/8/2008
Under President George W. Bush, U.S. aid to Africa has more than doubled. The continent receives most of the funding from programs like the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). But some analysts say potentially the most successful U.S. initiative in Africa is not aid, but trade.
CAADP Newsletter Issue 18 · 10/3/2008
Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) newsletter Issue 18.
Africa Business Report · 4/29/2008
The Corporate Council on Africa - Africa Business Report Volume 5, Issue 6
CAADP Newsletter · 4/28/2008
Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) newsletter number 9.
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9/29/2009
7th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit
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