Presented by Sloans Chimatiro, representative from the NEPAD Agency, at the Workshop on AAS in Africa, 'Building Research in Development Alliances to Unlock the Economic Potential of Aquatic Environments in Africa', held in Lusaka, Zambia, from the 14th to the 16th of May, 2013.

1. Moving AAS Forward: CAADP &
Rural Futures
Sloans Chimatiro
NEPAD Agency,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Presented at the CGIAR/NEPAD/FARA
Workshop on Aquatic Agricultural Systems in
Africa, Lusaka, Zambia, 16 May 2013

2. Link with CAADP
• Support generation of technical
evidence for the contribution of
fish to the 6% CAADP target
• Support development of post-
compact National Fisheries &
Aquaculture Investment Plans
Research to ensure effective
contribution
• Support country and regional level
efforts to develop national and
regional integrated trade in fish
and fish products.
Fish vendors on Chia Lagoon, Lake Malawi
S. Chimatiro

3. Link with Rural Futures
• Strategic positioning of AAS
within the Rural Futures theory
of change (Transformation)
• AAS should focus on generating
knowledge which improves
sustainability of agriculture
(CAADP), Environment
(NEAP), fisheries (NAP-FA)
Fish vendors on Chia Lagoon, Lake Malawi
S. Chimatiro

4. Link with Rural Futures
• AAS should help reduce the risk
of enterprise development
(science-credible production)
• Provide evidence for good
governance of contiguous
resources in the AAS zones
• Jointly demonstrate
transformation process in the
AAS Hubs Fish vendors on Chia Lagoon, Lake Malawi
S. Chimatiro