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RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KIGALI 000847 
 
C O R R E C T E D  C O P Y - SBU PARAGRAPH MARKING 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT PLE1=@MSQr12958:N/A 
TAGS: ECON EAGR ETRD PREL EAID AU RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA CAADP POST-COMPACT MEETING 
 
REF A: KIGALI 747, B: KIGALI 835 
 
KIGALI 00000847  001.4 OF 002 
 
 
¶1.  (U) SUMMARY:  On 7-8 December 2009, the Government of Rwanda 
hosted Africa's first Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development 
Program (CAADP) Post-Compact HiQuF[0Fe&Zi.  Stakeholders at the meeting endorsed Rwanda's Strategic 
Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture and applauded the 
Government of Rwanda for its strong Investment Plan and ongoing 
leadership of the CAADP process.  Development partners agreed to 
review the Investment Plan in detail and communic!T@bf2nment of Rwanda by April 2010.  Development 
partners will also mobilize support for scaled-up financing from 
both traditional and non-traditional sources. 
 
¶2.  (U) On 7-8 December 2009, the Government of Rwanda hosted a 
CAADP Post-Compact High-Level Stakeholder Meeting in Kigali.  In his 
openingoQXUN5Zxn African governments 
and development partners to recommit themselves to CAADP and deliver 
on commitments made at the G-8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy.  Speaking 
to policymakers; African Ministers of Agriculture; donors; and 
representatives from the African Union (AU), the New Partnership for 
Africa's$Ya1|0d for Eastern and 
Southern Africa (COMESA), and other international organizations, 
President Kagame stressed the imperative of CAADP's success in 
Rwanda and throughout the continent.  He encouraged the stakeholders 
present to use the meeting to translate Rwanda's CAADP compact into 
concrete actio}IJjQships and 
mobilizing the resources necessary to achieve jointly agreed upon 
goals. 
 
¶3.  (U) The Government of Rwanda received praise for its leadership 
and willingness to champion the CAADP process, providing a strong 
example for other African countries.  Rwanda was the first country 
in Africa tQQ/>]~B#ow the first 
country to submit its investment plan to a CAADP post-compact 
technical review (see Reftel A) and to convene a post-compact 
stakeholders meeting.  Ministers and other high-level 
representatives from COMESA, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, 
Uganda, and Zambia participated in th%K,RkQNQ with the CAADP process in their respective countries. 
To date, 13 CAADP compacts have been signed across the continent, 
and this meeting is expected to foster increased momentum for the 
process. 
 
 
¶4.  (U) The Ministries of Agriculture and Finance presented Rwanda's 
achievements in terms of the CaL!od!tment to raise agricultural productivity and increase food 
security through the Rwanda Agriculture Sector Investment Plan for 
2009-2012.  The Plan identifies the investments necessary to 
implement Rwanda's Strategic Plan for the Transformation of 
Agriculture (PSTA II) outlined in Reftel B.  IncreaseQp