Key Messages
- While Rwanda has made notable progress in recent decades on areas linked to improved prosperity such as growth in agricultural production and poverty reduction,rates of malnutrition remain a public health concern, particularly among vulnerable groups like young children.
- Seeing inclusive agricultural growth as a lever to improve livelihoods and prosperity, Rwanda has led Africa’s nations in terms of advancing commitments under the 2014 Malabo Declaration through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The Rwandan government has renewed commitments to this process in the Kampala Declaration1, which places greater emphasis on food systems.
- The nation’s newest Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 5) aligns with broader plans for national transformation and the country’s vision 2050. It contains a strong approach to food systems which provides political emphasis on the role of food systems in accelerating nutrition gains.
- Emphasis on budgeting needs, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and learning from plan implementation is expected to help to ensure coherence, responsiveness, and accountability.