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Ministerial session of the STC on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment Sector opens, with a focus on enhancing linkages towards agricultural development and environmental sustainability

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 9, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ --

The opening of the Ministerial segment of the Inaugural session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment opened yesterday, 8th October 2015 at the AUC Headquarters.

Speaking during the opening, H.E Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture said it was cardinal to cluster the sectors with a view to promoting synergies and coherence as well as optimizing resource utilization towards achieving agricultural development and environmental sustainability.

“If we collectively work to achieve food and nutrition security, wealth creation, and sustainable development, we will be contributing to the realization of the African Union Vision and Mission for an integrated, peaceful, and prosperous Africa, centered on the wellbeing of African citizens.”Commissioner Tumusiime said.“We will be contributing to the realization of Africa Agenda 2063 on inclusive growth, sustainable development and shared prosperity.” 

Officially opening the STC, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Ethiopia, Mr. DejeneHabesha, urged the ministers, experts and stakeholders to ensure that 
there were clear complementarities and linkages among the sectors represented to effectively implement the decisions of AU heads of State and Government. 

The Report of the outcomes of the STC will be submitted for consideration at the 26th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly in January 2016.

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