đ CAADPâs Backbone: USAID/Policy LINK
Behind many visible milestones of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is an often-hidden engine: backbone support. Through USAID/Policy LINK, the African Unionâs Department of Agriculture (AUC-DREA) gained a neutral convener, coordinator, and integratorâkeeping partners aligned, platforms purposeful, and evidence moving from Biennial Review (BR) dashboards to real decisions in National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs) and across Regional Economic Communities (RECs).