In 2003, African leaders come together under a common vision to increase Africa’s growth, development, and participation in the global economy through agriculture-led development. CAADP is born out of this vision—a pan-African flagship programme aimed at improving economic growth and food security by addressing key policy and capacity issues affecting the agricultural sector and by increasing government spending on agriculture by 10 percent and agricultural productivity by six percent in each country. At the Second Ordinary Assembly of the African Union in July 2003 in Maputo, African Heads of State and Government endorse the “Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in Africa” which integrates CAADP into the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).