Agenda 74 Agency
Mission for ECCAS
Care to Change the World
Mission for the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
From Fragility to Resilience: CAR as the Anchor of Agricultural Transformation in Central Africa
The ECCAS Mission under the Agenda 74 Agency is a strategic initiative to catalyze inclusive development, agricultural modernization, and regional integration across Central Africa. Unlike other RECs, ECCAS has yet to institutionalize a unified agricultural transformation framework. This absence presents a unique opportunity: to build the future from a clean slate, starting with the Central African Republic (CAR).
CAR’s formal entry into the SFPSEI framework—Staple Food Programme SDEP ECHO Implementation—marks the first deployment of Agenda for Social Equity 2074 within ECCAS. It is not only a national milestone but a regional turning point. Through CAR-SFPSEI, ECCAS gains a living blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture, modular infrastructure, vocational training, and cooperative governance.
Implementation Strategy for ECCAS
The ECCAS strategy is structured around four interlinked pillars:
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CAR as a Regional Demonstration Site
- Full deployment of SDEP and ECHO modules in CAR
- Integration of vocational training, modular infrastructure, and climate-smart agriculture
- Use of CAR as a testbed for regional policy harmonization and trade facilitation
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Blueprint for Regional Replication
- Development of ECCAS-wide guidelines based on CAR’s seed, fertilizer, biosafety, and bioprotectant programs
- Creation of regional commodity exchange and trade corridors
- Technical assistance to Chad, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, and others for adaptation and scale-up
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Institutional Innovation and Anchoring
- Proposal to establish a CAR-based ECCAS agricultural coordination body, modeled after ACTESA
- Integration with GSIA and EUSL for compliance, investment, and monitoring
- Development of PPP frameworks and ESG standards for regional deployment
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Strategic Alignment and Global Engagement
- Full alignment with Agenda 2074, Agenda 2063, and AfCFTA
- Engagement with AfDB, World Bank, EU, and bilateral donors for structured investment
- Positioning ECCAS as a future contributor to Africa’s ambition to become the world’s food basket
ECCAS Mission
A Region in Recovery, A Nation in Leadership
Central Africa is a region of paradoxes. It is home to some of the richest natural resources on the continent, yet some of the poorest people. It is a region of vast agricultural potential, yet plagued by food insecurity. It is a region of sovereign states, yet fractured by conflict, displacement, and institutional fragility.
The ECCAS Mission under the Agenda 74 Agency does not begin with a declaration—it begins with a reality. A reality in which millions are refugees in their own countries. A reality in which war has not only destroyed infrastructure but eroded trust. A reality in which the future must be built not on what was, but on what could be.
In this landscape, the Central African Republic (CAR) has stepped forward—not as a symbol of fragility, but as a signal of possibility. Through its adoption of the SFPSEI framework—Staple Food Programme SDEP ECHO Implementation—CAR has become the first ECCAS country to operationalize Agenda for Social Equity 2074. It has chosen to lead not because it is the strongest, but because it is ready.
CAR-SFPSEI is not a project. It is a national transformation strategy. It integrates climate-resilient agriculture, modular infrastructure, vocational training, and cooperative governance into a single, scalable framework. It is designed not only to feed people, but to empower them. Not only to build systems, but to restore dignity.
This is the beginning of the ECCAS Power Play—not in the geopolitical sense, but in the sense of equity-centered development as a form of power. The power to stabilize. The power to include. The power to rebuild.
The ECCAS Mission is not about catching up to other regions. It is about setting a new standard. A standard where fragility is not a barrier to ambition. A standard where one country’s courage becomes a region’s blueprint. A standard where the Central African Republic is not the exception—but the example.
This is not just CAR’s moment. It is ECCAS’s opportunity.
Mission for the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
CAR as a Regional Anchor, ECCAS as a Platform for Replication
The ECCAS Mission under the Agenda 74 Agency is a regionally coordinated effort to initiate agricultural transformation, institutional innovation, and inclusive development across Central Africa. While ECCAS has historically lacked a unified agricultural implementation framework, the launch of the Central African Republic’s SFPSEI—Staple Food Programme SDEP ECHO Implementation—marks a foundational shift.
CAR-SFPSEI is not only a national program; it is the first operational deployment of Agenda 2074 within ECCAS. It is designed to serve as a regional demonstration site, offering a scalable blueprint for replication across Chad, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, and other ECCAS member states.
