Abbreviations

AGF African Guarantee Fund

AU African Union

NCDO  National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

SMEs Small and medium-sized enterprises

EU European Union

ESA BMO Eastern and Southern Africa Business Membership Organisations

CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme

CLACDS Latin American Centre for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development

COP15  Conference of Parties, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen 2009

FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

FARA Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

TVSD Technical and vocational skills development

UN United Nations

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

YEN Youth Employment Network

YBI Youth Business International

WTO World Trade Organisation

GDP Gross Domestic Product

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

ILO International Labour Organisation

Photo Credits

Klaus Holsting (cover, p. 2, 10-11, 13, 30-31, 34, 46) Lars Grunwald (Photo of Klaus Bustrup)

Jørgen Schytte (p. 6, 9, 19, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 48, 55, 56-57, 60-61, 70, 75) Thomas Marott (p. 7)

Ernst Tobisch (p. 8, 21, 49)

Mikkel Østergaard (p. 12, 14-15, 16, 24, 26-27, 38, 45, 50, 51, 54)

Guy Calaf (p. 58-59)

Quaye/Graphic (p. 76, 80, 87)

Image Zone (p. 78, 82)

Morten Vassing (p. 85)

Moses Kamakya/Camerapix (p. 86)