The document summarizes the status of CAADP implementation and the Agricultural Information Management System (AIMS) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It outlines the core functions and key result areas of SADC's Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Directorate, which facilitates issues related to CAADP. It also describes AIMS' objectives to integrate and rationalize agricultural information systems in support of food security and rural development, and provides details on its activities, components, and the development of a regional and national database.