The World Food Programme ( WFP ) and NEPAD jointly carried out a study on national food reserve systems in Africa and how they could be improved to better contribute to improving food security and coping capacities for dealing with food crises . The United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ) provided support in the articulation of the African Productive Capacity Initiative , which was adopted by the African Union summit , in July 2004 , as the policy framework for Africa 's industrial development .