AGRF 2021 Summit
The AGRF 2021 Summit is critical for Africa’s agriculture and as a defining moment to highlight and unlock many of the political, policy, and financial commitments and innovations the continent has achieved and needed to advance the commitments made at the Malabo Heads of State Summit and towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
To achieve the “new business deals and commitments” outcome, the AGRF Partners Group are promoting an AGRF Summit 2021 “Deal Room” among investors, preparing entrepreneurs and governments for the event, facilitating connections between investors, entrepreneurs and governments during the AGRF and helping ensure that transactions emerge from these interactions.
Africa’s potential is high in defeating poverty and hunger. In the 2021 AGRF Summit 6-10 September, six African presidents joined by 8,000 delegates aligned with the African common position on building resilient food systems. AGRA and AGRF will host an event ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit. It will address African challenges and solutions in the transition to resilient food systems. Following the declaration (https://agrf.org/summit#summit-declaration) of the AGRF, it will consider what must be done to turn political ambition into reality.
Introduction and opening by Dr. Fadel Ndiame, Deputy President AGRA with H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Chair AGRF Partners Group and Chair AGRA Board. Panel discussion following.
Read about the AGRF pathways and priorities towards the UNFSS
Our Impact
Delegates
Investment priorities
Countries
Partnership meetings
Virtual Sessions
Organisations
Thematic Platforms
Agri-investment & SME finance
Target outcome
Increased public and private investments in agriculture; stronger pipeline of deals and SMEs ready for investment
Regional trade
Target outcome
Increased public and private investments in agriculture; stronger pipeline of deals and SMEs ready for investment
Rural & Market development
Target outcome
Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development; improved policy and investments in agriculture, particularly for irrigation, mechanization, value addition.
Food systems & nutrition
Target outcome
Improved food and nutrition security.
Resilience & adaptation
Target outcome
Improved food and nutrition security.
Policy & state capability
Target outcome
Effective and inclusive policy design and implementation; strengthened capacity for evidenced based planning, implementation and review.
Youth employment in agriculture
Target outcome
Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development inclusive of youth; improved and scaled youth policies and programs
Women in agriculture
Target outcome
Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development inclusive of women.
Agtech & Digitalization
Target outcome
Increased capacity to generate, analyse, and use data, information, knowledge, tools, and innovations.
Inputs
Target outcome
Stronger and sustainable agricultural input systems; Increased agriculture production and productivity
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After four days of active engagement around the creation of resilient and sustainable food systems in Africa, the AGRF 2021 Summit came to an end on the evening of Friday…
Moderating the launch of the AATM today during the AGRF 2021, was Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director, East and Southern Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). She noted that…
Affiliates
Partners
The AGRF Partners Group is made up of 26 leading actors in African agriculture all focused on putting farmers at the center of the continent’s growing economies.
The AGRF Secretariat is hosted by AGRA on behalf of partners; itself an African-led institution that works in 11 countries across the continent. The Government of Rwanda serves as a long-term host of the forum, championing its agenda throughout the year and hosting the annual Summit in all even years, i.e. 2020, 2022 and 2024. The Chair of the AGRA Board, also serves as Chair of the AGRF Partners Group.
