AGRF 2022 Summit
In 2021, major commitments in nutrition, innovation, renewable energy, climate change, regional food trade, and investment were made towards the transformation of food systems. Building on the Common African Position for food systems and the more than 30 national pathways for food systems transformation that exist across the continent, the Summit will showcase leadership from African countries that taking these [pathways] to the next level.
The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for driving the food and agriculture agenda in the continent, will host its 12th annual summit under the theme Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems from September 5-9, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.
H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn
Board Chair - AGRA
Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana
Minister of Agriculture, Rwanda
Dr. Agnes Kalibata
President - AGRA
H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Jennifer Baarn
Acting MD, AGRF
H.E.Amb Josefa Sacko
Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
Roy Steiner
Senior VP Food Initiative - The Rockefeller Foundation
Ms Gerda Verburg
UN Assistant Secretary-General & SUN Coordinator
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.
The AGRF 2022 Summit will seek to find catalytic solutions to:
The AGRF Summit 2021 in numbers
Virtual Delegates
Commitments
Countries
Global Speakers
Deal Room Investment Pipeline
Potential media reach
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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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.
