AGRF 2021 Summit
The AGRF 2021 Summit Highlights
The AGRF 2021 Summit is a defining moment in highlighting and unlocking the political, policy, and financial commitments and innovations the continent has made and that it continues to work towards achieving. This year’s AGRF Summit explored the pathways and actions needed to accelerate this process and steer the continent towards food systems that:deliver sufficient and nutritious food, do not impact the environment negatively, create sustainable, dignified jobs, and shared prosperity for Africa.
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 2021 Summit was a critical gathering of global and African voices. Designed to outline, discuss and validate commitments to, and accelerate action towards ending hunger, reducing poverty, and improving nutrition by 2030. From Sep 7-10, 2021 leaders from across the continent and beyond gathered under the theme of ‘Pathways to Recovery and Resilient Food Systems’. to define the pathways and bold actions needed to transform Africa’s food systems guided by leaders and innovators from around the continent.
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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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.
