AGRF – The AGRF is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture

AGRF is the most diverse and multi-dimensional event on African agricultural transformation, and it has used this status to successfully inform, influence, and catalyse collective action.”

– Independent Assessment by Dalberg, 2018

About AGRF

The Forum is designed to energize political will and advance the policies, programs and investments required to achieve an inclusive and sustainable agricultural transformation across the continent. It works explicitly to help African countries and the continent make continuous progress to achieve the visions set in the Malabo Declaration and related Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Africa’s Agenda 2063.

The AGRF is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture, bringing together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward.

The AGRF 2020 Virtual Summit in Numbers

AGRF Strategic Vision & Objectives

Platform for identifying, defining, and driving national, regional, and continental-level priorities to accelerate progress by a broad cross-section of stakeholders through a shared vision and coordination.

Promoting evidence-based policy reforms to unlock the growth potential across the continent through agricultural transformation.

Building the pipeline of agri-investment opportunities across the continent to unlock new private sector investments at all levels – small, medium, and large.

Sharing strategies, approaches, tools, and insights about what works and what does not work to inform prioritization, replication, and scaling where appropriate.

Tracking and sharing progress and results of political, policy, and financing commitments made by partners over the years.

Forging and advancing working relationships across a vast array of AGRF stakeholders to best achieve all other objectives and ensure that the community is best driving a coherent vision and making effective and efficient use of all resources.

AGRF Thematic Platforms

Agri-investment & SME finance

1

Target outcome:
Increased public and private investments in agriculture; stronger pipeline of deals and
SMEs ready for investment.

Regional
trade

2

Target outcome:
Improved intra-African regional trade and better functioning national and regional markets.

Rural & Market development

3

Target outcome:
Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development; improved policy and investments in agriculture, particularly for irrigation, mechanization, processing, and value addition.

Food systems & nutrition

4

Target outcome:
Improved food and nutrition security.

Resilience & adaptation

5

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.