Jul 5, 2021 | Blog

Kenya to Host the AGRF 2021 Summit

Nairobi, 1 July 2021 – Kenya will host the AGRF 2021 Summit, which this year will focus on the bold
actions needed for agriculture to fuel the continent’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and
continued food systems transformation. The four-day Summit will take place from September 7 until 10
in Nairobi, Kenya.

Speaking during a courtesy call to H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President, Republic of Kenya, H.E.
Hailemariam Dessalegn, the former Ethiopia Prime Minister and AGRF Board Chair, applauded the
Kenyan Government for making agriculture a priority, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s inspiring to see the progress Kenya has made in agriculture, this is the kind of visionary leadership
that the continent needs to end hunger and malnutrition and for our continent’s shared prosperity,” H.E.
Hailemariam Dessalegn said.

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.

Jennifer Baarn, acting Managing Director, AGRF, said that the 2021 Summit is taking place at a defining
moment for the continent. “This year’s AGRF takes place when the global voices converge around food
systems. It is also the time when the world’s focus turns to the economic and social recovery from the
COVD-19 pandemic. We have learned a lot in the past 18 months, there are a lot of opportunities to
accelerate and catalyse agricultural transformation,” Ms. Baarn said. She added that the 2021 Summit
will provide a platform to highlight and unlock many of the political, policy, and financial commitments
and innovations needed to get back on track to targets outlined in the Malabo Declaration and the
Sustainable Development Goals.

This year the Summit is expected to host over 10,000 delegates virtually with a scaled-down physical
event in Nairobi.

For Media Inquiries Contact:

Simon Crump – +254 791 398 792
Eugene Ng’ang’a +254 703 516 173
agrf@hudsonsandler.com

About AGRF

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. Under AGRF’s current strategy, the Forum is particularly focused on driving progress of the
Malabo Declaration by 2025 as the priority set of commitments African Heads of State and Government
have made to strengthen agricultural development at the center of the continent’s overall development
and progress. The AGRF is organised by the AGRF Partners Group, a coalition of institutions that care
about Africa’s agriculture transformation.
https://agrf.org/

About the AGRF Partner’s Group

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. Members include: African Development
Bank (AfDB), African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP), African Union Commission
(AUC), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Bayer AG, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), CGIAR System Organization, Corteva
Agriscience, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Foreign, Commonwealth
& Development Office (FCDO), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Government of Rwanda,
Grow Africa (AUDA-NEPAD), Heifer International, IKEA Foundation, International Development
Research Center (IDRC), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mastercard
Foundation, OCP Group, Rockefeller Foundation, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural
Unions (SACAU), Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), Syngenta Foundation, The Tony Blair Institute,
UPL Limited, US Agency for International Development (USAID), Yara International ASA

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