AGRF 2023 Summit Theme: Recover, Regenerate, Act. Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation. Africa’s Food Systems Forum 2023 Summit (AGRF 2023) will be the defining moment in highlighting and unlocking…

(Hon. Hussein Bashe with Mr. Amath Pathe Sene, MD Africa’s Food Systems Forum during the registration launch of the AGRF 2023 Summit in Dodoma. The Summit will take place in…

This year, all AGRF Summit Side Events will be themed around Diversity and Inclusion. Each side event must be gender diverse and inclusive to youth to address both gender and youth gaps within…

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 17th March 2023 – Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, has today officially launched Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, Africa’s premier…

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2023 Nominations for Africa’s preeminent award for food security now open ADDIS ABABA, 17 February 2023 – Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, has…

The Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF) secretariat is pleased to announce the appointment of Amath Pathé Sene the new Managing Director of the Forum. As Managing Director, Pathé will be…

Dar es Salaam Tanzania / Washington DC, USA, 12 December 2022 – Tanzania willhost the AGRF 2023 Summit, the announcement was made by Her Excellency SamiaSuluhu Hassan, the president of…

Original Post: Disrupt Africa Six African agri-tech innovators have been named winners of the eighth edition of Pitch AgriHack, securing a share of US$45,000 to invest in the growth of…

Original Post: Nation Media In 2004, 17-year-old Nungari Mwangi boarded a plane for the first time in her life with a one-way ticket from Kenya to Wales, United Kingdom, not…

The summit captured the commitments and actions that will guarantee and advance the future of Africa’s food security and prosperity KIGALI, Rwanda, September 9, 2022:  The AGRF 2022 Summit has…

Original Post: Nation Media In December last year, Rwandese poultry farmer Jean Baptiste sent his two workers, one a veterinary doctor, to Nairobi for lessons on insect farming for livestock…

Original Post: KT Press African governments need to act fast and decisively to address challenges affecting the agriculture sector and investing in key areas that will see farmers increase output…

Original Post: The New Times The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has called on global leaders to mobilise $200 billion in investment annually into adaptive food systems – able to…

Original Post: Graphic Online A Ghanaian plant geneticist, Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, has won the 2022 Africa Food Prize at the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) AGRF2022 Summit in Kigali,…

Original Post: African Business Opinion by Daan Wensing and Jennifer Baarn Bold actions are needed to transform the way Africa produces and consumes food, write the CEO of IDH and managing…

Kigali, Rwanda – After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologies in Kenya and Mark Musinguzi founder of Hya…

Kigali, Rwanda, September 07, 2022: African leaders have pledged to identify, define and develop local solutions to challenges facing local agricultural production to build effective and sustainable food systems for…

KIGALI, September 6, 2022 – The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for driving the food and agriculture agenda on the continent, today unveiled a new brand identity to usher it into…

Women agripreneurs from the Gambia, Rwanda, Benin and Nigeria receive US85,000 in grants at the annual Women Agripreneur of the Year Awards 2022 Kigali: September 7, 2022 – AGRA, the…

Kigali: September 7, 2022 – Eric Yirenkyi Danquah was today announced the winner of the 2022 Africa Food Prize at the AGRF2022 Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The Africa Food Prize…

Original Post: African Business Opinion by Tony Blair Channelling patient, climate-smart investment to Africa’s dynamic agri-business sector is not only the right thing to do. There is a business case, says…

The Summit will identify and define how African countries can translate commitmentsinto actionable strategies towards food security for all Africans.Kigali September 6, 2022 – The 2022 AGRF Summit kicked off…

ARTICLE ORIGINALLY POSTED: Capital Ethiopia By Hailemariam Dessalegn Promising progress is being made in Africa’s agricultural transformation. On my recent mission to Malawi, I witnessed the plans to create an…

With urgency growing to deliver on zero hunger, the summit will focus on innovative ways bold actions and commitments towards the continental food security agenda Kigali, Rwanda, March 3, 2022—…

Delegates attending AGRF 2021 Summit from across the agriculture ecosystem on the continent rally support NAIROBI, Kenya, September 14, 2021: Leaders from across Africa renewed their commitment to adopt a…

Recognized for helping 25 million farmers in 13 countries to improve income and food production Nairobi, Kenya, September 8, 2021 – The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics…

Stakeholders call for investment, collaboration and inclusivity in agriculture; a post pandemic priority to tackle hunger and grow value of Africa’s agricultural sector Nairobi September 7, 2021 – The AGRF…

NAIROBI, Kenya – September 7, 2021: The 2021 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR21) was launched today at the AGRF Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The report addresses the challenges and opportunities…

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 6, 2021: Farmers, heads of state and other government officials, scientists, and representatives of the private sector and civil society are gathering for the 11th edition of…

Nairobi, 1 September 2021 – The 2021 AGRF Summit will take place from 7th to 10th September 2021, hosted by the Government of Kenya under the leadership of President, H.E…

A Food Systems Approach to Tackling Hunger and Poverty in Africa by 2030  By H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn For many decades, it has been perceived that the solution to food insecurity…

Competition provides cash grants to innovators, increasing use of technology and creating jobs across Africa’s agricultural sector Nairobi: The AGRF and Heifer International today announced the launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021, a competition…

Side events are an enriching, dynamic part of the AGRF.  At the upcoming AGRF, which will be held from 7-10 September 2021, the side events will be on the preceding day – 6  September.   Last…

The AGRF 2021 Summit program will feature new commitments to the Future Food Systems on equitable livelihoods, nutrition & health, resilience, and competitiveness. Nairobi, Kenya, July 8, 2021— A line…