Tanzania to host the AGRF, Africa’s Food System Forum 2023
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…
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Dec 12, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
6 African agri-tech innovators named winners of Pitch AgriHack challenge
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…
Sep 18, 2022
Teaching Africa to mind its food
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…
Sep 11, 2022
The AGRF 2022 Summit marks a turning point for African agriculture and food systems.
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…
Sep 10, 2022
The Kenyan goose that lay golden egg for Rwandese poultry keeper
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…
Sep 9, 2022
AGRF 2022 Summit Ends With Call For Urgent Action To Transform African Food Systems
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…
Sep 9, 2022
AGRF calls for $200bn funding for resilient food systems in Africa
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…
Sep 8, 2022
Ghanaian expert wins $100,000 Africa Food Prize
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,…
Sep 8, 2022
Africa’s SMEs will make or break its food systems
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…
Sep 8, 2022
Generation Africa awards US$100,000 to two young agripreneurs from Kenya and Uganda in the fourth annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition at the African Green Revolution Forum Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.
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…
Sep 8, 2022
African leaders urged to explore local solutions and prioritise investments in Agriculture to alleviate food insecurity
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…
Sep 7, 2022
THE AGRF UNVEILS NEW BRAND TO SUPPORT ITS REFINED VISION AT ITS 12th ANNUAL SUMMIT
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…
Sep 7, 2022
AGRA announces 2022 WAYA awards winners
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…
Sep 7, 2022
Africa Food Prize Winner 2022 Announced
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…
Sep 7, 2022
Tony Blair: World food system needs a new kind of investment
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…
Sep 6, 2022
The AGRF 2022 Summit kicks off in Kigali with a strong call for Bold Action for Africa’s food systems
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…
Aug 3, 2022
With eight years left to 2030, bold actions are required for Africa to feed herself
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…
Mar 3, 2022
AGRF 2022 Summit to be held in Rwanda
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—…
Sep 15, 2021
Agriculture stakeholders commit to holistic, inclusive approach to transforming African food systems
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…
Sep 8, 2021
ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize
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…
Sep 7, 2021
AGRF 2021 Summit kicks off to transform Africa’s food systems
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…
Sep 7, 2021
Africa Agriculture Status Report 2021 Unveiled at AGRF Summit in Kenya
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…
Sep 6, 2021
Agriculture stakeholders plan sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa
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…
Sep 1, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY: Invitation to attend the AGRF 2021 Summit
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…
Aug 18, 2021
This is our time to get food systems right
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…
Jul 28, 2021
AGRF and Heifer International Launch Pitch AgriHack 2021
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…
Jul 17, 2021
Side Events – 6 September
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…
Jul 8, 2021
AGRF stakeholders calls for strong leadership as Africa defines its vision for the future of food systems in the upcoming AGRF 2021 Summit in September
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…
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