Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems

September 5-9, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems

September 5-9, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.

About the AGRF 2022 Summit

The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for driving the food and agriculture agenda in the continent, will host its 12th annual summit under the theme Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems from September 5-9, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.

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Together with the Government of Rwanda and the AGRF partner’s group, the AGRF 2022 Summit will provide a platform to reflect on the coordinated large-scale action by leaders, institutions, investors, coalitions, and individuals to accelerate action towards translating commitments made into actionable strategies and progress on the ground.

The summit will convene leaders from governments, businesses, civil society, international organizations alongside innovators, financiers, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, and youth. To journey along as they define game-changing solutions towards a food-secure Africa and food systems that deliver for people,

Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems
The AGRF 2022 comes at a pivotal time, a crossroad in Africa’s recovery and progress towards the attainment of the commitments outlined in the Malabo Declaration, the CAADAP goals and the sustainable development goals.

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Plenary – Leadership, Finance & Accountability: Advancing National Food Systems’ Pathways.

With more than two thirds (37) of African countries pledging to unite behind a Common African Position on food systems transformation last year, with a goal of achieving the 2030…

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AGRF 2022 Summit Program Highlights

The AGRF 2022 Summit will bring together a diverse range of speakers to showcase the actionable strategies and how pathways previously defined are translating at the country level. The AGRF programme is built on three key pillars: ambition, action and partnership. Attendees can come together during the plenary sessions at the start and close of each day and choose to join individual sessions tailored to their specific interests.

AGRF 2022 will feature Heads of State, high-level delegates, and eminent thought leaders discussing the status of food systems in Africa and the urgent need to transform. The highlight will be commitments and affirmation of practical solutions that will lead to the achievement of resilient and sustainable food systems in Africa.

A platform and collective moment for reflection on the progress countries are making to accelerate the implementation of the CAADP Malabo Commitments and meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the Africa Common position on food systems.

These will be 2-hour sessions where pre-eminent speakers will deep dive into the various themes and action tracks defined for each day.

The Farmers Forum will shine a spotlight on the continent’s farmers – the progress, challenges and action needed.

Throughout the week, our Deal Room will be operating and there will be opportunities for interaction or pick through our content library, find inspirational materials, and spaces for participant voices.

The session will elevate the discussion on harnessing the power of young people to transform the continent’s potential in agriculture into real action.

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Advancing Food Systems Action in the Face of Crisis

About The Host Country - Rwanda

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Rwanda is the long-term host country of the AGRF and hosts the AGRF annual summit every consequent year.

Rwanda has developed an extensive institutional framework that supports effective coordination between different stakeholders in the development and implementation of activities and interventions in its food systems. The government’s approach centers on encouraging private sector involvement in all activities along the food value chain.

Similarly, the government is encouraging Rwanda’s development to be green-led, to improve resilience and climate-sensitive and-smart approaches. This year the AGRF summit program will spotlight Rwanda’s leadership in agriculture with sessions designed to inspire and draw knowledge from the various initiatives, innovations, and programs that Rwanda has designed towards food security.

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Advancing Food Systems Action in the Face of Crisis

07:30 - 08:45

Venue: AD12

World Economic Forum

Food Action Alliance Africa Partner Event

07:30 - 08:30

Venue: AD11

Tony Blair Institute

Technology and Innovation: The role of Government

09:00 - 11:00

Venue: Auditorium

AGRF Secretariat

Opening Plenary – Advancing Food Systems in A Time of Crises

Special Event – Agribusiness Deal Room Launch

Official Opening of the AGRF Summit 2022, laying out the vision of success for the week, elevating what is at stake for people, the planet, and prosperity at this time of crisis, and acknowledging the type of leadership and action needed to move forward with more resilient food systems.

Ms. Tania Habimana, Anchor, CNBC Africa

Sequence 1: Advancing Africa’s Food Systems

Welcome Remarks & AGRF Rebranding

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat
Hon. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

Keynote Remarks:

H.E. President of Zimbabwe
Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD

Framing Remarks: What is at Stake

Mr. Acha Leke, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co

Panel Discussion on What is at Stake for African Food Systems

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, South Sudan
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Nigeria
Hon. Dr. Delwendé Innocent Kiba, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries, Burkina Faso
Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD
H.E. Ambassador Gabriel Ferrero, CFS Chair, Ambassador at Large Global Food Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Spain
Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, CEO, Yara International ASA
Mr. Kolyang Palebele, President, Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)
Mr. Abraham Vermeulen, President Africa Middle East, Corteva Agriscience
Ms. Hindou Ibrahim, Coordinator, Association of Peul Women and Autochthonous Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) and SDG Advocate
Dr. Cary Fowler, US Special Envoy for Food Security

AASR launch Building Blocks for Investments in African Food Systems

Presentation:

Mr. Edward Mabaya, Research Professor, Cornell University and AASR Author

Panel Discussion on Accelerating African Food Systems Transformation

Hon. Semereta Sewasew, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia
Mr. Thomas Jayne, Professor emeritus, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University and AASR author
Ms. Lulama Traub, Chair of the Technical Committee, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI) and AASR Author
Mr. Dirk Meyer, Head of Directorate‐General 1 'Global health, private sector, trade, rural development', Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
Mr. Jai Shroff, CEO, UPL

Official Opening Remarks

Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda

Launch of AASR and Photo Opportunity

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH4

Agribusiness Deal room and

Finance Working Group

Special Event – Agribusiness Deal Room Launch

In recent years we have seen a growing effort to mobilize and support inclusive private and public investments in African agriculture with different levels of success. What has become evident is that unlocking agriculture investment opportunities will require a holistic and systemic approach that addresses multiple bottlenecks around a single investment or a portfolio of investments. This session will be discussing how a joint effort and streamlined approach by critical stakeholders, including African governments, development partners, private sector, and other value chain actors, can build and promote a continental wide pipeline of inclusive investable business opportunities.

Moderator: Ms. Amandla Ooko-Ombaka, Economist and Associate Partner, McKinsey

Framing Remarks and introductory Remarks:

Hon. Clare Akamanzi, CEO, Rwanda Development Board

Keynote Remarks: The investment opportunity in Africa.

H.E. President, Zambia

Panel Discussion: Why do investments in agriculture remain below 5% of all investments on the continent despite all commitments and funds? Where is the mismatch?

Moderator: Mr. Frank Braeken, AGRA Board Member

Hon. Dr. Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda
Minister of Investment, Zambia
Hon. Rose Mivedor, Minister of Investment Promotion, Togo
Mr. Mauricio Macri, Executive Chairman, FIFA Foundation
Mr. Thomas Essel, Secretary General AFRACA and former Bank of Ghana/GIRSAL
Dr. Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
Mr. Lloyd Muposhi, CEO, Africinvest

Panel Discussion: Closing the deal - Insights from successful transactions

Moderator: Mr. Frank Braeken, AGRA Board Member

Mr. Jerry Parkes, CEO, Injaro Investments and ABC Fund
Mr. Francis Nderitu, Founder, Rain4Tech
Ms. Kudzayi Hove, Founder, Amayi Foods
Ms. Seun Sangoleye, Founder, Baby Grubz
Ms. Victoria Sabula, CEO, AECF

Sequence 3: Official opening of the Agribusiness Deal Room with Co-Chairs

Moderator: Ms. Vanessa Adams, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Chief of Party, AGRA

Dr. Donal Brown, Associate Vice President, Programme Management, IFAD
Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA and UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Food Systems Summit
Ms. Maura Barry Boyle, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience & Food Security, USAID

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH1

Food Systems & Nutrition

Working Group

Nourishing Urban Communities, Protecting our Planet – How Cities and Local Governments Are Pioneering Food Systems for the Future

This session will showcase cities and local governments striving to feed their populations with nutritious food, while also improving livelihoods, the environment, and the climate. Cities and local governments are often at the forefront of progress, and it may be no different in accelerating action for food systems transformation, with leading coalitions like the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, C40 Cities, 100 Resilient Cities, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), and many more. What can we learn from examples of progress across the continent and the globe? How can we support their growth and overcome their challenges to accelerate sustainable transformation at scale?

Moderator: Ms. Betty Kibaara, Director, the Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation, Africa Region Office

Welcome Remarks:

Dr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative for Africa, FAO
Hon. Pudence Rubingisa, Mayor, City of Kigali, Rwanda

Panel Discussion:

Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Forum and Founder, Food Forward Consortium
Hon. Fabrice Rulinda, Mayor, Entebbe Municipal Council, Uganda and Member, ICLEI Regional Executive Committee
Hon. Elizabeth Sackey, Mayor, Accra, Ghana
Hon. Adanech Abiebie, Mayor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Prof. Joao Bosco Monte, President, Brazil Africa Institute and General Coordination of the Brazil Africa Forum
Mr. Paul Currie, Director for Urban Systems, ICLEI Africa
Ms. Wangari Kuria, Founder and CEO, Farmer on Fire
Ms. Josephine Favre, President, African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF)
Dr. Abdoulaye Mohamadou, Executive Secretary, Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel, CILSS

Closing Remarks

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH3

Sustainable Productivity Working Group

Partnering for Sustainable Productivity

African Food systems are not on course to meet SDG 1 and SDG 2 by 2030, and they are in need of urgent action to be transformed into a food system in which sufficient, healthy food is produced and delivered in a sustainable, inclusive way, by smallholder farmers (women and men) and a private sector that is operating in a robust enabling environment.

According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 around 57% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot afford a healthy diet and they rely more on staple foods and less on fruits and vegetables and animal source foods. Prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Africa is 19.1%, or more than 250 million undernourished people and will increase to 433 million people. Out of the 2 billion people suffering from food insecurity, 675 million in Africa. In 2019, 40% of stunted children lived in Africa.

The session will deliberate on how stakeholders can collaborate to enable Africa produce nutritious food sustainably. Some of the issues to be explored include climate smart technologies, last mile delivery initiatives and partnership with private sector.

Moderator: Ms. Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute

Fireside Chat

Hon. Dr. Ildephonse Musafiri, Minister of State of Agriculture, Rwanda
Prof. Rattan Lal, World Food Prize Winner 2020
Dr. Robert Bertram, Director, Office of Agriculture, Research and Technology at US Agency for International Development

Keynote Remarks:

Mr. Sidi Ould Tah, Director-General, Arab Bank for Economic Development of Africa, BADEA
Dr. Simplice Nouala, Head of Division Agriculture and Food Security at the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Oumer Hussien Oba, Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt
Ms. Fernanda Lopes Larsen, Executive Vice President Africa & Asia, Yara International ASA
Mr. Mehdi Filali, Vice President Farmer Solutions, OCP Africa
Dr. Michel Evequoz, Deputy Regional Director Rwanda, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Dr. Betty Chinyamunyamu, CEO, National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM)
Dr. Joe DeVries, Founder and CEO, Seed Systems Group
Mr. Theo de Jager, Outgoing President, World Farmers' Organisation and former president of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Dr. Vanlauwe Bernard, Director R4D, Central Africa Hub and Natural Resource Management, Leader of the One CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy 2030 Initiative

Closing Remarks

Dr. Rudy Rabbinge, Professor Emeritus in Sustainable Development and Food Security, Wageningen University

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: AD12

Where does the food systems science and policy agenda go from here?

Moderator: Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Prof. Sheryl Hendricks, Head of Department and Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Presentations:

Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Roundtable Discussion:

Hon. Minister, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa
Ms. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Member, Malabo Montepellier Panel
Prof. Adipala Ekwamu, Executive Secretary, Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Dr. Thabbie Chilongo, Board Member, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (RENAPRI)
Prof. Jane Nelson, Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Mr. Kunal Prasad, Co-Founder, Cropin Technology
Ms. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Chief Innovation Officer, UNDP

Closing Remarks (5 mins)

Mr. Johan Swinnen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH2

Working Session - Crises Response and What We Learned from COVID-19

This working session will bring together many of the leaders and institutions who have been and continue to be on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the food, fuel, and finance crisis. Under the leadership of the UN Crisis Response Working Group and the AU Crisis Response Working Group, the session will reflect on lessons learned to date, troubleshoot current priorities, and seek to give recommendations on the way forward into the AGRF Summit Communique.

Moderator: Dr. Fadel Ndiame, Vice President, AGRA

Keynote Remarks:

Dr. David Nabarro, UN Response Group and Strategic Director, 4SD

Panel Discussion:

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group
Mr. Mansoor Ahmad, Ag. Group Head, Africa Economic Development, FCDO
Ms. Thule Lenneiye, Coordinator, Agriculture Transformation Office, Kenya
Mr. Arne Cartridge, Yara International ASA
Mr. Ndubisi Anyanwu, Nigeria Country Director, Mercy Corps
Mr. Jean-Claude Rubyogo, Director, Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director East and Southern Africa Division, IFAD and Commissioner, Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (COSAI)
Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact of the CGIAR System Organization
Mr. Daniel Njiwa, Head of Regional Food Trade & Resilience, AGRA

Closing Remarks

13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Dealroom Marquee

Government Rwanda Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Rwanda

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH4

PAFO

Special Event – Farmers Forum

Leaders in a dialogue with African farmers.

Moderator: Mr. Eugene Anangwe, Anchor, CNBC

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Kolyang Palebele, President, Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)

Keynote Remarks:

H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President, Tanzania
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Panel discussion:

Mrs. Massandje Toure-Litse, Commissioner of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, ECOWAS
Mr. Ibrahima Coulibaly, Network of Farmers and Producers Organizations in West Africa (ROPPA)
Ms. Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF)
Dr. Sinare Yusuf Sinare, President of Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Dr. Babafemi O. Oyewole, CEO, Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)
Mr. Felix Kili, Climate Positive Farmer, Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya
Ms. Haddy Ceesay, Young Professional for Agriculture Development, The Gambia
Ms. Lilian Sambu, Agribusiness & Agroforestry Value Chain, Dodoma, Tanzania

Closing remarks

Dr. Apollos Nwafor, Vice President, Policy & State Capability, AGRA

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH3

Food Systems & Nutrition and Policy & State Capability Working Groups

Experiences, Lessons and Tools for National Food Systems Transformation

Following last year’s UN Food Systems Summit, this session will look at the state of play in moving from national pathways to food systems strategies, investment plans, and coordination mechanisms that can accelerate action on the ground for people and business. It will draw out the experience of leaders at country level at the forefront of advancing a whole of government, systemic approach, as well as many of the regional and global institutions working to support them with tools, models, and technical assistance as desired. To achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must learn from these experiences, lessons, and tools as many more countries and institutions scale up similar next steps across Africa.

Moderator: Ms. Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, Deputy, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Dr. Apollos Nwafor, Vice President, Policy & State Capability, AGRA

Keynote Remarks:

H.E. Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

Presentations:

Hon. Reuben Phiri Mtolo, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Zambia
Hon. Lee White, Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea, and Environment, Gabon
Ms. Julie Tshilombo Diomi, National Convenor for Food Systems, Office of the President, Democratic Republic of Congo
Hon. Olusola O. Idowu, National Convenor for Food Systems and PermanentSecretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

Crunching the data - Insights from the Food Systems Dashboard and CAADP Food Systems Monitoring

Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN
Mr. Boaz Keizire, Head, Policy & Advocacy, AGRA

Panel Discussion

Ms. Safia Boly, Executive Director, AATI
Mr. Mandefro Nigussie, CEO, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency
Mr. Mohamed Manssouri, Director, FAO Investment Centre
Mr. Enock Chikava, Interim Director, Agricultural Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Peiman Milani, Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
Ms. Astrid Mastenbroek, Senior Policy Advisor Food & Nutrition Security at Inclusive Green Growth, ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
Ms. Melissa Pinfield, Executive Director, Just Rural Transition

Closing Remarks

Mr. Holger Kray, Head, Africa Agriculture Policy Unit, World Bank

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: AD12

AgTech & Digitalisation Working Group

Accelerating data-driven strategies for boosting food systems transformation

Agricultural data is the foundation of successful digital agriculture innovations – technologies, solutions, and services. The viability of digital agricultural technologies, solutions, and services depends largely on the quality of the data behind their operations. Above that, the digital transformation agenda of Africa will revolve around how reliable, trusted, and safe this resource across the continent is, considering the importance of agriculture to its economy. However, agricultural data across the continent is plagued with numerous challenges including duplication of data systems, unwillingness of data collectors to share data, farmers loss of control over data, insufficient regulatory guidance, capacity issues, among others. The session will deliberate on how stakeholders can collaborate to enable agricultural data management at national/regional level through agricultural data infrastructure coordination.

Moderator: Mr. John Kamara, CEO, Adanian Labs

Framing Remarks:

Ms. Marcella McClathey, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Fireside Chat:

Hon. Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Innovation, Rwanda
Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat

Launch of the Use Centric data Governance Report by USAID and BMGF

Panel discussion 1 – In whose hands will our agriculture data be in the next 5-10 years?

Hon. Hussein Mohamed Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania
Mr. Seember Joy Ali, Consultant, Development Gateway
Mr. Yusuf Murangwa, Director General, National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)
Mr. Ken Lohento, Digital Agriculture Specialist, Regional Office for Africa, FAO
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, Lead, NASA Harvest and 2020 Africa Food Prize Laureate
Mr. Philip Tuinenburg, Chief of staff, Gro Intelligence

Panel discussion 2 - How can we develop innovative data-sharing mechanisms for the benefits of farmers, agri-food system planning and the design of new value-added services?

Mr. Mark Blackett, CEO, AMEA
Mr. Akintunde Akinwande, Head of Digital and Business Development Nigeria, Middle Africa, OCP Africa
Ms. Catherine Gachuhi, Marketing and Communication Manager, UPL
Ms. Archana Karanam, Program Manager, Digital Green
Mr. Richard Choularton, Director of Agriculture and Economic Growth, Tetra Tech

Closing Remarks

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH2

CGIAR & AGRA

Scaling up Innovations for Climate-Resilient Food, Land, and Water Systems

Global food, land and water systems already under threat from climate change and biodiversity emergencies, now face a series of short-term shocks creating the conditions for a crisis. While we must act to protect those at immediate risk, we also need to build resilience to inevitable future shocks. This session will explore how to support a well-funded science agenda to identify and scale innovations that address today’s interconnected challenges.

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact of the CGIAR System Organization

Panel Discussion 1 – How can science, research, innovation and partnerships contribute to developing climate-resilient food, land and water systems in Africa?

Moderator: Mr. Ruben Echeverría, Senior Advisor Agriculture Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dr. Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General, CIAT and Biodiversity International
Mr. Arun Baral, CEO, HarvestPlus
Mr. Innocent Musabyimana, Chief Technology Officer, African Development Bank
Ms. Ebube Akah, CEO, Aga's Wholesome Foods
Eng. Linda Bihire, Chief Strategist, Bridges to Prosperity
Col. Francis Ngabo, CEO, Rwanda Space Agency
Dr. Cary Fowler, US Special Envoy for Food Security

Panel Discussion 2 – What are some useful experiences and lessons that would help strengthen food, land and water systems in Africa?

Moderator: Mr. Kwesi Atta-Krah, Director, Country Alignment and Systems Integration (CASI), IITA

Hon. Dr. Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda
Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
Dr. Enock Warinda, Executive Director, Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
Ms. Danielle Abraham, Executive Director, Volcani International Partnerships
Ms. Beth Wagude, Program Manager Aquaculture, IDH
Mr. George Bigirwa, Deputy Vice President for PID, AGRA
Ms. Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank
Ms. Diana Sabrain, CEO, Co-Founder, OneAgrix

Wrap-up and closing remarks:

Mr. Harold Roy-Macauley, Managing Director, Regions and Partnership, CGIAR and Director General, AfricaRice

14:30 – 17:00

Venue: MH1

Generation Africa

GoGettaz Finals

This session brings together young entrepreneurs, innovators, movers and shakers in Africa’s agri-food sector and presents inspiration from 12 young agripreneurs competing for this year’s prestigious GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize. The scene will be preceded by key messages from Generation Africa Steering Committee members, Generation Africa Steerco Co-Chairs and Generation Africa Co-Catalysts. The objective of the session is to raise awareness of the new Generation Africa Partnership Initiative and opportunities for broader collaboration to strengthen the ecosystem for young entrepreneurs across Africa.

Moderator and Framing Remarks: Ms. Sherrie Silver, UN IFAD Advocate for Rural Youth, Emcee for Generation Africa

Welcome Remarks: Mr. Dickson Naftali, Head, Generation Africa

Special Entertainment and Introductions to Distinguished Judges

Ms. Ellen Cathrine Rasmussen, EVP Scalable Enterprises, Norfund
Mr. George Apaka, Agriculture Sector Lead, Mastercard Foundation
Mr. Edson Mpyisi, Chief Financial Economist, Coordinator ENABLE Youth Programme, AfDB
Ms. Jane Lowicki-Zucca, Senior Youth Advisor, USAID
Mr. Jean Muthamia- Mwenda, Global Lead, Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship, SNV Netherlands
Mr. Zvichapera Katiyo, Group CEO , Delta Philanthropies
Ms. Barbra Muzata, Head of Corporate Communications, Corteva AgriScience

GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Finalist Pitches

12 Young Agripreneur Finalists pitches

Closing Remarks

16:00 – 17:30

AGRA/ AfCFTA/ AFRIEXIM

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

The Market is Africa: Driving Competitive Markets and Trade in Africa

The continent has recorded a major milestone with the ratification of the Continental Free Trade Area in 2019 and coming into force in 2021. The agreement presents a huge opportunity for access to the growing Africa market.

This session will be discussing the key ingredients to expanding domestic and intra-continental markets as well as cross-border investments. Showcasing the opportunity, emerging actors, and infrastructure available, while looking into necessary investments to execute the free trade area.

Moderator:

Mr. Daniel Njiwa, Head, Regional Trade, AGRA

Speakers:

Mr. Clay Hamilton, Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
Mr. Komla Prosper Bissi, Senior Advisor Agriculture, AfCTFA
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State Nigeria and Founder, Afrinvest West Africa Ltd.
Mr. Leonard Kachebonaho, Founder Kaderes Peasant Development Ltd.
Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Executive Secretary, African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Mr. Simon Winter, Syngenta Foundation and FTMA Chair
Ms. Nalan Yuksel, Regional Director, Pan-Africa & Development, Global Affairs Canada
Mr. Suffyan Kormawa, Senior Economist, FAO
Ms. Christiana Anim Asare, Business Manger, Olam Agr

16:00 - 17:00

Venue: Dealroom Marquee

Government Kenya Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Kenya

17:00 - 18:30

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

Plenary – Leadership, Finance & Accountability: Advancing National Food Systems’ Pathways

In 2021, African countries united behind a Common African Position on food systems transformation to achieve the 2030 Agenda, and more than two-thirds of them (37 African countries) developed national pathways customized to their unique contexts. In this plenary session, leaders from the global level, continental level, and countries will speak to the way forward and where the AGRF community must focus attention to support country progress. It will look at opportunities to unlock much-needed public and private finance for food systems transformation, as well as the latest efforts by the African Union to track and monitor progress, with the aim of driving continual country-level improvement for people, planet, and prosperity.

Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor

Framing and Introductory Remarks:

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission

Keynote Remarks: Championing and advancing Africa’s Food Systems

Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Mr. Didier Drogba, President, Didier Drogba Foundation

Presentation: Framework in Advancing African National Pathways for Food Systems Transformation

Mr. Martin Bwalya, Ag Director, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE), AUDA-NEPAD

Presentation: Framework in Advancing African National Pathways for Food Systems Transformation

Mr. Martin Bwalya, Director for Agriculture, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE), AUDA-NEPAD

Presentation: Food Systems Indicators and monitoring progress on the Malabo declaration

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission

Showcase on Country Progress

Hon. -, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Ghana
Hon. Lobin Lowe, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Malawi
Mr. Jean-Claude Musabyimana, Permanent Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, Rwanda

Panel Discussion reflecting Leadership, Finance, and Accountability

Mr. Alvaro Lario, President-Elect, IFAD
Ms. Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank
Mr. Peter Bakker, CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Mr. Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
Mr. Ozonnia Ojielo, Resident Coordinator Rwanda, United Nations
Dr. Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Closing Remarks: Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

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Climate Action through and for Food Systems

09:00 – 13:00

Venue: MH4

Resilience & Adaptation Working Group

Accelerating Climate Action through Food Systems

The state of the Climate Africa (2020) report highlighted that Africa is in crossroads: The compounded effects of political instability, coronavirus disease pandemic, pest outbreaks and economic crises, exacerbated by the impacts of climate variability, were the key drivers of a significant increase in food insecurity. Most African countries will enter unprecedented hotter climates earlier in this century than generally wealthier, higher latitude countries, emphasizing the urgency for adaptation measures. Africa needs to invest in curbing the effects of climate change through employing targeted policies in adaptation but also contributing to mitigation strategies. The objective of this session is to exchange lessons, best practices and policy dimension among global players that would contribute to climate change adaptation and resilience building and assess investment opportunities ensuring climate-resilient development in Africa, including in climate smart agriculture, hydrometeorological infrastructure and early warning systems to prepare for escalating high-impact events.

Mr. Morgan Gillespy, Programme Director of the Food and Land Use Coalition, World Resources Institute

Welcome Remarks and introduction:

Ms. Barbara Stinton, President, The World Food Prize Foundation

Keynote remarks

Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, 2022 World Food Prize Laureate and Climatologist and Senior Research Scientist, NASA
Hon. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates and Co-Lead, Food Innovation Hubs

Fireside Chat – Raising Our Ambitions for Climate Action

Mr. Nigel Topping, UK High-Level Champion for Climate
Mr. Patrick Verkoijjen, CEO, Global Center for Adaptation

Panel Discussion 1

H.E. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt
Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Niger
Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh-Diong, UN-ASG and Director-General, Africa Risk Capacity Group
Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn
Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Ms. Razan Al Mubarak, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Panel Discussion 2

H.E. Prof. Eyasu Elias, State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Hon. Olegario dos Anjos Banze, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mozambique
Amb. Ayman Amin, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
Prof. Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director East and Southern Africa Division, IFAD and Commissioner, Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (COSAI)
Mr. Enock Chikava, Acting Director, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate Resilient Food Programs, IDRC

Moderator Wrap Up Remarks

[10:30-11:00 Coffee Break]

Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Balancing food and nutritional security, income stability, and a positive relationship with the natural world presents a compelling challenge, but a refreshed approach to how farmers use and think about crop cultivation may offer a path to true resilience and prosperity.

Regenerative agriculture recognizes that farmers live in harmony with their farms, and that the health of their cropping conditions is tantamount to the health of their crops. Offering a pragmatic framework of actions, from crop diversification, to agroforestry, and cover cropping, regenerative agricultural interventions offer farmers a broad spectrum of resilience outcomes, from hardier crops, reduced water intensification, and manifold biodiversity benefits. But chief among these outcomes – and central to their realization – is soil health. Building and preserving the health of soils provides immediate and long-term benefits to farmers and the food system, integrating regenerative practices as a first principle while acknowledging and championing the natural technologies contained within soils as the reactive area for healthy crops, predictable yields, and even soil-carbon sequestration.

Moderator: Mr. Chris Mitchell, Managing Director & Partner, BCG Group Kenya

Keynote remarks:

The Nature Conservancy

Panel discussion:

Mr. Divine Ntiokam, Founder and Managing Director, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network
Dr. David Bergvinson, Senior Advisor, DevGlobal
Ms. Emma Fuller, Global Portfolio Leader, Corteva 20
Mr. Wycliffe Ingoi, Business Manager for East and West Africa, Advanta Seeds
Mr. Ryan Hobert, Managing Director for Energy, Climate, and the Environment, UN Foundation
Mr. Harko Koster, Global Lead Climate & Business, SNV Netherlands
Mr. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Mr. Jean-Claude Rubyogo, Director, Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Mr. Tim McLellan, CEO, Trees for the Future
Mr. Foster Boateng, Deputy CEO, Operations, Tree Crop Authority
Ms. Winnie Onyango, Associate Director, PlantVillage, Kenya
Mr. Florent Clair, Head of Partnerships for Sustainability (P4S) West & Central Africa, UPL
Mr. Makoto Goda, CEO, Nippon Biodiesel Fuel
Mr. Vincent Aduramigba-Modupe, Developmental Soil Scientist, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Ibadan, Nigeria
Ms. Caroline Pomeyie, Founder, Ocean Smalls
Dr. Ron Rosati, Head of Rwanda Institute of Conservation Agriculture (RICA)

09:00 – 13:00

Venue: MH3

Agribusiness Working Group

Producing and Adding More Value in African Food Systems

Agriculture in Africa has a massive social and economic footprint. More than 60 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is smallholder farmers, and about 23 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP comes from agriculture. Yet, Africa’s full agricultural potential remains untapped. Realizing Africa’s full agricultural potential will require significant investment. Sub-Saharan Africa will need eight times more fertilizer, six times more improved seed, at least $8 billion of investment in basic storage (not including cold-chain investments for horticulture or animal products), and as much as $65 billion in irrigation to fulfill its agricultural promise.

This session brings in key private sector players, financiers and development partners to agree on a roadmap to realise Africa's full agriculture potential.

Moderator:

Mr. Khalid Bomba, Managing Director, Agrifood Transformation Agency Support Center (TASC)

Framing Remarks – The Latest Evidence

Mr. Jeff Dykstra, Co-Founder & CEO, Partners in Food Solutions

Keynote Remarks – Raising Our Ambitions

Mr. Aliko Dangote, Founder and CEO, Dangote group

Panel Discussion – The Latest Business Efforts

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria
Mr. Vimal Shah, CEO, BIDCO
Ms. Hanneke Faber, President of Foods & Refreshment, Unilever
Mr. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, CEO, DP World
Mr. Daan Wensing, CEO, IDH
Mr. Frank Braeken, AGRA Board Member
Dr. Benedict Oramah, President, Afrexim Bank
Dr. Birungi Korutaro, CEO, Kilimo Trust
Mr. Yebeltal Getachew, CEO East Africa, Twiga

Closing Remarks – Country and Regional Leadership

Hon. Moussa Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal

Moderator Wrap-Up Remarks

[10:30-11:00 Coffee Break]

Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Panel discussion 1- Business models for promoting itegrated value chains and value-added processing

Moderator: Mr. Grant Merrick, Head Agriculture and Food, Tony Blair Institute

Mr. Khalid Bomba, Managing Director, Agrifood Transformation Agency Support Center (TASC)
Mr. Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Hon. Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, Governor, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Mr. Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO, SAGCOT Centre
Mr. John Mathew Mnali, Ag. Executive Director, Tanzania Investment Center (TIC)
Mr. Simon Winter, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation and Chair of the Farm to Market Alliance (FTMA)
Dr. Canisius K. Kanangire, CEO, African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF)
Mr. Ahmed Sylla, Country Manager, Africa Improved Foods
Ms. Hannah Ratcliffe, Director, Technical Assistance Facility and Enterprise Development Team, AgDevCo

Panel discussion 2 - Challenges and Opportunities in Commodity-Specific Value chains

Moderator: Mr. Quentin Rukingama, Managing Partner, JBQ Africa

Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Tom Kehoe, Deputy Director, Africa Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Mr. Ekko Oosterhuis, Managing Director, Silverlands Tanzania ltd.
Mr. Reji Georg, Vice President, Farming, Olam Agri22
Ms. Poorva Pandya, Head of International Relations, Research and Development, Empowering Farmers Foundation (EFF)
Mr. Cyril Ugwu, Country Director, Nigeria, IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Mr. Claude Bizimana, CEO, National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) of Rwanda
Mr. Howard Popoola, Vice President - Corporate Food Technology and Regulatory Compliance, The Kroger Co.
Mr. Matieyedou Konlanbigue, Senior Agribusiness Specialist, Country Representative-Rwanda, IITA

09:00 – 13:00

Venue: Auditorium

Women in Agriculture Working Group

Increasing Access to Healthy Diets in the AU Year of Nutrition

In the AU Year of Nutrition, African governments and their partners have been challenged to ensure nutrition is at the forefront of priorities and action plans for COVID-19 response and recovery. A strong base of political will is present, as advancing healthy diets from sustainable food systems emerged as the #1 priority of African countries coming out of the UN Food

Systems Summit, with more than 90% of countries including this in their national pathways for food systems transformation. But this is ambitious priority, requiring work not just on increasing productivity, but also on increasing accessibility, desirability, affordability, and sustainability. It requires leadership across the board, advocating for adequate financing, implementation capacity, and coordination to drive effective implementation.

With the leadership of First Ladies across the continent – drawing in coalitions from community to global level – this session will elevate and champion the transformative actions and investments needed to increase access to healthy diets today, while also protecting the environment and climate for the future.

Facilitator: Ms. Fiona Mbabazi, Anchor

Co-host Welcome Remarks

H.E. Roman Tesfaye, Former First Lady of Ethiopia
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission

Framing Remarks - The Latest Evidence

Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Forum and Founder, Food Forward Consortium

Guest of Honor Remarks –

H.E. Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of Rwanda

Roundtable Discussion of First Ladies and Experts in Healthy Diets & Nutrition

Moderator: Ms. Redi Tlhabi, Anchor, UN Global Journalists Corps

First Ladies in attendance

Hon. Minister of Health
Hon. Minister of Agriculture
H.E. Auxillia Mnangagwa, First Lady Republic of Zimbabwe
H.E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,
Ms. Kate Hampton, CEO, Children's INvestment Fund Foundation
H.E. Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Chef Sam Kass, Food Entrepreneur
Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopian-Swedish Chef
Ms. Nancy Roman, President and CEO, Partnership for a Healthy
Prof. Ruth Oniang'o, Founder and Director, Rural Outreach Africa

Announcement of Winner WAYA competition

Award Presenter & Speakers

Attending First Lady
Ms. Hajia Salamatu Garba, WAYA 2021 winner

Award Winners: TBC

Award Judges

Ms. Betty Kiplagat, Government Affairs Leader, Africa & the Middle East, Corteva
Ms. Marieme Esther Dassanou, AFAWA Coordinator, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Ms. Robynne Anderson, President, Emerging Ag Inc
Ms. Binta Toure Ndoye, Board Member, AGRA

Moderator Wrap Up Remarks

[10:30-11:00 Coffee Break]

Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Moderator: Dr. Namukulo Covic, Director General's Representative in Ethiopia, President of the Africa Nutrition Society

Keynote remarks: H.E. Amb. Hans Hoogeveen, Independent Council Chairperson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Framing remarks:

Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN

Panel discussion 1

Hon. Ahmed Mathobe Nunow, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation, Somalia
Mr. Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
Ms. Rahmat Eyinfunjowo, Co-CEO, Nourishing Africa
Ms. Adesuwa Ifedi, Senior Vice President of Africa Programs, Heifer International
Ms. Seynabou Dieng, CEO, MAYA Enterprises 24
Ms. Lynnette Neufeld, Director of Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), FAO
Ms. Tei Mukunya-Oundo, Co-Founder and Executive Director for Nutrition Solutions Africa, NatureLock Foods Ltd

Panel discussion 2

Dr. Francesco Branca, Director of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO
Ms. Edith Heines, WFP Country Director, Rwanda
Prof. Corinna Hawkes, Director, Centre for Food Policy, City University, London
Mr. Paul Newnham, Coordinator, SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Ms. Stephanie Sargeant, Youth Leader, #Act4Food #Act4Change
Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, Executive Director, CORAF
Dr. Klaus Kraemer, Managing Director, Sight and Life Foundation

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group

Host Welcome Remarks:

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner, African Union

Framing Remarks on the Abuja Declaration

H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria, and Outgoing Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee

Presentation on Progress, Priorities and Issues

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group

Fireside Chat:

Prof. Richard Mkandawire, Vice President, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership
Mr. Albin Hubsher, President and CEO, IFDC
Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, CEO, Yara International ASA
Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Group

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Oumer Hussien Oba, Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Hon. Mohamed Sadiki, Minister of Agriculture, Morocco
Mr. Bimal Kantaria, CEO, Elgon Kenya
Prof. Pedro Sanchez, Director, Agriculture & Food Security Center
Mr. Douglas Kerr, Vice-President for Business Development, IFDC
Mr. Patrick Heffer, Deputy Director General, International Fertilizer Association
Ms. Marie Claire Kalihangabo, Coordinator of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM), African Development Bank (AfDB)
Mr. Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
Mr. Tom Kehoe, Deputy Director, Africa Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Bashir Jama, Agricultural Development Expert, Islamic Development Bank
Mr. Kolyang Palebele, President, Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)

Closing Remarks by:

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission

11:30 – 12:30

Venue: Dealroom Marquee

Government Ethiopia Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Ethiopia

14:00 – 15:30

Venue: AD12

Policy & State Capability TP

Special Event - Ministerial Roundtable- Country Actions to Progress Pathways for Food Systems Transformation

Africa is not on track to meet the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADPs) and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) targets to end hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food by 2025 and 2030 respectively. Against this backdrop, The AGRF 2022 comes at a pivotal time, in Africa’s recovery and progress towards the attainment of sustainability and resilient agricultural-led economic transformation. In order to fast-track actions toward national food systems transformation the Policy and State Capability Thematic platform will host the Ministerial Roundtable, convening the foremost leaders on the continent.

Moderators

Dr. Fadel Ndiame, CEO, Food Systems Transformation Solutions
Mr. Sean de Cleene, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic Forum

Speakers:

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD

14:30 – 15:30

Venue: Dealroom Marquee

AGRA/CASA/CRDB

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Tipping the balance: Opportunities in climate adaptation for African smallholder farmers and SMEs

Currently 95% of climate finance is supplied by public sources and allocated towards low-hanging fruit to mitigate climate change. To get beyond the low-hanging fruit the world will have to consider smaller investment opportunities that, in aggregate, can significantly adapt to climate change in Africa. If no action is taken, climate impacts in Africa will lead to overall yield reductions of up to 30% by 2050, while extreme weather events will result in higher post-harvest quality and quantity losses.

This session will explore how to effectively attract more funding to the agri-SME sector to achieve this aim while managing the risks.

Moderator

Ms. Aggie Konde, Vice President Program Development and Innovation, AGRA

Presentation of the Key Findings of the Climate Investment Research

Mr Mathias Hague, Research Lead, CASA

Speakers:

Hon. Oumer Hussien Oba, Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Hon. Dr. Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Environment, Rwanda
Ms. Fiona Napier, Africa Nature Lead, UNFCC Climate Champions team
Mr. Gary Almond, Head of Communications, Shell Foundation - Catalysing Agriculture by Scaling Energy Ecosystems (CASEE)
Mr. Eelco Baan, Global Coordinator Food Systems, SNV Netherlands
Mr. Gabriel Boc, Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
Mr. Stephen Morin, Division Chief, Market Systems and Finance Center for Agriculture-Led Growth, USAID
Mr. Tanguy Boussard, Chief Strategy Officer, SunCulture
Mr. Jonathan First, Senior Consultant, Climate Policy Initiative
Mr. Jean Paul Gisa, Program Director, One Acre Fund - Smallholder Resilience Fund
Mr. Wilson Mnzava, General Manager Insurance, CRDB Bank Plc
Mr. Ben Valk, Global Head Food and Agri Partnerships, Rabobank
Mr. Simon Winter, Executive Director, Syngenta
Mr. Charles Karangwa, Regional Lead for Forests, Landscapes and Livelihoods Programme for Africa at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Mr. Pathe Amath Sene, Regional Climate and Environment Specialist, IFAD

16:00 – 17:30

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

Plenary – Presidential Summit- Advancing pathways for people, planet and prosperity

Introduction
Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor

Opening Video - Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems

Welcome from the Host Government

Hon. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

AGRF Remarks

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Presidential Keynote Remarks

H.E Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda

Commitments to action for Food Systems Transformation and Climate Action

Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat
Mr. Alvaro Lario, President-Elect, IFAD
Mr. Rodger Voorhies, President, Global Growth & Opportunity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation (video)
Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) (video)

Presidential Panel
Invited Heads of State and Government

H.E. President, Rwanda
H.E. President, Senegal and Chair of the AU
H.E. President, Zambia
H.E. President, Tanzania
H.E. Prime Minister, Morocco
H.E. President, Zimbabwe
H.E. President, Malawi
H.E. President, Niger
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, AUC
H.E. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, UN

Call to Action Beans Challenge

Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopian-Swedish Chef
Chef Sam Kass, Food Entrepreneur
Chef Dieuveil Malonga, Food Entrepreneur, Congo-Brazzaville

End of Ceremony and Official Photo

19:00 – 21:00

Venue: KCC

Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and AGRF Gala Dinner

A celebration of the Africa Food Prize Laureate, as the premier award showcasing individuals or institutions helping transform African food systems and agriculture. VIP attendees to include all Members of the Africa Food Prize Committee, all former Africa Food Prize Laureates, and CEOs of Africa Food Prize Funders.

Introduction
Moderator: Mr. Jeff Koinange, Anchor

Opening Video

Winner GoGettaz Competition

Grand Prize Award: Award Presenter TBC
Impact Award: Award Presenter TBC

Africa Food Prize

Speakers:

H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria and Outgoing Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Incoming Chair, Africa Food Prize Committee and Former President
Award prize winner

Presenters of the Africa Food Prize Award on stage

Award Prize Winner Speech

Dinner & Celebration

Download Program

Nutrition and Healthy Diets

08:00 – 09:00

Venue: Dealroom Marquee

Government Mozambique Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Mozambique

09:00 – 10:30

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

Plenary – Council of the Wise

Following a successful inaugural session in 2021, this year’s Council of the Wise aims to encourage African leaders to increase funding to the agriculture sector, meeting CAADP, SDGs and Food Systems targets by 2030 and to solicit stronger accountability of the AGRF partners in delivering on commitments.

Moderator: Ms. Aggie Konde, Vice President, AGRA

Welcome Remarks

Ms. Jennifer Baarn, Managing Director, AGRF

Framing Keynote Remarks: Our Future with Business as Usual

Mr. Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Council of the Wise Panel Discussion

H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia
H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria and Outgoing Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President, Tanzania and Incoming Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee
H.E. John Kufuor, Former President, Ghana
H.E. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Former President, Liberia
H.E. Joyce Banda, Former President, Malawi
H.E. Lionel Zinsou, Former Prime Minister, Benin
H.E. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Former Prime Minister, Niger
Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
H.E. Mary Therese Winifred Robinson, Former President of Ireland, and chair of the Women Leaders Network
Mr. Tidjiane Thiam, Former CEO, Credit Suisse
Mr. Donald Kaberuka, Former President, AfDB

Moderator Closing Remarks

11:30 – 12:30

Venue:AD11

Government Senegal Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Senegal

11:30 – 12:30

Venue: Dealroom Marquee

Government Angola Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Angola

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH1

Agribusiness TP, FAA and L4Ag

Special Event - CEO Roundtable - Financing Food Systems Transformation

Moderator:

H.E. Amb. David Lane, President, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands

Fireside Chat:

Hon. Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda
Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Group

Roundtable Discussion 1

Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Group
Mr. Jai Shroff, CEO, UPL
Mr. Vimal Shah, CEO, BIDCO
Ms. Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, East African Farmers Federation
Mr. Alvaro Lario, President-Elect, IFAD
H.E. Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO, Food Systems for the Future and Former Executive Director, WFP
Mr. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, CEO, DP World
Mr. Ramon Laguarta, CEO, Pepsico
Mr. Nick Barigye, CEO, Rwanda Finance Limited
Ms. Binta Toure Ndoye, Group CEO, Orabank
Mr. Paul Russo, CEO, KCB Group
Mr. Faustin Mbundu Kananura, Executive Chairman, MFK Group Rwanda
Mr. Joost Oorthuizen, CEO, Invest International
Mr. Ulf Mark Schneider, CEO, Nestle (video)
Mr. Abraham Vermeulen, President Africa Middle East, Corteva Agriscience
Ms. Delphine Traore, Regional CEO, Allianz Africa
Mr. Jules Ngankam, CEO, Africa Guarantee Fund
Mr. Sean de Cleene, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic Forum
Mr. Cheikh Oumar Seydi, Director for Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Dr. Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
Ms. Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, Food and Agriculture Transformation Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
Dr. Jewel Branaugh, Deputy Secretary, USDA
Mr. Ekko Oosterhuis, Managing Director, Silverlands Tanzania ltd.
Mr. Jerome Barberon, Head of Crop Protection for Africa and the Middle East, Syngenta
Mr. Samuel Ogola, CEO, Warehouse Receipt System Council of Kenya
Ms. Pichette Sayinzoga, CEO, Bank of Development of Rwanda (BRD)

Moderator Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: AD12

Building Diverse and Nutritious Food Markets in Africa

Perhaps the most critical component of Food Systems in Africa, certainly the most visible to the majority of Households, is the Food Market. Households across the continent depend on food markets to provide them with access to nutrition. However, with recent disruptions caused by COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, how can we build diverse food markets that will secure our most vulnerable communities against malnutrition and undernutrition?

Moderator: Ms. Lindiwe Sibanda, Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA)

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Ms. Temitope Adegoroye, Managing Partner, Sahel Consulting

Panel Discussion

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria
Mr. Daan Wensing, CEO, IDH,
Mr. Nico Janssen, Programme Manager, Agricultural Livelihoods, IKEA Foundation
Mr. Michael Ojo, Nigeria Country Director, GAIN
H.E. Lionel Zinsou, Board Member, Danone and Former Prime Minister of Benin
Dr. Telesphore Ndabamenye, Technical Advisor, Rockefeller
Mr. Chris Hegadorn, Secretary, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Ms. Betelhem Lakew, Youth Leader, #Act4Food #Act4Change
Ms. Lynn Brown, Director of Alliances and Policy, HarvestPlus
Mr. Mohamed Fall, Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Mr. Ibrahima Coulibaly, Network of Farmers and Producers Organizations in West Africa (ROPPA)
Ms. Fannie Gondwe, Founder and Executive Director, Perisha Agro and Packaging Enterprise
Mr. Bill Rustrick, CEO, Clinton Development Initiative (CDI)
Dr. Gabriel Rugalema, Regional Director, World Vegetable Centre

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH2

Markets and Infrastructure TP

Bringing the latest in appropriate technology to African food systems, SMEs, and farmers: Mechanization, Digital Tools, Irrigation, & Energy

COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges to Africa’s food and agriculture sector and to its millions of smallholder farmers. At the same time, the pandemic has accelerated innovative efforts to develop and deploy the transformative power of digital technology to address these problems in ways that leapfrog past practices and traditional solutions. This session will showcase the latest on new digital technologies and infrastructure developments targeted at farmers and SMEs across the continent.

Moderator:

Ms. Robynne Anderson, President, Emerging Ag Inc

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank

Keynote Remarks:

Mr. Simeon Ehui, Regional Director for Sustainable Development for Africa, World Bank
Mr. T R Kesavan, Group President - Corporate Relations & Alliances, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE)

Presentation - Mechanised Conservation Agriculture

Mr. Godfrey Omulo, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer; University of Hohenheim

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Hussein Mohamed Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania
Ms. Beauty Manake, Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Botswana
Mr. Johnson Kiragu, East Africa Director, Partners in Food Soultions (PFS)
Ms. Kristina Skierka, CEO, Power for All
Mr. Elad Levi, Vice President, Head of Middle East & Africa, Netafim
Mr. Nel Stephan, Head of Sales, East Africa & Middle East, John Deere Africa Middle East
Dr. Canisius K. Kanangire, CEO, African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF)
Mr. Stephen Morin, Lebanon Economic Growth Office Director, USAID
Mr. Bram Govaerts, Director General, CIMMYT
Ms. Zoe Karl-Waithaka, Partner, BCG Group Kenya
Ms. Sugra T. Mahmood, Deputy Director, Irrigation Agriculture and Crop Development, Federal Department of Agricultural (FDA)

Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH3

IICA, AGRA & IFAD

South-South Cooperation: Leadership from the Americas and Asia

The Global South has a majority of the world’s population and landmass, and, according to the OECD, may also account for a majority of world GDP by 2030. In this session, leaders from Africa, Asia and the Americas will share experiences, lessons and ambitions for the next phase of development. Cooperation is paramount, with the session revealing how countries in the Global South can forge, then leverage, closer political, economic, financial and cultural ties; solving shared problems while creating new opportunities.

Moderator:

Mr. Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR and Director-General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Co-Host Welcome Remarks

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA
Dr. Manuel Otero, Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Framing Remarks on Africa-Americas Cooperation

Prof. Jean Jacques Muhinda, Regional Head, East Africa, AGRA
Mr. Jorge Werthein, Senior Adviser to the Director General, IICA

Fireside Chat: South-South Cooperation

Prof. Shenggen Fan, Professor Chair, China Agricultural University
Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group
Dr. Naoko Ishii, Executive Vice President, Director for Center for Global Commons, University of Tokyo, Japan

Roundtable Discussion

Hon. Olegario dos Anjos Banze, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mozambique
Hon. Antoine Lekpa Antoine Gbegbeni, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Republic of Togo
Minister of Trade, Rwanda
H.E. Amb. Christine Nkulikiyinka, CEO, Rwanda Cooperation Initiative
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Brazil
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Barbados
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Guyana
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Mexico
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Costa Rica
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Suriname
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Bahamas
Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industries
Ms. Bev Postma, Executive Director, Grow Asia
Amb. Asghar Ali Golo, Pakistani Ambassador to the African Union
Amb. Xuekun Wang, Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda
Dr. Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes, Director-General, ICRISAT
Mr. Simon Winter, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation

Moderator Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue:

Regional Food Trade TP

Leveraging Data to Improve Intra-Africa Food Trade

Regional food trade is one of the pathways for Africa’s recovery. It can be a critical driver in building resilient food systems and an important engine for sustainable economic growth. The intended outcome of this session will be to gather commitments and encourage governments to align national and regional strategies and policies to support the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Furthermore, this session will also seek to gain commitment from development partners and private sector, to support the building of robust data systems to strengthen and inform food and nutrition security, trade policies, address constraints to food trade, and guide investment decisions in regional food value chains in Africa.

Moderator: Dr. Apollos Nwafor, Vice-President, Policy & State Capability, AGRA

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Daniel Njiwa, Head of Regional Food Trade and Secretariat, Regional Food Trade Coalition

Presentation of the Key Findings of the Africa Trade Status Monitor (ASTM)

Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Founder and Executive Chairperson, Akademiya 2063

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Chipoka Mulenga, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia
Hon. Dr. Ashatu K. Kijaji, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Tanzania
Hon. Masuku Phelela, Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Zimbabwe
Hon. Wamkele Mene, Secreatary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
Hon. Dr Omar Touray, President, ECOWAS Commission
Mr. Peter Mathuki, Secretary General, East African Community
Hon. Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary-General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Ms. Maura Barry Boyle, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience & Food Security, USAID
Mr. Mansoor Ahmad MBE, Group Head, Africa Economic Development, FCDO UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mr. Johan Swinnen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Mr. David Phiri, FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa

Launch of The Regional Food Balance Sheet

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat
Hon. Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary-General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Hon. Hussein Mohamed Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania
Hon. Reuben Phiri Mtolo, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Zambia

Closing remarks by the moderator

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH4

Generation Africa

AYuTe/Pitch AgriHack winners Showcase

Heifer International is sponsoring the 2022 Pitch AgriHack Competition, targeting African businesses that bring technological innovation to the agriculture industry. The competition will identify and amplify efforts by young innovators to build resilience beyond COVID-19 through digital agriculture products and services. These innovations should be scalable and generate measurable impact in Africa’s food systems. Winners of the competition will receive funding and continued support to scale up their innovations into products that can help transform the entire sector.

Welcome remarks

Ms. Sherrie Silver, UN IFAD Advocate for Rural Youth, Emcee for Generation Africa
Mr. Dickson Naftali, Head, Generation Africa

Judges:

Mr. Jehiel Oliver, Founder & CEO, Hello Tractor
Mr. Dayo Adoruja, Youth & Innovation Lead, Heifer International
Mr. Peris Bosire, Founder & CEO, FarmDrive
Ms. Isis Nyon’go Madison, Principal, Asphalt & Ink
H.E. Joe Mucheru, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Kenya

Pitch AgriHack Finalists Pitches

12 Young Agripreneur Finalists pitches

Closing remarks and word of thanks

Ms. Jennifer Baarn, Managing Director, AGRF
Mr. Dickson Naftali, Head, Generation Africa

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH4

Generation Africa

Special Event: Youth Town Hall

Venue: MH4

Chair: Generation Africa

In Africa, the population of young people is growing rapidly. In 2015, 226 million youth aged 15-24 lived in Africa. By 2030, it is projected that the number of youths in Africa will have increased by 42 per cent. Africa’s youth population is expected to continue to grow throughout the remainder of the 21st century, more than doubling from current levels by 2055 . Agriculture provides the single most important platform for employment, income generation and food security and can drive poverty reduction through increased productivity, value addition and links to other sectors.

The youth population has however not been well harnessed for Agriculture and food systems transformation. Most young people don’t often see a future in agriculture; they see it as a back breaking labour that is a preserve of the uneducated people. They also face series of hurdles, including access to land, finance, and other productive resources necessary to start a viable agriculture-based livelihood. This consequently leads to youth taking up agriculture as the last remedy amongst other business and employment opportunities.

Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor

Special Guest Remarks

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat

In Conversation with African Youth

H.E. President, Senegal
Ms. Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation
Ms. Barbara Stinton, President, The World Food Prize Foundation and World Food Prize Winner

Youth Panel: Nothing About Us, Without Us

Youth speakers

Closing remarks:

Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH2a

Women in Agriculture TP

VALUE4HER

In agriculture and food systems, when women are enabled to access resources, they are well able to not only increase agricultural productivity but also increased income that contributes to better adaptation to climate change through technologies that contribute to sustainable farming and conservation.

This session will unpack opportunities for directing investments to women led ag businesses. Using an evidence-based approach, the session will create a platform for establishing scalable mechanisms that build resilience in agriculture and food systems while demonstrating the impact of access to resources for this group. As women are very often on the frontline of livelihoods and adapting to the effects of climate change, they are powerful agents of change and promoters of adaptation and mitigation action. Their knowledge and experience make for a compelling business case to achieve lasting changes leading to positive development outcomes and tangible impact.

Moderator: Ms. Aggie Konde, Vice President, AGRA

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Ms. Sabdiyo Dido, SME and Gender Expert

Keynote Remarks:

Hon. Prof. Jeannette Bayisenge, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Rwanda
Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development, Global Affairs Canada

Panel Discussion - Women-Led Businesses

Moderator: Ms. Redi Tlhabi, Anchor, UN Global Journalists Corps

Ms. Sakina Usengimana, CEO and Founder Rwanda AFRI foods Fresh food export
Ms. Adanne Uche, CEO, Ady’s Food Mart
Ms. Sipamandla Manqele, Founder, Local Village Foods
Ms. Towera Jalakasi, Founder Malawi Naturals Limited
Ms. Judy Matu, Founder and National Chairlady, Association of Women in Agriculture, Kenya (AWAK)

Presenting New Evidence on Women and Climate Adaptation & Nutrition

Dr. Suzan Kaaria, Director, AWARD
Dr. Nicoline de Haan, Platform Director, CGIAR GENDER Platform
Mr. Tony Simons, Executive Director, CIFOR-ICRAF

Panel Discussion - Supporting SME Growth

Moderator: Ms. Redi Tlhabi, Anchor, UN Global Journalists Corps

Ms. Beauty Manake, Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Botswana
Ms. Nalan Yuksel, Regional Director, Pan-Africa & Development, Global Affairs Canada
Mr. Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate Resilient Food Programs, IDRC
Ms. Christine Campeau, Global Advocacy Director, Food Systems, CARE
Ms. Vicki Wilde, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Mehrdad Ehsani, Vice President for the Food Initiative in Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation
Ms. Victoria Sabula, CEO, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: TBC

AGRA Strategy Launch

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: AD12

Interactive Dialogue with African Food Systems National Convenors

In the context of the AGRF 2022 Summit, the African Union, the United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub and the Food workstream of the United Nations Global Crisis Response Group on Food Energy and Finance (GCRG), will convene the first in-person regional dialogue with African Food Systems National Convenors. The closed session will be by invitation only.

In a global, regional and national context drastically impacted by the triple food, energy and finance crisis, the interactive dialogue will provide a unique space for National Convenors from the Africa region, to engage in a strategic exchange with the leadership of the African Union, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, the Global Crisis Response Group and AGRA.

Moderator: Mr. Boaz Keizire, Head, Policy & Advocacy, AGRA

Opening Remarks:

Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, Director, Office of Sustainable Development Goals, FAO
Mr. Martin Bwalya, Director for Agriculture, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE), AUDA-NEPAD High-Impact Panel
Dr. David Nabarro, UN Response Group and Strategic Director, 4SD
Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat
Mr. Martin Bwalya, Director for Agriculture, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE), AUDA-NEPAD
Nigeria PE Finance and Food Systems Convenor

Interactive dialogue with National Convenors

Deep-Dive on Implementing and Financing Food Systems Transformation in Africa

Ms. Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, Deputy, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Ms. Nadine Gbossa, Chief, Means of Implementation, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Ms. Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank

Moderator: Mr. Jeff Koinange, Anchor

Setting the Scene:

Mr. Joe Studwell, Author, Journalist

Keynote:

Ms. Samantha Power, Administrator, USAID

High-level Panelists

Hon. Charles Mve Ellah, Minister of Agriculture, Gabon
Mr Daniel Simeon Kelema, Permanent Secretary Min of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mali
Hon. Bwino Fred Kyakulaga, State Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda
H.E. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Former Prime Minister, Niger
Mr. Khalid Bomba, Managing Director, Agrifood Transformation Agency Support Center (TASC)
Mr. Acha Leke, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co
Dr. Sandy Thomas, Director, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition
Ms. Frannie Leautier, Senior Partner, SouthBridge Group and CEO, SouthBridge Investments
Dr. Vera Songwe, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary UNECA
Hon. Dr Omar Touray, President, ECOWAS Commission
Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA - African Continental Free Trade Area
Mr. Sidi Ould Tah, Director-General, Arab Bank for Economic Development of Africa, BADEA
Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, World Trade Organization
Dr. John N. Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Moderator Closing Remarks

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Markets and Livelihoods

09:00-10:30

Venue: MH3

Food Innovation Hubs

Food Innovation Hubs: Taking Innovation to Scale

Innovation is critical to food systems transformation: Innovations in technology, climate mitigation and adaptation, inputs, alternative proteins and business models across the agricultural value chain abound. Yet many fail to go to scale, reflecting the systemic nature of agricultural value chains and food systems. This session looks at some of the common barriers to scale and discusses the role of innovation incubators, hubs and other models for knowledge sharing and scaling of innovation.

Welcome and Framing Remarks by the Moderator:

Mr. Sean de Cleene, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic Forum

Opening Remarks:

Hon. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates and Co-Lead, Food Innovation Hubs

Firestarter remarks: Challenges to scale

Mr. Kees Aarts, Founder and CEO, Protix
Mr. Claude Munyangabo, CEO, BK Techouse
Ms. Anna Marie Silvester, Innovation Team Lead, Microsoft
Mr. Akintunde Akinwande, Head of Digital and Business Development Nigeria, Middle Africa, OCP Africa
Mr. Kunal Prasad, Co-Founder, Cropin Technology

Panel Discussion: Building Eco-systems for Scale

Mr. Eugene Kandel, CEO, Start Up Nation Central
Ms. Tesi Rusagara, Managing Director, Kigali Innovation City
Mr. Mehrdad Ehsani, Vice President for the Food Initiative in Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation
Mr. Jonathan First, Consultant, Climate Policy Initiative
Mr. Jeremie Pige, Head of IGNITE – WFP Innovation Hub for Eastern Africa
Ms. Amandla Ooko-Ombaka, Economist and Associate Partner, McKinsey
Mr. Parmesh Shah, Global Lead for Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Jobs, World Bank

Closing Remarks and Special Announcement

Hon. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture & Animal Resources
H.E. Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO, Food Systems for the Future and Former Executive Director, WFP
Hon. Pudence Rubingisa, Mayor, City of Kigali, Rwanda

09:00-10:30

Venue: AD12

Sustainable Livestock Coalition and ILRI /GASL

The cow in the room – the role milk, meat, and eggs play in sustainable food systems transformation

The 2021 UNFSS highlighted multiple perspectives on the livestock sector. On the one hand, governments and development professionals stressed the numerous benefits that different livestock systems provide to the transformation of food systems in many countries. On the other, many focused on the harms of livestock systems to the environment and the health of humans. Livestock-derived foods are essential building blocks of balanced diets, yet they have a delicate interface with human health and the environment.

African countries' challenge is to foster a positive transition that contributes to food and nutrition security and livelihoods without damaging the environment or human health. This session will look at specific cases of livestock contributions to food systems transformation and draw out lessons learned in transforming the sector.

Moderator: Ms. Shirley Tarawali, Chair, Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL)

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Ms. Adesuwa Ifedi, Vice President, Africa Heifer International

Keynote Remarks:

Dr. Iain Wright, Deputy DG, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Four ‘rapid-fire’ case presentations with a focus on different aspects of food systems transformation: environment/climate, gender/youth, region, and value chain diversity

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Chad
Ms. Emma Naluyima, Smallholder Farmer, Uganda
Mr. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Mr. Faustin Mbundu Kananura, Executive Chairman, MFK Group Rwanda
Mr. Ekko Oosterhuis, Managing Director, Silverlands Tanzania ltd.
Mr. Gbola Adesogan, Director, Food Systems Institute, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems
Mr. Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO, SAGCOT Centre
Ms. Elizabeth Swai, CEO and Founder, AKM Glitters Company Limited
Farmer representative

09:00-10:30

Venue: MH4

Generation Africa

Accelerating Youth Employment in Food Systems and Agriculture

Over 10 million young Africans join the labor force each year, yet the continent creates only 3.7 million jobs annually. By 2035, more young people will be entering Africa’s workforce each year than in the rest of the globe combined. There is an opportunity to reduce the unemployment rate by encouraging the youth to join the food systems as agripreneurs. Generation Africa has designed a youth in Ag Ecosystem development framework through Generation Africa. The tool will ensure that Governments are able to coordinate collaborative actions from different actors to focus on creating an enabling environment that will ensure the youth are accounted for in the development and inclusion.

Moderator: Mr. Simon Winter, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Dickson Naftali, Head, Generation Africa

Keynote remarks – Rwanda’s Prespective:

Hon. Rosemary Mbabazi, Minister of Youth and Culture, Rwanda

Presentation of Youth Employment Development Framework

Mr. Henry Lagat, Associate Partnership Officer, Generation Africa

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Moussa Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal
Dr. Donal Brown, Associate Vice President, Programme Management, IFAD
Ms. Maureen Muketha, Founder, Tule Vyema
Ms. Oluwaseun Sangoleye, CEO, Baby Grubz
Mr. Daniel Hailu, Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa, Mastercard Foundation
Mr. Pascal Murasira, Managing Director - East Africa, Norrsken Foundation
Mr. Amadou Fall, IT specialist and Technical lead on 1000 Digital Villages initiative in Senegal, FAO
Mr. Simon O'Connell, CEO, SNV
Ms. Jane Lowicki-Zucca, Senior Youth Advisor, USAID
Mr. Edson Mpyisi, Chief Financial Economist, Coordinator ENABLE Youth Programme, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Ms. Subhashini Chandran, Head of Social Impact, Africa & Asia, YARA
Ms. Betty Kiplagat, Government Affairs Leader, Africa & the Middle East, Corteva
Ms. Almas Jiwani, President of Emeritus UN Women Canada NC and CEO of Almas Jiwani Foundation

09:00-10:30

Venue: MH3

WBCSD Working Group (GAFF) WBCSD/GAIN/McKinsey

True Value of Food

In his Wealth of Nations, published 1776, Adam Smith posed a famous paradox: why is water, so necessary for life, worth so much less than diamonds, which are not? Almost 250 years later, food markets remain some of the most essential, extensive and complex on earth. With insights from leading policymakers, researchers, experts and advocates, this session will unpack the critical role of food in development, highlighting new ways to think about food and food markets, the impact of subsidies and buying cartels, alongside strategies for resilience, sustainability, access, inclusion and organisation in food systems.

Moderator: Mr. Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Keynote Remarks – The True Value of Food in Africa

Mr. Peter Bakker, CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Panel Discussion:

Mr. Biendi Maganga-Moussavou, Former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Gabon
Hon. Dr Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Environment, Rwanda
Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN
Prof. Sheryl Hendricks, Head of Department and Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Mr. Tabi Joda, Expert in Local Communities' Ecosystems Resilience
Mr. Ben Valk, Global Head Food and Agri Partnerships, Rabobank
Ms. Helena Leurent, Director General, Consumers International
Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Ms. Belinda Bwiza, Rwanda Deputy Country Director, One Acre Fund
Mr. Francois Nsengiyumva, Managing Director and CEO, Kilimo General Business Ltd
Mr. Omid Kassiri, Managing Partner, East Africa, McKinsey
Mr. Amar Ali, President, Africa Region, Royal DSM

09:00-10:30

Venue: MH1

AfDB & Agribusiness Deal Room Working Group

Finance: Finance Risk-Return Trade Off

The overall objective of the session is to discuss the risk – return trade off that informs the decision to invest, the cost of finance and sector allocation. This session will also explore the ‘high risk’ label attached to agricultural investments and its gender and climate dimensions. We will also explore the need to maximize the de-risking instruments available in the market.

Welcome and Framing Remarks by the moderator: Mr. Frank Braeken, Board Member, AGRA

Panel discussion:

Ministers TBC
Ms. Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali
Ms. Hong Thuy-Patterson, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer, Green Climate Fund
Mr. Jules Ngankam, CEO, Africa Guarantee Fund
Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh-Diong, UN-ASG and Director-General, Africa Risk Capacity Group
Mr. Yosuke Kotsuji, Acting Manager of Agribusiness and Forestry, IFC Africa
Ms. Samirah Ade-Adebiyi, Managing Director, AFEX Investments (AFIL)
Mr. Jerry Parkes, CEO, Injaro Investments
Mr. Birama Sidibe, CEO, Interface
Ms. Atsuko Toda, Director Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure, AfDB
Mr. Ben Valk, Global Head Food and Agri Partnerships, Rabobank
Ms. Dianah Mukundwa, Head of Investment and Social Impact, Equity Bank (Rwanda)
Dr. Jack Kayonga, CEO, Crystal Venture Ltd

09:30 – 11:00

Venue:

AGRA/HEIFER

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Harnessing and Scaling Digital Agriculture

The overall objective of the session is to review the role of digital technology in catalyzing, enabling, and supporting the scaling up of agriculture and food security solutions, including innovation, good practices for transitions from trials and pilot projects. The session will also discuss how digital is transforming lives and improve livelihoods in agriculture by helping to secure savings, find affordable insurance and tools to manage risk, increase access to financial services, providing employment and business opportunities.

Moderator: Nixon Gecheo, Senior Program Officer – Digital Systems & Solutions for Agriculture- AGRA

Speakers:

Mr. Jean Claude Munyangabo, CEO, BK Techouse
Mr. Sriram Bharatam, Founder & Chief Mentor, Kuza Biashara
Ms. Anna-Marie Silvester, Software team lead, Microsoft
Mr. Jehiel Oliver, CEO, Hello Tractor
Mr. Kwabena Frimpong, Regional Director – Africa, IGNITIA
Mr. Yusuf Oguntola, Chief Technology Officer, AFEX

11:00 – 13:00

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

Closing Plenary: Stronger Together

Moderator: Ms. Fiona Mbabazi, Anchor

Welcome Remarks

Ms. Jennifer Baarn, Managing Director, AGRF

Framing Remarks:

Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Founder and Executive Chairperson, Akademiya 2063

Keynote remarks Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA - African Continental Free Trade Area

Panel Discussion – Reinforcing Global Cooperation for Food Systems

African Minister of Trade
Representative of the Government of Denmark
Hon. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, India
H.E. Amb. Hans Hoogeveen, Independent Council Chairperson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Mr. Jorge Werthein, Senior Adviser to the Director General, IICA
Mr. Yerlan Alimzhanuly Baidaulet, Director General, Islamic Organization for Food Security
Mr. Jai Shroff, CEO, UPL
Ms. Anne Nuorgam, Chair, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
H.E. Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO, Food Systems for the Future and Former Executive Director, WFP
Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact of the CGIAR System Organization
Ms. Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali

AGRF Highlights Video from the Week

Synthesis, Key Messages, and Outcomes of AGRF Summit 2022

Ms. Jennifer Baarn, Managing Director, AGRF

Thematic Platform Highlights and call for Action

Mr. Adam Gerstenmier, Executive Director, Food Action Alliance

Key Announcements and Award Ceremony Celebrations

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat

Closing remarks & AGRF Host country 2023 Announcement

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Official Closing Remarks and Passing the Baton to the AGRF Summit 2023 Host

Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda

AGRF Family Photo

Monday
05 September 2022

Download Side Events Program

09:00 - 11:00

Venue: MH1

AFAP, ABG

Urban Agriculture Initiative (UAI)

09:00 - 11:00

Venue: MH2

IFAD, CARE, ILO

Advancing Equitable Livelihoods for Food Systems Workers

09:00 - 11:00

Venue: AD10

AGRA

Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa

09:00 - 11:00

Venue: AD11

TAAT Africa

Resilient Food Systems

09:00 - 11:00

Venue: AD12

CALA

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH1

Fertilizer Canada, OCP AFRICA,African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI)

Nutrient Stewardship for Sustainable Food Systems

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH2

AGRA, Food Trade Coalition for Africa Standards and Trade Development Facility

FOOD TRADE

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH3

Heifer, IFAD

Climate Finance and Technology: Opportunities for Youth

Speakers:

Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, ESA Director, IFAD (Keynote Speech)
Mr. Amath Pathe SENE, Lead Regional Environment and Climate Specialist for West and Central Africa, IFAD
Mr. Kwabena Amoateng Frimpong, Regional Director, Ignitia
Mr. IRADUKUNDA Dieudonné – Youth Beneficiary from Agri-Business Hub Mr. Ayodeji Balogun, Entrepreneur, Commodity trader and CEO, AFEX
Adesuwa Ifedi, Senior Vice President, Africa Programs, Heifer International (Panellist and Closing Remarks)

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: MH4

AGRA, BMGF, USAID, TBI and TASC

Advancing the transformation agenda for food and agricultural systems in Africa

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: AD10

IDH

DEALROOM: Developing value chains, boost investability to strengthen African food systems and increase local sourcing

11:30 - 13:00

Venue: AD11

AATI

14:00 - 15:30

Venue: AD11

UNCDF

16:00 - 18:00

Venue: AD12

CALA

17:00 - 18:30

Venue: AD10

AECF, ACELI, ROCKEFELLER

DEALROOM: Bridging Capital Supply and Demand for Agri-SMEs: Challenges & Opportunities

Download Side Events Program

Climate Action through and for Food Systems

09:00 – 13:00

Venue: MH4

Resilience & Adaptation TP

Accelerating Climate Action through Food Systems

Farmers across the African continent are being challenged to increase the resilience of their crops, farms, and livelihoods in the face of accelerating environmental degradation and tumultuous trade links. Balancing food and nutritional security, income stability, and a positive relationship with the natural world presents a compelling challenge, but a refreshed approach to how farmers use and think about crop cultivation may offer a path to true resilience and prosperity.

Moderator: Ms. Susan Chomba, Director of Vital Landscapes for Africa, WRI

Welcome Remarks and introduction:

Ms. Barbara Stinton, President, The World Food Prize Foundation

Keynote remarks

Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, 2022 World Food Prize Laureate and Climatologist and Senior Research Scientist, NASA

Fireside Chat – Raising Our Ambitions for Climate Action

Mr. Mohamed Mohieldin, Egyptian High-Level Champion for Climate
Mr. Nigel Topping, UK High-Level Champion for Climate
Mr. Patrick Verkoijjen, CEO, Global Center for Adaptation

Panel Discussion 1

H.E. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt
Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Niger
Mr. Zhenghua Xie, Special Envoy of Climate Change, China
Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn
Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Prof. Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Ms. Razan Al Mubarak, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Panel Discussion 2

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mozambique
Ms. Bogolo Kenewendo, Africa Director, UN Climate Change High-Level Champions
Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director East and Southern Africa Division, IFAD and Commissioner, Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (COSAI)
Mr. Enock Chikava, Acting Director, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh-Diong, UN-ASG and CEO, Africa Risk Capacity Group
Mr. Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate Resilient Food Programs, IDRC
Amb. Asghar Ali Golo, Pakistani Ambassador to the African Union

Moderator Wrap Up Remarks

[10:30-11:00 Coffee Break]

Speakers in Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Ms. Teddy Mugabo, CEO, Rwanda Green Fund-FONERWA
Ms. Sara Scherr, President and CEO, EcoAgriculture Partners
Mr. Divine Ntiokam, Founder and Managing Director, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network
Ms. Emma Fuller, Global Portfolio Leader, Corteva
Mr. Dhruv Sawhney, COO and Business Head, UPL
Mr. Ryan Hobert, Managing Director for Energy, Climate, and the Environment, UN Foundation
Mr. Harko Koster, Global Lead Climate & Business, SNV Netherlands
Mr. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Mr. Jean-Claude Rubyogo, Director, Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Mr. Tim McLellan, CEO, Trees for the Future
Mr. Foster Boateng, CEO, Tree Crop Authority

09:00 – 13:00

Venue: MH3

Agribusiness TP

Producing and Adding More Value in African Food Systems

This session brings in key private sector players, financiers and development partners to agree on a roadmap to realise Africa's full agriculture potential.

Moderator:

Mr. Khalid Bomba, Managing Director, Agrifood Transformation Agency Support Center (TASC)

Framing Remarks – The Latest Evidence

Mr. Jeff Dykstra, Co-Founder & CEO, Partners in Food Solutions

Fireside Chat – Raising Our Ambitions

Mr. Aliko Dangote, Founder and CEO, Dangote group

Panel Discussion – The Latest Business Efforts

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria
Mr. Vimal Shah, CEO, BIDCO
Ms. Hanneke Faber, President of Foods & Refreshment, Unilever
Mr. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, CEO, DP World
Mr. Daan Wensing, CEO, IDH
Mr. Frank Braeken, AGRA Board Member
Dr. Benedict Oramah, President, Afrexim Bank

Closing Remarks – Country and Regional Leadership

Hon. Moussa Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal

Moderator Wrap-Up Remarks

[10:30-11:00 Coffee Break]

Speakers in Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Moderator: Mr. Quentin Rukingama, Managing Partner, JBQ Africa
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Côte d’Ivoire
Dr. Birungi Korutaro, CEO, Kilimo Trust
Mr. Ahmed Sylla, Country Manager, Africa Improved Foods
Mr. Tom Kehoe, Deputy Director, Africa Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. William Asiko, Managing Director, Africa Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation
Mr. Ashish Pande, SVP & Managing Director, Crown Flour Mill
Ms. Hannah Ratcliffe, Director, Technical Assistance Facility and Enterprise Development Team, AgDevCo
Hon. Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, Governor, Kaduna State, Nigeria

09:00 – 13:00

Venue: MH1

Women in Agriculture TP

Special Event – Increasing Access to Healthy Diets in the AU Year of Nutrition

Facilitator: Ms. Fiona Mbabazi, Anchor

Co-host Welcome Remarks

H.E. Roman Tesfaye, Former First Lady of Ethiopia
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission

Framing Remarks - The Latest Evidence

Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Forum and Founder, Food Forward Consortium

Guest of Honor Remarks –

H.E. Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of Rwanda

Roundtable Discussion of First Ladies and Experts in Healthy Diets & Nutrition

Moderator: Ms. Redi Tlhabi, Anchor, UN Global Journalists Corps

First Ladies in attendance

Hon. Minister of Health
Hon. Minister of Agriculture
H.E. Auxillia Mnangagwa, First Lady, Republic of Zimbabwe
H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar
Ms. Kate Hampton, CEO, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
H.E. Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Chef Sam Kass, Food Entrepreneur
Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopian-Swedish Chef
Ms. Nancy Roman, President and CEO, Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA)
Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, Founder and Director, Rural Outreach Africa

Announcement of Winner WAYA competition

Award Presenter & Speakers

Attending First Lady
Ms. Hajia Salamatu Garba, WAYA 2021 winner

Award Winners: TBC

Award Judges

Ms. Betty Kiplagat, Government Affairs Leader, Africa & the Middle East, Corteva
Ms. Marieme Esther Dassanou, AFAWA Coordinator, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Ms. Robynne Anderson, President, Emerging Ag Inc

Moderator Wrap Up Remarks

[10:30-11:00 Coffee Break]

Speakers in Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Moderator: Dr. Namukulo Covic, Director General's Representative in Ethiopia, President of the Africa Nutrition Society

Keynote remarks: H.E. Amb. Hans Hoogeveen, Independent Council Chairperson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Speakers

Ms. Rahmat Eyinfunjowo, Co-CEO, Nourishing Africa
Ms. Adesuwa Ifedi, Senior Vice President of Africa Programs, Heifer International
Dr. Francesco Branca, Director of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO
Mr. Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
Ms. Carmen Burbano, WFP School Meals Coordinator
Prof. Corinna Hawkes, Director, Centre for Food Policy, City University, London
Ms. Seynabou Dieng, CEO, MAYA Enterprises
Mr. Paul Newnham, Coordinator, SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Ms. Stephanie Sargeant, Youth Leader, #Act4Food #Act4Change
Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, Executive Director, CORAF
Ms. Lynnette Neufeld, Director of Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), FAO

09:30 – 10:30

Venue:

Government Tanzania Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Tanzania

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH1

AGRA, AUC Working Group

Special Event - Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Session: A new vision for sustainable agriculture and food systems transformation

Moderator:

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group

Host Welcome Remarks:

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner, African Union

Framing Remarks on the Abuja Declaration

H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria, and Outgoing Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee

Presentation on Progress, Priorities and Issues

Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group
Mr. Christian Witt, Senior Program Officer, Soil Health, BMGF

Fireside Chat:

Prof. Richard Mkandawire, Vice President, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership
Mr. Albin Hubsher, President and CEO, IFDC
Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, CEO, Yara International ASA
Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Group

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Hon. Mohamed Sadiki, Minister of Agriculture, Morocco
Mr. Bimal Kantaria, CEO, Elgon Kenya
Prof. Pedro Sanchez, Director, Agriculture & Food Security Center
Ms. Alzbeta Klein, CEO and Director General, International Fertilizer Association (IFA)
Ms. Marie Claire Kalihangabo, Coordinator of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM), AfDB
Mr. Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, AFAP
Mr. Tom Kehoe, Deputy Director, Africa Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Bashir Jama, Agricultural Development Expert, Islamic Development Bank
Mr. Kolyang Palebele, President, Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)

Closing Remarks by:

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission

11:00 – 12:00

Venue:

Government Zambia Delegation

Zambia Government Investment Opportunities

14:30 – 16:00

Venue: AD12

Policy & State Capability TP

Special Event - Ministerial Roundtable- Country Actions to Progress Pathways for Food Systems Transformation

Moderator: Mr. Sean de Cleene, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic Forum

Fadel Ndiame, AGRA
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission
African Ministers

14:30 – 15:30

Venue:

AGRA/CASA/CRDB

Tipping the balance: Opportunities in climate adaptation for African smallholder farmers and SMEs

This session will explore how to effectively attract more funding to the agri-SME sector to achieve this aim while managing the risks.

Moderator

Mr. Patrick Verkoijjen, CEO, Global Center for Adaptation

Presentation of the Key Findings of the Climate Investment Research

Mr Mathias Hague, Research Lead, CASA

Speakers:

Ms Fiona Napier, Africa Nature Lead, UNFCC Climate Champions team
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, Lead, NASA Harvest
Ms. Thouraya Tiriki, Director, Sustainable production, markets and institutions, IFAD
Ms. Daniela Chiriac, Global Lab for Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative
Mr. Jerry Parkes, CEO, Injaro Investments and ABC Fund
Mr. Abdulmajid M. Nsekela, CEO, CRDB
Mr. Shailendra Mishra, Head of Climate, Environment & Natural Capital, Olam Group
Mr. Samir Ibrahim, CEO Sunculture
Boston Consulting Group Representative

16:00 – 17:30

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

Plenary – Presidential Summit- Advancing pathways for people, planet and prosperity

Introduction
Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor

Opening Video - Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems

Welcome from the Host Government

Hon. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

AGRF Remarks

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Presidential Keynote Remarks

H.E Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda

The road to COP and Commitments to action

Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom
Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat
Mr. Alvaro Lario, President-Elect, IFAD
Mr. Rodger Voorhies, President, Global Growth & Opportunity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mrs. Reeta Roy, President, Mastercard Foundation
Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, AfDB (video)

Presidential Panel
Invited Heads of State and Government

H.E. President, Rwanda
H.E. President, Senegal and Chair of the AU
H.E. President, Zambia
H.E. President, Tanzania
H.E. Prime Minister, Morocco
H.E. President, Zimbabwe
H.E. President, Mozambique
H.E. President, Malawi
H.E. President, Niger
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, AUC
H.E. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, UN

Call to Action Beans Challenge

Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopian-Swedish Chef
Chef Sam Kass, Food Entrepreneur
Chef Dieuveil Malonga, Food Entrepreneur, Congo-Brazzaville
Mr. Paul Newnham, Coordinator, SDG2 Advocacy Hub

End of Ceremony and Official Photo

19:00 – 21:00

Venue:

Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and AGRF Gala Dinner

Venue: TBD

Introduction
Moderator: Mr. Georgie Ndirangu, Anchor

Opening Video

Winner GoGettaz Competition

Grand Prize Award: Award Presenter TBC
Impact Award: Award Presenter TBC
Award Prize Winner Speeches
Grand Prize Award: Winner TBC
Impact Award: Winner TBC

Africa Food Prize

Speakers:

H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria and Outgoing Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Incoming Chair, Africa Food Prize Committee and Former President
Award prize winner

Presenters of the Africa Food Prize Award on stage

Award Prize Winner Speech

Dinner & Celebration

Download Side Events Program

Nutrition and Healthy Diets

09:00 – 10:30

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

Plenary – Council of the Wise

Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor

Welcome Remarks

Ms. Jennifer Baarn, Managing Director, AGRF

Framing Keynote Remarks: Our Future with Business as Usual

Mr. Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Council of the Wise Panel Discussion

H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Chair, AGRF Partners Group and Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia
H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria and Outgoing Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President, Tanzania and Incoming Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee
H.E. John Kufuor, Former President, Ghana
H.E. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Former President, Liberia
H.E. Joyce Banda, Former President, Malawi
H.E. Lionel Zinsou, Former Prime Minister, Benin
H.E. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Former Prime Minister, Niger
Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
H.E. Mary Therese Winifred Robinson, Former President of Ireland, and chair of the Women Leaders Network
Mr. Tidjiane Thiam, Former CEO, Credit Suisse
Mr. Donald Kaberuka, Former President, AfDB

Moderator Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH1

Agribusiness TP, FAA and L4Ag

Special Event - CEO Roundtable - Financing Food Systems Transformation

Co-Moderators:

H.E. Amb. David Lane, President, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Ms. Frannie Leautier, Senior Partner, SouthBridge Group and CEO, SouthBridge Investments

Fireside Chat:

Amb. Cindy McCain, United Nations Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome
Hon. Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda
Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Group

Roundtable Discussion 1

Hon. Minister of Agriculture
Hon. Minister of Agriculture
Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer Yara
Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Group
Mr. Erik Fyrwald, CEO, Syngenta
Mr. Jai Shroff, CEO, UPL
Mr. Vimal Shah, CEO, BIDCO
Ms. Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, East African Farmers Federation
Mr. Alvaro Lario, President-Elect, IFAD
Mr. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, CEO, DP World
Mr. Ramon Laguarta, CEO, Pepsico
Mr. Nick Barigye, CEO, Rwanda Finance Limited
Mr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank
Ms. Geraldine Matchett, Co-CEO, Royal DSM
Mr. Faustin Mbundu Kananura, Executive Chairman, MFK Group Rwanda
Mr. Joost Oorthuizen, CEO, Invest International
Mr. Ulf Mark Schneider, CEO, Nestle (video)

Roundtable Discussion 2

Ms. Delphine Traore, Regional CEO, Allianz Africa
Mr. Venkataramani Srivathsan, Director Africa and the Middle East, Olam
Mr. Sean de Cleene, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic Forum
Dr. Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director, Consumer Goods Forum
Mr. Cheikh Oumar Seydi, Director for Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
Ms. Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, Food and Agriculture Transformation Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
Dr. Jewel Branaugh, Deputy Secretary, USDA
Mr. Ekko Oosterhuis, Managing Director, Silverlands Tanzania ltd.

Moderator Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: AD12

Building Diverse and Nutritious Food Markets in Africa

Moderator: Ms. Lindiwe Sibanda, Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA)

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Ms. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Founder of Nourishing Africa and Managing Partner, Sahel Consulting

Panel Discussion

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria
Mr. Daan Wensing, CEO, IDH,
Mr. Nico Janssen, Programme Manager, Agricultural Livelihoods, IKEA Foundation
H.E. Lionel Zinsou, Board Member, Danone and Former Prime Minister of Benin
Mr. Chris Hegadorn, Secretary, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Ms. Betelhem Lakew, Youth Leader, #Act4Food #Act4Change
Ms. Lynn Brown, Director of Alliances and Policy, HarvestPlus
Mr. Mohamed Fall, Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Mr. Ibrahima Coulibaly, Network of Farmers and Producers Organizations in West Africa (ROPPA)

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH2a

Markets and Infrastructure TP

Bringing the latest in appropriate technology to African food systems, SMEs, and farmers: Mechanization, Digital Tools, Irrigation, & Energy

Moderator:

Ms. Robynne Anderson, President, Emerging Ag Inc

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank

Keynote Remarks:

Mr. Simeon Ehui, Regional Director for Sustainable Development for Africa, World Bank
Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE)

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Hussein Mohamed Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Côte d’Ivoire
Ms. Kristina Skierka, CEO, Power for All
Mr. Elad Levi, Vice President, Head of Middle East & Africa, Netafim
Mr. Nel Stephan, Head of Sales, East Africa & Middle East, John Deere Africa Middle East
Dr. Canisius K. Kanangire, CEO, African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF)
Mr. Mike Michener, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, USAID
Mr. Bram Govaerts, Director General, CIMMYT

Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH3

IICA, AGRA & IFAD

South-South Cooperation: Leadership from the Americas and Asia

Moderator:

Mr. Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR and Director-General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Co-Host Welcome Remarks

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA
Dr. Manuel Otero, Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Framing Remarks on Africa-Americas Cooperation

Prof. Jean Jacques Muhinda, Regional Head, East Africa, AGRA
Mr. Jorge Werthein, Senior Adviser to the Director General, IICA

Fireside Chat: South-South Cooperation

Prof. Shenggen Fan, Professor Chair, China Agricultural University
Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC and Coordinator of the AU Response Group
Dr. Naoko Ishii, Executive Vice President, Director for Center for Global Commons, University of Tokyo, Japan

Roundtable Discussion

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mozambique
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development , Togo
H.E. Amb. Christine Nkulikiyinka, CEO, Rwanda Cooperation Initiative
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Argentina
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Brazil
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Barbados
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Guyana
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Mexico
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Costa Rica
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Suriname
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Bahamas
Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industries
Mr. Zavi Apfelbaum, Head of Global Partnership Developmen, Israel Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV)
Ms. Bev Postma, Executive Director, Grow Asia
Amb. Asghar Ali Golo, Pakistani Ambassador to the African Union
Dr. Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes, Director-General, ICRISAT

Moderator Closing Remarks

11:00 - 13:00

Venue:

Regional Food Trade TP

Leveraging Data to Improve Intra-Africa Food Trade

Moderator: Mr. Brian King, Lead of the Platform for Big Data in Agriculture, CGIAR

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Daniel Njiwa, Head of Regional Food Trade and Secretariat, Regional Food Trade Coalition

Presentation of the Key Findings of the Africa Trade Status Monitor (ASTM)

Dr. Apollos Nwafor, Vice-President, Policy & State Capability, AGRA
Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Founder and Executive Chairperson, Akademiya 2063

Panel Discussion:

Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Ghana
Hon. Minister of Trade, Zambia
Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA - African Continental Free Trade Area
Hon. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President, ECOWAS Commission
Hon. Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary-General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Ms. Clara Park, Regional Gender Officer for the Asia and the Pacific, FAO
Ms. Annie Kneedler, Vice President, Social Sustainability, Cargill
Ms. Debbie Palmer, Director for Africa, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Ms. Maura Barry Boyle, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience & Food Security, USAID
Mr. Bomi Fagbemi, CEO, Bioloop
Mr. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Mr. Frank Matsaert, CEO, TradeMark East Africa (TMEA)
Mr John Oppong-Otoo, Food Safety Specialist, AU

Launch of The Regional Food Balance Sheet

Keynote Remarks:
Hon. Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary-General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Ms. Debbie Palmer, Director for Africa, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Minister for Trade, Rwanda
Minister for Agriculture Malawi

Regional Food Balance Sheet Launch

Closing remarks by the moderator

11:00 - 13:00

Venue: MH4

Generation Africa

Generation Africa, Pitch Agrihack Winners’ Showcase

Welcome remarks

Ms. Sherrie Silver, UN IFAD Advocate for Rural Youth, Emcee for Generation Africa
Mr. Dickson Naftali, Head, Generation Africa

Judges:

Mr. Jehiel Oliver, Founder & CEO, Hello Tractor
Mr. Dayo Adoruja, Youth & Innovation Lead, Heifer International
Mr. Peris Bosire, Founder & CEO, FarmDrive
Ms. Isis Nyon’go Madison, Principal, Asphalt & Ink
H.E. Joe Mucheru, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Kenya

Pitch AgriHack Finalists Pitches

12 Young Agripreneur Finalists pitches

Closing remarks and word of thanks

Ms. Jennifer Baarn, Managing Director, AGRF
Mr. Dickson Naftali, Head, Generation Africa

11:00 - 12:00

Venue:

Government Ghana Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Ghana

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH4

Generation Africa

Special Event: Youth Town Hall

Venue: MH4

Chair: Generation Africa

Moderator: Mr. Georgie Ndirangu

Special Guest Remarks

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA and Host of the AGRF Secretariat

In Conversation with African Youth

H.E. President, Senegal
Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet
Ms. Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation
Ms. Barbara Stinton, President, The World Food Prize Foundation and World Food Prize Winner

Youth Panel: Nothing About Us, Without Us

Youth speakers

Closing remarks:

Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: MH2a

Women in Agriculture TP

VALUE4HER

Moderator: Ms. Aggie Konde, Vice President, AGRA

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Ms. Sabdiyo Dido, SME and Gender Expert

Keynote Remarks:

Hon. Prof. Jeannette Bayisenge, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Rwanda
Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development, Global Affairs Canada

Panel Discussion - Women-Led Businesses

Moderator: Ms. Redi Tlhabi, Anchor, UN Global Journalists Corps

Ms. Sakina Usengimana, CEO and Founder Rwanda AFRI foods Fresh food export
Ms. Adanne Uche, CEO, Ady’s Food Mart
Ms. Sipamandla Manqele, Founder, Local Village Foods
Ms. Towera Jalakasi, Founder Malawi Naturals Limited

Presenting New Evidence on Women and Climate Adaptation & Nutrition

Dr. Suzan Kaaria, Director, AWARD
Dr. Nicoline de Haan, Platform Director, CGIAR GENDER Platform
Mr. Tony Simons, Executive Director, CIFOR-ICRAF

Panel Discussion - Supporting SME Growth

Moderator: Ms. Redi Tlhabi, Anchor, UN Global Journalists Corps

Ms. Beauty Manake, Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Botswana
Dr. Dominic Charron, Vice President, Programs and Partnerships, IDRC
Ms. Christine Campeau, Global Advocacy Director, Food Systems, CARE
Ms. Vicki Wilde, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Mehrdad Ehsani, Vice President for the Food Initiative in Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation
Ms. Victoria Sabula, CEO, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)

14:30 - 16:30

Venue: AD12

Food Innovation Hubs

Food Innovation Hubs: Alternative Proteins, Green Growth

Alongside unprecedented growth in plant-based diets and vegan outlooks in light of climate change and concerns for animal welfare in the mass production of meat, alternative proteins in the form of meat-like products have grown in popularity alongside legumes. While legumes already form a large proportion of protein-sources for diets in the Global South and also increasingly in the North, meat-like products are still yet to dominate market share. In taste, texture and price, alternative proteins are, however, quickly matching their conventional counterparts.

In many places they have gone mainstream, and are expected to comprise more than 10% of the overall protein market by 2035. Building on both scientific and indigenous knowledge, this session outlines the investments, policies, technologies and innovations required to drive the next phase of growth in sustainable, affordable alternatives to traditional, input-heavy food sources. In an era of climate change, and expanding issues of food security, the commercial, ecological and developmental dividends are clear.

Moderator

Welcome and Framing Remarks:

Mr. Sean de Cleene, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic Forum

Keynote Remarks:

Hon. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates and Co-Lead, Food Innovation Hubs

Panel Discussion:

Mr. Eugene Kandel, CEO, Start Up Nation Central
Mr. Kees Aarts, Founder and CEO, Protix
Ms. Kefilwe Moalosi, Acting Head of Nutrition at AUDA-NEPAD
Rockefeller Representative

Closing Remarks and Special Announcement

Hon. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture & Animal Resources
Mayor City of Kigali

14:30 - 16:30

AGRA Strategy Launch

14:30 - 16:30

Venue:

Government Nigeria Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Nigeria

14:30 - 16:30

Venue:

Government Uganda Delegation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Uganda

17:00 – 18:30

Venue: Auditorium

Secretariat

The Great Debate - Stopping Crises by Seizing Opportunities to Build Resilient Food Systems

Moderator: Mr. Jeff Koinange, Anchor

Setting the Scene:

Mr. Joe Studwell, Author, Journalist

High-level Panelists

Hon. Ministers of Agriculture
H.E. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Former Prime Minister, Niger
Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA - African Continental Free Trade Area
Mr. Khalid Bomba, Managing Director, Agrifood Transformation Agency Support Center (TASC)
Ms. Cristina Duarte, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Africa
Mr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank
Mr. Acha Leke, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co
Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, World Trade Organization
Mr. Paul Polman, CEO, Imagine
Dr. John N. Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Ms. Samantha Power, Administrator, USAID
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United National Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Dr. Sandy Thomas, Director, Global Panel on Agriculture an

About the AGRF 2022 Summit

Overview

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Plenary – Leadership, Finance & Accountability: Advancing National Food Systems’ Pathways.

AGRF 2022 Summit Program Highlights

Presidential Summit

The Ministerial Round Table

High-Level Plenary Sessions

Farmers Forum

The Agribusiness DealRoom

High-Level Youth Townhall

Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems

Climate Action through and for Food Systems

Advancing Food Systems Action in the Face of Crisis

About The Host Country - Rwanda

Rwanda is the long-term host country of the AGRF and hosts the AGRF annual summit every consequent year.

Partners & Sponsors

Advancing Food Systems Action in the Face of Crisis

Food Action Alliance Africa Partner Event

Technology and Innovation: The role of Government

Opening Plenary – Advancing Food Systems in A Time of Crises

Special Event – Agribusiness Deal Room Launch

AASR launch Building Blocks for Investments in African Food Systems

Special Event – Agribusiness Deal Room Launch

Nourishing Urban Communities, Protecting our Planet – How Cities and Local Governments Are Pioneering Food Systems for the Future

Partnering for Sustainable Productivity

Where does the food systems science and policy agenda go from here?

Working Session - Crises Response and What We Learned from COVID-19

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Rwanda

Special Event – Farmers Forum

Experiences, Lessons and Tools for National Food Systems Transformation

Accelerating data-driven strategies for boosting food systems transformation

Scaling up Innovations for Climate-Resilient Food, Land, and Water Systems

GoGettaz Finals

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

The Market is Africa: Driving Competitive Markets and Trade in Africa

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Kenya

Plenary – Leadership, Finance & Accountability: Advancing National Food Systems’ Pathways

Climate Action through and for Food Systems

Accelerating Climate Action through Food Systems

Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Producing and Adding More Value in African Food Systems

Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

Increasing Access to Healthy Diets in the AU Year of Nutrition

Announcement of Winner WAYA competition

Award Presenter & Speakers

Technical Session from 11:00-13:00

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Tanzania

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Burkina Faso

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Zambia

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Uganda

Special Event - Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Session: A new vision for sustainable agriculture and food systems transformation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Ethiopia

Special Event - Ministerial Roundtable- Country Actions to Progress Pathways for Food Systems Transformation

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Tipping the balance: Opportunities in climate adaptation for African smallholder farmers and SMEs

Plenary – Presidential Summit- Advancing pathways for people, planet and prosperity

End of Ceremony and Official Photo

Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and AGRF Gala Dinner

Nutrition and Healthy Diets

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Mozambique

Plenary – Council of the Wise

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Senegal

AGRIBUSINESS DEALROOM

Invest in Angola

Special Event - CEO Roundtable - Financing Food Systems Transformation

Building Diverse and Nutritious Food Markets in Africa

Bringing the latest in appropriate technology to African food systems, SMEs, and farmers: Mechanization, Digital Tools, Irrigation, & Energy

South-South Cooperation: Leadership from the Americas and Asia