In September 2-6, Rwanda will host the Africa Food Systems annual summit under the theme Innovate, Accelerate and Scale: Delivering food systems transformation in a digital and climate era
Under this arrangement, members of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on Tuesday met with President Paul Kagame to brief him on the progress of the preparations for the forthcoming summit.
“President Kagame received Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Board Chair, H.E Hailemariam Desalegn, AGRA President Dr. Agnes Kalibata and their delegation for discussions on the upcoming Africa Food Systems Summit and the progress of agriculture transformation on the continent,” the Presidency said via Platform X.
The 2024 Summit will shine the spotlight on innovative policy delivery mechanisms, financing initiatives, research, and business models.
Participants and delegates will have the opportunity at the Summit to network with the innovators and thought leaders driving these state-of-the-art technologies and developments.
According to organisers, the summit is expected to host approximately 5000 delegates from across the food systems eco system.
“With an abundance of emerging African young talents, remarkable innovations, and proven practices and solutions both locally and internationally, scaling up adaptation and replication is feasible. However, achieving this requires mobilizing actions and investments on a large scale, especially from the private sector,” said H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn.
The summit will bring together business leaders, potential investors, high-ranking government officials, thought leaders, and farmers under the same roof to make the connections needed to unlock investment and financing opportunities for medium and small enterprises (MSMEs), youth, women and government-led deals and unleash the potential for faster, widespread, food systems transformation across Africa.
