5 - 9 September 2022. Kigali Rwanda AGRF 2022
7 September Extracts of the main programme
07/10 Accelerating Climate Action through Food Systems
The state of the Climate Africa (2020) report highlighted that Africa is in crossroads. This session exchanges 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.
- Moderator Mr. Morgan Gillespy, Programme Director of the Food and Land Use Coalition, World Resources Institute WRI
- Ms. Barbara Stinson, President, The World Food Prize Foundation
- 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, Germany
- 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, BMGF
- Mr. Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate Resilient Food Programs, IDRC
Technical Session
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.
- 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
- 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)
07/10 First Ladies Special Event – Increasing Access to Healthy Diets in the AU Year of Nutrition
With the leadership of First Ladies across the continent – drawing in coalitions from community to global level – this session championed 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
- Welcome Remarks H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission Framing Remarks
- Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Forum and Founder, Food Forward Consortium
- Hon. Prof. Jeannette Bayisenge, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Rwanda Guest of Honor Remarks
- H.E. Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of Rwanda
Roundtable Discussion of First Ladies and Experts in Healthy Diets & Nutrition
- H.E. Auxillia Mnangagwa, First Lady, Republic of Zimbabwe
- Hon. Dr. Ildephonse Musafiri, Minister of State of Agriculture, Rwanda
- H.E. Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition Movement SUN
- Chef Sam Kass, Food Entrepreneur
- Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopian-Swedish Chef
- Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, Founder and Director, Rural Outreach Africa
- Ms. Hajia Salamatu Garba, WAYA 2021 winner
- Ms. Coumba Dieng Sow, Rwanda Country Director, FAO
Announcement of Winner WAYA competition
- 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
07/10 Presidential Summit- Advancing pathways for people, planet and prosperity
- Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor
- Opening Video - Grow. Nourish. Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems
- 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 Dessalegn, 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. 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
07/09 Special Event - Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Session: A new vision for sustainable agriculture and food systems transformation
The session built a common understanding the role of fertilizers and the importance of soil heath as Africa seeks sustainable solutions to the challenges of food systems transformation, agree on the priority actions based on data and evidence, outline the short and long term actions by different stakeholders and ensure Africa’s farmers access and apply fertilizers to increase productivity without compromising soil health.
- Moderator: Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission
- Welcome Remarks: H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission 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, African Union Commission
Fireside Chat:
- Prof. Richard Mkandawire, Vice President, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
- 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 (BMGF)
- Mr. Bashir Jama, Agricultural Development Expert, Islamic Development Bank
- Mr. Kolyang Palebele, President, Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)
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