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AFRICA FOOD SAFETY & NUTRITION SUMMIT WESTERN AFRICA EDITION

Nigeria

Summit

Jul 5, 2023 - Jul 7, 2023

At this Summit, attendees will discover the latest ideas and appropriate solutions that shall boost Western Africa’s capacity to avail safe food to its growing population, while enabling the region to trade better within itself and into the regional and international markets.

FOOD AND KITCHEN AFRICA 2023 - KENYA

Kenya

Expo

Jul 5, 2023 - Jul 7, 2023

This event has an exciting line-up of both local and international companies and is an ideal platform for product launches, finding new buyers and distributors, promoting brand names & image, updating existing customers and updating oneself with the latest in the industry.

AQUA FARM 2023

Virtual

Conference

Jul 10, 2023 - Jul 12, 2023

The International Conference on Aquaculture (Aqua Farm 2023) will have its launch in Melbourne this year and we would like to welcome you with the utmost excitement. Aqua Farm 2023 has been designed to give a highlighting concern in aquaculture (Australia) and to facilit

WEST AFRICA WATER EXPO, 2023

Nigeria

Expo

Jul 11, 2023 - Jul 13, 2023

The largest trade show of its kind in Nigeria and West Africa created an avenue to expand the boundaries of the Nigerian Water and HVAC environment with an enlightening Workshop and also had a strongly supported presence of various Engineering organizations.

INTERNATIONAL SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOSECURITY CONFERENCE IN AFRICA

Uganda

Conference

Jul 12, 2023 - Jul 14, 2023

This event aims at exploring diverse application of synthetic biology technologies in addressing grand challenges in health, agriculture, and environment in Africa and beyond.

WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA WINE TASTING EVENT

Nigeria

Trade Show

Jul 13, 2023 - Jul 13, 2023

An exclusive Wine Tasting and Trade Show Event curated by South African Wine Producers ONLY. Targeted audience include Nigerian Wine merchants, Wine importers, distributors, wine lovers, influencers, Hospitality industry workers, Hotels & Clubs and General wine consumers in Nigeria.

AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION WEEK

Virtual

Summit

Jul 18, 2023 - Jul 20, 2023

Agricultural Innovation Week is a virtual summit that brings together innovators, leaders, and stakeholders in the agriculture industry to share knowledge, discuss challenges, and find solutions to improve agriculture practices.

SUGAR SUMMIT

Benin

Exhibition

Jul 20, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023

Sugar Summit will bring together the top global leaders of the sugar industry, this year to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the global sugar markets, bringing together top regional and global leaders to solve the big challenges.


Tropentag 2023

Germany

Exhibition

September 20 - 22, 2023

The annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (Tropentag) is jointly organised by the universities of Berlin, Bonn, Göttingen, Hohenheim, Kassel-Witzenhausen, ZALF e.V. (all Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic), BOKU Vienna (Austria), and the Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research (ATSAF e.V) in co-operation with the GIZ Fund International Agricultural Research (FIA).


AFMASS YOUTH SUMMIT

Virtual

Conference

Aug 10, 2023 - Aug 11, 2023

The AFMASS Youth Summit is the pan-African conference and expo focused on providing the platform for students in tertiary institutions, young professionals in the industry and start-up entrepreneurs in the food and agriculture value chain.

NIGERIA CASHEW INVESTMENT AND TRADE MISSION

Nigeria

Trade Show

Aug 21, 2023 - Aug 25, 2023

The trade mission seeks to bring in foreign investors to partner and invest in the Cashew Value chain to boost productivity.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

South Africa

Conference

Aug 25, 2023 - Aug 26, 2023

International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Science (ICABS) is a prestigious event organized with a motivation to provide an excellent international platform for the academicians, researchers, engineers, industrial participants and budding students around the

NIGERIA SHEA INVESTMENT AND TRADE MISSION

Nigeria

Trade Show

Aug 27, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023

The trade mission will seek to solve this problem through facilitating foreign investments in the value chain though exportation of shea nut this will involve closing the gaps in capacity and finance.

HALAL EXPO NIGERIA

Nigeria

Expo

Aug 29, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023

Halal Expo Nigeria is a platform for distributors, tourism operators, agencies, manufacturers, wholesalers, public institutions and organizations, investors, trading companies, etc.

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

Virtual

Conference

Aug 30, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023

Experience a good sense of the latest developments and techniques in the field of agriculture and horticulture by joining this conference.

THE KENYA FOOD EVENT

Virtual

Exhibition

Sep 5, 2023 - Sep 7, 2023

The Kenyan Food Event (KFE) is the biggest exhibition serving the food and drink industry across East Africa. This industry leading event offers a pivotal platform for those in the industry looking for new suppliers, producers and services providers to enhance their business.

AFRICA’S FOOD SYSTEMS FORUM 2023

Tanzania

Summit

Sep 5, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023

The summit provide an informal opportunity for partners and accredited organizations to exchange information and experiences on diverse issues related to the objectives and outcomes of the summit.

EU-NIGERIA AGRI-TRADE AND INVESTMENT FORUM

Virtual

Summit

Sep 6, 2023 - Sep 7, 2023

This forum will highlight policies and current structure in place supporting and facilitating the agri-investment, as well as address the challenges impeding more trade and investment from happening.

AGRIKEXPO AND ALL FARMERS CONFERENCES

Nigeria

Expo

Sep 7, 2023 - Sep 9, 2023

AGRIKEXPO & All Farmers Conferences is the foremost platform for agribusiness networking and development in the region.

SAHARA 2023

Egypt

Exhibition

Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 12, 2023

Sahara is the largest agriculture event in Egypt. Sahara will offer exhibitors maximum benefits from their participation, providing the perfect environment to network with new potential partners, launch new goods, win new business, increase revenue, and many more.

DAIRY MANUFACTURING AFRICA SUMMIT & EXPO

Kenya

Summit

Sep 13, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023

The Dairy Manufacturing Africa Summit & Expo is a high level platform for world-class education, capacity building and networking for the dairy industry in Africa, with a focus on the technical, nutritional, new product development and marketing aspects of the sector.

TANZFOOD 2023

Tanzania

Fair

Sep 15, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023

TANZFOOD is an international B2B and Consumer Trade Fair for the Tanzania Food and Agriculture industry. Business people can network & source new products in a casual professional environment, while consumers are welcome to discover, and taste the latest food products.

AFRICA CEO SUMMIT

Kenya

Summit

Sep 20, 2023 - Sep 22, 2023

The Africa CEO Summit is the premium event for investors, CEOs/Managing Directors, business leaders and executives, successful entrepreneurs, government and NGO officials and experts from Africa and globally to define the future of leadership and sustainability in Africa.

NIGERIA - MALAYSIA OIL PALM STUDY AND INVESTMENT

Nigeria

Summit

Oct 8, 2023 - Oct 13, 2023

The purpose of this tour is to expose key actors in the oil production, processing and marketing value chain to modern best practices and policies implemented in Malaysia. 

AFSIC - INVESTING IN AFRICA

Virtual

Summit

Oct 9, 2023 - Oct 10, 2023

This event offers businesses in Africa opportunities to meet African investments, or raise funding through streamed sessions covering Banking, Agriculture, Sustainable Growth, Infrastructure, Education, Informed Investing, Power and Fintech.

AGROFOOD KENYA 2023

Kenya

Trade Show

Oct 11, 2023 - Oct 13, 2023

The event targets to become an annual platform for valuable business contacts between leading manufacturers from the world over and professionals from the Kenyan and Swahili speaking East and Central African Agrofood and Plastprintpack industry.

MOROCCO FOOD EXPO 2023

Morocco

Expo

Oct 17, 2023 - Oct 19, 2023

An International portfolio of Food and Hospitality event, Morocco Food Expo allows companies to meet more food sector buyers, face-to-face, in one location, when they are actively sourcing and purchasing products like yours.

CHEF EXPO & SUMMIT 2023

Kenya

Expo

Oct 17, 2023 - Oct 19, 2023

The East Africa Chef Expo & Summit is the premier business event for those working in the hospitality and catering industries in East Africa. You'll be able to find everything you need to advance your business with the most comprehensive lineup of top experts.

SHAPING AFRICA’S AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL TOWARDS THE PATH TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY

South Africa

Conference

Oct 18, 2023 - Oct 20, 2023

This event is the leading and high-level platform that focuses on investing in the Future and Growth of the Agriculture sector across Africa. This exclusive meeting brings together the Agro and Food processing industry, and Agricultural Technology.

MAPPING THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT IN AFRICA

South Africa

Conference

Oct 18, 2023 - Oct 20, 2023

This exclusive meeting brings together stakeholders from the African Agriculture value chain to discuss potential business partnerships, investment opportunities, innovative and sustainable solutions for the African Agriculture sector.

FOOD AND KITCHEN AFRICA 2023 - TANZANIA

Tanzania

Exhibition

Oct 19, 2023 - Oct 21, 2023

The exhibition will attract exhibitors from more than 20 countries and visitors from all over East and Central Africa in the agri food space, thus giving exhibitors an excellent opportunity to explore several countries at one time.

FOODPRO EXPO

South Africa

Oct 24, 2023 - Oct 26, 2023

Foodpro Expo will bring together manufacturers and suppliers across the food processing, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries, with an interest in equipment.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHARMA AND FOOD

South Africa

Conference

Oct 25, 2023 - Oct 26, 2023

International Conference on Pharma and Food (ICPAF) will be held at Johannesburg, South Africa. ICPAF is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Pharma and Food to a common forum.

FOOD BEVERAGES AND KITCHEN EAST AFRICA 2023

Kenya

Exhibition

Oct 27, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023

Food and Beverages gives an interesting chance to grow your brand in one of the most bewildering business goals in Africa. The Exhibition draws in exhibitors from around 16 nations.

AGRO-DAIRY AND POULTRY EAST AFRICA 2023

Kenya

Trade Show

Oct 27, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023

The “Agro-Dairy & Poultry East Africa is undeniably eminent for an international trade fair. Here exhibitors have the only space to get involved with their prominent products. While farmers &animals’ breeder showszero tolerance in considering this fabulous exhibition.

GRAINS AFRICA 2023- KENYA

Kenya

Exhibition

Oct 27, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023

International Trade Show on Grains & Technology. The exhibition will be held in conjunction with Agro-Foodpack, from 27 - 29 October 2023, at Sarit Expo Centre,Nairobi,Kenya. This exhibition attracts exhibitors from 16 countries.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE (ICEAPA)

South Africa

Conference

Nov 4, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023

aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Ecological Approach to Production Agriculture.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ICABS)

South Africa

Conference

Nov 4, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY

South Africa

Conference

Nov 4, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023

ICEAS aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Ecological Agriculture and Sustainability.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY ENGINEERING

South Africa

Conference

Nov 4, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023

ICAFE aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE, AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCES (ICAACS)

South Africa

Conference

Nov 6, 2023 - Nov 7, 2023

ICAACS aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Agriculture, Agronomy and Crop Sciences.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (ICAE)

South Africa

Conference

Nov 6, 2023 - Nov 7, 2023

ICAE aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Agricultural Engineering.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE USE AND PRACTICE (ICARUP)

South Africa

Conference

Nov 6, 2023 - Nov 7, 2023

ICARUP aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Agricultural Resource Use and Practice.

THE NIGERIA AND WEST AFRICA TRADE EXPO

Nigeria

Expo

Nov 7, 2023 - Nov 8, 2023

A two-day expo enabling suppliers of local and imported goods to connect with wholesale buyers in Nigeria and across West Africa. An opportunity for suppliers and buyers alike to network, develop business leads and share best practise.

AGRIFEX EXPO ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia

Expo

Nov 11, 2023 - Nov 15, 2023

This event aims to promote trade and investment by providing demand-driven services to the best satisfaction of members, stakeholders, and others and advocate for the favourable business environment based on best practices.

AFRAQ23

Zambia

Conference

Nov 13, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023

The conference offers a great opportunity for aquaculture researchers, practitioners, decision makers and other stakeholders to meet, network and discuss all aspects of aquaculture in Africa.

THE AFRICA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONGRESS

South Africa

Conference

Nov 19, 2023 - Nov 23, 2023

The African Farm Management Association is a society of people who are involved directly or indirectly in the agricultural process.

ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL

Virtual

Conference

Nov 20, 2023 - Nov 22, 2023

This program aims to throw light on transforming the sector by bringing together stakeholders across the supply chain to develop and implement global standards for producing and sourcing certified sustainable palm oil.

WEST AFRICA AGROFOOD ABIDJAN 2023

Cote d'Ivoire

Trade Show

Nov 21, 2023 - Nov 23, 2023

Agrofood West Africa is an international trade fair covering the entire value chain from field to fork and consists of the following parts: agro & AgroTech West Africa agriculture and livestock, food or bev tec West Africa food processing & food packaging, ingredients).

IATF 2023 - INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE FAIR

Cote d'Ivoire

Fair

Nov 21, 2023 - Nov 27, 2023

IATF2023 will provide a unique and valuable platform for businesses to access an integrated African market of over 1.3 billion people with a GDP of over US$3.5 trillion created under the African Continental Free Trade Area.

3RD INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE FAIR (IATF2023)

Cote d'Ivoire

Fair

Nov 21, 2023 - Nov 27, 2023

IATF2023 will provide a unique and valuable platform for businesses to access an integrated African market of over 1.3 billion people with a GDP of over US$3.5 trillion created under the African Continental Free Trade Area.

FOOD AFRICA 2023

Egypt

Exhibition

Dec 12, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023

The event is set to attract wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and other industry professionals for a three-day showcase that aims at addressing the different needs of both buyers and importers, as well as to serve new markets in Egypt and Africa.

AGRO-DAIRY AND POULTRY AFRICA 2024

Tanzania

Exhibition

Jan 26, 2024 - Jan 28, 2024

Agro-Dairy & Poultry Africa 2024 provides a unique opportunity to expand your brand in one of the most astonishing business destinations in Africa. Tanzania has a huge potential for Agriculture & its related products as it plays a vital role in country's growing economy. A

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Cultivating Africa Food Systems conference

20-21 June 2023. Nairobi Cultivating Africa’s Future(CultiAF) – Enabling Resilient, Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems

AIM: Improve food and nutrition security in Eastern and Southern Africa by funding applied research to develop and scale-up sustainable, climate resilient and gender responsive innovations for smallholder producers.

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Webinars & events July 2023

3 to 28 July 2023. Collaboration for Effective Rural Communication Services
  • For four weeks, Yenkasa Africa in collaboration with Farm Radio International will offer broadcasters and stakeholders an online discussion on Collaboration for effective rural communication services, from July 3 to July 28.

  • This forum was established by African governments and the African Development Bank to help bridge Africa’s infrastructure funding gap by facilitating project development, mobilizing public and private sector finance, and investing in infrastructure on the continent.
  • Africa50 focuses on medium-to-large-scale projects that have development impact while offering an appropriate risk-adjusted return to investors.

4 July 2023. Water School Africa online
  • the zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87545081076
  • Meeting ID: 875 4508 1076
  • During the session Ferdinand W Wafula, Coordinating officer at Bio Gardening Innovation(BIOGI) will share with us their insightful work story! At Bio Gardening Innovations, their work on water in Vihiga county is inspired by the interconnection of elements: vegetation, land and air. Food is produced as water flows through vegetation and land. Vihiga county is in Western Kenya with some parts having rocky and hilly terrain, as well as there being numerous streams along the valleys. There is high population density and continuous appetite for land. This has destroyed most of the natural vegetation especially around catchment/watershed areas. They have gained much inspiration from existing models such as that of Julius Astiva, a farmer who has an excellent living example of interconnections on the land, as well as using all harvested water.

5 July 2023 starting at 10:00 AM CET. NewTechAqua webinar on: Promoting Aquaculture 4.0 at farm level
  • In the framework of the EU Project NewTechAqua (H2020), the CIHEAM Bari -Italy and CIHEAM Zaragoza- Spain are organizing a series of webinars aimed to transfer NewTechAqua project outputs, key results and new technologies.
  • This webinar will present the main results from the NewTechAqua project in the application of precision farming in land-based marine fish farms and on the use of satellite images in shellfish farming, and the results on tracking and analysis of the movement behavior of seabass from iFishIENCi Project.

5 July 2023 | 14:00 – 15:30 CEST. Boosting the potential of women farmers as protagonist of agroecological experiences: stories from the field.

6 -8 July 2023. first Africa-Spain Cooperation Summit.
  • This high-level Forum, to be held in Spain is an opportunity for Spain to weave strong links with the continent.
  • Theme: climate smart technologies and practices for sustainable food systems.

7 July 2023 | 10 am PST | 1 pm EST | 8 pm EAT. Sustainability of Millet
  • This webinar will review the sustainability aspects of growing millet, including the reduced need for inputs (e.g., water, fertilizer, pesticides), as well as its resilience to climate change.

10 – 12 July 2023. Nairobi, Kenya. 14th African Union High Level Private Sector Forum
  • Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships to accelerate trade and investments in Africa. 
10-19 July 2023. UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 

11 July 2023 12:00 - 13:00 (CEST). Historical Aspects of Millets

11-13 July 2023. in Jordan as hybrid event, FAO-ITU Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum 2023 (DASF 2023) for NENA region
  • This event will identify necessary ecosystem that are needed to develop and sustain digital solutions for agriculture.

12 July 2023. High-Level Launch of the 2023 Report of “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”
  • by FAO in the margins of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum.

12 - 14 July 2023. The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Plenary Assembly
  • This is the most important gathering of the partnership where crucial decisions concerning the global soil agenda are taken. It is the main platform for FAO Members and GSP partners to meet and exchange knowledge and expertise in the field of sustainable soil management.
  • All the documents to be discussed at the Plenary Assembly can be consulted here.
  • Plenary Assembly documents
  • Link for registration
  • 13 July 2023 Soil Partners’ Day AGENDA
13 July 2023. Finance for Nature Digital Forum
  • explore ways to support the stewardship of local communities and enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • In this webinar activists, practitioners and scholars will present promising advances in the scaling up of agroecology, as well as possible next steps to grow even more exponentially.
  • Incl. Oliver Oliveros, Agroecology Coalition, Italy

  • How does food insecurity affect irregular migration, and what role can a needs-based humanitarian response play?

20 July 2023. 9:00-10:30 AM EDT (GMT-4). Enhancing Food Environment Assessment Tools for LMICs
  • Lessons from a Pilot Study in Liberia, Honduras, Nigeria, and Timor-Leste

24 to 26 July 2023 in Rome. UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment
  • the UN will host a global Stocktaking Moment to discuss progress made since the UN Food Systems Summit of 2021. 12 Heads of State, 40 Ministers, and 400 other country delegates as well as 200 representatives of non-state actors will gather in Rome to share their updates in implementing their national food systems transition pathways.
  • The UN food systems coordination hub expects the meeting will result in concrete deals to accelerate action towards SDG2, and in additional commitments to a specific trust fund to support countries. The outcomes of the Stocktaking Moment will be taken to the SDG Acceleration Summit in September.
27 - 29 July 2023. Kinshasa, DRC. Reconciling Food Production with Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Emergency in the Congo Basin

27-28 July 2023. Second Russia-Africa Summit will take place in Moscow.

17 August 2023 from 2PM AET, 1PM SAST, 12PM CAT, 11 AM GMT. Our Pathway to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa through Agroecology and Food Sovereignty
  • organized by AFSA.
20 - 24 August 2023. World Water Week 2023
29 August 2023. 13:00-15:00 CEST. Global Webinar on Digital Innovations and Solutions for Agriculture Extension.
  • GFRAS is conducting a workstream entitled “Contemporary Digital Innovations and Solutions for Agricultural Extension

4 - 8 September 2023. Africa Climate Week (ACW 2023) + African Climate Action Summit
  • The Africa Climate Action Summit is being co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the African Union Commission and is co-convened by the African Development Bank and GCA.
  • The Summit will coalesce partners, including international financial institutions and the private sector, around accelerating adaptation financing and climate action leading into the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit and COP28.

5 September 2023. Climate resilience of millets

12-16 September 2023 | ESADA African Dairy Conference and Exhibition

12-29 September 2023. 9th edition of the Science Summit

18-20 September 2023. 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)!
  • This year’s theme is, “The Midpoint of the SDGs: Global and Local Progress & Challenges”.
19-20 September 2023 | Sustainable Food Forum London

  • IFPRI will be featured as the CGIAR center of focus at this year’s Tropentag, an annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development. 
  • See the IFPRI PROGRAM

  • World food production systems, particularly in Africa, have recently faced unprecedented challenges from climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • For food of animal origin in particular, these recent challenges are in addition to already existing challenges of animal diseases and parasites, human-wildlife conflicts, cross-border diseases, long droughts, lack of markets, under-funded research, and lack of viable extension services leading to deficiency in management skills in animal farming.
  • All these negative impacts on sustainable livestock production have weakened Africa’s food production capacity.

26-28 September 2023. European Organic Congress 2023



28-30 September 2023 in Bandung Indonesia. Talk ASAP: Africa-Asia Pacific Dialogue on Communication Issues at 29th AMIC Annual Conference

29 September - 8 October | SARA Abidjan

4-5 October 2023. Rome Water Dialogue  - FAO

11 - 12 October 2023. GLF Nairobi 2023: A New Vision for Earth.
  • GLF online or in Nairobi, Kenya will explore local solutions to the global climate and biodiversity crises, shape the conversation ahead of and all the way to the UNFCCC Climate Conference

16-20 October 2023. FAO Science and Innovation Forum
  • 2nd edition of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) under the umbrella of the WFF flagship event will focus on “Science and Innovation for Climate Action”.
  • The FAO SIF will take in a hybrid format at FAO headquarters in Rome and through a digital platform.

16-20 October 2023. Rabat. 19th CGIAR Science Council


16-20 October 2023. Nutrition for Resilience
  • Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference #MNF2023,
17 - 19 October 2023. Genetic Innovation Forum 2023


17 - 19 October 2023. 14th Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) Annual Meeting (GAM)
  • hosted by the North American Agricultural Advisory Network (NAAAN) 

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Friday, June 30, 2023

5th African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference

30 June 2023. 5th African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference

In the framework of the Africa-EU Partnership, the fifth AU-EU agriculture ministerial conference foresees 4 high-level thematic sessions, side events and a ministerial plenary session.
  • The thematic sessions were held in parallel in the morning and covered: (a) Sustainable investment in support of agri-food; (b) Research and innovation for smarter policies and technologies; (c) Climate resilience of agri-food systems; (d) Regional trade integration
  • 30/06 Side event PAFO, with the support of Agricord: AU-EU partnership and the role of farmers' organizations in resilient food systems and sustainable agri-food value chains

Sustainable investment in support of agri-food systems 


This session showcased some of the agricultural value chains which are having traction at country and regional level - both exportable (cocoa, cashew) and for all typology of markets (livestock, fruit and vegetables, aquatic, plant proteins etc) - as part of the Global Gateway delivery. The discussion included the opportunities and challenges around the use of blending instruments and guarantees in agriculture and agri-business – from AgriFI, ABC Fund, Huruma Fund, AATIF and others.

  • Chair – Ildephonse Musafiri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
  • Sheikh Zayed Moderator 
  • Carla Montesi, Director, Directorate-General for INTPA/EC
  • Marco Camagni, Global Technical Lead for rural institutions, International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD) 
  • Andrea Ghia, Responsible for the EU-Ghana agri-business platform, Eurocham Ghana 
  • Martin Fregene, Director for Agriculture, AFDB 
  • Changwe Kumalinga, Chief Financial Officer, Good Nature Agro 
  • Bongiwe Njobe, Chairperson, Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR)
  • Mohamed Manssouri, Director, FAO Investment Centre

Research and innovation for smarter policies and technologies 

Concept note # 3p.

The FNSSA International Research Consortium (FNSSA IRC) set up with the Horizon 2020 project “LEAP4FNSSA”, the Pan African Network for Economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP), the Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa (PRIDA), the DeSIRA initiative and over 450 FNSSA projects supported both by the AU and the EU are key building blocks of the rising AU-EU agricultural knowledge and innovation system.
  • Chair – Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 
  • Moderator - Kerstin Rosenow, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Agriculture & Rural Development, EC 
  • Irene Annor-Frempong, Leader of the International Consortium of AU-EU FNSSA research at the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Research and Innovation Consultant and member of the SANAD high-level political dialogue 
  • Andrés Montero Aparicio, Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Spain
  • Godfrey Bahiigwa, African Union, Director for the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) 
  • Muriel Mambrini, Director Research and Program Evaluation, French National Research Institute for Sustainable development (INRAE)
  • King-David Amoah, President of The Farmers Organisation Network in Ghana 
  • Arwyn Jones, EU Soil Observatory, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (JRC/EC)

Climate resilience of agri-food systems 


In its recently (March 2023) published submission to the UNFCCC6 (# 10 p.) the EU stressed the need for better consideration of food systems in relation to climate change.  The submission to the Joint Work on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security referred to research:
"Enhancing research and development on issues related to agriculture and food security and consolidating and sharing related scientific, technological and other information, knowledge (including local and indigenous knowledge), experience, innovations and best practices"
This session assessed the interconnections between African and European food systems, and launching a process for more effectively exploiting the opportunities of African and European food strategies to jointly contribute to achieving the United Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) and Paris Agreement goals. 
  • Chair – Luis Planas Puchades, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain Room - Malaysia Moderator - Ron Hartman, Director for Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Speakers 
  • Martin Frick, Director, World Food Programme
  • Ana Maria Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Research Director for Climate Action at the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR) 
  • Christopher Ian Brett, Lead Agribusiness Specialist in the Global Agricultural Practice of the World Bank
  • Kaveh Zahedi, Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Kolyang Palebele, President, PanAfrican Farmers Organisation (PAFO) 
  • Kati Partanen, Member of the Board of Directors, World Farmers Organisation (WFO) and Member of the Board, Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), Finland 

Regional trade integration 


The development of intra-African trade in agri-food products is crucial for Africa's economic transformation and for a strengthened resilience in nutrition and food security on the African Continent. Africa remains a priority for EU trade and investment policy. This thematic session took stock of the recent updates in the EU-AU trade relations and exchange on different experiences of trade integration in the two Continents with a view to foster the resilience and sustainability of our food systems.
  • Chair – Minister, African Union  
  • Moderator - Viwanou Gnassounou, Former Assistant Secretary-General Sustainable Economic Development & Trade; Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) 
  • Magda Kopczynska, Deputy-Director General, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission 
  • Rob Vos, Director Markets, Trade and Institutions (MTID), International Food Policy Research Institue (Ifpri) 
  • Alex Assanvo, Executive Secretary, Initiative Cacao Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana (CIGCI) 
  • Elizabeth Mpofu, Chairperson, Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers’ Forum (ZIMSOFF)

Plenary session - AU – EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference

Opening addresses 
  • Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment AU
  • Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture EC
  • Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO
  • Mohamed El-Quseir, Minister of Agriculture, Egypt 
  • Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Italy

Keynote addresses 
  • Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, Akademiya 2063 
  • Maness Nkhata, President of Farmers Union of Malawi 
  • Agnes Kalibata, President AGRA, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy 2021 Food System’s Summit 
  • Alvaro Lario, President,  IFAD

Reporting of the morning high level thematic sessions 
  • Investment Ildephonse Musafiri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda 
  • Research and innovation Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland 
  • Climate resilience Luis Planas Puchades, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain 
  • Regional Trade Minister, African Union 

Side Events 

Side event 1: What AU-EU Partnership to Unlock the Potential of African Agriculture and Develop Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems?

Concept note

Side Event 2: An African perspective on GI: how the Continental Strategy for Geographical Indications in Africa contributes to resilience and sustainability of food systems

Concept note

Since the launch of the GI/Arica Strategy, a Consultative Committee constituted by OAPI (Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle), ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Office), the African Union Commission[4], and the European Commission[5], have ensured coordination of and synergies between the GI activities of the various partners[6]. During its last meeting in November 2022, the Consultative Committee took stock of the progress made and drew lessons to inform the post 2023 GI Strategy. Some of the achievements under the Strategy were shared during the “Africa session” of the FAO-CIRAD Worldwide perspectives on GIs organized in Montpellieron July 2022.
  • Moderation: Magdalena Kopczynska, DGAGRI. 
  • Minister of Agriculture Senegal and/or Ethiopia, 
  • Minister of Agriculture of Ghana and/or South Africa, 
  • Minister of Agriculture of Chad and/or of Agriculture of Mauritania, 
  • OAPI, ARIPO, 
  • Godfrey Bahiigwaa, DARBE Director. 

Side Event 3: Responsible investments in food value chains for resilient food systems

Concept note

This side-event presented several examples of successful approaches on the ground on responsible investments in agri food system. It took into account that challenges in food systems are often closely related to education, gender equality and infrastructure, and therefore require multi-sectoral and systemic solutions to ensure resilience.
  • Moderator Prof. Jennie Barron, Swedish University
  • Peter Kullgren Minister of Rural Affairs, Sweden 
  • H.E. Bryan Acheampong Minister of Food and Agriculture, Ghana 
  • Martin Fregene African Development Bank 
  • Banke Olukanmi, Babban Gona, Nigeria Efficient mobilisation of private capital to support smallholder farmers across rural Nigeria 
  • Yaw Agyeman Atwereboanda Entrepreneur/Farmer, Ghana, The producers perspective from sustainable investments in Ghana 
  • Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia. 
  • Lauren Phillips, FAO The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems 
  • Tora Olsson, Guarantees as a tool to mobilise responsible investments SIDA 
  • Kostas Karantininis - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, SASi-SPI: Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Inteligence - Science Policy Interface EU-FAO-AGRINATURA Partnership Initiative 
  • Stephen Onakuse, Agrinatura President 

Side Event 4: Science for Policy - how science can support policymaking The example of the Pan African Network for Economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP)

Concept note

The Pan-African Network for economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP) brings together academic, research, and institutional partners that develop research on agro-economic and policy issues. It was established at the end of 2019 under the aegis of the African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) partnership. 

The main objectives of the network are to strengthen the liaison between researchers/scientists and policymakers in Africa and to foster scientific communities providing independent, evidence-based scientific support, data/information, and economic analysis of sustainable agrifood systems and related policies.

Introduction J. Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner Agriculture

Why PANAP - Science for policy 
  • S. Saastomainen, Deputy Director-General, EC-JRC 
  • A. Agumya, Executive Director, FARA
PANAP - activities examples 
  • W. Mene, Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat 
  • R. Ngugi, Executive Director, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Kenya 
  • A. Garba Modibo, Coordonnateur, Cellule d’Analyse des Politiques et d’évaluation de l’action gouvernementale (CAPEG) (Niger) 
  • A.P. Arnaud Assanvo, Secrétaire Exécutif, Côte d’Ivoire – Ghana Cocoa Initiative
Recommendations and Policy perspective 
  • K. Rosenow, Head of Unit Research and Innovation, EC-DG.AGRI 
  • G. Bahiigwa, Director Agriculture and Rural Development, AUC-DARBE 
  • C. Montesi, Director Green Deal, Digital Agenda, EC-DG.INTPA 

Side Event 5: AU - EU partnership and the role of FOs in Resilient food systems and sustainable agri value chains

The main objective of the session was to undertake a stocktaking of the key contributions and main
achievements of the joint programmes (FO4ACP and FORI) in strengthening the capacities of farmers
organisations and promoting sustainable rural development.
  • Moderated by Mr. Ishmael Sunga
  • Hon. Dr. Ildephonse Musafiri, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda
  • Hulmi Aulikki Permanent Secretary  – Finland
  • Carla Montessi - Director DG INTPA/EC - The role of Farmers Organisations in the transformational agenda for climate change, environment, sustainable energy, agri-food systems and digitalisation action
  • Marco Camagni, Lead Global Technical Specialist in Producers Organizations and Rural Development, IFAD - The role of Farmers Organisations in IFAD’s rural transformation strategy
  • Ms Manes Nkhata, President Malawi National Farmers Organisation, PAFO member - Showcasing Success Stories about economic services, advocacy, and institutional development of the membership-based farmers organisations
  • Mr Enrico Parisi, Coldiretti Young Farmer, WFO member
Resource:

CONCORD (2023) CONCORD Recommendations for Food and Agriculture in the AU-EU Partnership # 6 p.

The EU should address global food insecurity through its policies, programs, AU-EU Partnership, and influence in international forums.

  1. respect democratic policy decision making rooted in a human rights framework. 
  2. support the agroecological transition. 
  3. promote food sovereignty, family farming, territorial food systems and healthy diets.
  4. strengthen eu support for sustainable food systems and redesign eu investment policies
  5. respect the principle of coherence for sustainable development (PCSD)


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