Agricultural sector and agribusinesses plays a vital role in economic development, contributing a major portion of GDP, keeping a healthy population, employment, and foreign exchange earnings in many countries. Agricultural science and technologies are rapidly transforming and becoming some of the world’s fastest growing and exciting markets. They are driven by global changes: economic impact of covid-19, rising population, rapid development of emerging economies with western lifestyle aspirations and growing geopolitical instability around shortages of land, water and energy. Technology revolution is also taking place. Breakthroughs in nutrition, genetics, informatics, satellite imaging, remote sensing, meteorology, precision farming and low impact agriculture are driving major global investment in agri-tech.
- Increasing UK - Africa Trade and Investment in the Agri sector - Creating stronger links to tackle global food security and waste challenges
- Agribusiness investment and infrastructure development opportunities
- Funding innovative agricultural ventures and high growth enterprises: Angel Investors, PE and VCs
- Agricultural products and food commodities impact sourcing and sustainability practices in Africa
- Developing purchasing and supply capabilities adapted to the African market
- Integration of local business processes in the UK supply networks
- Investment in agricultural technologies, innovations and mechanisation
- Strengthening UK - Africa food linkages, farming supply chain and improved distribution partnerships for UK food processor, manufacturer and retailers
- Feeding the Future - Increasing food security and productivity in the sector
- Agricultural informatics, Big Data and evidence based metrics for sustainability
- Route to market: Importing healthy and nutritious food from Africa
- Reducing barriers to trade, increasing competitiveness of agricultural businesses
- Unlocking Africa's agricultural value chain
- Partnering for impact
- Promoting sustainable farming systems among small-holder farmers
- Dr Benjamin Kwasi Addom - Adviser, Agriculture & Fisheries Trade Policy at The Commonwealth Secretariat
- Vanessa Adams - VP Strategic Partnerships, and COP Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
- Hellen Rintari - National Director at PIGA (Partnership for Investment and Growth in Africa), The International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Linda Reddy - Director: Supply Chain/Business Development (Africa, Middle East & India) at Nando’s
- Dr Farouk Kurawa - Deputy Chief Of Party at USAID Feed The Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity at Mercy Corps
- Olukemi Afun-Ogidan - Principal Agribusiness Officer at African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- Kelvin Uwaibi - Managing Director, Edo State Investment Promotion Office(ESIPO) and seats on the National Committee on the "Zero Oil" plan agenda and State Representative at the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
- Pamela Kuwali - CEO at Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET)-Malawi, Board Member at African Council for Tourism, Trade and Investment and Malawi Node Coordinator at Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
- Petronella Mlowe FRSPH MCIEH - Director at Tanzania Veg Export Ltd/ Food Safety Lead Auditor
- Perez Ochieng - CEO at Sacoma Global Foods Innovation
- Niall Haughey - Director at Delta FS - Financing Innovation in Financial Services, Agriculture and Cleantech in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Joanna Scales - Lead, GCRF AgriFood Africa Programme at KTN, Kenya
- Steve Hodges - Chief Operating Officer, Uganda Agribusiness Alliance
- Dr. Olatokunbo Osinowo - Agricultural Policy and Development Economist at Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, Nigeria
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