WEBINAR: What do the outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit mean for African food systems transformation?

28 October 2021. Convened by the Malabo Montpellier Panel in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and IFAD, this High-Level Policy Conversation reflected on the outcomes of the recent UNFSS from a variety of perspectives and discuss the implications for Africa’s food systems transformation, as well as next steps and implementation on the ground.

The discussion also considered the opportunities to align efforts with international agreements such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

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Shared resources: 

• The African Development Bank Group is leading the way for climate-smart agricultural adaptation across Africa 8 p.
• The refreshed U.S. Government’s Global Food Security Strategy. 2022-2026

Part 1

• Dr Ousmane Badiane Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063 Co-Chair Malabo Montpellier Panel
• Her Excellency Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko Commissioner, African Union Commission's Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Development (AUC-DARBE) “The African Union Commission’s post-Summit agenda” 
• His Excellency Hailemariam Dessalegn Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia Co-Chair Malabo Montpellier Forum “Connecting the dots: leveraging synergies and next steps” 
• Professor Joachim von Braun Distinguished Professor, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Co-Chair Malabo Montpellier Panel. 
  
  "Implementation, as emphasized by the summit outcome must happen at the country level. And at the African regional level, implementation at the country and regional level is central. I quote again, from the Secretary General's statement progress, we require local and global communities of practice and stakeholders, coming together with national governments in particular support and enhance implementation through financing data, science and innovation, governance and trade." 
  
  "The African Union may consider engaging in the International Science and Policy interface regarding food, share the African experiences internationally and benefit from global opportunities related to the follow up on global topics, such as trade, climate adaptation, and science exchange."

Part Two 

• Moderator Ambassador Ertharin Cousin CEO & Founder, Food Systems for the Future Member, AKADEMIYA2063 Board of Trustees Speakers 
• Ms Kanes (?) representing Dr. Agnes Kalibata UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit; President AGRA 
• Honorable Lobin C. Lowe Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Malawi “The Post-Summit agenda at the country-level” 
• Mr Jean Claude Musabyimana Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda “The Post-Summit agenda at the country-level” 
  "Agro industry in Rwanda is still in its infancy. The priority in food processing capacity is to be able to process food  which can deal with malnutrition among children and pregnant women. But all kinds of processing of food is equally important according to the market and according to the needs of our food industry which is still at an early stage" 
• Dr Gilbert Houngbo President - IFAD 
• Dr Beth Dunford Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development - AfDB 
• Ms Maura Barry Boyle Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security - USAID 
  Through a new green recovery investment platform USAID is aiming to mobilize finance for climate change mitigation and adaptation, for clean energy transition and nature based solutions to increase the resilience of development outcomes across many of the countries where we work"
• Dr Liz Kirk Senior Adviser, Food Security and Commercial Agriculture – FCDO