8th German-African Agribusiness Forum

20 January 2022 - Online 8th German-African Agribusiness Forum "Blueprints for Successful Agriculture in Africa" The agriculture sector also coined as the primary sector is the most essential of many African economies – the Covid-19 pandemic has proven that once more.

Disruptions in the agriculture values chains leading to surging food prices and shortages result in consequences which hit people most directly. While the demand in other sectors crumbled, the agriculture sector proofed to be the most resilient one. This does not only show us the importance of agriculture in Africa but also its potential for successful investments.

Instead of looking on potentials only, the 8th German-African Agribusiness Forum demonstrated how to seize these potentials by showcasing successful investments and strategies. Therefore, the German-African Agribusiness Forum 2022 focusses on Blueprints for Successful Agriculture in Africa by looking at the topics:

• Best-Practice and Take-Aways: Learning from Successful Investments in Africa
• Frameworks: Factors Making Agriculture in Africa a Success
• Innovative Concepts: Adapting Business Approaches to Africa

See programme - extract:

Keynote Blueprints for Successful Agriculture in Africa: The Commitment of the German Government to a Sustainably Growing Agriculture Sector in Africa Opening 

• Dr Ophelia Nick Parliamentary State Secretary of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Germany Impulse 
• Dr Janet Edeme Head of Agribusiness of the Rural Economy, African Union, Ethiopia
• Jochen Flasbarth State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Untapping Productivity: Finding Ways to Make Inputs Available to African Smallholder Farmers

• Introduction Friedhelm Hanke Crop Strategy & Portfolio Management, Crop Science, Bayer AG, Germany 
• Kola Masha CEO and Founder, Babban Gona, Nigeria 
• Lucy Muchoki CEO and Founder, Kenya Agribusiness and Agroindustry Alliance, Kenya & Member of the Steering Committee, Pan-African Agribusiness Apex Chamber 
• Frank Nordmann General Manager Key Accounts and Sustainable Development GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany 
• Jehiel Oliver CEO and Founder, Hello Tractor, Nigeria