The forum was organized by IICA, the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The partners are convinced that the two continents face similar challenges in achieving agrifood system transformation and will benefit from the deepening of discussions and the sharing of experiences designed to foster mutual collaboration within the framework of South-South Cooperation.
The ministerial meeting was inaugurated on 27 July by the President of AGRA, the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and the Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, Nardos Bekele-Thomas.
The hybrid Summit is the most important event within the framework of joint efforts between leaders of Africa and the Americas to align their priorities based on productive, environmental, cultural and historical similarities and common challenges with respect to agrifood systems.
At the summit, ministers and officials identified areas of joint work and cooperation between the two regions, as well as the operational and financial mechanisms required to mobilise the necessary resources to increase the productivity, inclusion, and sustainability of agrifood systems.
The focus was on five key areas:
- Science, technology and innovation, including biotechnology
- Climate change and resilience
- Digital agriculture
- Institutional innovations and policies for social inclusion, safety nets, health and nutrition and the recovery of degraded natural resources
- Fostering a more fair and transparent international food trade system.
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