This year’s summit calls for accelerated action by leaders, innovators, businesses, private institutions, civil society, and development agencies to put forward bold actions and unite efforts toward the continental food security agenda.
Extracts of the Side events
05/09 Innovating to Transform Food Systems in Africa
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) organized this conference to explore how innovations can transform food systems in Africa. The conference focuses on key innovations within IDRC’s Climate Resilient Food Systems division being implemented in selected African countries, principally Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda, Mozambique and those that cut across the whole continent.
05/09 Celebrating 25 years of beans for impact and nutrition in Africa
Beans are a staple food and source of livelihood in Africa. Recognizing this, PABRA members comprising the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NARS, and value chain actors aim to improve bean production and consumption. This innovative partnership brings together over 934 partners generating and deploying bean-related knowledge and technologies across 31 countries.
This side event celebrated 25 years of PABRA, highlighting approaches and solutions that have improved livelihoods and food security across sub-Saharan Africa. For instance, more than 37 million farmers (58.1% women) have accessed improved varieties resulting in a yield increase of about 36% in their farms. This has translated into business opportunities for over 277 SMEs commercializing bean-based products and providing markets to more than four million farmers. Gathering voices from across the bean food chain, this event explored how to build on PABRA’s success to double production and consumption of beans across the continent. The event hoped to inspire bold action for beans over the next five years and beyond that will contribute to the building of resilient food systems.
- Session 1. PABRA’s transformation journey,
- Session 2. PABRA’s impacts from research to investments platform,
- Session 3. Setting an ambition for healthy people and planet.
05/09 CESSA - Action Now On Africa Seed Systems
05/09 Driving Safe Food Trade in Africa
Organised by the Food Trade Coalition for Africa (FTCA) and The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
05/09 Youth as Agents of Change to Transforming the Broken Agrifood systems towards creating sustainable job opportunities within a Resilient Climate
Organised by Climate Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN)Roles that Youth can play in fostering change in the continent’s food
system
- Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, AU Youth Envoy
- Laila JANATI IDRISSI, Lead, Emerging Agriculture, Business Disruptive Development , OCP AFRICA.
- Amb. Hans Hoogeveen Independent Chairperson Council FAO. Italy
- Martin Frick, Director, World Food Program Global Office, Germany
- Gary R. Burniske, Assistant Director for Program Development Office of International Programs in Agriculture Purdue University, USA
- Margarita Astralaga, Special Adviser to GCSAYN Executive Director
- Moderator – Dr. Augustin Wambo Yamdjeu
Effective employment opportunities available for youth to boost transformation
in food systems.
- Ms Dunja Trifunovic, Global Chair, CYA Youth Circle, Serbia
- Dr. Valasia Iakovoglou Director, Ecotourism Sector, UNESCO, Greece
- Mumbi Munene ,Vice President of Policy Emerging Ag, Kenya
- Ms. Diana Githu University of Arizona, USA - Victor Mugo, Head of Global Partnerships, World Food Forum, Italy
- Mr. AQuamrul Chowdhury, Lead Climate and Sustainable Development Negotiator of the 48 LDC and 143-G-77 Developing countries at UN,UNFCCC and UNCBD
- Xander Beks, leader I4NATURE.
- Dewendra Dookna (Vikram), Mauritius
- Domenico Vito, coordinator GCSAYN Italy
- Ms. Juliet Ejezie, Global Chair,WASA, Nigeria
- Ms. Tchegnelene Suzy Tresor, Lead AgriCodeExpo, USA
- Dr. Linda Acheampong, Lead CEEP, Ghana
- Moderator: Ntiokam Divine
05/09 IFAD: Food system transformation: How to end hunger sustainably and nutritiously
By IFAD and co-hosted by: Shamba Centre05/09 IFAD Advancing Equitable Livelihoods for Food Systems Workers
Co-hosted by: Care International05/09 IFAD Climate finance and technology opportunities for youth
Co-hosted by: HeiferBank Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, delivered opening remarks at the side event, speaking to how the new Facility will provide 20 million African smallholder farmers with certified seeds, increased access to agricultural fertilizers, as well as help create an enabling environment for investment in building Africa’s food systems. The Bank has earmarked $100,000 to support this year’s annual AGRF.
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