12th Annual ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

3 November 2025. Kigali, Rwanda. Leveraging the AFS for Jobs” to be presented during a pre-
conference to the 12th Annual ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

4 – 6 November 2025. Kigali Rwanda. 12th ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

This conference revolved around three overarching thematic areas that reflect Africa’s pressing priorities in food systems development.

1. Creating Resilient Food Systems: Jobs, Equity, and Inclusion. This thematic area focuses on building food systems that are capable of withstanding and adapting to both man-made and natural shocks, while generating decent jobs, promoting equity, and ensuring inclusive participation across all levels. 
2. Investment, Innovation, and Financing for Transformation. This thematic area explores how Africa can mobilize and direct strategic investments toward priority areas of food system transformation by aligning public, private, and development finance with coherent policy frameworks. It draws on ANAPRI’s work under the Policy and Priority Value Chains Initiative (PPVC II), which supports governments in identifying high- potential value chains and designing integrated policy responses grounded in evidence, modelling, and stakeholder consultation.
3. Sustainability, Trade, and Climate Action. Frameworks such as the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH-AP), the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP 3.0), and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provide critical pathways for aligning national priorities with continental goals. Since the launch of the Farmer Know Your Soil campaign at the last ANAPRI conference in 2024, efforts have intensified to raise farmer awareness and adoption of sustainable soil management practices through localized soil data, digital advisory tools, and field-level engagement. 

Extract of the programme

Day 0 – Monday 3 November 2025 (Pre-Conference)

• A special side event on the topic “Leveraging the Agrifood System for Jobs”, organised jointly by ANAPRI and the World Bank. 
• Academic-paper sessions: selected papers will be presented by researchers on themes such as job creation in agrifood systems, off-farm employment, MSMEs, digital services, youth and women inclusion. 
• Networking and preparatory workshops that help set the stage for the main conference.

Day 1 – Tuesday 4 November 2025

1. Opening Ceremony & High-Level Plenary: Setting the global and African context of food systems transformation under the conference theme “Driving Africa’s Food Systems Transformation: Strategic Investments, Resilient Policies, and Global Partnerships”. 
2. Thematic Panel: Creating Resilient Food Systems – Jobs, Equity & Inclusion: Discussion on governance, youth and women’s roles, off-farm value chain jobs, territorial and community-led resilience. 
3. Interactive Café/Breakout Sessions: Smaller group sessions for peer exchange on job creation, inclusion strategies, and resilience building.

Day 2 – Wednesday 5 November 2025

1. Keynote and Panel: Investment, Innovation & Financing for Transformation: Focus on directing public, private and development finance into value-chains, digital tools, blended finance, institutional alignment. 
2. Workshop/Exhibition: Showcasing innovation tools (e.g., the PPVC modelling services of ANAPRI) and interactive sessions on building investment-ready food systems.
3. Parallel Tracks / Thematic Workshops: Possible breakout tracks on topics such as digital agriculture, value chain finance, MSME linkages, youth entrepreneurship.

Day 3 – Thursday 6 November 2025

1. Day’s Opening Keynote: Sustainability, Trade & Climate Action: Sessions aimed at climate-smart food systems, soil health, regional trade frameworks (e.g., AfCFTA), adaptation. 
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3. Panel Discussion: Aligning National & Continental Frameworks: Topics may include implementing the Africa Fertilizer & Soil Health Action Plan, CAADP 3.0 alignment, cross-border coordination. 
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5. Closing Plenary & Synthesis: Summary of insights, agreement on next-steps, commitments from stakeholders, launch of any joint statement or roadmap.