Under the theme of Innovations and Partnerships for Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa, the conference programme addressed four interconnected sub-themes: emerging agricultural technologies and innovations; climate-resilient agrifood systems; nutrition, health and urban food systems; and enabling impact at scale through policies, financing, capacities, institutions and inclusion.
The programme included 25 side events and eight parallel or related sessions, with a cumulative attendance of 1,791 across the tracked sessions. Side events recorded 1,044 attendances, while parallel and other sessions attracted 747. An additional 312 participants joined selected sessions online. The exhibition brought together 35 exhibitors, including 20 national agricultural research institutes and federal colleges and 15 international and regional organisations.
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- Article: From the Trenches to Transformation: AASW9 Sets a New Course for Agricultural Science, Innovation and Partnership in Africa
- Article: AASW9 Calls for African-Led Financing, Scalable Innovation and Stronger Partnerships for Agrifood Systems Transformation
27 July
- Welcome Address: Dr. Adamu Abubakar Dabban, Executive Secretary, ARCN
- Opening Remarks: Dr. Aggrey Agumya, Executive Director, FARA
- Context Presentation: “The State of African Agri-food System: Harnessing Innovation and Partnership to Achieve CAADP-Kampala Targets”: Dr. Debisi Araba, Managing Director, Akademiya2063
- Ms. Bongiwe Njobe, Chairperson of the FARA Board of Directors
- Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, CEO, PAFO
- Dr. Baboucarr Manneh, Director General, AfricaRice
- Obai Khalifa, Deputy Director, GF Africa
- Dr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Assistant Director General, FAO-RAF
- HE Moses Vilakati, Commissioner, AUC-ARBE
- Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Honorable Minister of Federal Livestock Development
- Abubakar Kyari CON, Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Nigeria
- Keynote Paper: “Innovation and Partnerships for resilient and sustainable agrifood systems in Africa.” - Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director General, IITA
28 July
Overview of Science & Partnership for Agriculture Conference (SPAC)
- Dr. Irene Annor-Frempong, DRI Emeritus, FARA
- SPAC Study: “State of Agricultural Research in Africa, highlights of key trends, challenges, and opportunities.” - presented by Dr. Emmanuel Njukwe, DRI, CORAF
Panel Discussion: “Optimizing Agricultural Research to Deliver CAADP-Kampala Outcomes at the Country Level”
- Facilitator: Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma, ExeD, ASARECA
- Prof. Paul Pinnock Bonsu, DG, CSIR-Ghana
- Dr. Dumisami Kutywayo Okuku, Chief Director, DRSS Zimbabwe
- Dr. Ahmed Elmekass, Director, AU-SAFGRAD
- Prof. Maher Elmaghraby, VP Production, ARC Egypt Africa
- Dr. Patrick Ketiem, DG, KALRO
- Dr. Namukolo Covic, Head, CGIAR Liaison Office for Africa
Soil Health Panel: “Interphase of Science and Private Sector Partnerships for Restoration of Africa’s degraded Soil”
- Prof. Jibrin Jibrin, SSSN
- Dr. Kennedy Were, KALRO
- Eng. Clement Asana, OCP Africa
- Dr. Mel Oluoch, Sasakawa Africa
29 July
- Keynote Address I: “Nigeria’s story of Science and Technology” Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh SAN, Hon. Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology
- Keynote Address II: “Advances in Marine and Blue Economy in Nigeria” Adegboyega Oyetola, Hon. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy
- Keynote Address III: “Advancing Nigeria’s Livestock Industry. Pushing the technologies that matter” Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Hon. Minister of Federal Livestock Development
- Keynote Address IV: “Progress on Agricultural Research in Nigeria. The change is here.” Senator Abubakar Kyari CON, Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
30 July: 10th FARA General Assembly
- Opening Remarks by FARA Chairperson Mad. Bongiwe Njobe, Chairperson of the FARA Board of Directors
- Synthesis of Outcomes of the 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week Prof. Wole Fatunbi, Ag. DRI, FARA
- The Board’s Accountability report Mad. Bongiwe Njobe, Chairperson of the FARA Board of Directors
- Highlights of the FARA Secretariat’s achievements over July 2023 – July 2026 Dr. Aggrey Agumya, Executive Director, FARA
- Amendments to the Constitution and Governance Manual Mad. Elizabeth Nsimadala, Chairperson of the Nominations and Governance Committee of the FARA Board of Directors
Side events: extracts
Set up of the Agroecology Regional Multi-Actor Research Networks (RMRNs) in Africa:
- Continental: Dr. Kwaku Antwi, FARA
- East Africa: Dr. Frank Chidawanyika, ICIPE
- Southern Africa: Dr. Sedera Norotiana Rasambo, CCARDESA
- West Africa: Dr. Fructueuse Ouidoh Agbodjogbe, CORAF/UCAD
Presentation of 10 RMRN Agroecology Studies/Methodologies
- Moderator: Prof. Majaliwa Mwanjololo, RUFORUM
- Dr. Irene Kadzere, FiBL
- Mr. Markus Arbenz, FiBL
- Dr. Pascal Tillie, EU-JRC
- Dr. Felix Rembold, EU-JRC
- Dr. Florence Nakayiwa, RUFORUM
27/07 Harnessing AI-Enabled Digital Agricultural Extension and Advisory Systems to Accelerate Africa’s Agricultural Transformation
This event showcased AI-enabled digital extension initiatives, including the Nigeria Public Private
Partnership AI-enabled Digital Advisory Platform (NPPP AI-DAP) and the AFAAS
AIEnabled Digital User Platform, as scalable models for Africa.
- Keynote address — “The Future of AI-Enabled Extension and Advisory Systems in Africa”: Dr Godwin Atswer – Sasakawa Association Africa
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) — How continental
stakeholders coordinate on DPI solutions to reduce
fragmentation and build toward scale and adoption.
- National government — Ayodele Olawunmi, Director, Federal Dept of Agricultural Extension Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Nigeria
- Digital innovation & agritech — Tajudeen Yahaya (CEO, Extension Africa); Dev Afrique; Aisha Hadejia (Sahel Consulting Partner)
- Farmer organisations — Representatives from Nigeria and SSA countries, NIFAAS
- AI ethics & digital governance — Chika Oke (DOA Law); Representative, NITDA, Bashira Hassan (Africa Practice)
28/07 Advancing the Kampala CAADP Agenda through Evidence Based Policy Research: Bridging Science, Policy and Implementation for Scaled Agricultural Transformation
The Pan-African Network for Economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP) members, through the
StEPPFoS Project have undertaken a range of policy studies which address priority areas aligned with the evolving CAADP agenda. These priority areas include sciencepolicy interface, climate resilience, agricultural research financing, regional trade, and inclusive agrifood systems. These studies are aimed at supporting countries to domesticate the Kampala CAADP Strategies to achieve the Agenda 2063.
- Topic 1: Using political economy tools to shape regional agricultural policy: A Co-lab Approach Dr. Koen Dekeyser, ECDPM
- Topic 2: Data-Driven Policy Insights for CAADP: Evaluating AfCFTA Effects on AgriFood Systems and Food Security in Côte d’Ivoire Dr. Souleymane Diallo, CIRES
- Topic 3: Building Sustainable and Synergistic Evidence Informed Policy Ecosystems in East and West Africa: Addressing Alignment Gaps Between the CAADP and Ghana’s National Agricultural and Food System Policies (CSIR-STEPRI) Dr. Gordon Akon Yamga, CSIR-STEPRI
Panel Discussion: “Translating Evidence into Policy Action for Food System Transformation in Africa”
- Mr. Patrick Kojo Ofori, Deputy Director in Charge of M&E(Former) & Currently National Project Coordinator of PROSPER
- Prof. Joseph Kieyah, Deputy Director, KIPPRA
- Dr. Dora Siliya, Fmr. Minister of Agriculture, Zambia
- Dr Beatrice Egulu, Policy Officer, AUC-DREA
- Dr. Emmanuel Njukwe, Director of Research & Innovation, CORAF
- Dr. Moustapha GUEYE, Director General, ISRA
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