![]() Revolutionizing resilience of smallholder farmers Sriram Bharatam, Founder and Chief Mentor, Kuza Biashara Grooming African talent for institutional and technical innovations Mamadou Biteye, Executive Secretary, The African Capacity Building Foundation Innovation for green agriculture growth in Africa: prioritization of food systems resilience ![]() Claudia Sadoff, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR. Session 2: Policies to Leverage Innovations for Agri-food Systems' Transformationīringing innovations for sustainable and resilient food systems. Turning crisis into opportunities – the role of agricultural policies. Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) Livestock sector reforms as driver of economic growth and export earnings Tabaré Aguerre Lombardo, Former Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fishing, Uruguay Repurposing public spending programs for productivity growth and resilience of food systems Phil Hogan, Former EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Lessons from agrifood systems policy reforms: global evidence from analytical work Johan Swinnen, Managing Director of Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI. ![]() Session 1: Incentives: Repurposing Agricultural Support Policies and Programs Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson and CEO, AKADEMIYA2063 Public Policy and Economic Performance: Historical Perspective and Implications for Future Food System Transformation Policies in African Countries. Hakainde Hichilema, President, Republic of Zambia Ambassador Josefa Sacko, Commissioner, Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), African Union Commission Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank As climate adaption and mitigation challenges facing food systems in Africa increasingly interact with development aspirations of economic growth and job creation, there is a need for Africa’s nations to devise improved national and regional agri-food policy responses. African governments have responded to these global economic challenges with short-term measures, but at the risk of crowding out or delaying much needed structural reforms to address longer-term challenges of climate change and conflict across the region. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have revealed the vulnerability of global food systems, including Africa’s. The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds significant potential for economic integration and growth: the expected elimination of tariff barriers alone would increase gross agri-food exports among member countries by 3.7%. The continent is projected to become a $1 trillion food market by 2030. Key drivers of this growth are (a) urban demand for higher-value foods and the related emergence of medium-sized investor farmers (b) increasing job creation, especially in downstream segments of food value chains (c) improved access to land, markets, and services and (d) increasing use of modern farming inputs and digital technologies. Over the past two decades (2000-20), it witnessed a 4.1% growth compared to 2.7% worldwide, 3.5% in East Asia and Pacific, 3.0% in South Asia, and 2.6% in Latin America and the Caribbean. After decades of stagnation, Africa is home to the fastest-growing agricultural economy globally. ![]() It will inspire discussion on the next generation of African Union Commission and national sector policies for the post-2025 Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme ( CAADP) agenda.Īfrica’s agri-food sector plays a central role in economic transformation as a source of employment, income, and fiscal resources - all essential in fueling broader economic growth. It will help foster agri-food-based economic growth and job creation while crisis-proofing national and regional food supply chains. The AAPLD will facilitate the discussion of policy reforms which would unlock investment financing opportunities for the transformation of African food systems through three strategic Pillars (Incentives, Innovation, and Investments) for improved food security, resilience, and jobs. Agriculture policy research institutions will share evidence on reform impacts, and agribusiness leaders will discuss reforms needed to increase private sector financing. Leaders will share relevant experiences and showcase innovative practices. The two-day event will convene senior leaders from government, the development community, and the private sector to promote a dialogue on the agri-food policy agenda that aims to increase investment and technical assistance support for the Continent. The Africa Agricultural Policy Leadership Dialogue (AALPD) will focus on African agri-food policy actions considering the growing global economic integration of its agri-food systems.
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