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KEY DRIVERS

AGRF2018 HOST & PARTNERS GROUP

ABOUT AGRF

AGRF2018 PARTNER PROFILES

OVERVIEW

AGRF2018 SPONSORS

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Africa is on the move. The signs of progress and growing

prosperity are evident across the continent. The lives

and livelihoods of millions of people are improving, and

entire economies are growing at a brisk pace. These rapid

changes are giving rise to even greater aspirations for

the years ahead. Many African nations are pushing to

achieve middle income status in the next 30 years, and a

few others are gunning for high income status.

These aspirations are attainable, but to realize them will

require Africa’s agriculture sector and its food systems to

more rapidly and sustainably deliver increased incomes,

food security, improved nutrition, and wider economic

opportunities. For all of the recent signs of progress,

Africa still needs to move from food shortages to

surpluses, boost benefi cial continental trade, and create

millions of employment opportunities, particularly for

women and youth. Business as usual will not achieve our

goals; we must do more and do it more successfully.

It is apt therefore that this year’s Forum is taking

place in Kigali, Rwanda. Our host country in 2018,

Rwanda, has recently been recognized by the African

Union Commission as the top performing country at

the continental CAADP Biennial Review. The accolade

celebrated Rwanda’s progress in placing agriculture at

the center of its wider economic transformation and

strengthening the sector’s role in driving improvements

in household incomes, food security, better nutrition and

poverty reduction.

AGRF 2018 – A Forum for ‘Africa’s 80%’

Africa can and should follow a path similar to that of

Rwanda in order to achieve a more prosperous and

equitable future. To realize this dream, we must unleash

the full potential of Africa’s 80% – the millions of

smallholder farmers and their families who earn their

livelihoods from small-scale farms and provide some

80% of the food and agricultural products consumed

across the continent.

AGRF 2018 o� ers a truly unique opportunity for

signifi cant progress towards this goal. The event

together with its many follow-on activities are designed

to energize political will and advance the policies,

programs, and investments required to achieve an

inclusive and sustainable agricultural transformation

across the continent. We will evaluate current realities at

all levels – local, national, regional and international – in

order to identify and catalyze critical next steps towards

more fully integrated and sustainable sustainable

agribusiness or driving agricultural transformation

agenda. We will identify and showcase dynamic leaders

from all sectors who are driving transformation and are

able to provide evidence and lessons about what works.

We will work to mobilize and lock in essential public and

private fi nancial commitments, creating a marketplace

of ideas populated by potential investors looking to

make deals and support the transformation of African

agriculture.

This marketplace of ideas is a new addition to the AGRF

and refl ects the strong transactional orientation of the

meeting, providing opportunities to negotiate fi nancial

backing for early-stage agribusinesses and helping to

bring African youth to the fore of sustainable agricultural

development.

The era of disruptive innovation, knowledge economies,

and big data is opening new opportunities, and AGRF

2018 provides a platform for crowdsourcing ideas and

fi nancial commitments – and to make sure these are

followed through and are yielding the desired impacts.

We must use the new opportunities before us to become

better and faster at deploying solutions that allow us

to leapfrog ahead to an era of sustained and inclusive

development through value addition and creation of

viable agribusinesses. With inspirational leadership, and

by measuring and tracking the progress we all want to

see, we can chart and advance the journey to Africa’s

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The meeting itself and its various follow-on activities are driven by the need to:

Refresh and deepen agriculture investment plans to unlock at least 10% of national budgets for farming whilst leveraging signifi cant additional private sector and partner resources;

Actualize private investment commitments of at least US$ 20 billion.

Develop and launch innovative fi nancing mechanisms, such as risk-sharing loan facilities, social impact bonds, e-wallet and digital fi nancing mechanisms relevant to agriculture;

Support at least 20 countries as they develop their agricultural transformation agendas;

Identify and overcome at least fi ve primary agricultural policy and regulatory bottlenecks per country;

Establish and support development of agricultural transformation delivery mechanisms tailored to the needs of at least 10 countries new to the e� ort;

Support countries in strengthening their transformative capacity, including a new generation of public and private sector leaders;

Support CAADP’s use of the agricultural transformation scorecard in its Biennial Review process; and,

Facilitate at least two Ministerial peer review

roundtables prior to the 2019 AU Summit.

Plenary discussions will showcase the actions of leaders and their policies, as well as the fi nancial commitments that are now in place (or need to be made) to drive the agricultural transformation agenda. Speakers will show how those policies and commitments are contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the targets established in the Malabo accords (especially regarding public investments in agriculture), and the goals of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

Technical discussions will be held in parallel that enable delegates and thematic working groups to explore specifi c issues and opportunities in detail, and these will be augmented by various AGRF Partner side events. Beyond that, AGRF 2018 will comprise a dynamic platform that includes short technical masterclasses, opportunities to showcase success stories (or failures that generated critical lessons), an agritech pitching competition, and a “deal room” reserved for connecting potential investors with agribusiness startups, as well as new projects and initiatives.

The AGRF involves participants from across the spectrum of agricultural change agents – including high-level representatives from governments, businesses, technical institutions, and civil society, but most importantly, from farmer organisations drawn from Africa’s 80%.

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Leadership and Accountability

Experience and evidence from Africa shows that achieving food security and realizing the high potential returns o� ered by e¤ cient agribusiness value chains requires visionary leadership. It also requires accountability, coupled with the integrated e� orts of a diverse group of stakeholders: farmers, local and global private sector entities, governments, civil society organizations, partners, investors, and public and private development partners. Africa’s future depends on committed and innovative leadership that recognizes agriculture – and its rigorous transformation to a sustainable commercial sector – as a critical driving force for overall inclusive economic growth.

Measuring Progress

The 2018 AGRF will take stock, evaluate actions and learn from compelling evidence from across the continent presented by many of the most inspiring leaders turning farms into thriving enterprises. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals together with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 objectives o� er macro level targets for measuring agricultural progress. In addition, private sector progammes and models o� er useful metrics for evaluation. AGRF o� ers a platform to review this evidence and share success stories that can inform planning and evaluation processes.

Achieving Sustainable Growth

Despite the frequent lack of readily available data, Africa appears to be making notable progress in a number of areas, which will be explored during the 2018 AGRF. Farmers will demonstrate how the use of technology and better farming methods is able to transform entire communities and nations; public sector thought leaders will share their experience in delivering policies and investments to advance jobs and food security and change the growth trajectory of whole nations; and private sector champions and agripreneurs will showcase their e� orts in innovation and how they are opening up scalable and sustainable market opportunities in Africa’s evolving food systems.

AGRF 2018 Program Focus Areas

Institutional Capacity Development for Transformation Mapping key institutions and stakeholders, analysing institutional capacity strengths and gaps, and exploring ways of developing capacities in institutions necessary for the attainment of an agricultural transformation agenda.

Youth Participation in Agriculture

Channeling the energy, strength, and dynamism of Africa’s youth into productive, competitive and profi table agribusinesses to boost agricultural productivity, sustainable food production systems, create jobs, and generate incomes.

Agritech and Agribusiness Development

Growing innovations and funding for agri-tech and focus on the real problem of food security and enabling better use of technology to grow the agriculture sector as a whole.

Global and Regional Markets

Exploring Africa’s enhancement of favourable terms of trade, regional integration, openness to trade, macro-economic stability, social and economic infrastructure, gender equality and enterprise development.

Resilience of Africa’s Agricultural Systems

Enhancing the capacities of agricultural and food systems to cope with climate variability so as to improve productivity and resilience.

Africa’s Nutrition Challenge

Meaningfully incorporating the nutrition elements into the concept of food security.

Exploring the AGRF theme

AGRF 2018 aims to unpack three pivotal issues that are central drivers in transforming the continent’s agriculture and food systems:

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First established in 2010, following a three-year series of African Green Revolution Conferences (AGRC) held in Oslo, Norway from 2006-2008, the AGRF has emerged as Africa’s leading “platform of agriculture platforms” that brings together a range of critical stakeholders in the African agriculture landscape to discuss and commit to Programmes, investments, and policies that can counter the major challenges a� ecting the agriculture sector on the continent.

Since the fi rst AGRF was held in Ghana in 2010 under the leadership of H.E. President Mills, the Forum has annually brought together Heads of State, Ministers, business leaders, development partner leadership, researchers, thought leaders, farmer organization representatives, youth entrepreneurs, and other critical stakeholders to focus on the actions and policies needed to move the continental agenda forward. The Forum was hosted by Heads of State in Tanzania in 2012, in Mozambique in 2013, in Ethiopia in 2014, and in Zambia in 2015. The Forum and its momentum have grown considerably over these years, and the AGRF 2016 in Kenya under the leadership of H.E. President Kenyatta attracted more than 2,500 delegates and resulted in commitments of more than US$30 billion to support the continent in investments to increase production, income, and employment for smallholder farmers and local African agriculture businesses over the next ten years. The AGRF 2017 in Cote d’Ivoire under the leadership of

H.E. President Ouattara looked at how governments, private sector, and partners were coming through on the 2016 commitments made in Nairobi. It was attended by 1,500 delegates and it had a new set of commitments and Partnerships, including close to US$6.5 billion worth of deals in palm oil, pulses, potato, and rice – mainly in West Africa by the private sector.

The Forum is guided and supported by the AGRF Partners Group, which is currently comprises a coalition of 17 leading actors in African agriculture, including the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank, the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Grow Africa, the International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canada, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Mastercard Foundation, NEPAD Agency, OCP Group, The Rockefeller Foundation, Syngenta, and Yara International ASA.

The AGRF Secretariat is hosted by AGRA on behalf of the AGRF Partners Group. AGRA itself is an African-led institution with head o¤ ces in Nairobi, Kenya, which works in 18 countries across the continent focused on putting farmers at the center of the continent’s growing economies.

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The AGRF is considered the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, pulling together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward.


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DAY 1

Tuesday 4 September 2018

Select Stakeholder Organized Side Events

(self-organized)

DAY 2

Wednesday 5 September 2018

B2B Breakfast (self-organized)

AGRF O¤ cial Opening Ceremony and AASR 2018

Launch – Catalyzing Government Capacity

to Drive Agricultural Transformation

Plenary Session – Building the Resilience of

Agricultural Systems

Thematic Working Groups Meetings

Select Partner/Stakeholder Organized Side Events

Master Classes

Project Showcase Sessions

Launch of the Smart Village

B2B Meetings Deal Room/Marketplace

DAY 3

Thursday 6 September 2018

Rwanda Private Sector Breakfast (by invitation only)

Plenary Session – The Business Case for Agriculture

Plenary Session – Re-Think Agri

Youth Town Hall – Unlocking Agripreneurship

Thematic Working Groups Meetings


Master Classes

Project Showcase Sessions

Agri-pitches, Deal Room/Marketplace (all day)

Networking & Night-Owl sessions

DAY 4

Friday 7 September 2018

AGRF Partners Group Breakfast (by invitation only)

CARI Breakfast (by invitation only)

Syngenta Breakfast (by invitation only)

B2B Breakfasts (self-organized)

Policy Symposium – Women in Agribusiness and

Financial Inclusion

Policy Symposium – Agritech Development

Policy Symposium – Regional Food Markets and

Food Trade

Policy Symposium – Food and Land Use

Ministerial Roundtable


Plenary Session – Role of State Capability

The Great Debate

Project Showcase Sessions & Case Study

Agri-Pitches, Deal Room/Marketplace (all day)

Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and

AGRF Gala Dinner

Saturday 8 September 2018

B2B Breakfasts (self-organized)

Presidential Summit

Commitments, Way Forward, Communiqué and

Closing Ceremony

DAY 5


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The smart village is a new space at the AGRF, designed to support young entrepreneurs and fast-growing businesses with masterclasses, project showcases and workshops.

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Thursday, 6 September 2018

Friday, 7 September 2018

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17:00 – 17:45

MASTERCLASS

The Business Model Canvas - Your Business Model on One Page

• Ms. Neku Atawodi-Edun, Country Director, MEST

RWANDA PROJECT SHOWCASE

Rwanda will present 3 investment projects. Co� ee roasting,

Bella Flowers companies, and Kigali Wholesale market

• Presentations by: Rwanda Development Board, BCG and

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

MASTER CLASS THE FUND RAISING DILEMA OF GROWING COMPANIES

• Ms. Liesbet Peeters, Founder and Managing Partner, D Capital

• Ms. Shira Goldblum Strategic Partnerships Manager Start-Up

Nation Central

DEMONSTRATION

• Seeds K Cleaner. Enhancing Seed quality

CASE STUDY

Making the most from Seeds

• Mr. Peter Hüser, Petkus and Jens Tre¢ ner, GIZ

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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE

AUDITORIUM

07:00 – 08:30

09:00 - 17:00

09:00 – 11:00 O¥ cial Opening Plenary Session and AASR 2018 Launch – Catalyzing Government Capacity

to Drive Agricultural Transformation

B2B BREAKFAST MEETINGS (self-organized)

CTA Pitch Agrihack Training Sessions O¢ ered by Suguba (by invitation only)

WELCOME REMARKS AND OPENING ADDRESS ON AGRF THEME

• Emcee – Mr. Je¢ Koinange, Journalist and Broadcaster

• Welcome Remarks – Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister

of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda

• Framing Keynote on AASR – Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA

DISCUSSION AROUND THE CONCLUSIONS AND ISSUES OF THE AASR

• Key Findings of the AASR 2018 – Prof. John W. Mellor, Professor

Emeritus, Cornell University, and President of John Mellor

Associates

PANEL:

• Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director, Department of Rural Economy

and Agriculture, African Union Commission

• Mr. Jonathan Said, Head of Inclusive Growth and Private-Sector

Development Practice, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

• Dr. David Phiri, Sub Regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, FAO

• Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa Regional O¤ ce,

The Rockefeller Foundation

• Dr. Holger Kray, Head, Africa Agriculture Policy Unit, World Bank

• Dr. K.Y. Amoako, President and Founder, African Center for

Economic Transformation

COMING THROUGH ON COMMITMENTS

PANEL:

• Dr. Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary to the

Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development,

Federal Republic of Germany

• Mr. Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit, Rural Development, Food

Security, Nutrition, DG DEVCO, European Commission

• H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and

Agriculture, African Union Commission

• Mr. Njack Kane, Director, Intervalle Genève SA

OFFICIAL OPENING REMARKS

• H.E. Edouard Ngirente, Prime Minister, Republic of Rwanda

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 18:00 Launch of the Smart Village, Deal Room and Market Place


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11:30 – 13:00 A© er the Fall Armyworm: Building the Resilience of Africa’s Agriculture against Invasive Species

Last year the Fall Armyworm destroyed swathes of agricultural production. This session will look at how to protect smallholder farmers from the threats posed by invasive species, by considering responses that are currently in place or being developed by key stakeholders.

SETTING THE SCENE AND MODERATOR – Mr. Ochieng’ Ogodo, SubSaharan African Regional Coordinator and News Editor, SciDev.Net

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister forAgriculture, Republic of Ghana PANEL:

• Dr. Dennis Rangi, Director General, CABI • Dr. May-Guri Saethre, Deputy Director General, Research for

Development, IITA • Dr. Denis Kyetere, Executive Director, AATF • Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID • Dr. Patrick Karangwa, Director General, Rwanda Agriculture Board

SUMMARY & CONCLUDING REMARKS – Ms. Desiree Van Heerden,Development Manager Insecticides, Syngenta


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11:30 – 13:00 Entrepreneurial Youth in Agriculture: New Skills and Technologies for Growth

To e� ectively harness the emerging opportunities for economic

transformation and associated work opportunities for youth,

policymakers need to anticipate how these trends will a� ect African

agriculture and proactively formulate and implement pragmatic

strategies to respond to them. The session will focus on the salient

transformational changes infl uencing agriculture and employment

patterns with particular attention to the youth population, and provide

context-specifi c approaches to respond to them.

MODERATOR – Dr. Edson Mpyisi, Chief Financial Economist and

Coordinator Enable Youth Programme, African Development Bank

SETTING THE SCENE

• Ms. Carla Henry, Senior Technical Specialist, International Labour

Organization (ILO)

• Mr. Fred Swaniker, Co-Founder and Trustee, African Leadership

Academy

CONVERSATION WITH LEADING ENTREPRENEURS

• Ms. Naledi Magowe, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing O¤ cer,

Brastorne Enterprises,

• Mr. Fahad Awadh, Founder, YYTZ Agro-Processing

• Mr. Alemayehu Koira Konde, Rwanda Country Representative,

Mastercard Foundation

PANEL:

• Mr. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, SACAU

• Felix Kwame Yeboah, Assistant Professor, International

Development, and Member of Food Security Group, Michigan

State University (MSU)

• Dr. Alex Ariho, CEO, African Agribusiness Incubators Network

(AAIN)

• Ms. Doreen Rwigamba, Chief Executive O¤ cer, Africa Smart

Investments Distribution

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11:30 – 13:00 Emerging Models Disrupting Agribusiness in Africa?

Agriculture is Africa’s largest economic sector, representing 15% of

the continent’s total GDP and accounting for more than 20% of its

annual economic growth. This session will consider how to develop

agribusiness activities, both downstream (processing) and upstream

(input provision), and sustainably link smallholders and small

enterprises to structured value chains.

MODERATOR – Mr. Kinyua M’Mbijjewe, Food and Agricultural

Consultant, AFAP and Syngenta

SETTING THE SCENE

• Mr. Joost Van Odijk, Strategic Partnerships

and Business Development, Grow Africa

• Ms. Jihane Ajijti, Business Development Lead – Farmers

initiatives,OCP Africa

KEYNOTE SPEECH: Mr. William Asiko, Executive Director, Grow

Africa

PANEL:

• Ms. Atsuko Toda, Director for Agriculture, Finance and Rural

Development, African Development Bank

• Ms. Hillary Miller Wise, Founder and CEO, Tulaa

• Mr. Joshua Rugema, Head, East Africa, and Rwanda Country

Director, East Africa Exchange (EAX)

• Mr. Alexander Fernando, Deputy Director, East and Southern

Africa, IFDC

• Ms. Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, Eastern Africa Farmers

Federation

• Mr. Peter Veal, Head of Business Development, Africa-Middle

• Mr. Grant Brooke, CEO, Twiga Foods


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11:30 – 13:00 Strengthening Local Capacities to Support the Design of Evidence-based Malabo Compliant NAIPs

In light of e� orts led by the African Union Commission and the

NEPAD Agency to formulate evidence-based next-generation national

agricultural investment plans (NAIPs), this panel will refl ect on the

necessary actions needed to mobilize local expertise for the design of

evidence-based and Malabo-compliant NAIPs and cover a critical mass of

countries by the end of 2019.

MODERATOR - Mr. Ernest Ruzindaza, Senior Advisor & CAADP Team Leader,

Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union

Commission, Ethiopia

WELCOME REMARKS

• Mr. John Ulimwengu, ReSAKSS Africawide Coordinator, Africa

Region, IFPRI, Washington DC

• Mr. Ismael Fofana, Research Fellow, Africa Region, IFPRI,

Washington DC

FIRESIDE CHAT

• Hon. Biendi Maganga Moussavou, Minister of Agriculture and

Livestock, Republic of Gabon

• Hon. Cristina Duarte, Former Minister of Finance, Republic of

Cape Verde

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SETTING THE SCENE – Hon. Vincent Ssempijja, Minister of Agriculture,

Republic of Uganda

HIGH LEVEL PANEL:

• Hon. Onyoti Adigo Nyikwec, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry,

South Sudan

• Hon. Joseph Ndanema, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of

Sierra Leone

• Mr. Elad Levi, Chief Sustainability O¤ cer, Netafi m Africa

• Ms. Ineke Bussemaker, Managing Director and CEO, NMB Bank

11:30 – 16:30 Farmer-led Irrigation Development

SESSION 1 - 11:30 – 13:00

This session focuses on farmer-led irrigation for smallholder farming

enterprises, with a view to articulating an Africa-wide vision for its

development. This will be shaped by a distributed irrigation approach

that fully takes advantage of a youthful population, abundance of fertile

land and water, energy resources, and global demand for food and

agricultural commodities.

MODERATOR – Mrs. Redi Tlhabi, Journalist, Primedia

WELCOME REMARKS

• Hon. Fulgence Nsengiyumva, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda

OPENING REMARKS

• H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President, United Republic of Tanzania

FIRESIDE CHAT

• Mr. Steven Muchiri, CEO, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation • Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director, World Bank Agriculture Global Practice

FRAMING SESSION – Technical Findings from Recent Research on Farmer-led Irrigation and Its Signifi cance for the Transformation of Agriculture in Africa

• Dr. Tushaar Shah, Senior Fellow, International Water Management Institute • Dr. Regassa Namara, Senior Water Resources Economist, World Bank • Mr. Richard Colback, Senior Operations O¤ cer, IFC • Mr. Emmanuel Ndayizeye, Managing Director, Horticulture in Reality Cooperative

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• Ms. Nalishebo Meebelo, National CAADP Expert, Zambia

• Mr. Augustin Wambo, Head of CAADP, NEPAD Planning and

Coordinating Agency, South Africa

• Mr. Boaz Keizire, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Alliance for a Green

Revolution in Africa, Kenya

• Dr. Sara Boettiger, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company

• Mr. Chris Shepherd-Pratt, Bureau for Food Security, USAID

• Mr. Jean Claude Kayisinga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of

Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda


14:30 – 16:30 Transformative Action in Soil Health and Crop Nutrition for Closing the Yield Gap in Africa

14:30 – 16:30 Agriculture – The Foundation for a Nutritious Food System

Most countries in Africa are experiencing rapid population growth

and increased land fragmentation. This session will highlight critical

evolutions that are needed to respond to these challenges, paying

particular attention to how to improve soil health and crop nutrition on

the continent.

MODERATOR

• Ms. Jihane Ajijti, Business Development Lead – Farmers

initiatives,OCP Africa

• Mr. Øystein Botillen, Stakeholder Relations and Business

Development Manager, Crop Nutrition, Business Unit Africa, Yara

International

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe, Director R4D, Central

Africa and Natural Resource Management, IITA

PANEL:

• Dr. Martin Fregene, Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African

Development Bank

• Dr. Charles Bucagu, Deputy Director General, Agriculture Research

and Technology Transfer, Rwanda Agriculture Board

• Dr. Christian Witt, Senior Programme O¤ cer, Soil Health, Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation


• Dr. Rebbie Harawa, Head of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Systems,

AGRA

• Dr. Bashir Jama Adan, Lead, Food Security Specialist, Islamic

Development Bank

• Mr. Luis Alfredo Pérez, Senior Vice-President, Business Unit Africa,

Yara International

The transformation of agriculture will involve re-positioning strategies

and actions to deliver sound nutrition through the food people produce,

process and eat. This side event will showcase what is taking place in

the nutrition space within this more holistic framework.

MODERATOR – Dr. Lindiwe Sibanda, Vice-President, Policy and

Strategic Partnerships, AGRA

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Howarth (Howdy) Bouis, Acting CEO,

HarvestPlus, and 2016 World Food Prize Laureate


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13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK

• Mr. Atul Jain, Managing Director, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited

• Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow, Global Agriculture,

Chicago Council on Global A� airs

• Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID

PLENARY Q&A

PLENARY ADOPTION OF THE 2018 AGRF IRRIGATION COMMUNIQUE

• Mr. Assan Ng’ombe, Resilience O¤ cer, AGRA

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14:30 – 16:30 Win-Win Innovations in Smallholder Sourcing

14:30 – 16:30 Fostering Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

This interactive event will focus on practical ways that other sectors,

market actors and geographies can adopt new innovations in

smallholder sourcing operations that will benefi t both farmers and

companies.

MODERATOR – Mr. Jonathan Barnow, Associate Vice-President,

Strategic Initiatives, TechnoServe

OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS

• Mr. Will Warshauer, CEO, TechnoServe

PANEL:

• Mr. Francisco Santos, CEO, JFS Mozambique

• Mr. Bruce Robertson, Managing Director, Gulu Agriculture

Development Company, Uganda

• Mr. Paul Wang, Partner, IDinsight

• Ms. Nupur Parikh, Director, TechnoServe

• Mr. Bernard Banamwana, Senior Relationship Manager, AIF

• Ms. Alexandra Sanderson, Programme Director, Kumwe Harvest

Rwanda

This session will discuss integrated and innovative approaches to

engaging the private sector in large-scale ecosystem services payments.

MODERATOR – Mr. Luis Jiménez-McInnis, Director, Partnership and

Resource Mobilization O¤ ce, IFAD

FRAMING REMARKS

• Dr. Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President, Programme

Management, IFAD

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Mr. Munhamo Chisvo, CEO and Head of Mission,

FANRPAN

PANEL:

• Dr. Joe De Vries, Vice-President, Program Development &

Innovation, AGRA

• Dr. Charles Karangwa, Regional Coordinator, Forest Landscape

Restoration, International Union for Conservation of Nature

(IUCN)


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PANEL:

• H.E. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Member of the Global Panel for

Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and Former African

Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture

• Dr. Mercy Lung’aho, Nutrition Lead, CIAT

• Ms. Joelle Abega-Oyouomi, Director, Nestlé R&D Center

• Prof. Ola Smith, Chair of the Policy and External A� airs Committee

and Board Co-Chair, GALVmed

• Dr. Marco Wopereis, Director General, World Vegetable Center

• Dr. Maria Andrade, Country Manager for Mozambique,

International Potato Center, and 2016 Co-Recipient of the World

Food Prize

• Hon. Dr. Anita Asiimwe, National Coordinator, National Early

Childhood Development, Republic of Rwanda


14:30 – 15:15 Master Class: The Business Model Canvas – Your Business Model on One Page

This master class is tailored to young agripreneurs, and will showcase

the Business Model Canvas – a strategic management and lean start-up

template for developing new or documenting existing business models.

SPEAKER:

Ms. Neku Atawodi-Edun, Country Director, MEST Africa



SMART VILLAGE

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner & Networking (self-organized)

17:00 – 18:30 Plenary Session: Building the Resilience of Agricultural Systems

MODERATOR – Ms. Valerie Traore, Founder and Executive Director, Niyel

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Cristina Duarte, Former Minister of Finance,

Republic of Cape Verde

PANEL 1 – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES EMERGING IN EFFORTS TO

BUILD RESILIENCE FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS

• Dr. Désiré Yassigao, President of the Chamber of ’Agriculture,

Livestock, Water, Forests, Wildlife, Fisheries and Tourism, Central

Africa Republic

• Hon. Air Chief Marshal Perrence Shiri (Rtd), Minister of Lands,

Agriculture and Rural Settlement, Zimbabwe

• Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge, CEO, Elpasso Farms, and Pan African Food

Security Ambassador, Pan African Parliament

• Mr. Sean Jones, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau

for Food Security, USAID

• Ms. Dolika Banda, CEO, Africa Risk Capacity

• Ms. Erika Joergensen, Regional Director, World Food Programme

Nairobi

PANEL 2 – STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

• Mr. Kisilu Musya, Farmer and Filmmaker Dr. Donal Brown,

Associate Vice-President, Programme Management, IFAD

• Dr. Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President, Programme

Management, IFAD

• Mr. Tony Simons, Director General, World Agroforestry Center

(ICRAF)

• Mr. Arne Cartridge, Senior Adviser and Head of Global Initiatives,

Yara International

• Dr. Belay Begashaw, Director General, Sustainable Development

Goals Center for Africa

• Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow, Global Agriculture,

Chicago Council on Global A airs

SUBMISSION OF THE IRRIGATION COMMUNIQUE AND NEXT STEPS

• Prof. Nuhu Hatibu, Regional Head for East Africa, AGRA

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• Mr. Philip Githinji, Production Manager, Nairobi City Water and

Sewerage Company, and Member of BOM, Nairobi Water Fund

• Ms. Jonky Tenou, Task Manager, Integrated Approach Programme,

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07:00 – 08:45 B2B BREAKFAST MEETINGS (self-organized)

07:00 – 08:45 RWANDA PRIVATE SECTOR BREAKFAST (by invitation only)

09:00 – 11:00 PLENARY SESSION: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR AGRICULTURE

ARRIVAL AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

MODERATOR – Ms. Winifred Ngangure, Acting Head of Investment

Promotion, Rwanda Development Board

OPENING REMARKS AND PRESENTATION ON INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITIES IN RWANDA

• Hon. Clare Akamanzi, CEO, Rwanda Development Board

PRESENTATION ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RWANDA

• Mr. Guy Baron, CIO, Rwanda Development Board

FEATURED SPEAKERS – INVESTING IN RWANDA

• Mr. Eric Rutabana, CEO, Development Bank of Rwanda

• Mr. Rudra Chatterjee, Managing Director, Luxmi Tea

• Ms. Christine Rukera, Founder, CF Premium

Q&A

To achieve growth in Africa’s agricultural sector, key stakeholders from the public and private sectors must come together and share their vision for ensuring African farmers can access new markets and develop their businesses. The panel discussion will take us on a journey from smallholder farming to agribusiness potential, identifying key capabilities, tools, fi nance mechanisms and strong policies to leverage the full potential of agriculture.

MODERATOR – Mr. Je¢ Koinange, Journalist and Broadcaster

SETTING THE SCENE – Dr. Joost Oorthuizen, CEO, IDH

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister ofAgriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

FIRESIDE CHAT

• Ms. Sarah Metcalf, Head of DFID, Rwanda • Mr. Fokko Wientjes, Vice-President Nutrition in Emerging Markets

and Food Systems Transformation, DSM

PANEL DISCUSSION – PARTNERING FOR AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION

• Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice-President Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank

• Mr. Mustapha El Ouafi , Managing Director, OCP Group and Chairman, OCP Africa

• Mr. Devakumar Edwin, Group Executive Director, Dangote Group • Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Chief Happiness O¤ cer, blueMoon

Ethiopia, and Former CEO Ethiopia Commodity Exchange • Mr. Xavier Leprince, Head of Business Sustainability, EAME, Syngenta • Mr. George Odhiambo, Rwanda Country Manager, KCB


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09:00 – 11:00 Technological Pathways to Food Security

09:00 – 11:00 Unlocking Opportunities for Agricultural Growth and Transformation through Mechanization

This session aims to showcase the true impact of technology on

the agricultural sector. It will highlight real-life stories of farmers

who are using technology to improve food security, and provide an

understanding of the challenges some farmers face in accessing

technology.

SETTING THE SCENE AND MODERATOR – Hon. Prof. Benno Ndulu

Former Governor, Central Bank of Tanzania

OPENING REMARKS - Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, Chairman, Econet,

and Co-Chair, Pathways for Prosperity

PANEL:

• Ms. Wendy Singer, Executive Director, Start-Up Nation Central

• Mr. Onyeka Akumah, Founder and CEO, Farmcrowdy

• Ms. Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali

• Ms. Doreen Ndishabandi, Government Relations Analyst, One

Acre Fund

• Ms. Njoki Thuo, Head of Engagement, WeFarm

Agricultural mechanization is back on the agenda for many African

governments. This panel will discuss the Malabo Montpellier Panel’s

latest report, outlining policies and practices that could signifi cantly

impact the prioritization of mechanization and its impact on the sector

and wider society.

MODERATOR – Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director, ZEF, and Co-Chair,

Malabo Montpellier Panel

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Higino de Marrule, Minister of Agriculture

and Food Security, Republic of Mozambique

PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT’S KEY FINDINGS

• Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director, ZEF, and Co-Chair, Malabo

Montpellier Panel

PANEL:

• Hon. Fulgence Nsengiyumva, Minister of State, Ministry of

Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda

• Mr. Lassine Dembele, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture,

Mali

• Mr. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, SACAU, and Member, Malabo

Montpellier Panel

• Prof. Sheryl Hendriks, Director, Institute for Food, Nutrition and

Well-being, University of Pretoria, and Member, Malabo

Montpellier Panel

• Ms. Martha Haile, COO and Co-Founder, Hello Tractor

• Mr. Nuradin Osman, Director of Africa and Middle East, AGCO

• Mr. Karim El Aynaoui, Managing Director , OCP Policy Center and

Member, Malabo Montpellier Panel


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09:00 – 11:00 Healthy Diets – From Aspiration to Reality

09:00 – 13:00 Pitch AgriHack 2018

11:00 – 17:00 Women in Agribusiness Exhibition


This session will explore innovations, developments and future prospects in nutrition, laying the foundation for knowledge and experience sharing. Participants will engage in discussions on what success looks like, who the current champions for innovation and change are, what types of Partnerships are needed for transformation and what lessons partners can share and learn as we chart a race to the top for improving nutrition in Africa.

MODERATOR – Dr. Anna-Marie Ball, Director, External A� airs,HarvestPlus

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Prof. David Nabarro, Institute of Global HealthInnovation, Imperial College London, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate

PANEL: • Hon. Vincent Ssempijja, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of

Uganda • Dr. Jeanine Condo, Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Center • Dr. Jan Low, Leader, Sweetpotato for Profi t and Health Initiative

at International Potato Center • Ms. Dorothy Murugu, Nutritionist and Public Health Consultant • Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, Founder and Director, Rural Outreach Africa,

and 2017 Africa Food Prize Laureate • Dr. Namanga Ngongi, Board Chairman, AFAP

This e-agriculture, start-up competition with a special emphasis on young agripreneurs will hold its fi nal during AGRF. It welcomes founders/co-founders of e-agri start-ups and existing owners of early stage or advanced ICT platforms that are already operational. There will be early stage and advanced platform categories and special prizes for female-owned start-ups. A total of eight prizes will be awarded.

WELCOME ADDRESSES • Mr. Michael Hailu, Director, CTA • Dr. Edward Mabaya, Manager for Agribusiness Development

Division, AfDB, Representative, African Development Bank • Representative, AGRA • Representative, European Commission PRESENTATION OF THE ACTIVITY • Mr. Ken Lohento, Senior Programme Coordinator, ICT4Ag, CTA

FACILITATORS • Impact Hub, Kigali

Start-up 1 to 8


LAUNCH OF EXHIBITION

• Hon. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of

Rwanda

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11:30 – 13:00 Financing Agriculture

11:30 – 13:00 Agriculture and Governance: How Can Governments Drive Successful Transformation Agendas?

Agricultural investment funds and facilities have grown quite rapidly in number in Africa in the past decade or so, and several new vehicles are currently under design or early implementation. This session will take a critical look at this trend, focusing on their potential and limitations for transformative impact at scale.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SAFIN AND MODERATOR Mrs. Hedwig Siewertsen, Head of Inclusive Finance, AGRA

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Ms. Josephine Mukumbya, COO, aBi Finance

INTRODUCTION TO THE PANEL – Dr Donal Brown, Associate VicePresident, Programme Management, IFAD

PANEL:

• Mr. Peter van As, Senior Partner, Phatisa Group • Mr. Jerry Parkes, Managing Principal, Injaro Investments Limited • Mr. Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit, Rural Development, Food

Security, Nutrition, DG DEVCO, European Commission • Dr. Millicent Omukaga, Head of Operations, Agricultural Finance

Corporation, Kenya • Mr. Noor Ullah, Global Head of Agriculture Investments, Acumen • Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, CEO, NIRSAL

This practical, interactive session will explore what government leaders can do to overcome barriers to agricultural transformation. Country case studies will cover adaptive management techniques; systems and structures for coordination; delivery mechanisms; and market systems approaches that integrate governments. It will also explore the leadership styles of agriculture transformation champions, and strategies for building political momentum.

MODERATOR – Ms. Awo Ablo, Executive Director, External A� airs, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Dr. James Nyoro, Deputy Governor,Kiambu, Kenya

SETTING THE SCENE – Mr. Jonathan Said, Head of Inclusive Growthand Private-Sector Development Practice, Tony Blair Institute forGlobal Change

PANEL:

• Prof. Moses Zinnah, Dean of Agriculture, University of Liberia, and Former Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Liberia

• Amb. George William Kayonga, CEO, National Agricultural Export Board, Rwanda

• Ms. Valérie Vencatachellum, Deputy Country Head; Economic Diversifi cation Advisor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

• Ms. Mireille M’Bahia, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Agriculture, Côte d’Ivoire

• Mr. Ernest Ruzindaza, CAADP Team Leader and Senior Advisor, African Union Commission

CONCLUDING REMARKS/SUMMARY – Mr. David Fiocco, Partner,McKinsey & Company


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11:30 – 13:00 Functional Markets as the Path to Growth for Smallholder Farmers

By 2050 Africa’s demand for food is projected to more than double while the world will need to feed 9 billion people. Much has been said about the opportunity for Africa’s smallholder farming community to meet this demand through increased productivity and the challenges of making it happen. This session will take a critical look at this market linkage from the viewpoints of all value chain stakeholders, and especially the perspective of engaging through an initiative like the Farm to Market Alliance.

MODERATOR – Ms. Shanoo Saran, COO, Farm to Market Alliance

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, President and CEO,Yara International

PANEL: • Mr. Amar Ali, CEO, Africa Improved Foods • Mr. Simon Winter, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation • Ms. Annastacia Kerich Kimtai, Director of Retail Banking, KCB Group • Mr. Marco Serena, Senior Private Sector Development Advisor,

Agribusiness Investment and Regional Food Markets, DFID • Mr. Jean Kiarie Ngumo, Head, Communications and

Sustainability, EAB

CLOSING REMARKS – Mr. Sean Jones, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID

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The goal of the YieldWise Initiative is to reduce food losses by at least 50% in representative value chains with the aim of improving millions of rural lives. To accomplish this goal, The Rockefeller Foundation has identifi ed an innovative approach that integrates four components to prioritize food loss reduction in the value chain: (1) aggregation and smallholder farmer capacity development, (2) market linkages, (3) loss-reducing technologies or products, and (4) fi nancial interventions.

MODERATOR – Ms. Betty Kibaara, Associate Director, Africa RegionalO¤ ce, The Rockefeller Foundation

YIELDWISE MOVIE PREMIERE – A24 product: Nigeria Farmers’Cooperative Story

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Charles Tizeba, Minister of Agriculture,Tanzania

FRAMING REMARKS • Mr. Rafael Flor, Director, YieldWise, The Rockefeller Foundation • Ms. Geeta Sethi, Manager Strategy and Operations, Climate

Change, The World Bank Group

Share Learnings and Blueprints from Each Crop Category

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

• Mr. Isaiah Kirema, Programme Manager, Technoserve • Mr. Larry Umunna, Country Manager, TechnoServe • Mr. Lekan Tobe, Project Director, Pyxera Global • Mr. Cyril Ugwu, Regional Coordinator West Africa, IDH • Prof. Nuhu Hatibu, Regional Head for East Africa, AGRA

CLOSING REMARKS – Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa Regional O¤ ce, The Rockefeller Foundation

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14:30 – 16:30: Plenary Session: (Re) Think Agri: Harnessing the Power of Innovation to Unlock Agribusiness for

African Smallholders


TED-STYLE TALKS – Short stories from pioneers who are redefi ning

the agricultural space and the way we think about farming.

• Ms. Sara Menker, Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence

• Mr. Onyeka Akumah, Founder and CEO, Farmcrowdy

• Ms. Rose Goslinga, CEO and Co-Founder, PULA

• Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, Director General, RCMRD

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Mr. Michael Hailu, Director, CTA

PANEL – THE WAY FORWARD/THE NEXT THING

PANEL:

• Mr. Khalid Bomba, CEO, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation

Agency

• Ms. Salah Goss, Head, Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion

• Ms. Danielle Abraham, Executive Director, Volcani International

Partnerships

• Prof. Thomas Jayne, Department of Agricultural, Food and

Resource Economics, Michigan State University (MSU)

• Mr. Eric Kaduru, Founder and CEO, KadAfrica, and 2015 Yara Prize

Laureate

• Prof. Catherine Bertini, Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University

and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow


14:30 – 16:30 New Approaches to Improving Soil Health

Unsustainable cropping practices, continuous mono-cropping and poor

nutrient management have greatly decreased soil health and fertility

in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, leading to reduced yields and a

limited resilience of cropping systems. This is likely to be aggravated in

the context of climate change. Improving soil health needs more holistic

and integrated approaches, and clear and sustainable incentives for

smallholders, in order for them to be e� ective and replicated at scale.

FRAMING REMARKS AND MODERATOR – Mr. Simon Winter, Executive

Director, Syngenta Foundation

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11:30 – 13:00 Pitch AgriHack 2018 (continued)

START-UP 9 TO 12

TALK 1 – HOW CAN WE SUPPORT A STRONGER ENGAGEMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS IN AGRICULTURE? • Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, Founder and Director, Rural Outreach Africa,

and 2017 Africa Food Prize Laureate

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14:30 – 16:30 Quality Means Quantity – Seed Processing Technology and Production Approaches for

Agricultural Benefi t

14:30 – 16:30 Leadership for Ag (L4Ag)

The quality of seed is oµ en underestimated in the seed value chain.

Without seed quality, other measures (e.g. tillage, irrigation, fertilization,

plant protection) cannot make use of their full potential. This issue will

be discussed in a round table, addressing processing solutions,

bottlenecks in seed multiplication and economic considerations.

SETTING THE SCENE AND MODERATOR – Mr. Mohammed Sabik,

Agronomist and Seed Technology Engineer, PETKUS Technologie

GmbH

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Martin Krop¢ , Director General, CIMMYT

PANEL:

• Mr. Peter Hüser, Leader, Key Accounts Seed, Europe/Africa, PETKUS

• Mr. Andy Watt, Managing Director, Quali Basic Seed

• Mr. Jens Tre¢ ner, Consultant, LinkRural

• Mr. Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Director General, NAFASO

REACTIONS:

• Dr. Joe DeVries, Vice-President, AGRA

• Dr. Ndambe Nzaramba Magnifi que, Coordinator, Howard G. Bu� ett

Foundation, and Chairman, Rwanda Agriculture Board

• Mrs. Maïmouna Sidibe Coulibaly, Winner of AFP, 2017

This session will spotlight the Leadership for Agriculture (L4Ag) Forum network, launched in 2015 by The Rockefeller Foundation, the African Union, and IFAD. It will facilitate Partnerships between policy makers, private investors and institutions such as the African Development Bank, o� ering a chance for participants to learn more and join the L4Ag Network to drive action-oriented, growth-enabling investments.

MODERATOR – Dr. Daniel Karanja, Vice-President for Programmes andAdvisory, IGD

OPENING REMARKS • Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social

Development, African Development Bank • Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa Regional O¤ ce,

The Rockefeller Foundation

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PANEL:

• Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture,

Kenya

• Dr. Naoko Ishii, CEO, GEF

• Dr. Milindi Sylver Sibomana, Program Manager, One Acre Fund

Rwanda

• Dr. Jochen Harnisch, Head of Division, Agriculture, Water,

Biodiversity for West Africa and Madagascar, KfW Development

Bank

• Mr. J. Scott Angle, President and CEO, IFDC

• Mr. Enock Chikava, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation

• Mr. Prabdeep Bajwa, Regional Director, Africa & Middle East,

Corteva


17:00 – 17:45 Master Class - ‘The Fundraising Dilemma of Growing Companies’


The challenges of fundraising and presenting a unique value proposition

to potential investors will be addressed in this master class, tailored to

young agripreneurs looking to expand their businesses.

SPEAKER:

• Ms. Liesbet Peeters, Founder and Managing Partner, D Capital

• Ms. Shira Goldblum, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Start-Up

Nation Central

16:30 – 17:00

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WRAP-UP AND CONCLUDING REMARKS - Dr. Martin Fregene, Director,

Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank

14.30 – 16:45 Pitch AgriHack 2018 (continued)

TALK 2 – ACCESS TO FINANCE AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR START-

UPS

• Ms. Pauline Mujawamariya Koelbl, Managing Director, African

Innovation Foundation

START-UP 17 TO 21

TALK 3 – AGRIBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH

• Mr. Chiji C. Ojukwu, Senior Consultant, Agriculture and Food Security, Brazil Africa Institute

START-UP 22 TO 26

TRAINING ON INVESTMENT READINESS – CERTIFICATE GIVING CEREMONY

• Ms. Fayelle Ouane, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Suguba

• Mr. Issam Chleuh, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Suguba

CLOSING REMARKS

• Mr. Michael Hailu, Director, CTA


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PANEL DISCUSSION: Deal-Making Versus Deal-Breaking: Using Public-Private Partnershipsto Turn Policies into Action for Scaling Up Africa’s Agribusiness andAgro-Industrialization.

• Hon. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Rwanda • Hon. Michael Jay Zondani Katambo, Mp, Minister of Agriculture

& Livestock, Zambia • Hon. Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture, Federal Republic of

Nigeria • Hon. Evelyn Anite, Minister of State for Investment & Privatization,

Republic of Uganda • Ms. Tei Mukunya, CEO, Azuri Health, Kenya • Mr. Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, Group Managing Director,

Dantata Organisations Limited • Dr. Edward Mabaya, Manager of Agribusiness, African Development

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17:00 – 18:30 Youth Townhall with Strive Masiyiwa: What We Can Learn from Remarkable Agripreneurs

A lively interactive discussion dedicated to unlocking the potential of

young people across the food chain.

MODERATOR – Ms. Valerie Traore, Founder and Executive Director,

Niyel

WELCOME REMARKS – H.E. Rosemary Mbabazi, Minister of Youth and

Sports, Rwanda

FRAMING REMARKS – Mr. Jean Baptiste Hategekimana, Chairman,

Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum

FIRESIDE CHAT AND MODERATED Q&A WITH Mr. Strive Masiyiwa,

Chairman, Econet Group

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Without addressing food safety issues, Africa will not be able to

e� ectively attain the Malabo Declaration Commitments for Agricultural

Transformation, especially those on ending hunger, poverty reduction,

and tripling intra-African trade in agricultural commodities and services.

This side event aims to shed light on the challenges and available

solutions to improve food safety using the pervasive afl atoxin

contamination of food and cash crops as an example. Experiences and

roles in enhancing food safety and technology scaling will also be

discussed.

MODERATOR – Ms. Elizabeth Ogutu, Strategy and Operations Senior

O¤ cer, PACA, African Union Commission

WELCOME AND OPENING

• H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko, Commissioner, Rural Economy and


• Ms. Josette Sheeran, President, The Asia Society, and Former

Executive Director, World Food Programme

SETTING THE SCENE

• Dr. Amare Ayalew, PACA Programme Manager,

African Union Commission

• Ms. Ndey Na¥ e Ceesay, PACA Country O¤ cer in The Gambia

PANEL:

• Mr. John Bee, Head of Regulatory and Scientifi c A� airs, Sub-

Saharan Africa, Nestlé

• Dr. Phillipe Villers, President, Grainpro

• Dr. Abdullahi Aliyu Ndarubu, COO, Harvestfi eld Industries

Limited, Nigeria

• Dr. Betty Chinyamunyamu, CEO, National Smallholder Farmers’

Association of Malawi (NASFAM)

• Dr. Charles Murekezi, Director General, Agricultural Development,

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of

Rwanda

• Mr. Gerald Masila, Executive Director, Eastern Africa Grain Council

CLOSING REFLECTIONS

• Mr. Matieyedou Konlambigue, Managing Director, Afl asafe

Technology Transfer and Commercialization (ATTC), IITA

• Mr. Frank Braeken, Former Chief Investment O¤ cer and Director,

Food Division, Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.

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17:00 – 18:30 Role of African Agricultural Policy Research Institutions in Supporting Policy Reforms


There is a growing sense that Africa’s development crisis was

largely underpinned by failure in implementation of policies and

development plans. As such, the objective of this session is to

engage parliamentarians on issues pertaining to African agricultural

transformation.

MODERATOR – Prof. Richard Mkandawire, Africa Director, AAP-MSU

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Prof. Thomas Jayne, Co-Director, AAP-MSU

PANEL:

• Ms. Lulama N. Traub, Technical Chair, ReNAPRI Board, and Co-

Director, Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), South

Africa

• Hon. Jacqueline Amongin, Chairperson, Pan-African

Parliamentarian, Committee on Rural Economy, Agriculture,

Natural Resources and Environment

• Dr. Augustin Wambo, Head of CAADP, NEPAD Planning and

Coordinating Agency

• Dr. Sheila Sisulu, former Special Envoy for Food and Nutrition

Security, Ministry of Agriculture, South Africa

• Dr. Munhamo Chisvo, CEO, FANRPAN

• Ms. Mignonne Karugu, COO, Africa Business Group

• Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary, African Capacity

Building Foundation

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In 2006, the African Union Special Summit of the Heads of State and

Government adopted the Abuja Declaration on Fertilizer. This session will

consider what progress has been made 12 years on, and the challenges

that remain from a public and private perspective.

SETTING THE SCENE AND MODERATOR – Mr. Kinyua Mbijjewe, Food

and Agricultural Consultant, AFAP and Syngenta

KEYNOTE ADDRESS – H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of

Nigeria

STOCKTAKING REMARKS

• Mr. J. Scott Angle, President and CEO, IFDC

• Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe, Director R4D, Central Africa and Natural

Resource Management, IITA

PANEL:

• H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and


• Mr. Mustapha El Ouafi , Managing Director, OCP Group and

Chairman, OCP Africa

• Mr. Arne Cartridge, Senior Adviser and Head of Global Initiatives,

Yara International

• Dr. Martin Fregene, Director Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African

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19:00 – 21:00 Dinner & Networking


21:00 – 22:30 Night-Owl Session: LEARNING FROM FAILURE

The author of A Farmer’s Daughter: Growing A Better Future For Uganda, recounts how she overcome a host of challenges in order to turn her

family plots into a modern agribusiness enterprise.

SPEAKER:

• Ms. Victoria Sekitoleko, Ugandan Agripreneur and Former

Minister of Agriculture

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SESSION 1 - 09:00 – 10:30

SETTING THE SCENE – Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Senior ProgrammeSpecialist, IDRC KEYNOTE REMARKS: Hon. Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Côte d’Ivoire

HIGH LEVEL PANEL: THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE • Hon. Mahen Kumar Seeruttun, Minister of Agro-Industry and

Food Security, Mauritius • Hon. Linah Mohohlo, Former Governor Central Bank of Botswana • H.E. Sara Hradecky, High Commissioner of Canada to Rwanda,

Kenya and Uganda, Ambassador to Somalia • Rt. Hon. Lord Paul Boateng, Former British MP, Cabinet Minister

and High Commissioner to South Africa, Current Chair of the AECF Board


Friday, 7 September 2018 DAY 4

07:00 – 08:45 AGRF PARTNERS BREAKFAST (by invitation only)

07:00 – 08:45 B2B Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) Multi-Actor Partnership Session (by invitation only)

09:00 – 13:00 Policy Symposium: Women in Agribusiness and Financial Inclusion

07:00 – 08:45 Syngenta Breakfast (by invitation only)

07:00 – 08:45 B2B BREAKFAST MEETINGS (self-organized)

By applying a unique approach, CARI and its public and private CHAIRS have been able to reach more than 750,000 benefi ciaries, who increased their income and improved their food security. In Multi-Actor Partnerships with other rice stakeholders, the Programme aims at further increasing its impacts during the next three years.

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS AND BREAKFAST 07:00 - 07:30PROGRAM BEGINS 07:30

MODERATOR – Mr. Peter Keller, Agricultural Economist, GIZ

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Chief Audu Ogbeh, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

SETTING THE SCENE PRESENTATIONS

• Dr. Ulrich Sabel-Koschella, Head of Agricultural Value Chains, GIZ • Dr. Evince Yegbemey, Regional Advisor, CARI-GIZ

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

• Hon. Christophe Bazivamo, Deputy Secretary General, EAC • Dr. Mary Shetto, CEO, Kilimo Trust • Dr. Fadel Ndiame, Interim Vice-President for Policy and State

Capability, AGRA • Mr. Gaoussou Toure, Chairman, Governing Council of the Agency

for the Development of the Rice Sector, and Former Minister of Transport, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

• Mr. Amadou Thierno Diallo, Director, Global Practices, Economic and Infrastructure Department, Islamic Development Bank

CLOSING REMARKS - Dr. Nick Austin, Director, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation



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MODERATED BY Dr. Santiago Alba Corral, Associate Director of Agriculture and Animal Health, IDRC

SESSION 2 - 11:00 – 13:00

SETTING THE SCENE AND DEEP DIVE – Dr. Maureen Miruka, Director,

Agriculture and Market Systems, CARE USA

PANEL: WOMEN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND AGRIBUSINESS OWNERS

• Dr. Priscilla Achakpa, Executive Director, Women Environmental

Programme

• Ms. Marie Chantal Isugi, General Manager, Garden Fresh

Ms. Fayelle Ouane, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Suguba

• Ms. Rosemary Muthomi, Co-Founder and Director, Mount Kenya

Gardens

• Ms. Yvonne Otieno, CEO, Miyonga Fresh Greens

MODERATED BY Ms. Anne-Marie Chidzero, Board Member and

Investment Committee Chairperson, AECF

PANEL: THE PRIVATE AND DEVELOPMENT SECTOR VIEW

• Mr. Daniel Ohonde, CEO, AECF

• Dr. Innocent Butare, Senior Programme Specialist, IDRC

• Ms. Gloria Atuheirwe, Programme Manager, Business

Environment, TradeMark East Africa

• Mr. Tiahmo Rauf, CEO, MANY

• Ms. Cathy Rusagara, CEO, Maceglobal

• Ms. Waringa Kibe, CEO, Access Finance Rwanda

MODERATED BY Ms. Anne Mbaabu, Senior Advisor for Markets, AGRA

CLOSING REMARKS AND CALL TO ACTION

• Dr. Jemimah Njuki and Mr. Pascal Sanginga, Senior Investment

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• Mr. Rodger Voohries, Executive Director, Global Growth and Opportunity Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation



09:00 – 13:00 Policy Symposium: Agritech Development

Digital and analytics in agriculture present an opportunity to provide

goods and services at-scale to smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa,

and inform improved decision-making for the public and private sectors.

We are currently seeing multiple start-ups across sub-Saharan Africa

innovating this approach in di� erent ways. This symposium will consider

what ecosystems, Partnerships, and infrastructures need to be in place

for this to reach scale.

SESSION 1 - 9:00 – 10:30

SESSION 2 - 11:00 – 13:00

SETTING THE SCENE – Ms. Gillian Pais, Associate Principal,

McKinsey & Company

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Lessons from Creating an Agritech Ecosystem

Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture,

Republic of Kenya

HIGH LEVEL PANEL: Priorities in Creating an Agritech Ecosystem

• Hon. Jean de Dieu Rurangirwa, Minister of Information

Technology and Communications, Republic of Rwanda

• Mr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank


• Mr. Kedebe Ayele, Country Director, Ethiopia Digital Green

• Mr. Sam K Nkusi, Group Chief Managing Executive,

Liquid Telecom

MODERATED BY Mr. Sean de Cleene, Head of Food System Initiative,

World Economic Forum

1. Success stories

SETTING THE SCENE: Opportunities to Unlock the Agritech Ecosystem

– The Kenya Example – Ms. Gillian Pais, Associate Principal,

McKinsey & Company

DEMONSTRATION OF SUCCESS: ENTREPRENEURS INNOVATING IN AG.

TECH AND GOING TO SCALE

• Mr. Regis Rugemanshuro, CEO, BK TecHouse

• Ms. Karin Gattegno, Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships,

Start-Up Nation Central

• Ms. Ingabire Muziga Mamy, Managing Director, Charis

Unmanned Aerial Solutions Ltd, Rwanda

• Ms. Sholla Sanni, Director, Public Policy – Sub Saharan Africa,

Mastercard

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DIGITAL AND ANALYTICS IN AFRICA?

PART 2: RECOMMENDATIONS TO UNLOCK THE BARRIERS TO ENTRY

DEFINED ROUNDTABLE DEBRIEF

• Ms. Gillian Pais, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company

• Mr. Maurits Waardenburg, Engagement Manager,

McKinsey & Company

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09:00 – 13:00 Policy Symposium: New Opportunities for Regional Food Markets and Food Trade in Africa


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OPENING REMARKS

• Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI


SETTING THE SCENE: A Review of Key Findings from the African

Agricultural Trade Status Monitor – Dr. Getaw Tadesse Gebreyohanes,

Research Fellow, IFPRI

HIGH-LEVEL PANEL

• H.E. Amb. Albert M. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner

for for the Department of Trade and Industry, African Union

Commission

• Dr. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, UNECA

• Amb. Dr Kipyego Cheluget, Assistant Secretary General, COMESA

• Hon. Vincent Munyeshyaka Vincent, Minister of Trade and

Industry, Rwanda

• Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation

and Development (BMZ), Germany

• Mr. Sean Jones, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator,

Bureau for Food Security, at USAID

• Mr. John Clarke, Director for International A� airs, DG AGRI,

European Commission

SESSION 2 - 11:00 – 13:00

SESSION 1 - 09:00 – 13:00

MODERATOR – Ms. Vanessa Adams, Vice-President, Country Support

and Delivery, AGRA

SETTING THE SCENE: Lessons from Food Trade Assessment –

Mr. Watipaso Mkandawire, Regional Food Markets Adviser, DFID

PANEL:

• Mr. Kebour Ghenna, Executive Director, Pan-African Chamber of

Commerce

• Mr. Steven Muchiri, CEO, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation

• Mr. Tom Kehoe, Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation

• Mr. Frank Matsaert, CEO, TradeMark East Africa

• Ms. Katrin Kuhlmann, President and Founder, New Markets Lab

• Ms. Paulina Mbala Elago, Executive Secretary,

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

• Mr. Yohannes Assefa, Director of Agriculture and Agribusiness,

USAID East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

CONSOLIDATING AN ACTION AGENDA

• Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Managing Partner, Africa Exchange Holdings

• Mr. Marco Serena, Senior Private Sector Development Advisor,

Agribusiness Investment and Regional Food Markets, DFID

• Mr. Devakumar Edwin, Group Executive Director, Dangote Group

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09:00 – 13:00 Policy Symposium: Food and Land Use

MODERATOR – Prof. David Nabarro, Institute of Global Health Innovation,

Imperial College London, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

• Hon. Eyasu Abraha Alle, State Minister of Agriculture and

Livestock Resources, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia


PANEL: SUSTAINABLY INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

• Hon. Ouro Koura Agadzi, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and

Fisheries, Togo

• Hon. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of State of Agriculture,

Government of India

• Mr. Divine Ntiokam, Founder and Managing Director, Climate

Smart Agriculture Youth Network

• Dr. Belay Begashaw, Director General, Sustainable Goals Center

Center for Africa

• Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, President and CEO, Yara International

• Dr. Usha Zehr, Director and Chief Technology O¤ cer, Maharastra

Hybrid Seeds Company

• Ms. Diana Louise Ofwona, Regional Director, UN Women O¤ ce

for West and Central Africa

PANEL: RURAL LANDSCAPES AND URBANIZATION

• Hon Suleiman Hussein Adamu, Minister of Water Resources,

Nigeria

• Amb. Philip Idro, Managing Director, Upland Rice Millers


• Ms. Sara Menker, Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence

• H.E. Amb. Mahboub Maalim, Executive Secretary, IGAD


SESSION 2 - 11:30 – 13:00

SETTING THE SCENE - Mr. Jeremy Oppenheim, Founding Partner, SYSTEMIQ

PANEL: THE FOOD AND LANDE USE COALITION – A TRANSFORMATIVE

MOVEMENT IN AFRICA

• Mr. Gete Zeleke, Director, Water & Land Research Centre, Addis

Ababa University

• Mr. Kifl u Gedefe Molla, Associate Research Fellow, Ethiopian

Development Research Institute (EDRI)

• Mr. Techane Adunga, Program Manager, Synergos, Ethiopia

• Prof. François-Xavier Narambuye, FOLU Coordinator, Rwanda, and

Professor, University of Rwanda

• Ms. Kitty van der Heijden, Director, Africa and Europe O¤ ces,

World Resources Institute

• Dr. Mohamed Imam Bakarr, Senior Environmental Specialist, GEF

• Ms. Rebecca Carter, Deputy Director, Climate Resilience Practice,

World Resources Institute

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CHAIR: H.E. Edouard Ngirente, Prime Minister, Republic of Rwanda

MODERATORS

• Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO, NEPAD

• Mr. Sean de Cleene, Head of Food System Initiative, World

Economic Forum


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SETTING THE SCENE - Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO, NEPAD

KEYNOTE REMARKS – Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony

Blair Institute for Global Change, and Former Prime Minister of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

11:00 – 13:00 Ministerial Roundtable (by invitation only)

11:00 – 13:00 Africa’s rural youth – An underutilized resource for the transformation of African agriculture

14:30 – 16:30 Plenary Session: The Role of State Capability – Building on Success Stories

13:00 – 14:30

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The prevalence of vulnerable, low-quality jobs, rather than the relatively

low unemployment rates, constitutes the main labour market

challenge on the continent. Given that the agriculture sector remains the

most important economic sector in the region, strategies and investments

that support the sector’s development and increase the human capital of

rural youth can signifi cantly improve employment opportunities and

quality in the future. In this session, presenters will o� er insights from

PARI research on how to increase the employment and income

opportunities for young people in the rural areas of Africa.

MODERATOR - Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director, ZEF

PRESENTATIONS BY PARI RESEARCHERS

• Dr. Wole Fatunbi (FARA, Nigeria) on the e� ectiveness of national

and pan-African youth policies

• Dr. Oliver Kirui (ZEF, Kenya) on the importance of education and

technical skills

• Dr. Heike Baumüller (ZEF, Germany) on the role of digital

innovations in agriculture

HIGH-LEVEL PANEL

• Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural

Research in Africa

• Mr. Fred Swaniker, Founder and CEO, African Leadership University

• Dr. Njack Kane, John A. Kufuor Foundation

• Mr. Ntiokam Divine, Founder and Managing Director, Climate

Smart Agriculture Youth Network



MODERATOR – Je¢ Koinange, Journalist and Broadcaster

Africa Food Prize Framing Remarks – Mr. Svein Tore Holsether,

President and CEO of Yara International and Founding Partner for the

Africa Food Prize

Video of the AFP Laureate

17:00 – 18:30 The Great Debate: Where is Africa’s Green Revolution Relative to Its Vision? What is the Role for

Private Sector and Development Partners?

19:00 – 21:30 2018 AFRICA FOOD PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY AND AGRF GALA DINNER (by invitation only)

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FIRESIDE CHAT

• H.E. Jovenel Moïse, President, The Republic of Haiti

• Ms. Josette Sheeran, UN Special Envoy for Haiti and President &

CEO, The Asia Society

PANEL – Sharing success and learning from others

• H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President, United Republic of Tanzania

• Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Managing Partner, Africa Exchange Holdings

• Mr. Lionel Zinsou, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, SouthBridge

and Former Prime Minister of Benin

• Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, President, IFAD


• Mr. Rodger Voorhies, Executive Director, Global Growth and

Opportunity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Moderated by Mr. Khalid Bomba, CEO, Ethiopian Agricultural

Transformation Agency


KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller

Foundation

FIRESIDE CHAT

• H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Prime Minister, Federal

Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

HIGH LEVEL DEBATE

• Dr. Donald Kaberuka, Former President, African Development

Bank

• Dr. Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO, OCP Group

• Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture,

Ghana

• Dr. Frannie Leautier, Founder and Managing Partner, The

Fezembat Group

• Mr. Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit, Rural Development, Food

Security, Nutrition, DG DEVCO, European Commission

• Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn, President, World Food Prize Foundation

• Prof. David Henley, Leiden University, Author of Asia-Africa Development Divergence: A Question of Intent


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Saturday, 8 September 2018 DAY 5

07:30 – 09:30 B2B BREAKFAST (self-organized)

07:30 - 08:30 East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (EATIH) Breakfast (by invitation only)

07:30 - 09:30 Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Breakfast (by invitation only)

10:00 – 12:30 Presidential Summit

MODERATOR – O¤ cial State Moderator

SETTING THE SCENE – Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA

PANEL – Global Partnerships for African Agricultural Transformation

• Mr. Andrew Ndaamunhu Bvumbe, Executive Director, World Bank

• Hon. Wu Hongyao, CPC Leading Group, Ministry of Agriculture

and Rural A� airs (MARA), People’s Republic of China

• Prof. Joao Bosco Monte, President, Brazil Africa Institute


• Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Head of Rural Development and Food

Security, BMZ, Federal Republic of Germany

VIDEO – LEAD. MEASURE. GROW

FRAMING REMARKS – Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, Chairman Econet and

Chairman AGRF CHAIRS Group

PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS – H.E. Paul Kagame, President,

Republic of Rwanda

HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENTS HIGH LEVEL PANEL

• H.E. Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda

• H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President, Republic of Kenya

• H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Republic of

Ghana

• H.E. Edgar Chagwa Lungu*, President, Republic of Zambia

• H.E. Jovenel Moïse, President, Republic of Haiti

• H.E. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister, Republic of

Gabon

• Moderator

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AWARDING OF THE AFRICA FOOD PRIZE – H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo,

Former President of Nigeria

KEYNOTE REMARKS, AFRICA FOOD PRIZE LAUREATE

DINNER

CLOSING REMARKS AND ENTERTAINMENT



CLOSING CEREMONY

DECLARATION AND COMMUNIQUÉ – Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana,

Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda

Pitch AgriHack Award Ceremony

AGRF Vote of Thanks

Closing Video

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HIGH LEVEL PANEL – ADVANCING THE CONTINENTAL AGENDA

• H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, African Union

Commission

• Dr. Gilbert Houngbo, President, IFAD

• Dr. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, UNECA

• Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank

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4. Emergency Services

In case of emergency, please refer to the numbers listed below:

Fire Brigade (Toll Free): 111 or +250 788 311 224 Ambulance (Toll Free): 912

General Assistance: 997 Rwanda National Police (Toll Free): 112

5. Health Services

First aid and emergency services will be available at the Kigali Convention Center. For more extensive

medical services, delegates are advised to seek treatment at one of the following hospital:

King Faysal Hospital: +250 788 307 561

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK): +250 788 868 240

Kanombe Military Hospital: +250 788 305 703

In case of emergency or accident, delegates should call the Emergency medical Hotline: +250 788 300 1116

Remember: If you are on medication, please carry su¥ cient supply for the duration of your stay.

1. Accommodation

Delegates will have access to preferential rates at partner hotels through a dedicated accommodation

portal on the Forum website. You are advised to book your accommodation only upon receipt of

confi rmation email of your registration to AGRF. Please note that bookings made without completing the

registration process and receiving confi rmation will be cancelled.

For accommodation enquiries, please contact Emmanuel Nsekanabo at [email protected] or

on +250 788 388 182

2. Transportation

Shuttle services for international delegates will be provided from the airport to an o¤ cial AGRF delegate

Hotel that has been booked through the o¤ cial Forum website.

Transport will also be provided for the same delegates from the hotel to the venue of the event (Kigali

Convention Centre) and to o¤ cial social events. Private cars & taxis may also be hired at the delegate’s cost.

For personal transportation enquiries, please contact Placide Mpore at [email protected] or on +250 788 308 506

3. Meals, Bar & Extras

A light lunch with an accompanying soµ drink will be served from 5th to 8th September 2018.

The AGRF Secretariat will not cater for meals consumed at the hotels or bar services o� ered at the hotels.

All other extra such as laundry, telephone, mini-bar, etc will be charged to delegate’s personal account.

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6. Telecommunications

The following Rwandan mobile telecommunication service providers are available:

MTN | Tigo/Airtel

Mobile telephone service providers also provide gateway to internet using GPRS, 3G and 4G. cell phone

SIM cards are widely available. Every SIM card user/buyer in Rwanda is expected by law to be registered

prior to activation. SIM cards can be registered at the point of purchase.

7. Currency and Banking Services

The unit of currency is the Rwandan Franc (RWF). Exchange rates are subject to fl uctuation. Central bank

rates can be found on the National Bank of Rwanda website www.bnr.rw

Bureau de Change (Forex Bureaus) are available at the airport and in all parts of Kigali City.

Banking hours are from 8am to 8pm on weekdays and from 8am to 3pm on Saturdays. Banking amenities

are available at all commercial banks. Local and regional banks hold agreements with a variety of credit

card networks as follows:

VISA – Bank of Kigali, Ecobank, Equity Bank, I & M Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank, ACCESS Bank,

BPR Atlas Mara and Urwego Opportunity bank

MasterCard – ACCESS Bank and Equity Bank

China Union Pay - ACCESS Bank, Equity Bank and Bank of Kigali

Japan Credit Bureau - Equity Bank

American Express - Equity Bank and Bank of Kigali

Diners Club - Equity Bank and Bank of Kigali

Most internationally recognized currencies and travellers cheques can be exchanged at commercial banks, hotels and the

airport. Major credit cards are accepted in most hotels, restaurants and shops.

8. Business & Shopping Hours

Public o¤ ces open from 7am to 5pm while businesses open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Weekend business hours range between 9am to 1pm.

For more practical information on Rwanda, please visit:

http://www.rwandatourism.com/practical-info

9. Tourism

Rwanda is a green mountainous landscape renowned for its Volcanoes National Park that encompasses

the 4,507m-tall Mt. Karisimbi and four other forested volcanoes, as well as being home to mountain

gorillas and golden monkeys. Adding to that the Nyungwe National Park, with ancient mountain

rainforest that’s a habitat for chimpanzees and other primates, the vast Akagera National park and

other iconic sites, your visit to the African Green Revolution Forum will present unique opportunities to

enrich your travel experience by exploring the Land of A Thousand Hills.

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.rwandatourism.com

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Established in 2013, initially as a special initiative of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in South Africa. AFAP works with private businesses to establish more competitive and sustainable fertilizer markets in Africa and to contribute to an African Green Revolution. Using an innovative partnership contract, AFAP joins industry and development interests to inspire productivity, food security and prosperity in Africa.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), AFAP Co-Chairs the Inputs Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the development of the inputs value chain(s) in Africa.

Established in 2006 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was founded through a partnership between the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Today however, AGRA’s donor base has since expanded to include governments as well as other international organizations. AGRA works across the continent to help millions of smallholder farmers to boost their farm productivity and incomes. To date, AGRA has supported hundreds of projects, including e� orts to develop and deliver better seeds, increase farm yields, improve soil fertility, upgrade storage facilities, improve market information systems, strengthen farmers’ associations, expand access to credit for farmers and small suppliers, and advocate for national policies that benefi t smallholder farmers. AGRA aims to play a central role in transforming the agricultural sector in Africa and its food system.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), AGRA hosts the Secretariat and takes a lead role in facilitating the development of the annual theme of the conference and coordinating the work of the Thematic Working Groups.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multilateral development fi nance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB’s mission is to fi ght poverty and improve living conditions on the continent through promoting the investment of public and private capital in projects and Programmes that are likely to contribute to the economic and social development of the region. The AfDB is a fi nancial provider to African governments and private companies investing in its regional member countries.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the AfDB Co-Chairs the Agricultural Infrastructure, Technology and Mechanization Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the improvement of agriculture infrastructure in Africa, and the acceleration of technology use and mechanization on the continent.

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The African Union is a continental union consisting of all 55 countries on the African continent. It was established in 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched in July 2002 in South Africa, with the aim of replacing the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The most important decisions of the African Union (AU) are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the Heads of State and Government of its member states. The AU’s executive/administrative branch or secretariat, the African Union Commission (AUC), is based in Addis Ababa and is made up of portfolios named Departments and consist of; Peace and Security; Political A� airs; Trade and Industry; Infrastructure and Energy; Social A� airs; Rural Economy and Agriculture; Human Resources, Science and Technology; and Economic A� airs. The Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA), in collaboration with NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Member States, is mandated to work with African institutions, civil society, private sector and development partners to support the implementation of AU decisions related to the development of the agricultural sector, rural economies and the environment in order to improve the livelihoods of African people and ensure food security and sound environmental management. It was established with the objective of promoting agricultural and rural development; and, strives to boost AU Member states’ rural economy development and agricultural productivity by supporting the adoption of measures, strategies, policies and programmes on agriculture.

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to liµ themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Bu� ett.

CTA is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacifi c (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the EU.

CTA’s activities contribute directly toward achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with specifi c focus on:• Goal 1 No poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.• Goal 2 Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5 Gender equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.• Goal 13 Climate action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

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Founded in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is an intergovernmental organization comprised of 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO is present in over 130 countries. FAO’s three main goals are: the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; the elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefi t of present and future generations.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the FAO participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, programs related to value chain development.

The Grow Africa Partnership was founded jointly by the African Union (AU), The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the World Economic Forum in 2011. Grow Africa works to increase private sector investment in agriculture, and accelerate the execution and impact of investment commitments. The aim is to enable countries to realize the potential of the agriculture sector for economic growth and job creation, particularly among farmers, women and youth. Grow Africa brokers collaboration between governments, international and domestic agriculture companies, and smallholder farmers in order to lower the risk and cost of investing in agriculture, and improve the speed of return to all stakeholders.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), GROW Africa Co-Chairs the Finance Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF related sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the improvement of access to fi nance and investment capital in Africa by small holder farmers and African agribusiness actors.

Established by an act of Canada’s parliament in 1970 with a mandate “to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct research into the problems of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientifi c, technical, and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions”, the International Development Research Center (IDRC) is a “Crown” corporation that supports leading thinkers who advance knowledge and solve practical development problems. IDRC provides the resources, advice, and training needed to implement and share their solutions with those who need them most. In short, IDRC increases opportunities — and makes a real di� erence in people’s lives.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the IDRC Co-Chairs the Capacity Development, Women and Youth in Agriculture Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to improving the capacity of farmer’s organizations, and women and youth owned agricultural enterprises.




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Headquartered in Rome, Italy, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. It was established as an international fi nancial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), through its nominee AFRACA – The African Rural and Agriculture Credit Association, IFAD Co-Chairs the Finance Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF related sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the improvement of access to fi nance in Africa by small holder farmers.

The MasterCard Foundation is an independent global foundation that works to “advance youth learning and promote fi nancial inclusion to catalyze prosperity in developing countries. Since its inception in 2006, it has collaborated with partners in developing countries, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Canada and operates independently of MasterCard Worldwide.

A new partner within the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the MasterCard Foundation supports AGRF related sessions, workshops, Programmes related to fi nancial inclusiveness in the African agriculture sector.

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) was established in 2010 as an outcome of the integration of NEPAD into AU structures and processes. The NEPAD Agency is the implementing agency of the African Union that advocates for NEPAD, facilitates and coordinates the development of NEPAD continent-wide Programmes and projects, mobilizes resources and engages the global community, regional economic communities and member states in the implementation of these Programmes and projects. The NEPAD Agency replaced the NEPAD Secretariat which had coordinated the implementation of NEPAD Programmes and projects since 2001.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the NEPAD Agency regularly participates in AGRF related sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the development of AGRF as an accountability platform toward the achievement of the Malabo Commitments and the CAADP results framework.

Founded in 1920 in Morocco, the OCP Group is the world’s leading producer and exporter of phosphates in all forms and an essential player on the global fertilizers market. Established in 2016, OCP AFRICA, is a subsidiary of OCP dedicated specifi cally to the African continent. OCP Africa aims to contribute to meeting the challenge of creating structured, e¤ cient and sustainable agriculture on the continent of Africa, by providing agricultural producers with all the resources they need in order to succeed: suitable, a� ordable products, services and partnerships, logistics and fi nancial solutions. To support the local development, OCP AFRICA plans to open about fi µ een national subsidiaries in Africa over the coming months.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), OCP participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the development of the inputs value chain(s) in Africa.


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Established in 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation started by Standard Oil owner John D. Rockefeller. The Foundation’s mission is “promoting the well-being of humanity throughout the world. Today, the Foundation pursues that mission with dual goals of building greater resilience and advancing more inclusive economies. Through its portfolio of initiatives, Rockefeller Foundation strives to catalyze and scale transformative innovations, convene sector-spanning partnerships, and create systemic change to benefi t poor and vulnerable people around the world.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), AFAP Co-Chairs the Markets, Trade and Domestic Private Sector Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the promotion of intra-African trade, expanded market access for small holder markets in Africa and the development of the continent’s domestic private sector that is active in agriculture and agribusiness.

Headquartered in South Africa, the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) is a not-for-profi tfarmer organization representing national agricultural unions in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. SACAU was formed in 1992, initially by six farmer organizations but has since expanded its membership to include 17 farmer organizations in 12 countries. In addition, there are associate members, including regional commodity organizations and private companies associated with agricultural value chains on a regional basis.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the SACAU Co-Chairs the Capacity Development, Women and Youth in Agriculture Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to improving the capacity of farmer’s organizations, and women and youth owned agricultural enterprises.

is committed to a transformative agenda to agricultural development which is growth oriented and enterprise development focused. Core to its mission is promoting, advancing, protecting, defending the common interests of farmers in the region.


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Formed in 2000 by the merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca Agrochemicals, Syngenta AG is a global Swiss agribusiness that produces agrochemicals and seeds. As a biotechnology company, it conducts genomic research. Syngenta is one of the world’s largest crop chemical producer and the strongest in Europe.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Syngenta participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the development of the inputs value chain(s) in Africa – and is also a supporter of youth in agriculture initiatives.

A Norwegian chemical company, YARA was established in 1905 as Norsk Hydro, the world’s fi rst producer of mineral nitrogen fertilizers and de-merged as Yara International ASA in 2004. While the Norwegian government is its largest shareholder, Yara is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo. The company has more than 12,000 employees, production sites on six continents, operations in more than 50 countries and sales to about 150 countries. Its largest business area is the production of nitrogen fertilizer, however it also encompasses the production of dry ice, nitrates, ammonia, urea and other nitrogen-based chemicals.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), YARA Co-Chairs the Inputs Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the development of the inputs value chain(s) in Africa.

A Norwegian chemical company, YARA was established in 1905 as Norsk Hydro, the world’s fi rst producer of mineral nitrogen fertilizers and de-merged as Yara International ASA in 2004. While the Norwegian government is its largest shareholder, Yara is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo. The company has more than 12,000 employees, production sites on six continents, operations in more than 50 countries and sales to about 150 countries. Its largest business area is the production of nitrogen fertilizer, however it also encompasses the production of dry ice, nitrates, ammonia, urea and other nitrogen-based chemicals.

In support of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), YARA Co-Chairs the Inputs Thematic Working Group and regularly participates in AGRF sessions, workshops, Programmes related to the development of the inputs value chain(s) in Africa.

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KEY AGRF2018 CONTACTS

Please direct all queries to the Information Desks at the venue or to the following contacts:

Registration:

Fresh RSVP: +27 79 946 8557, +27 71 351 4614 or +250 783 441 675 and email on [email protected]

Accommodation:

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Transport:

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