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AGRF2018
2018
5-8 SEPTEMBER
KIGALI, RWANDA
www.agrf.org
AGRF2018
Lead. Measure. Grow
ENABLING NEW PATHWAYS TO TURN SMALLHOLDERS
INTO SUSTAINABLE AGRIBUSINESSES
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AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
CONTENTS
3 AGRF 2018 THEMATIC FOCUS 10 KCC AGRF 2018 VENUE MAP
4 KEY DRIVERS 11 PROGRAMME
7 HOST & PARTNERS GROUP 38 AGRF 2018 DELEGATE INFORMATION GUIDE
APPENDIX
7 SPONSORS 42
PARTNER PROFILES
8 ABOUT AGRF 48 KEY AGRF 2018 CONTACTS
9 OVERVIEW
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AGRF2018 THEMATIC FOCUS
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ENABLING NEW PATHWAYS TO TURN SMALLHOLDERS INTO SUSTAINABLE
AGRIBUSINESSES
Africa is on the move. The signs of progress and growing AGRF 2018 offers a truly unique opportunity for
prosperity are evident across the continent. The lives significant progress towards this goal. The event
and livelihoods of millions of people are improving, and together with its many follow-on activities are designed
entire economies are growing at a brisk pace. These rapid to energize political will and advance the policies,
changes are giving rise to even greater aspirations for programs, and investments required to achieve an
the years ahead. Many African nations are pushing to inclusive and sustainable agricultural transformation
achieve middle income status in the next 30 years, and a across the continent. We will evaluate current realities
few others are gunning for high income status. at all levels – local, national, regional and international
– in order to identify and catalyze critical next steps
These aspirations are attainable, but to realize them will towards more fully integrated and sustainable national
require Africa’s agriculture sector and its food systems to and regional agriculture sectors. We will identify and
more rapidly and sustainably deliver increased incomes, showcase dynamic leaders from all sectors who are
food security, improved nutrition, and wider economic driving transformation and are able to provide evidence
opportunities. For all of the recent signs of progress, and lessons about what works. We will work to mobilize
Africa still needs to move from food shortages to and lock in essential public and private financial
surpluses, boost beneficial continental trade, and create commitments, creating a marketplace of ideas populated
millions of employment opportunities, particularly for by potential investors looking to make deals and support
women and youth. Business as usual will not achieve our the transformation of African agriculture.
goals; we must do more and do it more successfully.
It is apt therefore that this year’s Forum is taking This marketplace of ideas is a new addition to the AGRF
place in Kigali, Rwanda. Our host country in 2018, and reflects the strong transactional orientation of the
Rwanda, has recently been recognized by the African meeting, providing opportunities to negotiate financial
Union Commission as the top performing country at backing for early-stage agribusinesses and helping to
the continental CAADP Biennial Review. The accolade bring African youth to the fore of sustainable agricultural
celebrated Rwanda’s progress in placing agriculture at development.
the center of its wider economic transformation and
strengthening the sector’s role in driving improvements The era of disruptive innovation, knowledge economies,
in household incomes, food security and better nutrition, and big data is opening new opportunities, and AGRF
and poverty reduction. 2018 provides a platform for crowdsourcing ideas and
financial commitments – and to make sure these are
AGRF 2018 – A Forum for ‘Africa’s 80%’ followed through on and having the desired impacts.
Africa can and should follow a path similar to that of We must use the new opportunities before us to become
Rwanda in order to achieve a more prosperous and better and faster at deploying solutions that allow us
equitable future. To realize this dream, we must unleash to leapfrog ahead to an era of sustained and inclusive
the full potential of Africa’s 80% – the millions of development through value addition and the creation
smallholder farmers and their families who earn their of viable agribusinesses. With inspirational leadership,
livelihoods from small-scale farms and provide some and by measuring and tracking the progress we all want
80% of the food and agricultural products consumed to see, we can chart and advance the journey to Africa’s
across the continent. future and prosperity.
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KEY DRIVERS
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%.
The meeting itself and its various follow-on activities are Plenary discussions will showcase the actions of leaders
driven by the need to: and their policies, as well as the financial commitments
that are now in place (or need to be made) to drive the
Refresh and deepen agriculture investment plans agricultural transformation agenda. Speakers will show
to unlock at least 10% of national budgets for how those policies and commitments are contributing
farming whilst leveraging significant additional to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
private sector and partner resources; the targets established in the Malabo accords (especially
Actualize private investment commitments of at regarding public investments in agriculture), and the goals
least billion; of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
Develop and launch innovative financing
mechanisms, such as risk-sharing loan facilities, Technical discussions will be held in parallel that enable
social impact bonds, and e-wallet and digital delegates and thematic working groups to explore
financing mechanisms relevant to agriculture; specific issues and opportunities in detail, and these
Support at least 20 countries as they develop their will be augmented by various AGRF Partner side events.
agricultural transformation agendas; Beyond that, AGRF 2018 will comprise a dynamic platform
Identify and overcome five primary agricultural that includes short technical masterclasses, opportunities
policy and regulatory bottlenecks per country; to showcase success stories (or failures that generated
Establish and support development of agricultural critical lessons), an agritech pitching competition, and a
transformation delivery mechanisms tailored to “deal room” reserved for connecting potential investors
the needs of at least 10 countries new to the effort; with agribusiness startups, as well as new projects
Support countries in strengthening their and initiatives.
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.
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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:
Leadership and Accountability AGRF 2018 Program Focus Areas
Experience and evidence from Africa shows that achieving Institutional Capacity Development for
food security and realizing the high potential returns Transformation
offered by efficient agribusiness value chains requires
visionary leadership. It also requires accountability, Mapping key institutions and stakeholders, analysing
coupled with the integrated efforts of a diverse group institutional capacity strengths and gaps, and exploring
of stakeholders: farmers, local and global private sector ways of developing capacities in institutions necessary
entities, governments, civil society organizations, for the attainment of an agricultural transformation
partners, investors, and public and private development agenda.
partners. Africa’s future depends on committed and
innovative leadership that recognizes agriculture – and Youth Participation in Agriculture
its rigorous transformation to a sustainable commercial
sector – as a critical driving force for overall inclusive Channeling the energy, strength, and dynamism of
economic growth. Africa’s youth into productive, competitive and profitable
agribusinesses to boost agricultural productivity,
Measuring Progress sustainable food production systems, create jobs, and
generate incomes.
The 2018 AGRF will take stock, evaluate actions, and learn
from compelling evidence from across the continent Agritech and Agribusiness
presented by many of the most inspiring leaders turning Development
farms into thriving enterprises. The United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals together with the African Growing innovations and funding for agri-tech and focus
Union’s Agenda 2063 objectives offer macro level targets on the real problem of food security and enabling better
for measuring agricultural progress. In addition, private use of technology to grow the agriculture sector as a
sector progammes and models offer useful metrics for whole.
evaluation. AGRF offers a platform to review this evidence
and share success stories that can inform planning and Global and Regional Market
evaluation processes.
Exploring Africa’s enhancement of favourable terms of
Achieving Sustainable Growth trade, regional integration, openness to trade, macro-
economic stability, social and economic infrastructure,
Despite the frequent lack of readily available data, Africa gender equality and enterprise development.
appears to be making notable progress in a number
of areas, which will be explored during the 2018 AGRF. Resilience of Africa’s Agricultural
Farmers will demonstrate how the use of technology Systems
and better farming methods is able to transform entire
communities and nations; public sector thought leaders Enhancing the capacities of agricultural and food
will share their experience in delivering policies and systems to cope with climate variability so as to improve
investments to advance jobs and food security and productivity and resilience.
change the growth trajectory of whole nations; and
private sector champions and agripreneurs will showcase Africa’s Nutrition Challenge
their efforts in innovation and how they are opening up
scalable and sustainable market opportunities in Africa’s Meaningfully incorporating the nutrition elements into
evolving food systems. the concept of food security.
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AGRF2018 HOST & PARTNERS GROUP
AGRF Host & Partners Group
Hosted by
The Government of
Rwanda
International Development Research Centre
Centre de recherches pour le développement international
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SPONSORS
Platinum
Gold
Bronze
Technical & Knowledge Partners
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ABOUT AGRF
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.
First established in 2010, following a three-year series The AGRF 2017 in Cote d’Ivoire under the leadership of
of African Green Revolution Conferences (AGRC) held in H.E. President Ouattara looked at how governments,
Oslo, Norway from 2006-2008, the AGRF has emerged as private sector, and partners were coming through on the
Africa’s leading “platform of agriculture platforms” that 2016 commitments made in Nairobi. It was attended by
brings together a range of critical stakeholders in the 1,500 delegates and it had a new set of commitments
African agriculture landscape to discuss and commit to and Partnerships, including close to US$6.5 billion worth
programs, investments, and policies that can counter the of deals in palm oil, pulses, potato, and rice – mainly in
major challenges affecting the agriculture sector on the West Africa by the private sector.
continent.
The Forum is guided and supported by the AGRF Partners
Since the first AGRF was held in Ghana in 2010 under the Group, which is currently comprises a coalition of 15
leadership of H.E. President Mills, the Forum has annually leading actors in African agriculture, including the African
brought together Heads of State, Ministers, business Union Commission (AUC), the African Development
leaders, development partner leadership, researchers, Bank, the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership
thought leaders, farmer organization representatives, (AFAP), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
youth entrepreneurs, and other critical stakeholders to (AGRA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Food
focus on the actions and policies needed to move the and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
continental agenda forward. The Forum was hosted (FAO), Grow Africa, the International Development
by Heads of State in Tanzania in 2012, in Mozambique Research Center (IDRC) of Canada, the International
in 2013, in Ethiopia in 2014, and in Zambia in 2015. The Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Mastercard
Forum and its momentum have grown considerably Foundation, NEPAD Agency, OCP Group, The Rockefeller
over these years, and the AGRF 2016 in Kenya under the Foundation, Syngenta, and Yara International ASA.
leadership of H.E. President Kenyatta attracted more
than 2,500 delegates and resulted in commitments The AGRF Secretariat is hosted by AGRA on behalf of its
of more than US$30 billion to support the continent partners. It is itself an African-led institution with head
in investments to increase production, income, and offices in Nairobi, Kenya, which works in 18 countries
employment for smallholder farmers and local African across the continent focused on putting farmers at the
agriculture businesses over the next ten years. center of the continent’s growing economies.
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OVERVIEW
DAY 1 DAY 4
Tuesday 4 September 2018 Friday 7 September 2018
Select Stakeholder Organized Side Events AGRF CHAIRS Group Breakfast (by invitation only)
(self-organized) CARI Breakfast (by invitation only)
Syngenta Breakfast (by invitation only)
DAY 2 B2B Breakfasts (self-organized)
Policy Symposium – Women in Agribusiness and
Wednesday 5 September 2018 Financial Inclusion
B2B Breakfast (self-organized) Policy Symposium – Agritech Development
AGRF Official Opening Ceremony and AASR 2018 Policy Symposium – Regional Food Markets and
Launch – Strengthening State Capability for Food Trade
Agriculture Policy Symposium – Food and Land Use
Plenary Session – Building the Resilience of Ministerial Roundtable
Agricultural Systems Plenary Session – Role of State Capability
Thematic Working Groups Meetings The Great Debate
Select Partner/Stakeholder Organized Side Events Project Showcase Sessions & Case Study
Master Classes Agri-Pitches, Deal Room/Marketplace (all day)
Project Showcase Sessions Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and
Launch of the Smart Village AGRF Gala Dinner
B2B Meetings Deal Room/Marketplace
DAY 5
DAY 3
Saturday 8 September 2018
Thursday 6 September 2018 B2B Breakfasts (self-organized)
Rwanda Private Sector Breakfast (by invitation only) Presidential Summit
Plenary Session – The Business Case for Agriculture Commitments, Way Forward, Communiqué and
Plenary Session – Re-Think Agri Closing Ceremony
Youth Town Hall – Unlocking Agripreneurship
Thematic Working Groups Meetings
Select Partner/Stakeholder Organized Side Events
Master Classes
Project Showcase Sessions
Agri-pitches, Deal Room/Marketplace (all day)
Networking & Night-Owl sessions
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KCC AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
AGRF2018
Venue Map 2018
KCC AGRF2018 VENUE MAP
Official Photo Wall
Foyer A Foyer B
AD1 AD2
AGRF Host & Partners VIP
Exhibition
LOUNGE
Infomation Deck
AD3 AD10
Breakout Breakout Breakout Breakout
Entrance from the Accreditation Media Room
Radisson Hotel Center Room Room Room Room
Auditorium AD11
MH1 MH2 Gala MH3 MH4
Breakout
Room
AD4
AD9 AD12
AD8 AD7 AD5
AD6
Foyer C CONCOURSE
Exhibition B & Smart Village DEAL
ROOM
Filini
Restaurant
Food Court
Entrance
Parallel Sessions and Meeting Room AD1| AD4 | AD7 | AD12
AGRF Secretariat Room AD6
Speaker Briefing Room AD8
AGRF Production Team Room AD9
VIP* Lounge AD10
AGRF Press Conference Room AD11
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Wednesday, 5 September 2018 DAY 2
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
07:00 – 08:30 B2B BREAKFAST MEETINGS (self-organized)
09:00 – 11:00 Official Opening Plenary Session and AASR 2018 Launch – Strengthening State Capability for Agriculture AUDITORIUM
WELCOME REMARKS AND OPENING ADDRESS ON AGRF THEME
2018 • Emcee – Mr. Jeff Koinange, Journalist and Broadcaster
5-8 SEPTEMBER • Welcome Remarks – Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister
KIGALI, RWANDA
www.agrf.org 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:
• Hon. Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, Cabinet Minister of Investment,
Trade and Industry, Republic of Botswana
• Mr. Jonathan Said, Head of Inclusive Growth and Private-Sector
Development Practice, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director, Department of Rural Economy
and Agriculture, African Union Commission
• Dr. David Phiri, Sub Regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, FAO
• Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa Regional Office,
The Rockefeller Foundation
• Dr. Holger Kray, Head, Africa Agriculture Policy Unit, World Bank
COMING THROUGH ON COMMITMENTS
PANEL:
• Dr. Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary to the
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Federal Republic of Germany
• 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, CTA Agri-Pitches, Deal Room and Market Place
11Wednesday, 5 September 2018 AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
11:30 – 13:00 After the Fall Armyworm: Building the Resilience of Africa’s Agriculture against Invasive Species MH1
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, Sub
Saharan African Regional Coordinator and News Editor, SciDev.Net
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for
Agriculture, Republic of Ghana
PANEL:
• Dr. Dennis Rangi, Director General, CABI
• Dr. May-Guri Saethre, Deputy Director General, Research for
Development, IITA
• Dr. Denis Kayetere, 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
11:30 – 13:00 Entrepreneurial Youth in Agriculture: New Skills and Technologies for Growth (Youth TWG) MH3
To effectively harness the emerging opportunities for economic
transformation and associated work opportunities for youth,
policymakers need to anticipate how these trends will affect African
agriculture and proactively formulate and implement pragmatic
strategies to respond to them. The session will focus on the salient
transformational changes influencing agriculture and employment
patterns with particular attention to the youth population, and provide
context-specific approaches to respond to them.
MODERATOR – Dr. Edson Mpyisi, Chief Financial Economist and
Coordinator Enable Youth Program, 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 Officer,
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 Officer, Africa Smart
Investments Distribution
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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
11:30 – 13:00 Agribusiness Side Event: How to Unlock the Potential of Agribusiness in Africa? MH4
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. 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
East, Syngenta
• Dr. Augustine Langyintuo, Senior Agribusiness Specialist, IFC
• Mr. Grant Brooke, CEO, Twiga Foods
11:30 – 16:30 Farmer-led Irrigation Development AD12
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.
11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 1
MODERATOR – Mrs. Redi Tlhabi, Journalist, Primedia
OPENING REMARKS
• H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President United Republic of
Tanzania
FIRESIDE CHAT
• Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO, NEPAD
• Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director, World Bank Agriculture Global Practice
FRAMING SESSION – Technical Findings from Recent Research on Farmer-
led Irrigation and Its Significance 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 Officer, IFC
• Mr. Emmanuel Ndayizeye, Managing Director, Horticulture in
Reality Cooperative
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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
14:00 – 16:30 SESSION 2 AD12
SETTING THE SCENE – Hon. Marcos Alexandre Nhunga, Minister of
Agriculture and Forestry, Angola
HIGH LEVEL PANEL:
• Hon. Onyoti Adigo Nyikwec, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry,
South Sudan
• Mr. Elad Levi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim Africa
• Ms. Ineke Bussemaker, Managing Director and CEO, NMB Bank
• Mr. Atul Jain, Managing Director, Jain Irrigation Systems
• Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow, Global Agriculture,
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID
• Hon. Joseph Ndanema, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of
Sierra Leone
PLENARY Q&A
PLENARY ADOPTION OF THE 2018 AGRF IRRIGATION COMMUNIQUE
• Mr. Assan Ng’ombe, Resilience Officer, AGRA
• Prof. Nuhu Hatibu, Agricultural Water Management Expert,
AGRA
11:30 – 13:00 Strengthening Local Capacities to Support the Design of Evidence-based Malabo Compliant NAIPs MH2
In light of efforts led by the African Union Commission and the
NEPAD Agency to formulate evidence-based next-generation national
agricultural investment plans (NAIPs), this panel will reflect 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 – Dr. Holger Kray, Head, Africa Agriculture Policy Unit,
World Bank
PANEL:
• Dr. Nalishebo Meebelo, National CAADP Expert, Zambia
• Dr. Augustin Wambo, Head of CAADP, NEPAD Planning and
Coordinating Agency
• Mr. Boaz Keizire, Head of Policy and Advocacy, AGRA
• Dr. Sara Boettiger, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
• Mr. Chris Shepherd-Pratt, Bureau for Food Security, USAID
• Hon. Cristina Duarte, Former Minister of Finance, Republic of
Cape Verde
13:00 – 14:30
LUNCH BREAK
14Wednesday, 5 September 2018 AGRF2018
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
14:30 – 16:30 Transformative Action in Soil Health and Crop Nutrition for Closing the Yield Gap in Africa MH1
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 – Mr. Kinyua Mbijjewe, Food and Agricultural Consultant,
AFAP and Syngenta
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe, Director R4D, Central
Africa and Natural Resource Management, IITA
PANEL:
• Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture and
Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda
• Dr. Christian Witt, Senior Program Officer, Soil Health, Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation
• Mr. Ishmael Sunga, CEO, SACAU
• Dr. Martin Fregene, Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industry,
African Development Bank
• Dr. Rebbie Harawa, Head of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Systems,
AGRA
• Dr. Bashir Jama Adan, Manager, Agriculture and Food Security,
Islamic Development Bank
• Mr. Luis Alfredo Pérez, Senior Vice-President, Business Unit Africa,
Yara
• Dr. Charles Bucagu, Deputy Director General, Agriculture
Research and Technology Transfer, Rwanda Agriculture Board
14:30 – 16:30 Agriculture – The Foundation for a Nutritious Food System MH2
Nutrition TWG 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
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 Affairs
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
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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
14:30 – 16:30 Win-Win Innovations in Smallholder Sourcing MH4
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 benefit 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
• Ms. Cathy Rusagara, CEO, Maceglobal
• Mr. Bernard Banamwana, Senior Relationship Manager, AIF
• Ms. Alexandra Sanderson, Program Director, Kumwe Harvest
Rwanda
14:30 – 16:30 Fostering Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa MH3
This session will discuss integrated and innovative approaches to
engaging the private sector in large-scale ecosystem services payments.
MODERATOR – Ms. Dolika Banda, CEO, Africa Risk Capacity
FRAMING REMARKS
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Tony Simons, Director General, World
Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)
PANEL:
• Mr. Munhamo Chisvo, CEO and Head of Mission, FANRPAN
• Dr. Charles Karangwa, Regional Coordinator, Forest Landscape
Restoration, International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN)
• Mr. Philip Githinji, Production Manager, Nairobi City Water and
Sewerage Company, and Member of BOM, Nairobi Water Fund
• Dr. Edith Kirumba, Program Officer Environment and Climate,
IFAD
• Mr. Mawira Chitima, Lead Technical Specialist (Water and Rural
Infrastructure), IFAD
• Mr. Arne Cartridge, Senior Adviser and Head of Global Initiatives,
Yara International
• Ms. Jonky Tenou, Task Manager, Integrated Approach Programme,
IFAD
16Wednesday, 5 September 2018 AGRF2018
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
14:30 – 15:15 Master Class: The Business Model Canvas – Your Business Model on one page SMART VILLAGE STAGE 2
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
16:30 – 17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 – 18:30 Plenary Session: Building the Resilience of Agricultural Systems AUDITORIUM
MODERATOR – Ms. Valerie Traore, Founder and Executive Director, Niyel
2018
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Juergen Voegele, Senior Director, Agriculture
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FIRESIDE CHAT – How Does One Build Resilience and Mitigate Risks
whilst Driving Sustainable Investments in Agriculture?
With
• Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chairperson, Africa Risk Capacity
Moderated by Ms. Gayle Smith, President and CEO, ONE Campaign
PANEL DISCUSSION – Resilient Ecosystems in the Face of Climate Change
PANEL:
• Hon. Honoré Feizoure, Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Central Africa Republic
• Mr. Sean Jones, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Food Security, USAID
• Hon. Jacob Ouedraogo, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,
Burkina Faso
• Dr. Belay Begashaw, Director General, Sustainable Development
Goals Center for Africa
• Dr. Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President, Programme
Management, IFAD
• Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge, CEO, Elpasso Farms, and Pan African Food
Security Ambassador, Pan African Parliament
• Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow, Global Agriculture,
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• Ms. Noelle O’Brien, Team Leader, Finance Innovation for Climate
Change Fund (FICCF)
• Mr. Kisilu Musya, Farmer and Filmmaker
SUBMISSION OF THE IRRIGATION COMMUNIQUE AND NEXT STEPS
• Ms. Wambui Gichuri, Director, Water Development and
Sanitation, African Development Bank
19:00 – 21:00 Dinner & Networking (self-organized)
175-8 SEPTEMBER KIGALI, RWANDA AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
Thursday, 6 September 2018 DAY 3
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
07:00 – 08:45 AGRF B2B BREAKFAST MEETINGS (self-organized)
07:00 – 08:45 RWANDA PRIVATE SECTOR BREAKFAST (by invitation only) MH1
Arrival and Networking Breakfast
Program Begins
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
FEATURED SPEAKERS – Investing in Rwanda
• Mr. Rudra Chatterjee, Managing Director, Luxmi Tea
• Ms. Christine Rukera, Founder, CF Premium
• Mr. Eric Rutabana, CEO, Development Bank of Rwanda
Q&A
09:00 – 11:00 PLENARY SESSION: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR AGRICULTURE AUDITORIUM
To achieve growth in Africa’s agricultural sector, key stakeholders
from the public and private sectors must come together and share
2018 their vision for ensuring African farmers can access new markets and
5-8 SEPTEMBER develop their businesses. The panel discussion will take us on a journey
KIGALI, RWANDA from smallholder farming to agribusiness potential, identifying key
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capabilities, tools, finance mechanisms and strong policies to leverage
the full potential of agriculture.
MODERATOR – Mr. Jeff Koinange, Journalist and Broadcaster
SETTING THE SCENE – Dr. Joost Oorthuizen, CEO, IDH
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister of
Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda
FIRESIDE CHAT
With
• Mr. Joshua Oigara, CEO, Kenya Commercial Bank Group
• Dr. Roberto Ridolfi, Special Advisor on Strategy and Financing
Development, FAO
PANEL DISCUSSION – PARTNERING FOR AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION
SPEAKERS:
• 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. Fokko Wientjes, Vice-President Nutrition in Emerging Markets
and Food Systems Transformation, DSM
• Mr. Edwin Devakumar, Group Executive Director, Dangote Group
• Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Chief Happiness Officer, blueMoon
Ethiopia, and Former CEO Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
• Mr. Xavier Leprince, Head of Business Sustainability, EAME, Syngenta
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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
09:00 – 11:00 Technological Pathways to Food Security MH2
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
Governor, Central Bank of Tanzania
PANEL:
• Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, Chairman, Econet, and Co-Chair, Pathways
for Prosperity
• Ms. Wendy Singer, Executive Director, Start-Up Nation Central
• Mr. Onyeka Akumah, Founder and CEO, Farmcrowdy
• Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali
09:00 – 11:00 Unlocking Opportunities for Agricultural Growth and Transformation through Mechanization MH3
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 significantly
impact the prioritization of mechanization and its impact on the sector
and wider society.
MODERATOR – Prof. Geoffrey Mrema, Sokoine University of
Agriculture
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT’S KEY FINDINGS
• Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director, ZEF, and Co-Chair, Malabo
Montpellier Panel
PANEL:
• Hon. Higino de Marrule, Minister of Agriculture and Food
Security, Mozambique
• 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
• Van Jones, Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Hello Tractor
• Muhammadou Kah, Vice-President of Academic Affairs/Provost
and Professor of Information Technology and Computing, The
American University of Nigeria, and Member, Malabo Montpellier
Panel
• Mr. Nuradin Osman, Director of Africa and Middle East, AGCO
• Hon. Fulgence Nsengiyumva, Minister of State, Ministry of
Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda
19Thursday, 6 September 2018 AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
09:00 – 11:00 Healthy Diets – From Aspiration to Reality MH4
Nutrition TWG 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 Affairs,
HarvestPlus
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Prof. David Nabarro, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate
PANEL:
• Hon. Vincent Ssempijja, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of
Uganda
• Hon. Dr. Diane Gashumba, Minister of Health, Republic of
Rwanda
• Dr. Jan Low, Leader, Sweetpotato for Profit 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
09:00 – 13:00 Pitch AgriHack 2018 AD12
This e-agriculture, start-up competition with a special emphasis on
young agripreneurs will hold its final 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
2018 • Representative, AGRA
5-8 SEPTEMBER • Michael Hailu, Director, CTA
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• Representative, European Commission
• Representative, African Development Bank
PRESENTATION OF THE ACTIVITY
• Ken Lohento, Senior Programme Coordinator, ICT4Ag, CTA
FACILITATORS
• Impact Hub, Kigali
Start-up 1 to 8
11:00 – 11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 17:00 Women in Agribusiness Exhibition FOYER B
11:00 – 11:30 Launch of Exhibition
• Hon. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of
Rwanda
• Ms. Waringa Kibe, Country Director, Access to Finance Rwanda
• Mr. Theophile Twahirwa, Program Director, Quality and Learning,
CARE Rwanda
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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
11:30 – 17:00 Exhibition FOYER A
11:30 – 13:00 Financing Agriculture MH2
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 Vice
President, Programme Management, IFAD
PANEL:
• Mr. Peter van As, Senior Partner, Phatisa Group
• 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. Innocent Bulindi, CEO, Business Development Fund
• Mr. Noor Ullah, Global Head of Agriculture Investments, Acumen
• Mr. C.D. Glin, President and CEO, US African Development
Foundation
• Aliyu Abdulhameed, CEO, NIRSAL
11:30 – 13:00 Agriculture and Governance: How Can Governments Drive Successful Transformation Agendas? MH4
State Capability TWG 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 Affairs,
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 Growth
and Private-Sector Development Practice, Tony Blair Institute for
Global Change
PANEL:
• Hon. Felix Mutati, Minister of Works and Supply, Republic of
Zambia
• 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
Diversification Advisor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• Ms. Ann Oden, Pyxera Global
• Mr. Ernest Ruzindaza, CAADP Team Leader and Senior Advisor,
African Union Commission
CONCLUDING REMARKS/SUMMARY – Mr. David Riocco, Partner,
McKinsey & Company
21Thursday, 6 September 2018 AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
11:30 – 13:00 Functional Markets as the Path to Growth for Smallholder Farmers MH3
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
• Jean Kiarie Ngumo, Head, Communications and Sustainability,
EAB
11:30 – 13:00 Food Loss Reduction: The Show Must Go On (YieldWise Side Event) MH1
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
identified 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) financial interventions.
YIELDWISE MOVIE PREMIERE – A24 product: Nigeria Farmers’
Cooperative Story
MODERATOR – Ms. Betty Kibaara, Associate Director, Africa Regional
Office, The Rockefeller Foundation
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Hon. Charles Tizeba, Minister of Agriculture,
Tanzania
FRAMING REMARKS – Mr. Rafael Flor, Director, YieldWise,
The Rockefeller Foundation
Share Learnings and Blueprints from Each Crop Category
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
• Mr. Isaiah Kirema, Program 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
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
2018
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13:00 – 14:30
LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 16:30: Plenary Session: (Re) Think Agri: Harnessing the Power of Innovation to Unlock Agribusiness for
AUDITORIUM
African Smallholders
MODERATOR – Mr. Jeff Koinange, Journalist and Broadcaster
TED-STYLE TALKS – Short stories from pioneers who are redefining
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• Ms. Sara Menker, Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence
• Ms. Rita Kimani, Co-founder, FarmDrive
• Mr. Onyeka Akumah, Founder and CEO, Farmcrowdy
• Dr. Aminata Garba, Next Einstein Forum Fellow, Carnegie Mellon
University Africa
• 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
• Mr. Daniel Monehin, Division President, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Mastercard
• Mrs. Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, Microsoft 4Africa
Initiative
• 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, Vice-Chair, Public Administration and
International Affairs Department, Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs
14:30 – 16:30 New Approaches to Improving Soil Health MH1
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 effective and replicated at scale.
FRAMING REMARKS AND MODERATOR – Simon Winter, Executive
Director, Syngenta Foundation
PANEL:
• Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture,
Kenya
• Mr. Tony Kalm, President, One Acre Fund
• Dr. Jochen Harnisch, Head of Division, Agriculture, Water,
Biodiversity for West Africa and Madagascar, KfW Development
Bank
• Mr. Dan Grotsky, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing,
Groundwork BioAg
• Mr. Enock Chikava, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
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TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
14:30 – 16:30 Quality Means Quantity – Seed Processing Technology and Production Approaches for
MH3
Agricultural Benefit
The quality of seed is often 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 – Dr. Heike Knörzer, Head of
Knowledge Management, PETKUS
KEYNOTE REMARKS – Dr. Martin Kropff, Director General, CIMMYT
PANEL:
• Hon. Micheal Zondani Katambo, Minister of Agriculture and
Cooperatives, Zambia
• Mr. Peter Hüser, Leader, Key Accounts Seed, Europe/Africa, PETKUS
• Mr. Andy Watt, Managing Director, Quali Basic Seed
• Mr. Jens Treffner, Consultant, LinkRural
• Mr. Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Director General, NAFASO
• Dr. Joe DeVries, Vice-President, AGRA
• Dr. Ndambe Nzaramba Magnifique, Coordinator, Howard G.
Buffet Foundation
14:30 – 16:30 Leadership for Ag (L4Ag) MH2
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, offering 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 Programs and
Advisory, IGD
OPENING REMARKS
• Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social
Development, African Development Bank
• Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa Regional Office,
The Rockefeller Foundation
PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
Deal-Making Versus Deal-Breaking: Using Public-Private Partnerships
to Turn Policies into Action for Scaling Up Africa’s Agribusiness and
Agro-Industrialization.
Panel A: Private Sector Development and Business Growth
• Ms. Tei Mukunya, CEO, Azuri Health, Kenya
• Mr. Jean-Marie Ackah, Managing Director, SIPRA, Côte d’Ivoire
• Hon. Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture, Federal Republic of
Nigeria
• Hon. Abraham Tekeste, Minister of Finance, Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia
Panel B: Cross-Border Solutions for Scaling Up Technology Use and
Agricultural Trade
• Hon. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture, Republic
of Rwanda
• Hon. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance, Republic of
Rwanda
• Dr. Edward Mabaya, Manager of Agribusiness, African
Development Bank
• Mr. Morgan Nzwere, Group CEO, Seed Co Limited, Zimbabwe
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WRAP-UP AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
• Christine Heenan, Vice-President for Policy, Partnerships and
Communications, The Rockeffeler Foundation
• Dr. Martin Fregene, Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African
Development Bank
14.30 – 17.00 Pitch AgriHack 2018 (continued)
Talk 2 – Access to finance and growth opportunities for start-ups
• Pauline Mujawamariya Koelbl, Managing Director, African
Innovation Foundation
Start-up 17 to 21
Talk 3 – Agribusiness opportunities for youth
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• Chiji C. Ojukwu, Senior Consultant, Agriculture and Food Security,
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Training on Investment readiness – Certificate Giving Ceremony
• Ms. Fayelle Ouane, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Suguba
• Issam Chleuh, CEO, Suguba
Closing remarks
• Mr. Michael Hailu, Director, CTA
14: 30 – 15:30 Project Showcase – Blockchain Technology in Agriculture – The case of Moyo Coffee, The Netherlands SMART VILLAGE STAGE 1
Eighty-five percent of the total coffee value lands with large
multinationals. This showcase will examine the possibilities of creating
a fairer relationship between consumers and producers, through the use
of blockchain technology.
SPEAKER:
• Mr. Guido van Staveren van Dijk, Founder, Moyee Coffee
17:00 – 17:45 Master Class - ‘The Fundraising Dilemma of Growing Companies’ SMART VILLAGE STAGE 2
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
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 – 18:30 Youth Townhall with Strive Masiyiwa: What We Can Learn from Remarkable Agripreneurs AUDITORIUM
A lively interactive discussion dedicated to unlocking the potential of
young people across the food chain.
2018
5-8 SEPTEMBER MODERATOR – Valerie Traore, Founder and Executive Director, Niyel
KIGALI, RWANDA
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FIRESIDE CHAT AND MODERATED Q&A WITH STRIVE MASIYIWA, Chairman,
Econet Group
25Thursday, 6 September 2018 AGRF2018 PROGRAMME
TIME ORGANIZERS SESSION DESCRIPTION VENUE
17:00 – 18:30 Raising Food Safety and Quality Standards MH1
Without addressing food safety issues, Africa will not be able to
effectively 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 aflatoxin
contamination of food and cash crops as an example. Experiences and
roles in enhancing food safety and technology scaling will also be
discussed.
MODERATOR – Mr. Gerald Masila, Executive Director, Eastern Africa
Grain Council
WELCOME AND OPENING
• H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko, Commissioner, Rural Economy and
Agriculture, African Union Commission
• Ms. Josette Sheeran, President, The Asia Society, and Former
Executive Director, World Food Program
SETTING THE SCENE – Dr. Amare Ayalew, PACA Program Manager,
African Union Commission
PANEL:
• Mr. John Bee, Head of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Sub-
Saharan Africa, Nestlé
• Mr. Jean Baptiste Havugimana, Director, Productive Sectors, East
African Community (EAC) Secretariat
• Dr. Phillipe Villers, President, Grainpro
• Mr. Martins Awofisayo, CEO, Harvestfield Industries, Nigeria
• Dr. Betty Chinyamunyamu, CEO, National Smallholder Farmers’
Association of Malawi (NASFAM)
• Ms. Elizabeth Ogutu, Strategy and Operations Senior Officer,
PACA, African Union Commission
• Ms. Danielle Abraham, Executive Director, Volcani International
Partnerships
• Dr. Charles Murekezi, Director General, Agricultural Development,
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of
Rwanda
CLOSING REFLECTIONS
• Mr. Matieyedou Konlambigue, Managing Director, Aflasafe
Technology Transfer and Commercialization (ATTC), IITA
• Ms. Naffie Ceesay, PACA Country Officer, The Gambia
• Mr. Frank Braeken, Former Chief Investment Officer 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 MH2
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. Sheila Sisulu, former Special Envoy for Food and Nutrition
Security, Ministry of Agriculture, South Africa
• Dr. Munhamo Chisvo, CEO, FANRPAN
• Mr. Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, Africa Business Group
• Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary, African Capacity
Building Foundation
17:00 – 18:00 Fertilizer Stocktaking Session – What’s next after the Abuja Declaration? MH3
Nutrition TWG 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. Jason Scarpone,
President and CEO, AFAP
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
Agriculture, African Union Commission
• Mr. Mustapha El Ouafi, Managing Director, OCP Group and
Chairman, OCP Africa
• Mr. Arne Cartridge, Yara International
• Ms. Charlotte Hebebrand, Director General, International
Fertilizer Association (IFA)
• Dr. Martin Fregene, Director Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African
Development Bank
19:00 – 21:00 Dinner & Networking
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