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Kinya Kaibung’a

Kinya Kaibung’a is a Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a keen interest in leveraging machine learning, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to boost climate resilience and food security in smart agriculture systems.

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African Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2026

Investing in Africa’s Agri-Food Systems: Nourishing Nations, Growing Jobs, Building Resilience
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Kigali Convention Centre

Kigali, Rwanda

August 31 to September 4, 2026

  • 10:00 – 3:30 pm (Africa/Kigali)
  • 4:00 – 9:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 1:30 – 7:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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The Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) will host its 20th Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda from 31 August to 4 September 2026, under the theme “Investing in Africa’s Agri-Food Systems: Nourishing Nations, Growing Jobs, Building Resilience.”

The Summit will bring together stakeholders from across the agri-food sector for a programme of plenary sessions, technical discussions, networking, and partnership engagement focused on the future of Africa’s food systems.

For more information about AFSF, please click HERE.

August 31, 2026

Pre-Event Workshop | AI for Smallholder Farmer Advisory | 09:00–17:00 (Africa/Kigali)

Organized by the Gates Foundation

Scaling Nutritious and Climate-smart Food | 13:30–18:30 (Africa/Kigali)

  • Organized by IFPRI and HarvestPlus (HP), in collaboration with HarvestPlus Solutions (HPS), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and Nutritious Agri Future (NAF).

September 2, 2026

Breakthrough Event | Shock to Sovereignty: African Resilience | 13:00–15:00 (Africa/Kigali)

  • Organized by AfricaRice and IFPRI, in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), and the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM).

Shaping the CGIAR African Strategy | 15:30–17:30 (Africa/Kigali)

  • Organized by the CGIAR, in collaboration with IFPRI and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Side Event | AI Agriculture Large Language Model (AgriLLM) Showcase

September 3, 2026

CSO Roundtable: Championing Grassroots Leadership to Unlock Investment | 13:30–15:30 (Africa/Kigali)

  • Steven Were Omamo, Director, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG) and Director for Africa, IFPRI

September 4, 2026

Food Sovereignty in a Fractured World: Africa’s Strategic Agency in Global Food System | 08.00– 09.30 (Africa/Kigali)

African Green Revolution | 11:00– 13:00 (Africa/Kigali)

  • Organized by IFPRI, in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

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