IFPRI is participating in the African Green Revolution Forum 2020 (AGRF).

Considered the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, AGRF brings together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward as sustained agricultural transformation will remain at the centre of driving Africa’s progress and development.

PRE-SESSION PARTNER EVENTS

Round Table: Sustainable Agricultural Intensification to Feed the Cities and Grow Africa (September 07 — 1:00pm – 2:00pm)

Organized by Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI)

• Ruben Echeverria, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Excellence in Agronomy (September 07 — 3:00pm – 4:45pm)

Co-organized by BMGF, USAID, BMZ, DFID, NORAD, DGD and IITA

• Mehda Devare, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Agriculture Technologies for Feeding Cities (September 07 — 5:00pm – 6:30pm)

Co-organized by TAAT, IITA, AfDB, BMGF, ICRISAT, ICARDA, IITA, CIMMYT, ICIPE, IFPRI, FARA, NARES, IWMI, ILRI, AfricaRice, WorldFish, AAFT and Private Sector

PLENARY SESSION 

Sequence 2: Growing Africa’s Food – African Leaders Unpack Nutrition Indicators (September 09 — 5:00pm – 6:00pm)

• Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

PARALLEL SESSION

Strengthening Agri-Food Data Systems [Regional Food Trade] (September 10 — 11:00am – 1:00pm)

Co-organized by Chairs: DFID and AGRA, with support from BMGF, CTA, IFPRI, Kofi Annan Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, AfDB, USAID