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Launch of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) 2025

Noom Hotel Dakar Sea Plaza | Dakar, Senegal

December 16, 2025

  • 12:00 – 2:00 pm (Africa/Dakar)
  • 7:00 – 9:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 5:30 – 7:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in partnership with AGRA, are convening a hybrid launch event to unveil and discuss the findings of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) 2025.

This annual publication monitors and highlights trends in African agrifood trade, including intra-African trade, the continent’s participation in global trade, insights into the composition of trade flows and the nutritional content, and the trade-food security nexus. 

The 2025 AATM also focuses on the rice value chain and fertilizer trade, and assesses how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is reshaping trade among regional economic communities (RECs) and driving continental integration.

The AATM is produced and published under the African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium and the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) programs, as a collaborative effort by AKADEMIYA2063 and IFPRI. It builds on the work of both organizations in support of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and Africa’s broader development agenda. The annual flagship report is the only publication dedicated exclusively to African agricultural trade and policies and serves as an important resource on Africa’s agricultural trade in regional and global markets and across selected value chains, using high-quality, sector-relevant statistics.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063
  • Steven Were Omamo, Director, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG); Director for Africa, IFPRI
  • Alice Ruhweza, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
  • Andreas Schaumayer, Head of Division for Food and Nutrition Security, Fisheries, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Keynote: Presentation of Key Findings of the AATM 2025

  • Sunday Odjo, Deputy Director, Operational Support, AKADEMIYA2063
  • Fousseini Traoré, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Panel Discussion

  • Chahir Zaki, Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans and Research Fellow, Laboratoire d’Économie d’Orléans
  • Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director, Trade Law Centre (Tralac)
  • Antoine Bouët, Director, Centre d’Études Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales – CEPII
  • Christian Ndikumangenge, Manager-Export Development, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
  • Anta Ngom, Professor of Economics, UCAD; Expert in Gender Economics

Invited Reactions

  • Christiane Wolff, Counselor, World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • Laura Naliaka, Trade Policy Expert, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
  • Daniel Njiwa, Director, Inclusive Markets, Trade, and Finance, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Closing Remarks

  • Kathrin Cordes, Advisor, Agricultural Trade, Sector Project Agriculture, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
  • Debisi Araba, Managing Director, AKADEMIYA2063

Moderator

  • Layih Butake, Director, Communication and Outreach, AKADEMIYA2063

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