When: September 3, 2025, 8:30–10:00 a.m. (Africa/Dakar)
Where: Knowledge Hub, Stage 1, CICAD, AFSF 2025 | Dakar, Senegal
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) are jointly holding the Africa launch of IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) at a high-level side event of the African Food Systems Forum (AFSF). The session will spotlight how Africa can advance resilient, inclusive agrifood systems—anchored in the 2025 Kampala Declaration and the new CAADP agenda—with a focus on equitable livelihoods for youth, women, and vulnerable groups.
IFPRI’s 2025 GFPR reviews 50 years of food systems transformation and sets out priorities for the next decade. This launch will showcase African leadership in shaping food systems that deliver inclusion, sustainability, and resilience.
Moderator: Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063
Keynote Session: Why does advancing diversity and inclusion matter for African food systems transformation?
- Significance of the Kampala Declaration and the new ten-year CAADP agenda for advancing diversity and inclusion in African food systems: H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Former President, Tanzania
- Opportunities and priorities for boosting youth engagement in food systems: Esther Kimani, CEO and founder, Farmer Lifeline Technologies, Kenya
Launch of IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report:
- Overview: Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI
- GFPR regional chapter on Africa: Key findings and strategic directions relevant for implementation of the new CAADP Agenda, Steven Were Omamo, IFPRI Director for Africa and Director of the Development Strategies and Governance unit
- GFPR Thematic Insight on Inclusion and Alignment with CAADP strategic objective on Advancing Inclusivity and Equitable Livelihoods, Claudia Ringler, Director, Natural Resources and Resilience unit, IFPRI
High-Level Panel Discussion
- H.E. Mabouba Diagne, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock, Senegal
- H.E. Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, Minister of Agriculture, Rwanda
- Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of Pan African Farmers’ Organization and Eastern Africa Farmers Federation
- Michelle Kagari, Global Director, Governmental Relations and Policy, OneAcre Fund
Concluding Remarks: Alice Ruhweza, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
To engage with IFPRI experts at AFSF or request comments/interviews, please contact: Charlotte Hebebrand, C.Hebebrand@cgiar.org; Sokhna Seck, S.S.Seck@cgiar.org (Dakar); Evgeniya Anisimova, e.anisimova@cgiar.org
CGIAR-wide media contacts: Atayi Opaluwah, A.Opaluwah@cgiar.org, +2348032494999 (Dakar); James Pursey, press@cgiar.org, +265981197859 (remote)
Read full media advisory about IFPRI at AFSF 2025 here.