AGRF 2022 SUMMIT
PROGRAM
DEALROOM SESSIONS
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Advancing Food Systems Action in the Face of Crisis
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Climate Action through and for Food Systems
Thursday, 8 September 2022
Nutrition and Healthy Diets
Friday, 9 September 2022
Markets and Livelihoods
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Advancing Food Systems Action in the Face of Crisis
8:30 – 10:30
Rwanda Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Rwanda Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Rwanda
Special Event – Agribusiness Deal Room Launch
Venue: MH4
Chair: Agribusiness Deal room and Finance TP
In recent years we have seen a growing effort to mobilize and support inclusive private and public investments in African agriculture with different levels of success. What has become evident is that unlocking agriculture investment opportunities will require a holistic and systemic approach that addresses multiple bottlenecks around a single investment or a portfolio of investments.
This session will be discussing how a joint effort and streamlined approach by critical stakeholders, including African governments, development partners, private sector, and other value chain actors, can build and promote a continental wide pipeline of inclusive investable business opportunities.
Moderator: Ms. Vanessa Adams, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Chief of Party, AGRA
Framing Remarks and introductory Remarks:
- Hon. Clare Akamanzi, CEO, Rwanda Development Board
Keynote Remarks: The investment opportunity in Africa.
- H.E. President, Zambia
Panel Discussion: Why do investments in agriculture remain below 5% of all investments on the continent despite all commitments and funds? Where is the mismatch?
Moderator: Mr. Frank Braeken, AGRA Board Member
- Hon. Amadou Hott, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Senegal
- Minister of trade and industry Rwanda
- Minister of Investment of Zambia
- Mr. Ashish Pande, SVP & Managing Director, Crown Flour Mill
- Mr. Thomas Essel, Secretary General AFRACA and former Bank of Ghana/GIRSAL
- Dr. Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
Panel Discussion: Closing the deal – Insights from successful transactions
Moderator: Mr. William Asiko, Managing Director, Rockefeller
- Mr. Jerry Parkes, CEO, Injaro Investments and ABC Fund
- Ms. Tokunbah Ishmael, CEO, Alitheia
- Mr. Francis Nderitu, Founder, Rain4Tech
- Ms. Kudzai Hove, Founder, Amayi Foods
- Ms. Lauren Nkuranga, Founder, Get It Rwanda
- Ms. Victoria Sabula, CEO, AECF
Sequence 3: Official opening of the Agribusiness Deal Room with Co-Chairs
Moderator: Ms. Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor
- Dr. Donal Brown, Associate Vice President, Programme Management, IFAD
- Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA and UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Food Systems Summit
- Ms. Maura Barry Boyle, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience & Food Security, USAID
14:30 – 15:30
Kenya Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Kenya Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Kenya
16:00 – 17:30
The Market is Africa: Driving Competitive Markets and Trade in Africa
Organizers: AGRA/ AfCFTA/ AFRIEXIM
The continent has recorded a major milestone with the ratification of the Continental Free Trade Area in 2019 and coming into force in 2021. The agreement presents a huge opportunity for access to the growing Africa market.
This session will be discussing the key ingredients to expanding domestic and intra-continental markets as well as cross-border investments. Showcasing the opportunity, emerging actors, and infrastructure available, while looking into necessary investments to execute the free trade area.
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Njiwa, Head, Regional Trade, AGRA
Speakers:
- Mr. Clay Hamilton, Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
- Mr. Komla Prosper Bissi, Senior Advisor Agriculture, AfCTFA
- Ms. Annerose Ngemu, Senior Manager, AfriExim Export Import Bank
- Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Founder, Afrinvest West Africa Ltd.
- Mr. Leonard Kachebonaho, Founder Kaderes Peasant Development Ltd.
- Mr. Jai Mirchandani, CEO, Avnash Ghana Rice SME
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Climate Action through and for Food Systems
9:30 – 10:30
Tanzania Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Tanzania Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Tanzania
11:00 – 12:00
Zambia Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Zambia Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Zambia
11:00 – 12:30
Tipping the balance: Opportunities in climate adaptation for African smallholder farmers and SMEs
Venue:
Organizers: AGRA/CASA/CRDB
Currently 95% of climate finance is supplied by public sources and allocated towards low-hanging fruit to mitigate climate change. To get beyond the low-hanging fruit the world will have to consider smaller investment opportunities that, in aggregate, can significantly adapt to climate change in Africa. If no action is taken, climate impacts in Africa will lead to overall yield reductions of up to 30% by 2050, while extreme weather events will result in higher post-harvest quality and quantity losses.
This session will explore how to effectively attract more funding to the agri-SME sector to achieve this aim while managing the risks.
Presentation of the Key Findings of the Climate Investment Research
- Alvaro Valverde, Engagement, Learning and Communications Lead, CASA
Speakers:
- Thouraya Tiriki, Director, Sustainable production, markets and institutions, IFAD
- Mark Napier, CEO, FSD Africa
- Fiona Napier, Africa Nature Lead, UNFCC Climate Champions team
- Abdulmajid M. Nsekela, CEO, CRDB
- Ben Valk, Global Head Food and Agri Partnerships, Rabobank
- Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, Climatologist and Senior Research Scientist, NASA
- Samir Ibrahim, CEO Sunculture
14:30 – 15:30
Ethiopia Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Ethiopia Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Ethiopia
Thursday, 8 September 2022
Nutrition and Healthy Diets
11:30 – 12:30
Ghana Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Ghana Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Ghana
14:30 – 15:30
Nigeria Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Nigeria Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Nigeria
16:00 – 17:00
Uganda Government Investment Opportunities
Venue:
Organizers: Government Uganda Delegation
Presentation of Flagship Programs and investment opportunities in Uganda
Friday, 9 September 2022
Markets and Livelihoods
09:30 – 11:00
Harnessing and scaling digital agriculture
Venue:
Organizers: AGRA/HEIFER
Session objective to be included
Speakers:
- Kamal Yakub, CEO, Trotro Tractor
- Sriram Bharatam, Founder & Chief Mentor Kuza Biashara
- Anna-Marie Silvester, Microsoft
- John Kamara, CEO, Adanian Labs
- Pius Sigei, Chief Executive Officer, AMTECH Technologies Limited
Finance: Risk/return Dilemma
Venue: MH1
Organizers: AfDB
The overall objective of the session is to discuss the risk – return trade off that informs the decision to invest, the cost of finance and sector allocation.
This session will also explore the ‘high risk’ label attached to agricultural investments and its gender and climate dimensions. We will also explore the need to maximize the de-risking instruments available in the market.
Moderator: Mr. Frank Braeken, Board Member, AGRA
Welcome and Framing Remarks:
- Hon. Amadou Hott, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Senegal
Panel Discussion:
- Ms. Hixonia Nyasulu, Board Member, AECF/AGRA
- Ms. Atsuko Toda, Director, AfDB
- Mr. Jules Ngankam, CEO, Africa Guarantee Fund
- TBC, KCB/BPR
- TBC, Central Bank
- Samirah Ade-Adebiyi, Managing Director, AFEX Investments (AFIL)
- Annie Kneedler, Vice President, Social Sustainability, Cargill