The Africa Agri Forum 2017 was organized in partnership with OCP Africa, 18-19 October 2017 in Abidjan, under the aegis of the Ivorian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The theme of the Forum was “Agricultural Development Plans: The Winning Approach.”
About 200 participants representing government authorities, international organizations, financial institutions, investors, agribusiness, agro-industries, research centers, academia, farmers’ cooperatives attended the Africa Agri Forum 2017, which serves as a platform for exchanges between African and international experts as well as actors in the agricultural world.
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley presented the ‘Continental Investment Plan for Accelerating Rice Self-Sufficiency in Africa’ (CIPRiSSA) in the plenary session on ‘How to address the key challenges of PPP, financing, food security, industry development…’ on the 2nd day of the Africa Agri Forum 2017.
AfricaRice was also invited to participate in the ‘Business-to-business’ (B2B) exhibition.
Extract from Dr Akinwumi Adesina's keynote address at SARA 2017
H.E. Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck making a statement at the SARA 2017 Ministerial Debate
From dust bowl to rice bowl
Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, Director General, AfricaRice speaking at the signing ceremony
Dr David Hoisington, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) speaking at the signing ceremony
Dr Jonas Chianu, Principal Agricultural Economist, African Development Bank (AfDB) speaking at the signing ceremony
Dr Yté Wongbé, Directeur général, Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Côte d’Ivoire speaking at the signing ceremony
Dr Jean-Marcel Ribaut, Director, Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) speaking at the signing ceremony
Opening address by Hon. Omar Amadou Jallow, Gambia's Minister of Agriculture at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Welcome remarks by Dr. Harold Roy-Macauley, Director General of AfricaRice at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Welcome remarks by Dr Alioune Fall, Director General of ISRA at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Chiji Ojukwu, Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industries Department, African Development Bank, presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, AfricaRice Director General, presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Marcel Nwalozie, Advisor to DG-AfricaRice, presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Amadou Beye, AfricaRice Seed System Specialist, presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Khady Nani Drame, AfricaRice Head of Capacity Development presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Ides de Villebois, IFAD Director for West Africa, made a statement at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Sjoerd Croqué, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands and Chair of Global Research Alliance (GRA) presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Hayden Montgomery, Special Representative of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
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