… AGRA President Ms Alice Ruhweza also noted the progress achieved over the past 20 years was the result of a broader ecosystem of institutions and actors working to create the conditions necessary for farmers to succeed. …
… to turn that progress into income, resilience, dignity and opportunity for farmers. “That will require a renewed alliance that brings governments, farmers, businesses, finance, researchers and development partners around a shared agenda for farmer prosperity,” said Alice Ruhweza …
… Receiving the award on behalf of the institution, AGRA President Alice Ruhweza described the recognition as a tribute to the collective efforts of everyone who has contributed to AGRA’s mission over the past two decades. …
… We are de-risking the sector, backing women and youth entrepreneurs, and building a resilient food system that will power Africa’s next decade of growth.” The president of AGRA, Alice Ruhweza, on her part noted that “agriculture is not one sector among many for Africa; it is the …
… With it, Africa has a genuine chance to turn a decade of commitments into a decade of delivering food systems transformation. ******* The writer, Alice Ruhweza, AGRA President, Debisi Araba, Managing Director – AKADEMIYA2063 and Pascal Murasira, Executive Director at the African …
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture John Dumelo called for stronger regional collaboration among West African governments, the private sector, and farmers to build a self-sufficient rice industry. Despite the region's production potential, West Africa spends more than US$3.5 billion annually importing rice, though countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, and Sierra Leone have begun working together on the rice value chain.
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture John Dumelo called for stronger regional collaboration among West African governments, the private sector, and farmers to build a self-sufficient rice industry. Despite the region's production potential, West Africa spends more than US$3.5 billion annually importing rice, though countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, and Sierra Leone have begun working together on the rice value chain.
African leaders at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali say the continent has made significant progress in transforming food systems but needs decisive investments to build a more sustainable agrifood sector. They emphasize the need for governments to take greater ownership of food systems agendas through effective coordination and delivery mechanisms.
An AGRA Impact, Learning and Foresight Report shows Africa has made significant progress strengthening its agrifood systems over two decades, with agriculture gross value-added growth rising from 2.3% to almost 4%, farm output doubling, farmer incomes doubling, and cereal yields increasing by about 40%; however, the report calls for greater alliance-building among governments, farmers, businesses, financiers and researchers to ensure production gains translate into income, dignity, resilience and opportunity for farmers.
The World Food Prize Foundation President Mashal Husain awarded AGRA the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion at an event in Nairobi, Kenya, recognising the organisation's two decades of advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems for smallholder farmers across Africa.
Ecobank Group and AGRA announced a strategic partnership to strengthen Africa's agricultural ecosystem through improved access to finance for agribusinesses, farmer organisations, and value chain actors. The partnership will use blended finance and tailored financial products to support agribusiness SMEs, smallholder farmers, and women and youth-led enterprises.
The Skoll World Forum highlights that Africa's ambitious food policy frameworks often fail to translate into results at scale due to weak implementation capacity and coordination gaps across ministries and system actors, despite strong political declarations like the Kampala Declaration.