Organised by

Government of the United States and the African Union Commission

Summary

Agriculture has the potential to pave a path out of poverty for the 75 percent of the world’s poor who live in rural areas in developing countries. This event will explore a proven approach to mobilizing investment to unlock this transformative potential. During the event, high level representatives from the AU’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), the US Government’s global food security initiative Feed the Future, civil society and the private sector will showcase the importance of country ownership, partnerships, and leveraging of resources to accelerate agricultural growth and reduce hunger and poverty. A young leader from Africa will also share his viewpoint on the rapid transformation of the agricultural sector.

Speakers:

Panel 1

• Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, DREA Commissioner, African Union Commission
• Khalid Bomba, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency
• Hassan Bashir, Chief Executive Officer, Takaful Insurance
• Lindiwe Sibanda, CEO, FANRPAN

 

Panel 2

• Minister Carlos Raúl Morales, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guatemala
• Richard Greene, Acting Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID
• Josefina Stubbs, Associate Vice President, Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD
• James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO, Equity Bank
• Ruhul Amin Talukder, Director of Research, Food Policy and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh (TBC)

Contact

For inquiries regarding this side event, please contact

• Andrew Ditmanson, aditmanson@usaid.gov