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Africa Food Systems Forum 2023: Dar es Salaam Gathers 4000+ Delegates to Address Africa's Food Systems Transformation Goals

Africa Food Systems Forum 2023: Dar es Salaam Gathers 4000+ Delegates to Address Africa's Food Systems Transformation Goals

Dar es Salaam, September 4, 2023 – The 13th annual Africa Food Systems Forum is set to convene from September 5th to 8th, 2023, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Under the leadership of H. E Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Summit themed Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation will provide a platform to over 4,000 delegates, leaders, and innovators from across the globe and for to discuss policy, breakthroughs and innovations in agriculture and food systems transformation. ​ ​

During a press conference held at State House Tanzania on September 3, 2023, Hon. Hussein Mohamed Bashe, Tanzania's Minister of Agriculture, extended a warm welcome to delegates from Tanzania and beyond attending the summit.

He emphasized that the Forum represents a significant milestone in the journey towards establishing inclusive and sustainable food systems transformation throughout the continent. ​ ​

"This year's summit places a strong emphasis on empowering women and youth, recognizing their pivotal roles in reshaping Africa's food landscape," said the Hon. Bashe.

Minister Hussein Bashe also touched on how Tanzania is working to address food security and job creation through Tanzania's flagship initiative, the "Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA)," which aims to provide agribusiness training to 200,000 young individuals and support 15,000 youth-led agribusiness ventures in Tanzanian villages over the next five years. ​ ​ ​

Aligned with these initiatives, Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 will specifically address the optimization of youth employment within Africa's food systems while showcasing the innovative agribusiness ventures driven by young entrepreneurs. ​ ​

Amath Pathe Sene, the Managing Director of the Africa Food Systems Forum, underscored the pressing need to tackle food system challenges.

"It is imperative that we make our voices heard, develop solutions that are rooted in our local context, and give paramount importance to the empowerment of women and youth in the process of transforming our food systems" said Amath.

The Forum will also build momentum for the Food Systems Transformation dialogue ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 28 in Dubai. ​ ​ ​

Key highlights include, thematic plenary sessions with expert speakers, a ministerial roundtable involving over 40 ministers, and a high-level session where Heads of States will make commitments to advance Africa's Food Systems transformation.

For detailed information on the agenda and speakers, please visit https://agrf.org/summit/2023/

About Africa Food Systems Forum

Africa Food Systems Forum is the world's premier forum on African agriculture and food systems, bringing together stakeholders to take practical action and share lessons that will move African food systems forward.

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The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a pioneering International Organization committed to developing and improving dryland farming and agri-food systems to address the challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and environmental degradation affecting the 2.1 billion people residing in the drylands of Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and beyond.

ICRISAT was established under a Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of India and the CGIAR on the 28 March 1972. In accordance with the Headquarters Agreement, the Government of India has extended the status of a specified “International Organisation” to ICRISAT under section 3 of the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 of the Republic of India through Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. UI/222(66)/71, dated 28 October 1972, issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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