Create a regional knowledge and partnership-based platform that helps harness the power of youth involvement in Agriculture and the potential of agricultural innovation, environment preservation, food sovereignty, investments, and connected supply chains in Africa.

The mission of the symposium is to set in motion an initiative that allows practical knowledge sharing, export readiness, and exposure to systems, businesses, enablers, and innovations in order to build robust frameworks and agro-industrial companies, with enhanced human capital, interconnected networks of experts, well-structured and accessible markets, and opportunities for sustained collaborations.

Strengthening AgriFood Supply Chains in Africa

• Knowledge Sharing and Partnerships Building

• Youth involvement in Agriculture

• AgriFood Supply Chains

• Connected, fair, and efficient African markets

• Competitive African Agri-MSMEs

• Participation in Regional and Global Value Chains

• Private Sector for export-oriented growth strategy

• High-impact investment opportunities

The forum is structured in a manner to suit varied needs and diverse stakeholder expectations. The various themes are discussed in breakdown sessions to allow a more thorough understanding of the issues:

• Panel Sessions: main sessions and discussions will be held in an auditorium with 500 in-person participants and thousands of virtual participants via Zoom, Facebook Live and YouTube Live;

• A variety of secondary rooms for BreakOut Sessions: A variety of sessions on the same topic with a different focus: distribution of participants based on interest;

• A variety of Sub Events rooms: orientations, coaching, matchmaking

• An assortment of Deal Rooms: Investors and private sector companies are available to meet, discuss, network, and seal deals with entrepreneurs;

• Open Market/Exhibitions: The villages are set up to showcase products and services as well as innovations that are representative of the African ‘agripreneurial’  potential

• African Countries representation: Many African countries will be represented and a Rainbow of African expertise and diversity will be displayed