The spotlight of the AgriBusiness Forum 2013 was on the current and potential inclusive trends and financial channels to ensure the agri-food sector's growth in Africa, as Sub-Saharan Africa's role in providing food for a growing global population has become an international priority.
Rwanda has shown the rest of the continent that if the right policies and environment are established, business can thrive and SMEs can flourish within the agricultural sector. Throughout the forum, the emphasis was on making sure the public sector together with the private sector establish coherent policies parallel to easier ways to access financing and technology.
The forum gathered 400 participants representing 41 countries from four continents.
Presentations focused on Rwanda, the East African region and the continent as a whole with private and public sector representatives providing the necessary insight and policy evaluations to ensure forum participants left with an in-depth understanding to what lies ahead for the sector's future.
As usual, the forum was also successful in ensuring that networking occured amongst participants, speakers and partners. Over 600 B2B meetings took place over two afternoons.
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Ensuring food security, reducing poverty by increasing the integration and regional synergies of Central Africa (Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea) is the challenge of CEMAC (Economic Community of Central African States).
Rwanda assembly begins, at the rate of 1,000 a year, with Polo and Passat. Capacity for 5,000 units is planned
Rwanda assembly begins, at the rate of 1,000 a year, with Polo and Passat. Capacity for 5,000 units is planned
Volkswagen has launched integrated mobility in Rwanda which includes local vehicle assembly, mobility services and a sales and service retail outlet called CFAO Volkswagen Rwanda.
Kenya has positioned itself as one of the most prominent startup destinations in Africa.
With the rise of innovation hubs and accelerator programs in Kenya, there has been great growth for entrepreneurs with over 600 hundred start-ups in the country.
Access to internet and a great education system are also some contributors to the increase in startups and innovation.
The World Bank said sub-Saharan Africa’s economy growth was projected to reach 3.1 percent in 2018, and an average of 3.6 percent between 2019 and 2020.
Addis Ababa — Information technology is being utilised more than ever to improve agriculture in East Africa.
The world talks a lot about the digital revolution, but few connect it to the coming agriculture revolution, especially in Africa. Digital solutions have huge potential for helping farmers boost productivity and connect to financial tools and markets around the world.