AFSF Side Event “Food Systems Transformation – Emerging Insights from Mega Initiatives”

This video features the recording of the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) side event titled “Food Systems Transformation – Emerging Insights from Mega Initiatives.”

・Event Date: September 2, 2024
・Location: Kigali, Rwanda
・Organizer: Sasakawa Africa Association

This side event reflects on the lessons learned from key interventions such as the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)-funded Kano Agropastoral Development Project, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) projects, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System Project, Phase 2, Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), African Development Bank projects, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) projects in Nigeria, and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) projects.

◆Event Program

-Welcome Remarks: Makoto Kitanaka, President, Sasakawa Africa Association
-Opening Remarks: Abba Yusuf Kabir, Executive Governor of Kano State, Nigeria
-Framing Presentation: Godwin Atser, Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association
-Panel Discussion: "Food Systems Transformation: Emerging Insights from Mega Initiatives"
Panelists:
Rufus Idris, AGRA Nigeria Country Director
Mel Oluoch, Director for Strategic Partnerships, Sasakawa Africa Association
Lateef Sanni, Project Manager, BASICS-II Solomon
Assefa Gizaw, Head of TAAT ClearingHouse
Abdulrasheed Hamisu Kofarmata, Project Coordinator, KSADP/SAA
-Q&A Sessions
-Goodwill Messages:
Lawrence Kent, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Biola Kazeem Badmos, Senior Agriculture & Food Security Specialist, Economic & Social Infrastructure, Global Practice and Partnership Directorate, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
-Closing Remarks: Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Moderator: Ms. Ethiopia Tadesse, Head of Communication & Advocacy, Sasakawa Africa Association