Agricultural Value Chain Finance

Value chain financing in agriculture offers an opportunity to increase the scope, and reduce the cost and risk of financing to agriculture.  It is a tool used by financial institutions to tailor their services and products to one or more points in a value chain in order to reduce their risk and cost of financing, and increase the efficiency of the value chain as a whole. 

The Untapped Market -Women in Agriculture

This session will focus on innovative financing and how it will contribute to gender equality and empowerment across the continent

The Untapped Market -Youth in Agriculture

As the fastest growing population segment in the continent, youth engagement in agriculture is necessary and crucial.  This means that their engagement will not only bring about the strategic shift needed to secure a sustainable agricultural sector in the continent, but will cure the perennial   unemployment dilemma that have lingered in the continent.

An Overview of Africa Agriculture Trade

Agri trade between African countries expected to grow by 33%.  This session will give a regional overview of markets, commodities and the preparedness necessary to boost agri trade in the continent and beyond

Digitalization- Accelerating Digital Innovation

Digital solutions have huge potential for helping farmers boost productivity and connect to financial tools and markets around the world. Combining big data and digital technology will change the way of doing agribusiness & transform agriculture with great benefits for smallholders.

Investing in High Yields

This session will provide lively discussions between scientists, researchers and policy makers on solutions for a topic where “the jury is still out” in many jurisdictions in the continent. This plenary session will discuss opportunities to balance current trends that are prioritizing high yields and affordability for all vs sustainability & safety.

Rural and Agricultural Finance: Current Status and Recent Trends

Many rural and agricultural households lack access to financial products and services that would allow them to build assets, invest in technology, increase productivity, and cope with shocks such as droughts.  The how of attracting much needed capital to rural areas will be the focus of this session.

Value Addition -Processing and marketing of farm produce,

This session will address ways farmers especially the small scale ones who form huge % of the farming population in the continent, can engage in Real Value Creation. How will that look like for each of the stakeholder

Innovative Climate Smart Agriculture CSA

This session will seek to hear from industry experts on how  to increase the uptake of CSA practices by all the stakeholders- farmers, researchers, business leaders, financiers, policy makers and NGOs

Innovative farmer management-Unlocking Agribusiness Initiatives and skills

This session will explore on business Initiatives and skills put in place to enable farmers to think like business people