Published 16 Sep,2020 via The Nation - Africa hosted the virtual summit of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda, where participants, who included government representatives, exchanged ideas on how to boost food production. DANIEL ESSIET reports.
Participants from United States, Europe, and African Union (AU) at virtual conference of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) held in Kigali, Rwanda have called for measures to increase food production and across borders in the short and long term.
The AGRF is a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that will move African agriculture forward.They stressed that it was critical member states of Africa Union (AU) strengthened their food systems to help the agricultural sector recover from the impact of COVID-19 through initiatives focused on innovation, financing, technology, partnerships and new levels of regional and global collaboration and information sharing.
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