African countries to define regional agrifood systems priorities
More than 50 African countries will come together at the 32nd Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) to define regional priorities in agrifood systems transformation.
The four-day conference, scheduled from 11 to 14 April, will be held as a hybrid event, both at the Sipopo Conference Centre in Malabo and online with participants joining via videoconferencing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Agriculture ministers and other government officials from across Africa will join civil society groups, private sector representatives, development partners and observer member countries for the conference.
The meeting comes as 250 million people in Africa do not have enough food to eat each day, close to a billion people in Africa cannot afford nutritious food, and countries continue to grapple with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating countries will share best practices and explore partnerships and opportunities for innovation and digital technologies to transform agri-food systems, address food insecurity and climate change, and face other major challenges in the region.
The Regional Conference is FAO’s highest governing body in Africa.
