Recognising the pivotal function youths can play in shaping the way forward for agriculture, The Africa Meals Techniques (AFS) is actively courting younger expertise to drive progress and innovation within the sector.
To amplify the management of younger folks already driving Africa’s meals methods transformation whereas making it engaging for others, AFS in partnership with the Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture Meals Sovereignty and Livestock will collect over 6,000 meals methods leaders throughout the worldwide on the 19 version of the Africa Meals Techniques Discussion board (AFSF) in Senegal.
The convention themed ‘Africa’s Youth: Main Collaboration, Innovation, and Implementation of Africa’s Meals Techniques Transformation’, will mark Africa’s most important agriculture and food-systems second, hosted by a nation that’s budding with youthful innovation.
“With almost 60 p.c of Africa’s inhabitants beneath 25, youth are essentially the most potent power shaping the continent’s future. Senegal is due to this fact honoured to convene Africa’s most influential agriculture leaders and hope that this yr’s Discussion board will form coverage, funding, and innovation,” stated Mabouba Diagne, Senegal’s Minister of Agriculture Meals Sovereignty and Livestock in a press release.
“We welcome the world to Dakar and reinforce our perception that Africa can obtain meals resilience and sustainable methods,” he added.
In response to him, delegates from greater than 90 nations are anticipated to reach in Dakar, with participation from key worldwide establishments together with the Africa Union, UN companies and main growth establishments.
He famous that illustration will span private and non-private sectors, academia, NGOs, media, youth, ladies and farming communities.
He said that agriculture employs almost 69 p.c of Senegal’s labour power, contributing roughly 17 p.c of GDP, saying that as a Sahel nation, the nation has invested aggressively in irrigation, storage infrastructure, and resilient farming methods.
He stated that internet hosting the discussion board reinforces Senegal’s management in regional meals methods transformation.
Amath Pathe, managing director, Africa Meals Techniques Discussion board, stated that the convening is a catalyst for reaching youth and younger ladies in Africa to interact them as leaders, co-creators and motion builders.
“6,000 voices from the world over will converge in Senegal to alternate concepts and construct the way forward for meals methods and we will’t look forward to the impression this can have.”
“There’s a sturdy dedication from the federal government of Senegal to ship a excessive impactful occasion. Complete safety protocols, visa facilitation, superior logistics, multilingual interpretation, and protocol preparations are in place to make sure easy execution.”
The convention is schedule to carry in Dakar, Senegal in August, 2025. On-line registration for delegates is now open on the official AFS Discussion board web site by way of the hyperlink – https://afs-forum.org/summit/2025/.
