Global leaders brainstorming in Rwanda on African food security

World leaders and partners in agricultural productivity have yesterday started a conference to address salient challenges confronting food system commercialization and sustainability in Africa.

The conference holding in Kigali, Rwanda may have started Thursday 29th, July, 2024 according to the press release made available to us which promises to address critical areas negatively affecting agricultural productivity and sustainability in the African food system.

The full text of the conference announcement made available read thus " The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) announce the second edition of the Science Partnerships for Agriculture Conference (SPAC), a congregation of global leaders and partners in agriculture, seeking to address pertinent issues affecting agricultural productivity and sustainability in Africa.

The 2024 edition of the Science Partnerships for Agriculture Conference (SPAC2024) is set to take place from July 29 to July 31, 2024, at the Lemigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. This year’s conference promises to be a landmark event, featuring an array of critical convenings that will address strengthening agricultural research and technology innovation, and develop “Partnerships for food system transition under climate change, soil health, and the biodiversity crisis in African agriculture.

SPAC2024 will host the Third Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Conference, the Fourth Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Conference, the Scaling and Futures Meetings, Policy and Partnerships workshops, the DeSira Connect Conference and a Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) Technical Workshop on Climate Change and Soil Health, among other side events as part of SPAC2024 proceedings.

SPAC2024 will offer the unparalleled opportunity to engage high-level individuals in African and European agriculture and address emerging issues that significantly impact the African continent. The main conferences at SPAC2024 will provide essential technical and policy information through various engagements"