The Second Edition of the Feed Africa Summit has kicked off in Senegal’s capital Dakar, with 18 Heads of State from the continent in attendance.
The three-day summit is being hosted by Sengalese President Marky Sall who is also the AU chairperson, with the African Development Bank Group coming in as co-hosts.
Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa is attending the summit together with Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Lands, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr Anxious Masuka the Minister of Foreign Affair and International Trade, Ambassador Frederick Shava, and other senior Government officials.
Later today, President Mnangagwa will present on Zimbabwe’s vision for food and agriculture transformation as well as Zimbabwe’s food and agriculture delivery compacts.
The three-day Feed Africa Summit is in its Second Edition, focusing on laying out action-driven discourse on how heads of state would mobilise government resources and leverage development partners and private sector financing to harness Africa’s food and agriculture potential and turn advocacy efforts into concrete actions.