Tanzania is set to host Africa’s Food Systems Forum organized by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the state house has announced, becoming the first country to host the summit since its rebranding.
The summit which is slated to take place in 2023 in Dar es Salaam brings together top leaders, thinkers and implementers in African food and agriculture.
A press statement issued by the State House quoted Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan telling participants of a high-level meeting hosted by AGRA on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC that:
“Tanzania looks forward to welcoming more than 3,000 VIPs, delegates, and new partners to the summits’ in-person activities in Dar es Salaam and thousands more through online engagement.”
President Samia said Tanzania will leverage the AGRF 2023 Summit in Dar es Salaam to share experiences on strategies to address the current global food security crisis while building more inclusive, equitable, sustainable and resilient food systems for the future.
She said her government has quadrupled allocation of financial resources to agriculture in fiscal year 2022/2023 to $411.2 million, up from $126.7 million in 2021/ 2022.
Tanzania will be the first country to host the AGRF summit since it was rebranded to Africa’s Food Systems Forum this year to highlight the ambition to move forward the transformation of Africa’s food system and sustain engagement year-round.
On other development, the former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, who is the Board Chair of AGRA and Chair of the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Partners Group, applauded Tanzania for playing a leading role in Africa’s food security.
