The Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 will be held from September 2-6, 2024, in Kigali Rwanda. The Africa Food Systems Forum is the world’s largest annual summit on agriculture and food systems on the continent. The BKMC will organize two Side Events.

1- Climate Smart Finance to Boost Resilience – AD11, Livestream

On September 2nd, at 3 PM CAT at the Auditorium Club, the session “Climate Smart Finance to Boost Resilience” organized by the BKMC, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), CGIAR, IFAD, ADA and Varaha will shed light on the innovative solutions to improve access to climate finance. Both scientific and farmer voices will be heard to ground discussions with descriptions of the real and urgent needs for finance to support the resilience of agri-food systems.

2- Meaningful Youth Engagement in Agri-Preneurship – Youth Dome 

On September 2nd, at 3 PM CAT, at the Youth Dome, the “Meaningful Youth Engagement in Agri-Preneurship” session organized by the BKMC, SNV, AGRA, Netherlands Food Partnership, Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity, Action on Food and YPARD, will feature stories of youth from the agri-food sector on how climate impacts on Africa’s agricultural sector can be addressed through locally-led adaptation initiatives.