Nairobi, Kenya, 22 MAY 2026: AGRA welcomes the historic adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution A/80/L.65 on 20 May 2026, recognising that states have legal duties to address the profound human rights crisis posed by climate change, as set forth in the 2025 International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion. The resolution passed with 141 votes in favour and calls on member states to meet their existing obligations to climate justice under international law and multilateral frameworks.

This is a moment that developing countries and Africa in particular have long advocated for. Africa’s smallholder farmers feed over half the continent’s population yet are among the least responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis. That they bear the heaviest burden of its consequences is not an accident of geography it is a profound injustice. This injustice is not abstract. It directly erodes farmer incomes, threatens livelihoods, and undermines Africa’s path to shared prosperity.

The ICJ ruled that harming the climate by increasing fossil fuel production may constitute an “international wrongful act,” reinforcing what has been clear on the ground for decades: the world’s most vulnerable communities are paying the price for decisions made elsewhere. This is not a charity issue. It is a matter of legal and moral responsibility.

Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA said, “Climate finance must reflect this reality. Today, less than 5% of global climate adaptation finance reaches smallholder farmers, the very people facing income shocks from erratic rainfall, prolonged drought, and soil degradation. The overwhelming share of climate finance continues to flow toward mitigation in wealthier economies, leaving adaptation needs in Africa chronically underfunded. This imbalance must be corrected as a matter of justice, not goodwill.”

AGRA calls on the international community to ensure that the implementation of this resolution is:

• Country-specific and context-driven tailored to each nation’s unique agricultural, ecological, and social realities, not driven by one-size-fits-all global frameworks;
• Farmer-centred, with direct, accessible finance and technical support reaching smallholder farmers as primary actors in climate adaptation and food security;
• Accountable, with transparent mechanisms that ensure climate commitments translate into measurable outcomes for the most affected communities.

This resolution brings renewed momentum toward ensuring accountability for climate-driven human rights harms and protecting present and future generations. AGRA is committed to supporting its implementation working with governments, development partners, and farming communities across Africa to translate this legal milestone into tangible gains in farmer incomes, resilience, and prosperity on the ground.

ENDS

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About AGRA

AGRA is a proudly pan African institution focused on scaling agricultural innovations that help smallholder farmers towards increased incomes, better livelihoods, and improved food security. Since 2006, AGRA has worked with its partners, governments, non-governmental organisations, private sector businesses, and more; to deliver a set of proven solutions to smallholder farmers and indigenous African agricultural enterprises. These partnerships work to inclusively transform agri food systems, enabling smallholder farmers to prosper.

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• Ecobank Group and AGRA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a high-level cooperation framework to promote sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural growth across the continent.
• The partnership focuses on de-risking agricultural lending through blended finance, risk-sharing facilities, and tailored financial products designed for agribusiness SMEs and smallholder farmers.
• The collaboration will specifically target women- and youth-led agribusinesses by aligning Ecobank’s Ellevate initiative with AGRA’s Value4HER and YEFFA programs.

Ecobank Group and AGRA today announced a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Africa’s agricultural ecosystem. Signed during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on May 11, this MoU brings together Ecobank’s extensive pan-African banking network and AGRA’s deep expertise in agricultural transformation to improve access to finance for agribusinesses, farmer organisations, and key value-chain actors.

Recognising that agriculture is the backbone of the African economy, the two institutions are combining their strengths to address the critical challenges of agricultural financing, commercialisation, and climate resilience. 

Anup Suri, Group Executive Commercial and Consumer Banking Ecobank Group stated:

“To transform Africa’s economy, we must treat agriculture as a high-growth commercial sector rather than a subsistence activity. Through this strategic alliance with AGRA, Ecobank is unlocking the massive capital required to scale agribusinesses across the continent. We are de-risking the sector, backing women and youth entrepreneurs, and building a resilient food system that will power Africa’s next decade of growth.”

Alice Ruhweza, President – AGRA added:

“Agriculture is not one sector among many for Africa; it is the foundation on which the continent’s entire development agenda rests. As African leaders advance the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) strategy for the decade ahead, this partnership with Ecobank translates that ambition into action. AGRA, working with its partners, has over the last twenty years established evidence, value chain knowledge, and on-the-ground insight into the opportunities for women and young people to build agribusinesses that thrive. Pairing that expertise with Ecobank’s reach and capabilities is how we make the case, credibly and concretely, that African food systems are one of the most compelling opportunities of our time.”

A comprehensive framework for agricultural transformation

The partnership is built on several strategic pillars designed to catalyse long-term impact across the agricultural sector.

Ecobank will develop and deploy tailored financial solutions, including working capital, asset finance, and trade finance. To overcome traditional barriers to agricultural lending, the partners will collaborate on structuring risk-sharing facilities, guarantees, and blended finance mechanisms. AGRA will provide catalytic funding support, beneficiary mobilisation, and technical assistance to enhance the financial literacy, governance, and investment readiness of agribusiness SMEs and cooperatives.

Placing a strong emphasis on empowering marginalised groups, the partnership links Ecobank’s Ellevate program with AGRA’s Value4HER (women in agribusiness) and YEFFA (youth entrepreneurship) initiatives to increase targeted financing and capacity-building for women- and youth-led enterprises.

As climate change increasingly impacts food systems, the collaboration will actively promote sustainable land use and mobilise green financing instruments to support climate-resilient agri-solutions.

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• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated : Christiane Bossom ; groupcorporatecomms@ecobank.com
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About Ecobank Group

Ecobank Group is the leading private pan-African banking group with unrivalled African expertise. Present in 34 sub-Saharan African countries, as well as France, the UK, UAE and China, its unique pan-African platform provides a single gateway for payments, cash management, trade and investment. The Group employs over 14,000 people and offers Consumer, Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking products, services and solutions across multiple channels, including digital, to over 32 million customers. For further information, please visit www.ecobank.com

About AGRA

AGRA is an African-led institution that has been driving inclusive agriculture transformation across the continent since 2006. Working with governments, private sector actors and development partners, AGRA unlocks system-level change so that smallholder farmers can increase incomes, build resilient livelihoods and strengthen food security. For more information, please visit www.agra.org

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 14, 2026

AGRA today marked its 20th anniversary with a high-level convening in Addis Ababa, using the milestone to call for sharper focus on scaling practical solutions that improve farmer incomes, strengthen resilient food systems, deepen investable markets, and advance inclusive agricultural transformation across Africa.

Held as part of AGRA’s Board Retreat in Ethiopia, the AGRA@20 event brought together board members, government representatives, development partners, private sector actors, and research institutions for a forward-looking dialogue on Africa’s agricultural future, with Ethiopia as a key point of focus.

The event was anchored around the message that When farmers prosper, Africa prospers. AGRA said the anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on what two decades have taught, listen to country realities and stakeholder voices, and share a more disciplined agenda for the decade ahead.

“As we mark twenty years of AGRA, this is a moment to reflect on our founding vision, and to ask ourselves, with honesty, where Africa’s smallholder farmers stand today, and what that means for Africa’s economies, especially amid heightened global disruptions” said Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA. “The next phase must be about scaling what works for farmers through stronger systems, deeper partnerships, and practical solutions that build resilience, expand opportunity, and support inclusive growth.”

The Addis convening has highlighted agriculture as a pillar of Africa’s economic and climate future. Discussions focused on the need for stronger policy leadership, market systems, finance, and innovation that place smallholder farmers at the center of transformation.

AGRA said its first 20 years have generated proof points, partnerships, and practical lessons that now offer a strong foundation for scale. The agency is marking this milestone year as one of reflection, listening, and sharing, aimed at strengthening delivery discipline and deepening public understanding of AGRA’s role as an African-led institution working to support smallholder farmers.

The Addis event opens a week of engagements in Ethiopia. In Hawassa, AGRA’s Board of Directors will hold formal board sessions, review Ethiopia’s country programme in depth, and undertake a field visit to better connect institutional strategy to farmer realities, local systems, and delivery lessons.

“Ethiopia is a clear example of how this translation works in practice. Agriculture is the backbone of the economy-contributing over 30 percent of GDP, employing most of the population, and driving export earnings,” said AGRA Board Chair Hailemariam Dessalegn. He noted that extension systems have reached more than 645,000 farmers; digital e-vouchers have provided inputs to over 900,000; more than 159,000 metric tonnes of grain have been commercialized through market linkages; and over 240,000 farmers have adopted improved seeds, boosting productivity and value.”

The week will conclude with the opening of AGRA’s Ethiopia office at the ILRI campus, signaling AGRA’s continued commitment to partnership and long-term presence in the country.

The officials noted that in the next chapter of its work, AGRA will continue working with governments, private sector actors, development partners, research institutions, and farming communities to help build food systems that are more productive, more resilient, more investable, and more inclusive.

COMMUNIQUÉ

Communiqué of the Permanent Secretaries’ Retreat on Agrifood Systems Transformation

Limuru, Kenya
26 – 27 March 2026

Preamble

1. We, the Permanent Secretaries, and senior government representatives from over fourteen African countries, convened in Limuru, Kenya, from 26 to 27 March 2026, under the auspices of AGRA. The retreat brought together policymakers, technical experts, and partners to take stock of progress, share country experiences, and identify actionable pathways to strengthen delivery systems that drive inclusive, resilient, and market-oriented agri-food system transformation.
2. We recognize the critical role that agriculture and food systems play in advancing food security, economic growth, job creation, and resilience across the continent.
3. We acknowledge that notable progress has been made in the development of national and continental agricultural strategies and investments. However, we recognize that there are still significant binding constraints facing the sector to accelerate effective implementations of agrifood systems transformation plans.
4. We understand that there should be a shift from strategy to delivery to drive agrifood system strategies and/or national investment plans in focused, coordinated, and aligned manners to bring about maximum impacts.

Opening Reflections

1. In her opening remarks, the President of AGRA emphasized that the central challenge facing African agriculture is execution, noting that the gap is not in what has been written, rather in what has been financed, coordinated, and delivered at scale.
2. She further underscored that agricultural transformation depends on systems working together across policy, markets, finance, and institutions, and reaffirmed that “when farmers prosper, Africa prospers.”
3. In remarks delivered on his behalf, the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Agriculture of the Republic of Kenya welcomed delegates and reaffirmed the Government of Kenya’s commitment to agricultural transformation through coordinated policy, investment, and partnerships.
4. He highlighted Kenya’s Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy as a roadmap for building a modern, commercial, and climate-resilient agricultural sector, and emphasized the importance of partnerships, innovation, and government-led execution in achieving these objectives.

Key Areas of Discussion
Peer-to-Peer Learnings and Exchanges

1. We recognize the value of peer-to-peer engagement as a mechanism for accelerating delivery and strengthening implementation across countries.
2. We note that the exchange of experiences across fourteen countries enabled the identification of practical approaches and different delivery models that can be adapted and scaled across different national contexts.
3. We highlight examples of country-led approaches, including:
   • National programs anchored in high-level political will and leadership commitments to have coordinated delivery structures.
   • Value chain approaches that align production with processing and market demand
   • Institutional models that strengthen coordination, data use, and implementation
4. We further note specific examples shared during the panel discussions, including:

• • Sierra Leone: The Feed Salone Program, which demonstrates how high-level political leadership, whole-of-government coordination, and structured delivery mechanisms can translate national priorities into measurable outcomes across production, infrastructure, and value chains.
  • Nigeria: The domestic rice strategy, which illustrates how aligning processing capacity and consumption patterns with production systems can stimulate local supply, reduce import dependence, and strengthen food sovereignty.
  • Ethiopia: The role of ATI in strengthening coordination, providing technical backstopping, and supporting systemic project implementation such as the agricultural commercialization cluster through data-driven planning, value chain alignment, and institutional support to government systems.

Cross-Country Approaches and Convergence

1. We acknowledge that while national contexts differ, there is increasing convergence on key principles required for effective delivery of agrifood systems transformation agenda.
2. We recognize that successful approaches share common features, including:
   • Clear prioritization of value chains
   • Strong coordination across government institutions
   • Alignment between policy, financing, and delivery
   • Integration of public and private sector actors
3. We encourage continued exchange of best practices and structured collaboration across countries to share lessons, strengthen implementation, and minimize duplication of efforts. Food Corridors and Regional Integration
4. We recognize the potential of regional approaches such as the food corridors to address structural inefficiencies in production, trade, and market systems.
5. We note that food corridor development provides a framework to:
   • Link production zones to consumption centers
   • Enable regional specialization based on comparative advantage
   • Strengthen intra-African trade
   • Unlock investment across value chains
6. We emphasize that the successful implementation of corridor-based approach requires coordination across multiple government ministries, including agriculture, trade, infrastructure and finance; alignment with regional frameworks, and investment in infrastructure, logistics, and market systems.

Strengthening Government and Private Sector Trust

1. We recognize the central role of the private sector in driving agricultural transformation, particularly in production, processing, logistics, and trade.
2. We note that effective agrifood systems require coordinated participation across the value chain, including producers, traders, processors, service providers, and financial institutions.
3. We emphasize that governments play critical roles in creating and fostering enabling environments to support private sector participation, including:
   1. • Transparent and predictable policy frameworks
      • Clear regulatory systems and standards
      • Structured platforms for dialogue and engagement
      • Access to data and market information
4. We acknowledge that organized private sector platforms strengthen the ability of governments to engage stakeholders, design effective policies, and support implementation of agrifood system transformation agenda.

Countries Key Messages, Takeaways and Commitments

1. We note the reflections presented by participating countries, reflecting national priorities and approaches to advancing agrifood systems transformation.

• • Tanzania: Emphasized the importance of integrated planning and strengthened delivery systems, including reinforcing the Agricultural Transformation Office’s (ATO) capability and seed systems. Highlighted the need to align national strategies and accelerate
    implementation of growth corridors and climate-resilient agriculture.
  • Zambia: Highlighted the importance of deeper private sector engagement and stronger coordination between government and partners, including positioning AGRA more centrally in delivery systems. Reflected on the value of peer learning, particularly on mechanization and agricultural financing models.
  • Uganda: Emphasized the critical role of agricultural finance and the need for more demand- driven and decentralized approaches. Highlighted the importance of joint programming and more direct implementation to improve delivery outcomes.
  • Mozambique: Underscored the need for capacity strengthening, youth employment, and a more enabling environment for private sector participation. Highlighted expectations for AGRA to play a stronger technical, convening, and catalytic role, particularly in data systems, digitalization, and trade.
  • Rwanda: Reflected on progress in seed systems, youth programming, and data systems, and emphasized the importance of stronger coordination across partners. Highlighted the need for resource mobilization and more integrated approaches to reduce duplication and enhance delivery.
  • Somalia: Emphasized the importance of strong leadership and institutional capacity as foundations for agricultural transformation. Highlighted priorities around policy development, implementation support to livestock sector, national investment planning, and improved access to finance.
  • Mali: Highlighted alignment of current investments with national priorities and the importance of private sector participation, including contract farming models. Emphasized the need for stronger data systems and institutional delivery mechanisms such as an ATO.
  • Burkina Faso: Emphasized the importance of sectoral and multi-sectoral coordination, alongside private sector participation and infrastructure development. Highlighted priorities around soil health, irrigation systems, data systems, and strengthening delivery institutions.
  • Sierra Leone: Emphasized the importance of sustained high-level political will and commitment, strong coordination and leadership, and public-private collaboration to deliver agrifood system transformation. Highlighted the need to strengthen data systems, institutional capacity, and governance frameworks to support effective implementation.
  • Ethiopia: Highlighted the importance of focused, catalytic interventions and lessons from cluster-based approaches and digital advisory systems. Emphasized the need for stronger agricultural financing models and increased attention to climate financing for smallholder farmers.
  • Malawi: Reflected on progress in strengthening seed systems and regulatory frameworks, including the establishment of a Seed Commission. Highlighted priorities around private sector engagement, technical advisory support, and strengthening institutional delivery structures. Requested the strengthen the institutional delivery capacity of the sector through have the ATO model.
  • Senegal: Highlighted readiness to expand engagement following the Host CountryAgreement and emphasized the importance of scaling program delivery. Underscored the value of structured peer learning and cross-country exchange.
  • Nigeria: Emphasized the role of Permanent Secretaries as key drivers of transformation and the importance of sustained political commitment. Highlighted the need for more decentralized implementation at a state level and the need for stronger integration of nutrition within agricultural programming.
  • Kenya: Strengthen a whole-of-system approach to agricultural transformation, integrating inputs, irrigation, markets, finance, and infrastructure into a coordinated delivery ecosystem. Leverage AGRA’s technical and data capabilities to institutionalize data-driven decision-making, strengthening accountability, targeting, and performance tracking across the agricultural sector using KIAMIS.

Conclusion

1. 1. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening implementation capabilities to accelerate effective delivery of agrifood system transformation priorities across our respective countries.
   2. We emphasize the importance of continued collaboration, peer learning, and coordinated action to address shared challenges and opportunities.
   3. We recognize that achieving meaningful transformation will require leadership commitments and political will with robust governance and coordination mechanisms across government systems, strong partnerships with the private sector, and alignment with regional frameworks.
   4. Cognizant of the shift from strategy to delivery, we commit to exert maximum efforts to accelerate implementations of our respective agrifood system strategies and/or national investment plans in a focused, coordinated, and aligned manner for maximum impacts to transform the lives of smallholder farmers. We further commit to advancing practical, country- led approaches that translate policy into results for farmers, and the entire market systems.
   5. Finally, we encourage AGRA to organize similar PS leadership retreat annually besides participating at the African Food Systems Forum (AFSF).

Participation

The Retreat was attended by Permanent Secretaries and senior government representatives from the following countries:

1. 1. Burkina Faso
   2. Ethiopia
   3. Kenya
   4. Malawi
   5. Mali
   6. Mozambique
   7. Nigeria
   8. Senegal
   9. Sierra Leone
   10. Somalia
   11. Rwanda
   12. Tanzania
   13. Uganda
   14. Zambia

The Retreat also included participation from other partners, technical institutions, and private sector representatives supporting agrifood systems transformation across the continent.

Limuru, Kenya Monday 30 March 2026 – Senior government officials from across Africa have issued a clear call to action: the future of the continent’s agrifood systems depends on delivery, not further policy design.

Meeting in Limuru, Kenya, Permanent Secretaries from ministries of agriculture urged governments to move decisively from strategy formulation to execution, warning that persistent implementation gaps are slowing progress on reducing hunger, and farmers ability to adapt to challenges including economic downturns, market fluctuations and environmental changes to realise their desired prosperity.

Hosted by AGRA in partnership with the Government of Kenya under the theme “Delivering CAADP 2026–2035: From Commitment to GovernmentLed Execution and Delivery, the meeting convened Permanent Secretaries, policymakers, and technical partners from AGRA focus countries-Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Somalia also participated as a non AGRA focus member country, underscoring the breadth of shared challenges and the growing continental momentum to advance agrifood systems through coordinated action.

Speaking while opening the forum, Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA, emphasized that Africa’s agricultural challenge is no longer about policy design, but about delivery.

“The problem is not policy or strategy. It is policy and strategy implementation. Too often, well designed policies and strategies lack the financing, coordination, and institutional alignment required to translate them into tangible outcomes for farmers,” she said.

With AGRA marking its 20th anniversary this year, Ruhweza highlighted the organization’s evolving role as a partner in enabling execution at scale, rather than as a driver of policy reform and strategy development and called for stronger alignment between financing and policy ambition, improved institutional coordination, and deeper engagement with technical partners, the private sector, and regional actors.

The retreat came at a critical moment when African countries are working to operationalize the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) 2026–2035 framework, which prioritizes food security, resilience, and inclusive agrifood system transformation.

In his opening address, Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh, Principal Secretary in Kenya’s State Department for Agriculture, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to agricultural transformation through governmentled execution and strong partnerships.

He highlighted Kenya’s Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS) as a blueprint for building a modern, commercial agricultural sector, with priorities including farmerfacing SMEs, irrigation expansion, access to quality inputs, value addition, and climate resilience.

“We are deliberately aligning Kenya’s agricultural transformation with the continent’s ‘BigBets’ by investing in climateresilient crops, restoring soil health, expanding irrigation in our most vulnerable regions, strengthening livestock systems, and harnessing digital technologies to put better decisions directly in the hands of farmers.”

Dr. Chizumba Shepande, Director, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia, underscored the central role of senior technocrats in delivery:

“As Permanent Secretaries, we sit at the centre of execution. Our responsibility is to ensure that national strategies are not only technically sound, but fully operationalized through coordinated institutions, aligned budgets, and clear accountability frameworks that deliver results on the ground.”

Ousman Mbaye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Senegal, emphasized the importance of collective learning and collaboration across countries:

“What is emerging across the continent is a shared recognition that no country needs to solve these challenges alone. Platforms like this retreat enable us to learn from each other, adapt proven approaches, and accelerate implementation at scale”, he said adding that shifting decisively from strategy to delivery while strengthening partnerships across government, the private sector, and development actors will enable the continent to unlock the full potential of its farmers and food systems.

Across the discussions, speakers stressed that underinvestment in agrifood systems represents a major missed economic opportunity for African economies, limiting job creation, trade, and resilience. The twoday retreat was designed to foster candid dialogue, crosscountry learning, and practical solutions to accelerate implementation with participants identifying key bottlenecks in financing, coordination, and delivery systems, while clarifying the role of partnerships in bridging these gaps.

The meeting also reinforced a shared vision for Africa’s food future; one that goes beyond production to building resilient, marketdriven systems that create jobs, empower youth, and improve livelihoods.

It concluded with reflections grounded in national priorities and country experiences and emphasized strengthening delivery systems through mechanisms such as Agricultural Transformation Offices, improved data use and coordination, and the scaling of practical approaches including mechanization, seed systems, and value chain integration.

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The AfCFTA Secretariat and AGRA Seal New Partnership to Fast-Track Intra-African Trade and Agricultural Growth

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Monday, February 16, 2026. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and AGRA have reinforced their strategic partnership to accelerate intra-African trade, positioning agriculture as a central engine of farmer prosperity, value addition, and regional food security.

At a high-level event on the 14^th of February on the margins of the 39^th African Union Summit, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA, formalised this commitment through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding marking a new phase of cooperation with a strong focus on translating the AfCFTA legal framework into practical outcomes for African agricultural markets.

The partnership comes at a pivotal moment as Africa advances implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement. With 50 countries having ratified the Agreement, attention shifts from legal commitment to practical implementation, particularly in agriculture. “The AfCFTA offers Africa a historic opportunity to shift from exporting raw commodities to building regional value chains that create jobs, raise farmer incomes and strengthen food security,” said H.E. Wamkele Mene. “Our partnership with AGRA is about moving from ambition to execution, ensuring that agricultural trade delivers tangible benefits for producers, processors and consumers across the continent.”

Through the AfCFTA Agri-Trade Action Plan, which proposes several interventions, including, among others, reducing non-tariff barriers, improving trade facilitation, promoting value addition and mobilising investment in regional agricultural value chains, the collaboration will advance agricultural trade under AfCFTA.

“Trade will not transform Africa’s food systems unless farmers and agri-enterprises are able to produce competitively, meet international quality standards, and connect to reliable markets,” said Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA. “This partnership is about making intra-African food trade work in practice—linking policy to delivery so that agriculture becomes a driver of inclusive growth, resilience and shared prosperity.”

Together, the AfCFTA Secretariat and AGRA will drive this partnership toward practical, farmer-centred action, enabling agriculture to fully leverage integrated African markets and deliver inclusive growth, resilience, and shared prosperity across the continent.

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About AGRA

AGRA is a proudly African-led institution focused on scaling agricultural innovations that help smallholder farmers towards increased incomes, better livelihoods, and improved food security. Since 2006, AGRA has worked with its partners, governments, non-governmental organizations, private sector businesses, and more; to deliver a set of proven solutions to smallholder farmers and indigenous African agricultural enterprises. AGRA catalyzes and sustains an inclusive agricultural transformation aimed at increasing incomes and enhancing food security in 12 countries.

For more information, visit agra.org

About the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

The African Continental Free Trade Area, established in 2018, aims to create a single market for goods and services across Africa, promote economic integration among African Union Member States, and significantly increase intra-African trade to support sustainable development.