Deadline: November 20, 2021.

The Craving for Development presents a 4 day symposium with the theme: Leveraging Africa’s diverse potential for a breakthrough in AgroEcology.

The symposium will create a regional knowledge and partnership platform that helps better understand the power of youth involvement in Agriculture and the potential of innovation in agriculture in Africa.

TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED

The event will address the following topics:

1. Food sovereignty 

2. Agroecology

 3. Climate Smart Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture 

4. Livestock farming/Aquaculture and Apiculture 

5. Agroforestry and landscaping 

6. Agri Business and Agri-Processing 

7. Use of Technology and innovative tools in agriculture 

8. Agricultural Economics/Investments/Economic integration

 9. Access to Markets and Partnership Building

 10. Global Trends and Challenges in agriculture 

11. Leadership 

12. Wealth Creation

STAKES OF THE EVENT

• Global warming

• Agroforestry (Neem, Kaad and many others)

• Youth employability

• Capacity building of youth in agripreneurship

• Promoting the inspiration of young Africans by other successful Africans (role modeling

• Bringing technology to agriculture (bridging the digital gap)

• Access to African markets

• Innovation in agriculture

• Explaining agricultural value chains

• Private sector engagement in the agricultural sector

• Pan-African networking

• Wealth creation in the sector

SYMPOSIUM OUTCOME

Concrete actions that allow African youth to take advantage of the great opportunities in terms of agriculture, access to markets, partnerships and investments.

APPLICATION

Visit: http://tinyurl.com/rasw5vw3 to register for the event

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