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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2023 Summit

Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation

Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

September 5 to 8, 2023

  • 7:00 – 11:00 am (Africa/Nairobi)
  • 12:00 – 4:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 9:30 – 1:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2023 Summit. This year’s theme “Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation,” focuses on building back better food systems and food sovereignty with youth and women at the center. The theme identifies three steps needed to achieve this transformation: Recovery, Regenerate, and Act.

| Day 1: September 5, 2023 |

Plenary Session | Opening Ceremony: Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation | Sequence 1: The Africa Agriculture Status Report AASR | 9:00 – 11:00 AM (EAT)

  • Presentation of the Report: John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

| Day 3: September 7, 2023 |

Policy Symposium: Local Procurement to Catalyze Food Systems Transformation | 9:00 – 10:30 AM (EAT)

  • Panel Discussion 1: Arun Baral, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), HarvestPlus

| Day 4: September 8, 2023 |

Partner Event | The CAADP Biennial Review Process: Promoting Data Use, Diversity, and Inclusion| 7:00 – 9:00 AM (EAT) 

  • Speaker: Samuel Benin, Deputy Director, Africa Office, IFPRI

Partner Event | One Health for Food Systems Transformation | 7:00 – 9:00 AM (EAT) 

  • Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion: Johan Swinnen, Director General IFPRI; CGIAR Managing Director Systems Transformation Science Group

Plenary Session | Journey Towards COP28 – Roundtable 1: Food Systems into National Plans and Implementation Mechanisms | 9:30 – 11:00 AM (EAT) 

  • Panelist: Johan Swinnen, Director General IFPRI; CGIAR Managing Director Systems Transformation Science Group