Harvesting Connections: Unveiling Strategies for Boosting Regional Food Trade in Africa with Daniel Njiwa

Episode #83  with Daniel Njiwa, who is Head of Regional Food Trade at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an international NGO established by Kofi Annan to drive the advancement of sustainable agriculture in Africa.

AGRA leads interventions in improving the predictability of the policy and regulatory environment while coordinating investments for market activation, allowing for inclusive and sustainable participation of small farmers in national and regional value chains. The organisation is an alliance led by Africans with roots in farming communities across the continent and puts smallholder farmers at the centre of the continent’s growing economy.

What We Discuss With Daniel

• What are some of the biggest challenges or barriers to regional food trade in Africa?
• How important is cross-border cooperation and collaboration among African countries in facilitating regional food trade?
• What role do SMEs play or contribute to food security and agricultural development in Africa?
• What policy changes or interventions are needed to further promote trade across African borders?
• In the last couple years, Africa has faced some extreme food security challenges as a consequence of the COVID pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. What have we learned from this?
• And much more…

Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes

Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Championing Change: Advancing African Women in Leadership, Business, Politics, and Advocacy With Francesca Uriri? Make sure to check it out!

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