Closing Remarks for the 2010 African Green Revolution Forum - Kofi Annan

Let me start by thanking the government of Ghana for the excellent support and generous hospitality they have accorded to this first-ever African Green Revolution Forum. Let me thank my dear friend, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo for joining us. I also wish to express my deep appreciation to Prime Minister Peter Pinda of the Republic of Tanzania.

The 2010 Technology and Innovation Report by UNCTAD

Global Trust Fund Launched to Support Small Farmers

Kofi Annan- Video Address to GCARD 2010

Mozambique: Agra Launches Soil Management Programme

AGRA launched in Maputo on Thursday 2 October 2009, the "Programme for Integrated Soil Management" aimed at improving production among 20,000 farmers in the fertile province of Nampula and Zambezia.

AGRA Grantees Meet in Mali to Strengthen African Seed Systems

Agricultural scientists, entrepreneurs, farmers’ organizations and governments from 20 countries gathered in Bamako, Mali, on 5 October 2009 for a continent-wide conference sponsored by AGRA’s Program for African Seed Systems (PASS). They shared news on progress and set plans to accelerate a major effort to develop and deploy higher-yielding, drought and disease-resistant crop varieties of Africa’s most important food crops.

A Policy Forum on the Wings of the World Economic Forum

Just ahead of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, African Monitor partnered with AGRA and others to host a policy forum to bring attention to home-grown, practical solutions to combating poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. June 9, 2009.

AGRA Delegation Attends Annual CGIAR Meeting in Maputo

An AGRA delegation led by Dr Namanga Ngongi, President, attended the annual meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) at Maputo, Mozambique, during the first week of December.

Green Revolution in Africa Conference, Oslo

The third annual Africa Green Revolution Conference was held in Oslo, Norway, 27-29 August. The theme of this year’s conference, An Alliance for Action, was most appropriate for an organisation like AGRA, which promotes strategic alliances for improving productivity and profitability of small-scale farms throughout the continent.

Private Sector Forum on African Agricultural Development [Français]

During the High-Level Conference on World Food Security, held 3-5 June 2008, Mr. Kofi A. Annan, chaired a Private Sector Forum that sought concrete action from industry to help ensure food security and spur African agricultural development.

Panel Discussion at the European Union-African Union Summit in Lisbon, Portugal: Partnerships for an African Green Revolution

Side event hosted by Kofi Annan, Chairman of the Board of AGRA