Kofi Annan Calls for united effort to accelerate the African Green Revolution

In a communiqué issued to delegates at the end of the Forum, the moderators of breakout panel sessions published a series of concrete outcomes of the AGRF, including:

- empowerment of women throughout the agricultural chain by accelerating access to improved technology, finance and markets;

- backing for the Impact Investment Fund for African Agriculture to scale up access to finance by farmers and agri-businesses;

- investment for science, technology and research for food nutrition security;

- accelerated access to improved seed by promoting the entire value chain, including support for plant breeding, seed companies and seed distribution systems;

- improved fertilizer supply systems and more efficient fertilizer value chains;

- more inclusive business models linking agri-business, commercial farms and smallholder farmers;

- better water management;

- mixed crop livestock systems.