AGRF closes with concrete outcomes to transform African agriculture Accra, Ghana, 4 September 2010 – A series of outcomes from the inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has moved a united Africa forward in the quest to transform agriculture and tackle food security. Closing the forum in Accra, Ghana, AGRF Chair, Kofi Annan, praised the [...]
Read More African, agrf, ahead, concreteA group of senior African parliamentarians has supported former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s call to action at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF). “The AGRF is the most bold and holistic approach to getting Africa’s agriculture really on course,” said Dr Alhassan Ahmed Yakubu, Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and Cocoa Affairs, in [...]
Read More agricultural, initiative, Parliament, parliamentaryAccra, Ghana, 2 September 2010 – Former UN Secretary-General Mr Kofi A Annan was awarded the Borlaug Medallion by the World Food Prize Foundation today in recognition of his global leadership and commitment to improving food security in Africa. Annan, who is chairman of the board for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa [...]
Read More Africa, ghana, SeptemberAccra, Ghana, 2 September 2010 – International leaders today expressed their commitment to transforming agriculture in Africa while opening the inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana. The AGRF, chaired by former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is being held for the first time in Africa. With more than [...]
Read More Africa, agricultural, private6 May 2010, World Economic Forum, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The partners behind the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) announced today that Ghana will host the first Africa-based Forum in Accra from 1 – 4 September 2010. This new initiative seeks to catalyze investments and increased cooperation to drive development of African agriculture. Behind [...]
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