AfrII CEO, Prof. George William Otim-Nape is among 16 selected delegates honored to speak and share his expert knowledge at the ongoing GCRF AgriFood Africa Programme virtual missions. The missions will highlight some of the challenges and trends within African AgriFood systems and will provide powerful networking connections in innovation and collaboration opportunities. https://ktn-uk.co.uk/programmes/gcrf-agrifood-africa-programme

In his presentation titled “A Broad Overview of the AgriFood Industry in Eastern Africa”, Prof Otim-Nape notes that the numerous challenges faced by the sector present great opportunities to the agrifood industry. He reasons that, exploitation of these opportunities will require increased investments, innovations in key growth sub-sectors, networking and collaborations through public-private partnerships and implementation of regional inclusive agro-food value chains. Prof also argues that the development of agri-food industry will also contribute to the Covid 19 response.

The missions aim to build a community of stakeholders from numerous African countries and the UK, to realize sustainable management of the food production systems in Africa in a way that alleviates poverty, enhances economic prosperity and delivers improved wellbeing.