President in Senegal for Key Feed Africa Summit
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- 26 Jan 2023
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President Mnangagwa arrived in Dakar, Senegal, last night where he will attend the Dakar II Feed Africa Summit.
The President will join at least 20 other African Heads of State, development partners and private sector financing leaders for the high-level discussions on roadmaps for achieving food sovereignty on the continent.
Running under the theme "Feeding Africa: Food Security and Resilience", the summit is organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and will be held at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre (CICAD) in Diamnadio, with over 1 500 delegates expected to attend.
President Mnangagwa is accompanied by Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, Lands, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka and other senior Government officials.
He was met at the Blaise Diagne International Airport, 43km east of Dakar, by Zimbabwean Ambassador to Senegal Mr James Maridadi, embassy staff and senior Senegalese government officials.
The gathering will showcase programmes already contributing to African food sovereignty and resilience.
This includes the African Development Bank's Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) platform, which is delivering heat-tolerant wheat, drought-tolerant maize, and high-yield rice seeds to 11 million African farmers in 21 countries.
Giving a brief on the summit, Dr Martin Fregene, Director for Agriculture and Agro-Industry at the African Development Bank, said TAAT will produce 100 million metric tonnes of additional food to feed 200 million people. Read More…
