Five African Agriculture Ministers from Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania
Agenda:
11:30am-12:00pm
Opening Remarks
- Ambassador William Garvelink, Senior Adviser, CSIS Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
- Mr. Peter McPherson, Board Chair, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
12:00pm-1:00pm
Panel 1: Implementing CAADP and Feed the Future: Experience, Challenges, and Opportunities
- The Honorable Florence A. Chenoweth, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Liberia
- The Honorable Aghatam Alhassane, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Mali
- Ms. Tjada McKenna, Deputy Coordinator for Development , Feed the Future, USAID
- Moderated by Ms. Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Director, Global Food Security Project
1:00pm-2:00pm
Panel 2: Building Strong & Sustainable Public-Private Sector Partnerships
- The Honorable Professor Jumanne A. Maghembe, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Cooperatives, Republic of Tanzania
- The Honorable Sally Kosgei, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Kenya
- The Honorable José Condugua António Pacheco, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique
- Mr. Njack Kane, Board Member, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
- Moderated by Dr. Mima Nedelcovych, Board member, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
2:00pm-2:30pm
Closing Remarks and Q&A
Mr. Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Department of State, Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Please join us as we host four African Ministers of Agriculture for a timely discussion on food security. The conversation will focus on Feed the Future implementation and how the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is shaping agricultural priorities. Additionally, we will discuss the role of the private sector in agriculture development and the potential of Africa's next generation of scientists working on agricultural research.
