Arusha, Tanzania (28 September 2012) — The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, which concluded today, produced concrete actions to transform Africa's agricultural sector. African heads of state, ministers, private sector representatives, the international community and farmers united on the roadmap for increasing agricultural productivity and income growth for the African agricultural sector. Support for Africa's smallholder farmers remains at the centre of all solutions.
Commenting on the success of the forum and the critical next steps, Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) President and coâ€chair of the forum, Jane Karuku stated, "The international community is beginning to realize that the smallholder is an entrepreneur, and that farming is a business. AGRF inspired tremendous discussions and developed actionable plans to bring us closer to achieving food and nutrition security. It is critical that we move forward with these real, practical and pragmatic actions at the farmerâ€level, not at the officeâ€level." "The forumserves as an important incubator for innovative solutions to growing the African agricultural sector," said Yara President and Chief Executive Officer, and coâ€chair of the forum, Mr.
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