Event — Virtuel
What: A virtual panel discussion
Who: African Development Bank, African Union Commission, and Hallpax
When: 17 November 2020, 11:30 to 13:00 GMT
Where: Virtual - Registration to panel session:
https://www.cultivate-africa.org/events/cultivate-africa/form
The African Development Bank invites you to a virtual panel discussion themed Intra-Africa Trade in the Age of COVID-19 - Issues, Challenges and Way Forward as part of the wider Cultivate Africa dialogue.
While intra-Africa trade in agriculture has been growing over the years, the levels remain significantly below the potential. The question, therefore, becomes whether the pandemic could be used as an opportunity to expand intra-African trade in agriculture and create as well as expand regional supply chains.
Other questions to be explored include:
How has the pandemic exacerbated or mitigated the challenges to intra-African trade?
How can the African Continental Free Trade Area foster intra-African trade in agriculture?
What kind of support do African governments, farmers, and the private sector need to mitigate the impact of the pandemic?
Moderator:
Edwini Kessie, Director of the Agriculture and Commodities Division at the World Trade Organisation
Speakers:
The main objective of the Cultivate Africa Dialogue is to unlock a concerted multi-stakeholder partnership to create a sustained and effective response that averts the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and nutrition and food systems.
Registration to panel session: https://www.cultivate-africa.org/events/cultivate-africa/form
Visit the event website www.cultivate-africa.org
Solange Kamuanga-Tossou | Département de la communication et des relations extérieures | Banque africaine de développement | E-mail : s.kamuanga-tossou@afdb.org
Memory Dube | Bureau de la coordination de l'intégration régionale | Banque africaine de développement | E-mail : m.dube@afdb.org
