July 29-31, 2024, Kigali, Rwanda
The Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) announce the Second edition of the Science and Partnerships for Agriculture Conference (SPAC), a congregation of global leaders and partners in agriculture seeking to address pertinent issues affecting agricultural productivity and sustainability in Africa.
The 2024 edition of the Science Partnerships for Agriculture Conference #SPAC2024, is set to take place from July 29 to July 31, 2024, at the Lemigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. This year’s conference promises to be a landmark event, featuring an array of critical convenings that will address strengthening agricultural research and technology innovation and develop “Partnerships for food system transition under climate change, soil health, and the biodiversity crisis” in African agriculture, ensuring productivity and sustainability.
#SPAC2024 will host the Third Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Conference, the Fourth Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Conference, the Scaling and Futures Meetings, Policy and Partnerships workshops, the DeSira Connect Conference and a Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) Technical Workshop on Climate Change and Soil Health, among other side events as part of #SPAC2024 proceedings.
#SPAC2024 will offer the unparalleled opportunity to engage high-level individuals in African and European agriculture and address emerging issues that significantly impact the African continent. The main conferences at #SPAC2024 will provide essential technical and policy information through various engagements. The first edition of #SPAC was held in Accra, Ghana in 2022.
A snapshot of High Level Delegates at SPAC2022 Opening Plenary in Accra, Ghana
SPAC2024 Conference Highlights:
The 3rd Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Stakeholders Conference (CSA), under the theme: “Optimizing CSA for Agroecology Transition, Biodiversity Conservation, and Youth Engagement in African Agriculture” will present opportunities for the stewardship of CSA actions, focusing on technology generation and foresight analysis, a continental dialogue on the Africa Climate Smart Framework (ACSAF) in preparation for CoP27 in Egypt, as well as a stakeholders’ consultation for the Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) and a High-Level Technical Think-Tank meeting to address emerging technological issues.
The 4th Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development Conference (KM4AgD): “Scaling Up Successful Knowledge Management Models for Agricultural Development in Africa”; An annual event by CAADP-XP4 organizations aiming to build capacities, establish knowledge management communities of practice, and accelerate the achievement of CAADP Malabo goals by 2025 and the SDGs by 2030, implemented through an integrated, strategic, educational, and transformational approach, aiming to strengthen the capacity of knowledge management experts in Africa.
The Scaling and Futures Conference: “From Innovation to Transformation: Leveraging TAAT to Build Thriving Food Systems in Africa” will discuss strategies for scaling transformative technologies and improving food system productivity and resilience as well as side event engagements with the Africa Foresight community of practice for enhanced learning and development.
The Policy and Partnerships Conference: ‘Scaling Research and Innovation Outcomes in AR4D-Coherent Policies and Partnerships Matters’ will focus on scaling research and innovation outcomes through coherent policies and partnerships and also present platforms to explore improving food systems via AR4D policies and partnerships, identifying gaps, and addressing challenges.
The DeSIRA Connect Conference will bring together various projects to share success stories and knowledge and joint development of policy outputs and communication strategies for sustainable agricultural transformation.
The SIA Technical Workshop on Climate Change and Soil Health convenes key experts to review critical documents and actions needed to implement strategies for climate change adaptation and soil health improvement.
#SPAC2024 will also host the ICRISAT Side Event: “A systems approach for building community resilience”, the IWMI Side Event: “Inclusive Landscape Management for Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Transition in West and Central Africa”, the AGRA-FARA Side Event: “Youth Climate Action Convening”, “The continental think tank to respond to Emerging Technological Issues in Africa Agriculture” Session , the CAADP-XP4 Agroecology Side Event, the IRC ORCaSa Side Event, the Sasakawa Africa Association Side Event, the Tropical Agriculture Platform- Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) Side Event, and The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Plenary event.
Join us in Kigali for SPAC 2024 and be part of the movement to transform African agriculture, food system, and agribusiness. You can also join the event online by pre-registering at https://events.faraafrica.org/virtual/.
The event will also be streamed live via all FARA social media pages with the hashtag #SPAC2024
For more #SPAC2024 media information, kindly contact:
Benjamin Abugri – [email protected]
Shaquille Pennaneach – [email protected]
Janvier Karangwa – [email protected]
For more information and registration details for #SPAC2024, kindly visit www.events.faraafrica.org .
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