Dakar, 26 January 2023: Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente represented His Excellency President Paul Kagame in the 2nd edition of the Dakar Summit on Agriculture and Agribusiness, held under the theme: “Feed Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience”.

This Summit organized by the Government of Senegal in partnership with the African Development Bank, is taking place in Dakar, Senegal from 25-27 January 2023.

On the second day of this Summit, Prime Minister Ngirente joined other Heads of State and Government on a Presidential Panel to discuss priorities for food and agricultural transformation in Africa

In his statement, Prime Minister noted that Rwanda is de-risking the agriculture sector to attract the youth by putting in place an insurance scheme, easing access to finance for farmers, establishing post-harvest handling facilities, leveraging the use of IT systems among other strategies.

He also insisted that Africa needs to make sure that food is available, affordable and accessible both at national and family level in order to fight malnutrition and ensure food security.

Later in the evening, Prime Minister chaired boardrooms meeting for Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts in which various investors were invited. During this session, the Premier, accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana, shared with participants investment opportunities available in Rwanda, especially in the agriculture sector.