AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina, in a statement to herald the Dakar II summit scheduled to hold on January 25th at the Abdou Diouf International conference center in Diamniadio, Senegal’s capital city Dakar, said, this is the time to invest in Africa’s future, pointing out that, the continent has more than 60 per cent of the world’s remaining arable land, and millions of Africans are productive in the agriculture sector.
He stressed that the continent is home to a third of the world’s 850 million people living with hunger, assuring that, the Dakar II Summit will mobilise political commitment, development partner and private sector investment, establish much needed policies and strategically drive actions to deliver at scale.
“This landmark event will be a turning point towards food sovereignty and resilience for the entire continent. The International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Islamic Development Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, and several bilateral partners are among international supporters of the summit,” he added.
