5th to 7th October 2017, White sands Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Theme: Setting New Horizons: Rethinking Grain Trade for Food Security and Prosperity in Africa
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) in partnership with the USAID-East Africa Trade and Investment Hub and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania hosted the 7th African Grain Trade Summit from 5th to 7th October 2017 at the White sands Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Every two years, EAGC hosts its flagship policy conference known as the African Grain Trade Summit (AGTS). The AGTS is a biennial high-level international event dedicated exclusively to the grain sector in Africa. It brings together business influencers, policymakers and other critical stakeholders from the African continent and beyond to provide a unique platform to drive the development agenda of the sector and promote grain sector business networking.
It is in this context that the 7th AGTS aimed to facilitate a reflection of the road travelled over the past 10-15 years in grain sector in Africa to create a new vision and strategic thrust for the transformation of the grain sector. At a time when EAGC is commemorating its 10th anniversary, the 7th AGTS was a landmark Summit that expected to reshape grain trade policy in Africa in the context of Africa’s overarching development vision and global food trade dynamics
The theme of the 7th AGTS was, “Setting New Horizons: Rethinking Grain Trade for Food Security and Prosperity in Africa.” Under this theme, the 7th AGTS sought to draw attention to trends and developments in the grain sector and provide strategic guidance to find new solutions to chronic problems of food security and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Summit brought together over 300 delegates from 16 countries within and outside Africa representing the public sector, the private sector, research institutions, development partners and representatives of foreign missions in Tanzania. In addition, 20 exhibiting companies also showcased their technologies and innovations in the sector.