The Forum on the Green Revolution in Africa (AGRF) was launched on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. On Monday, the African Development Bank (ADB) kicked off its activities at this 2022 edition of the AGRF by co-organizing a session on the African Emergency Food Production Facility at the Kigali Convention Center.

Africa's largest agriculture conference is being held in Kigali, Rwanda, from September 6 to 9, 2022. The Bank provided $100,000 in financial support for the organization of this Forum on the Green Revolution in Africa, which is being held this year on the theme: “Grow, Feed, Reward — Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems & Raquo;. African heads of state and government will participate in the event, which will bring together government officials, civil society, the private sector and the research community.

The BAD also supports the Forum on the Green Revolution in Africa through its participation in more than a dozen events organized in conjunction with the meeting. Speaking ahead of the meeting, African Development Bank Vice President Beth Dunford spoke about the Bank's new African Emergency Food Production Facility. The $1.5 billion facility is an unprecedented Bank initiative to help smallholder farmers fill a food deficit of at least 30 million tons of wheat, corn and soybeans. These products are usually imported from Russia and Ukraine. é The ADB will present é Also its new Fonds sp style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, "serif""">é cial du m Hey catalytic financing mechanism for small and medium-sized agri-food businesses. This fund aims to reduce the risks associated with providing finance to small and medium-sized enterprises in the continent's agricultural sector and to catalyze private investment.