2022 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM): Leveraging Data to Improve Intra-Africa Food Trade

POLICY SEMINAR 2022 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM): Leveraging Data to Improve Intra-Africa Food Trade Co-Organized by IFPRI and AKADEMIYA2063 SEP 27, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:15AM EDT Africa’s agricultural trade capacity and policy are increasingly important as global volatility in agriculture and fertilizer markets is increasing risks for many importing and exporting countries. The 2022 edition of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2022 (AATM), a flagship of IFPRI and AKADEMIYA2063, analyzes short- and long-term trends and drivers of African agricultural trade flows, including regional policies and the role of global markets. Chapters in this year’s report examine the impact of the Russia-Ukraine War, the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to contribute to growth, the development of value chains for processed products and for coffee, tea, and cocoa, as well as the role of intraregional trade in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), and makes recommendations for promoting the development of African trade. Speakers and discussants will review the report’s key findings and implications for next steps. Master of Ceremony Layih Butake, Director of Communication and Outreach, AKADEMIYA2063 Introductory Remarks Samuel Benin, Deputy Division Director, Africa Regional Office, IFPRI Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA Hon. Dr. Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of Rwanda Main Findings of the 2022 AATM report Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063, Rwanda AATM 2022 Video Panel presentation of the 2022 AATM report and discussion Antoine Bouët, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Sunday Pierre Odjo, Deputy Director, Knowledge Systems, AKADEMIYA2063 Chahir Zaki, Professor, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS), Cairo University Discussants Joseph Larrose, Director of Development, Touton Christiane Wolff, Counselor, World Trade Organization Closing Remarks Patterson Brown, Director for Sustainable Development in Africa, USAID Moderator Heike Hoeffler, Project Lead, Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany LINKS: AKADEMIYA2063: https://akademiya2063.org/index.php More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/2022-africa-agriculture-trade-monitor-report Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription