The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) partners have unanimously agreed and announced that the Republic of Rwanda will host the AGRF 2020 and serve as the long-term home country of the Forum going forward. The new move will infuse the continent’s premier gathering of agriculture leaders with a new commitment to progress.

The announcement was made on September 06, 2019 during the AGRF 2019 that took place in Accra, Ghana. Rwanda was selected as the home country for AGRF following a competitive bidding process.

The move will add the Republic of Rwanda to the AGRF Partners Group to help shape and drive the AGRF’s long-term vision, deepen relationships with service providers to streamline organisational logistics, and unlock partnerships with several new institutions looking to grow with the forum.

The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr Gerardine Mukeshimana, has said that Rwanda is “honoured to be the home country for AGRF and are committed to working closely and collaboratively with our many partners across Africa and around the world to ensure the continued growth and influence of AGRF as the voice of Africa’s smallholder farmers and agriculture businesses”.

The AGRF Secretariat was mandated to operationalise this new relationship immediately and ensure the arrangements are in place by the end of the year in order for Rwanda to host AGRF 2020.