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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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African Green Revolution Forum 2019

Grow Digital: Leveraging Digital Transformation to Drive Sustainable Food Systems in Africa

Accra International Conference Centre

Castle Rd

Accra, Ghana

September 3 to 6, 2019

  • 9:00 – 5:30 pm (Africa/Accra)
  • 5:00 – 1:30 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 2:30 – 11:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the African Green Revolution Forum 2019 (AGRF). 

Considered the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, AGRF brings together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward as sustained agricultural transformation will remain at the centre of driving Africa’s progress and development.  

Evidence-Based Leadership and Data Systems (September 3, 2019 — 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Committee Hall 1)

Sequence 1: Keynote Remarks

Creating an Enabling Environment for Digitalization to Transform African Ag (September 3, 2019 — 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Meeting Room 1)

Sequence 4: Closing Remarks

Policy Symposium 2 – Key Food Trade Policy and Regulatory Reforms that Encourage Evidence Gathering and Sharing Between Actors (September 4, 2019 — 9:00am – 1:00pm, Committee Hall 1)

Sequence 1: Report Launch & Framing Remarks

E-commerce – Models to Scale Up (September 5, 2019 — 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Committee Hall 1)

  • Moderated by Kevin Chen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI 

Sequence 4: Presentation: Internet + Agriculture in China: Reflections on Policy, Capacity and Investment Gaps