The African Development Bank AFDB, has hosted a group of experts to discuss how technology can be deployed to transform food systems in West Africa.
The bank co-hosted the workshop with the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the African Green Revolution Alliance.
Others are World Economic Forum and Rabobank for the Food Systems Action Platform FSAP for West Africa.
The event, which took place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on June 20th and 21, centered on the relationship between climate resilience and nutrition and how to integrate those factors into food value chains, such as rice, cassava, fruits and vegetables in West Africa.
The Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Jennifer Blanke, noted that Africa was lagging behind in terms of food value chains.
The representatives from multi-lateral organsations attended the two-day session, including delegates from food companies, African governments, research institutes, commodity exchanges, processor and producer organisations and financial institutions.
