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The two-day meet is set to reshape the poultry landscape in the region and neighbouring countries, fostering collaboration and innovation to overcome sector challenges and enhance food security.

Dar es Salaam, 16-17th October… The Government of Tanzania, the Food Action Alliance, and AGRA, in collaboration with partners across Africa’s poultry sector, are convening the Poultry Futures Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This two-day forum aims to unlock the poultry industry’s potential as a critical driver of food security, economic development, and employment in the region.

The Forum will spotlight the pivotal roles of youth and women in the poultry sector, recognising their unique contributions and challenges. Young farmers will present innovative solutions to food systems experts through workshops, mentorship, and panel discussions, gaining valuable insights and connections for a sustainable future. Women will be acknowledged as catalysts for change, particularly in addressing issues such as funds, training, and market access.

“This forum provides a unique opportunity to address the difficulties that have long affected the poultry industry in the region while also underlining the important part that youth and women play in its future. Through regional collaboration and dialogues, we can unlock investments and innovation, which can enable our smallholder farmers. The poultry sector has enormous potential for promoting food security and driving inclusive and sustainable growth, benefiting millions in the region,” said H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, AGRA Board Chair and former Prime Minister, Ethiopia.

With poultry demand expected to rise by 3.8% each year, the meeting will provide an opportunity to explore the sector’s role in reducing malnutrition, particularly because poultry remains the most affordable source of animal protein in the region. The event is scheduled to coincide with World Food Day 2024 and the Tanzania Poultry Show.

By the end of the event, participants will develop action plans to drive sector growth while tackling important issues such as market access, funding, and sustainability. The goal is to improve the livelihoods of 10 million people in Tanzania and its neighbouring Southern African countries while also fostering inclusive economic growth and environmental sustainability through a collaborative Southern African Poultry Initiative.

The Forum will provide a collaborative platform for all stakeholders—policymakers, private sector leaders, agripreneurs, and youth—to work together to generate long-term change in the poultry sector, boosting food security and sustainable economic growth throughout the region.

About AGRA

Founded in 2006, AGRA, formerly known as the Alliance for Green Revolution is an African-led African-based organisation that seeks to catalyse Agriculture Transformation in Africa. AGRA is focused on putting smallholder farmers at the centre of the continent’s growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming as a business that thrives. As the sector that employs the majority of Africa’s people, nearly all of them small-scale farmers, AGRA recognizes that developing smallholder agriculture into a productive, efficient, and sustainable system is essential to ensuring food security, lifting millions out of poverty, and driving equitable growth across the continent.

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