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“Feeding Africa” through agricultural transformation by Hôtel★★★ gourmet restaurant Coco Lodge Majunga.

Under the high patronage of the president of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, and inaugurated by Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (EA #.), a conference on agriculture and agro-industry stands of 21 to the 23 October 2015, at the Centre International Conference Abdou Diouf (CICAD) in Dakar, Republic of Senegal.
The conference will see the participation of more of 500 people, "including Ministers responsible for the economy and finance., planning, of Agriculture, rural development, trade and industry, of Governors of the central banks and leading businessmen, academics, representatives of investment and civil society organizations, as well as international experts..
Among these people, There are Augustus Mpata Ponyo, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), John Kufuor, former President of Ghana, or even Ruslina Roslan, Director-general of the Foundation Dan¬gote. It comes, During this conference, «discuss the future and the transforma¬tion of agriculture in Africa.. But also to discuss the Outlook of African agriculture crois¬sance..
Including, "the challenges of Africa's agricultural transformation.. A point that is a priority for the BAD given its "crucial role in the fight against hunger and poverty" in Africa. Discuss these topics comes back to talk about the efforts to stimulate growth and job creation in agriculture, the modernisation of the sector, the implementation of solid value chains, or even the development of climate resilient agriculture.

Enormous potential to enhance. Many challenges are indeed. As well for the continent in its entirety for Madagascar in particular. Knowing that it still planned to make the latter the attic of the Indian ocean. The political leaders at this high level conference will thus hold a dialogue on the key themes. Will come then from "technical sessions around the operational modalities for the transformation of agriculture" as well as a presentation of innovative projects within the framework of an exhibition. Which exhibition is organized by "The Senegalese authorities in partnership with farmers and producers residing in Senegal". As then stated Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB President, "when agriculture is managed with modern production technologies and appropriate markets for its inputs and its outputs, It has an effect of transformation : It eliminates poverty and recovering entire rural economies '..
Also, According to his account, "the issues we have to solve are how to arrive at a stage where we will sell cocoa instead of cocoa beans and where we export textiles instead of cotton.. The president of the ADB and the institution he leads appear convinced indeed that 'African agriculture must move toward real wealth creation '.. Given, According to the AfDB, that the agricultural sector in Africa "concentrates more than two-thirds of the jobs, While the continent contains almost two-thirds of the arable land in the world». A huge potential that it would be essential to take advantage of the entire African population. Gold, the fact is that currently, the continent "continues to import to. 35 «billion USD of food each year "and 300 million of its people suffer from hunger or malnutrition.

This conference, which is held under the theme "Africa feeding" is so timely. In fact, It is time to deploy all necessary means at the start of this agricultural transformation. A roadmap 'where will be outlined the essential actions to be undertaken to implement a strategy of transformation of African agriculture' is therefore expected at the end of the conference. A road map which, in principle, should be in accordance with African re¬alites, and adaptable to all participating countries. Among others, Madagascar, an island where the agricultural sector still has a strong anchor.

By Hôtel★★★ restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga.