ABUJA, Nigeria, October 17- Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) has hosted a conference seeking to find better ways of ensuring food security in the continent.
The three day conference will see participants delve into an array of topics focusing on the leveling of capacities and context setting, policy and funding landscape for accelerating adaptation in the sector, pathways to low carbon resilient agricultural systems in Africa, advancing inclusions in agriculture for women, youth, pastoralists, and other excluded groups in the context of current climate realities.
The event which brings on board hundreds of Government representatives drawn from across the continent including Kenya, Policymakers, Civil Society organizations, and other partners from Africa will also see them discuss modalities of acceleration of Agricultural Adaptation in Africa
”The inaugural conference on accelerating agriculture adaptation is key to galvanizing the critical mass of Actors towards accelerated agricultural adaptation, including stimulating smallholder farmers’ proactive engagement in international climate dialogue and intervention processes,” said Sadiq Wanka Special Advisor to the Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“we hope to embark on a journey towards securing the future of food production and ensuring the well-being of our communities,” he added.
Speaking about Accelerating Agricultural adaptation in Africa, Director of Climate Change and Green Growth at the Africa Development Anthony Nyong observed that the bank has set four pillars to ensure change in the agriculture sector happens with success.
He added that to address the social economic and sustainable agenda in agriculture AfDB set four pillars namely climate smart digital technologies for agriculture and food security, Africa infrastructure resilience accelerator; empowering youth for entrepreneurship and job creation in climate adaptation and resilience and innovative finance initiatives.
”The African Development Bank recognizes that achieving sustainability in our countries hinges upon the development of crucial sectors, with agriculture emerging as one of the most significant avenues for success,” he said.
