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Côte d'Ivoire to host Africa Agri Forum 2015

The 2015 Africa Agri Forum is to be held in the capital of Côte dIvoire, Abidjan, this November

The two-day-long Francophone event, which will be held at the CRRAE Centre from 26-27 November, will focus on a number of key areas such as innovative financing schemes, new technology and profitable models of inclusive agriculture.

The published agenda includes innovation sessions on sustainable agriculture models, irrigation and bank funding, roundtable sessions on government policies, PPPs (public-private partnerships) and insurance, and keynotes speeches on the constraints of water resources.

Organisers said the event will be attended by a range of guests, including government ministers and representatives of NGOs, farmers, investors, manufacturers and purveyors of agricultural equipment and services, and representatives of financial institutions.

Africa Agri Forum 2015 will be organised by i-conférences, a business-to-business (B2B) event organiser focussing on investment and development in North, Central and West Africa.