WEF_GrowAfrica_AnnualReport2014
WEF_GrowAfrica_AnnualReport2014
WEF_GrowAfrica_AnnualReport2014
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What We Do<br />
Milestones in 2013 & 2014<br />
2013<br />
Country systems<br />
Commited partners<br />
January<br />
•¡<br />
Davos: Grow Africa rallies global leaders to opportunity of African agriculture.<br />
We help countries establish the<br />
elements for unlocking transformative<br />
investment.<br />
Accelerated inclusive and<br />
responsible investment in to<br />
African agriculture<br />
We catalyse collaboration between<br />
partners committed to African<br />
agriculture.<br />
May<br />
•¡<br />
First Grow Africa Annual Report on 2012, 800,000 smallholders reached and<br />
$60million invested by companies with LoIs.<br />
•¡<br />
Grow Africa Annual Investment Forum in Cape Town: Partners review progress,<br />
present opportunities, and innovate solutions.<br />
•¡<br />
USAID announces $9.5 million grant to support Grow Africa’s work over 2 years.<br />
•¡<br />
Grow Africa supports Southern African Conference of Agricultural Unions’ AGM.<br />
Specific Investments<br />
We mobilise partners to advance onthe-ground<br />
investments that generate<br />
shared value.<br />
Knowledge<br />
We support partners across Africa<br />
overcome constraints to investment<br />
through innovation, learning and tools.<br />
June<br />
July<br />
•¡<br />
Nigeria and Malawi, as new Grow Africa countries, announce investment<br />
commitments from companies worth over $3 billion and $100 million respectively.<br />
•¡<br />
Recruitment begins for Grow Africa’s team.<br />
August<br />
•¡<br />
Grow Africa supports the East African Farmer Federation’s AGM.<br />
GROW AFRICA’S FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSFORMATION<br />
September<br />
•¡<br />
African Green Revolution Forum in Mozambique.<br />
•¡<br />
First Grow Africa meeting for new Co-Chairs Strive Masiyiwa and Dr Ibrahim Mayaki.<br />
October<br />
•¡<br />
Grow Africa assists ROPPA with Business Forum for farmers in West Africa.<br />
November<br />
•¡<br />
Full Grow Africa team recruited.<br />
2014<br />
January<br />
•¡<br />
Davos: Grow Africa session with global leaders calls scale up of action at scale.<br />
•¡<br />
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation announce CHF 600,000 to expand<br />
Grow Africa’s work supporting smallholder farmers’ engagement.<br />
•¡<br />
Launch of 2014 Year of Agriculture and Food Security at African Union Summit.<br />
May<br />
•¡<br />
Grow Africa Annual Investment Forum in Abuja.<br />
June<br />
•¡<br />
African Union Summit: Expected to announce major commitments for next 10<br />
years of CAADP.<br />
August<br />
•¡<br />
US-African Leadership Summit in Washington.<br />
Framework developed by the New Vision for Agriculture<br />
September<br />
•¡<br />
African Green Revolution Forum in Addis Ababa.<br />
16<br />
Review of 2013 Review of 2013<br />
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