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Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Feed Africa Summit: Food Sovereignty and Resilience 25-27 January 2023 Dakar, Senegal

· Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (International)

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· Akinwumi Adesina Wiki · African Development Bank Group WikiSpeech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Feed Africa Summit: Food Sovereignty and Resilience 25-27 January 2023 Dakar, Senegal

ContextSpeech at the Feed Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, with African heads of state; the African Development Bank finances Africa's development and mobilises funds for agriculture.

Why it mattersAdesina calls on leaders to add value to food at scale so the continent can feed itself.

Problems raised
  1. Africa does not feed itself.
  2. Food processing is limited.
  3. Agricultural wealth is untapped.
Solutions proposed
  1. Invest in agro-industrial processing zones.
  2. Add value to food at scale.
  3. Pursue food sovereignty.
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