AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION CONFERENCE

August 27-29, 2008
Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel - Oslo, Norway

The third African Green Revolution Conference will take place August 27-29, 2008 in Oslo, Norway. This urgent and ongoing dialogue will zero in on the continuing process to transform Africa’s agricultural landscape from subsistence farming to sustainable modern agriculture. The highest-level group of speakers and participants will convene at the conference to report on progress made in 2008 and drive actionable plans to be executed into 2009.

Under the theme "An Alliance for Action," the 2008 African Green Revolution Conference will build on the value of public/private partnerships addressed in detail at the 2007 and 2006 meetings. Driven by the private sector working in collaboration with the public sector, the goal of AGRC 2008 is to overcome obstacles and forge greater bonds between these two stakeholder cultures and realize real and measurable goals.

A combination of plenary sessions and smaller roundtable discussions will focus on key issues such as: increasing productivity in African agriculture, achieving food security, and pursuing wider African economic growth priorities. A spotlight will be trained on the role of farming as a business at both the commercial and small-holder level, with an eye toward true market effectiveness. A critical undercurrent to the dialogue will be developing the mechanisms for a system of adequate rural agricultural financing.

We look forward to welcoming a varied roster of high-profile speakers to the 2008 African Green Revolution Conference. Equally important will be the contribution of every participant at the conference to building an “Alliance for Action” and to ensuring we leave the conference with concrete commitments to new and extended partnerships and actionable plans.