Welcome reception – Poolside Movenpick Hotel
Sponsored by EAGC
Welcome remarks:

• Nzuki Mwania, USAID East Africa, Kenya
  

• Rakesh Vohora, EAGC Tanzania Country Director
  Host Country Welcome
  
• Cris Muyunda, ACTESA CEO, Zambia
  ACTESA/COMESA
• Hon. Aggrey Bagiire (MP)
• Dr. Ishebabi (PS)
• Hon Jaffer Kingi, Minister
  East Africa Community

• Stimulating Agriculture in Africa, Dr. Namanga Ngongi
  AGRA President, Kenya

Harmonization of National and Regional Grain Trade Policies: The Need for Open Borders

Harmonization of national and regional trade policies is critical for African development and is compounded by the globalization and liberalization of the world economy, trade liberalization and promoting private sector and business interests.

Cross border formal and informal trade is a reality. The removal of tarrif and non-tarrif barriers is critical and will reduce transactional costs of intra regional trade and create opportunities for stimulating agriculture and ensuring food security.

Town Hall Meeting
Cross border trade, a reality which governments have refused to accept?

Facilitator: Stephen Kiuri Njukia, AGRA, Kenya

Presenters:

• Reginal Transit, Shemmy Simuyemba, USAID/COMPETE Program, Kenya (10 min)
  
• Reginal trade policy, Bernard Kagira, USAID/COMPETE Program, Kenya  (10 min)
• Cross border trade: challenges, large trader perspective, Ketan Patel, Export Trading Co Ltd, Tanzania (10 min)

Development of Regional Commodity Markets in Africa

The lack of access to credit is a severe constraint to many farmers. Warehouse receipts are an important and effective tool for creating liquidity and easing access to credit. Such schemes also offer additional benefits such as smoothing the supply and prices in the market, improving grower income, and reducing food losses.

The session will report on the State of Warehouse Receipting and Commodity Exchanges in Africa

Facilitator: Steven Humphreys, USAID/COMPETE Program, Kenya

Presenters:

• Regional review of COMEX and WRS, Dr. Gideon Onumah, Natural Resource Institute, UK (10 min)
• Can the SAFEX model be used elsewhere in Africa, Rod Gravelet-Blondin, SAFEX, RSA (10 min)
  
• Challenges in setting up a commodity exchange, Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, ECX, Ethiopia (10 min)
• Warehouse receipt system and commodity markets in Africa: a case of AMSDP, Julius Kallambo, Agricultural Market Systems Development Programme, Tanzania (10 min)
  
• NCPB EAGC WRS collaboration: Prof. Gideon Misoi NCPB, Kenya (10 min)
  

Financing Agriculture in Africa; Risk Management and Investment Financing

This session will focus on innovative financing mechanisms for mobilizing private sector investment in the agriculture sector in Africa.

Facilitator: Ben Moshi, EAGC Board Member, Tanzania

Presenters:

• Challenges experienced by financial institutions using commodities as collateral, Sophie Walker, KMDP, Kenya (10 min)
• Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Bank, Kenya (10 min)
• Dr. Nicomed Bohey, CRDB, Tanzania (10 min)
  
• Financing agriculture in Africa: risk management and investment financing, Patrick Ndagu, African Agricultural Capital, Uganda (10 min)
• Albert Rweyemamu, The African Trade Insurance Agency, Kenya (10 min)
• Credit support services in structured trade finance, Alex Kwayu, ACE- Collateral Management, Tanzania (10 min)

Linking Small Farmers to Markets through Innovations/Technology

This session highlights innovative practices that have enabled access to markets and contributed to better income generating options for small farmers. The innovations range from adoption of new technology, food quality and safety, supply chain integration and access to information.

Facilitator: Bruce Smith, IFDC, Rwanda

Speakers:

• The hermetic storage system: the Rwanda experience, Rose Ndungú, Grainpro, Kenya (15 min)
• WFP's food procurement, purchase for progress and linking farmers to markets, Nicole Menage , World Food Programme, Italy (15 min)
• Community based grain warehouses, Prof. Barnabas Mitaru, University of Nairobi, Kenya (15 min)
• Harnessing opportunities for productivity enhancement of sorghum and millet in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Mary Mgonja, ICRISAT, Kenya (15 min)
  
• Improving food security and livelihoods for small scale farmers using Amiran Farmer kits, Christopher Nzuki,  Amiran Kenya Ltd,  (15 min)
  

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology: Future Contribution to Food Security in Africa

Facilitator: Steve Collins, ACDI/VOCA, Kenya

Speakers:

• Water efficient maize for Africa, Dr. Silvester Oikeh, AATF/WEMA Kenya (15 min)
• Trends in biotechnology in use worldwide, Dr Margaret Karembu - ISAAA
• Status of biotechnology in use in Africa, Kinyua M’Mbijiwe, Monsanto, Kenya (15 min)
• The importance of good quality seeds for food security purposes, Azariah Soi, Kenya Seed Company Ltd/Simlaw Seeds Ltd, Kenya (15 min)

Cross cutting challenges affecting grain trade in Africa

This session will explore strategies to overcome a myriad of interrelated problems affecting Africa including climate change, food shortages and droughts.

Facilitator: Cris Muyunda, ACTESA/COMESA, Zambia

Presenters:

• Effects of global trends on environment on grain trade in Africa, Tom De Bruin – Grainpro, USA (10 min)
• National and regional challenges to developing grain markets, John Magnay , Opportunity International, Uganda (15 min)
• Feasibility of a common strategy for trade-based food security in East Africa, Dr H. Bohela Lunogelo, Kilimo Trust, Uganda (10 min)

EAGC: where do we want to be two years from now?

Facilitator: Sophie Walker, KenAgri, Kenya

Presenter:

• Summary of expectations from the baseline study, Brown Makotsi, EA Development Consultants, Kenya

Open discussions and views from farmers, millers, traders and service providers

Official Summit Closing
Chairperson: Fostina Mani, EAGC Board member

Wrap-up and way forward, Constantine Kandie, EAGC, Kenya

Nicholas Hutchinson, EAGC Chairman

Summit facilitators:

• Constantine Kandie, EAGC, Kenya
• David Nyameino, Cereal Growers Association (CGA), Kenya
• David Tuhoye, CBA Tanzania