FARM x AKADEMIYA2063 x ATLAS Webinar - Public Support and Agricultural Financing in Africa: What Levers to Support Transitions?
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
11:30 AM to 1:20 PM (Paris time) with a question-and-answer sequence
Bilingual French-English webinar with simultaneous interpretation
Webinar theme
In a context marked by shrinking fiscal space, the growing weight of debt service, the decline of certain forms of international aid, and the multiplication of public policy priorities, the question is no longer only how to measure support to agriculture. It is also about understanding how to preserve, reorient and finance this support in a sustainable way.
This webinar, co-organized by the FARM Foundation, AKADEMIYA2063 and ATLAS, will bring the teachings of the’Global Observatory of Public Support for Agriculture, the priorities of the Kampala Agenda of the CAADP 2026–2035, and current dynamics in agricultural finance, in particular through the findings of the ATLAS Barometer.
What you will learn:
1. Understand, based on FARM’s Observatory and the ATLAS Barometer, the current level of public support and agricultural finance directed towards Africa, their orientation, and their insufficiency in relation to the needs of agricultural and food systems transformation.
2. How budgetary constraints, debt and public policy trade-offs limit the ability of African states to finance long-term agricultural investments.
3. How the Kampala Agenda and the CAADP 2026-2035 renew the priorities for transforming African agri-food systems.
4. Which financing levers can be mobilized : public resources, concessional financing, climate finance, blended finance, guarantees, de-risking instruments and responsible mobilization of the private sector.
5. Why data, planning, and accountability are essential to move from political commitments to concrete and fundable budgetary priorities.
Agenda
- 11:30 AM – 11:35 AM | Welcome address and introduction to the webinar
- Moderation: Matthieu BRUN, Scientific Director of the FARM Foundation
- 11:35 – 11:45 | Presentation of the main tools and lessons learned from the Global Observatory of Public Support to Agriculture
- Abdoul Fattath TAPSOBA, Project Manager at the FARM Foundation
- 11:45 – 11:55 | Kampala Agenda, Data Needs, Planning and Decision Support
- Mahamadou TANKARI, Deputy Director, Head of the Political Modelling Unit at AKADEMIYA2063
- 11:55 AM – 12:05 PM | Dynamics of agricultural financing and lessons learned from the Agricultural Financing Barometer
- Augustin GRANDGEORGE, Head of Development Initiatives Lead, Paris Peace Forum / ATLAS
- 12:05 – 12:50 | Expert Roundtable – Budgetary Constraints, Public Trade-offs, and Financing Levers for Agricultural Transitions
- Hamady DIOP, former Coordinator of the post-Malabo process of the CAADP, of the African Union Commission
- Moctar NDIAYE, Director of Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock of Senegal
- Basil KANDAYA, Senior Associate at Convergence Blending Global Finance
- 12:50 PM – 1:05 PM | Q&A session with participants
- 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM | Conclusion
- Ibrahim MAYAKI, Former Prime Minister of Niger and African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems
Objective
To open an operational discussion on the levers that can support agricultural and agrifood transitions in Africa, by connecting available diagnostics with investment needs, macro-fiscal constraints and mobilizable financing mechanisms. The aim is to understand how to preserve, reorient and finance support to agriculture in a context of strong budgetary constraints, so as to better accompany the transformation of agricultural and agrifood systems in Africa.
This webinar is intended for public decision-makers, technical and financial partners, international institutions, development banks, researchers, think tanks, professional organizations, CSOs, private sector actors and specialized media.
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Webinar details
• FARM x AKADEMIYA2063 x ATLAS Webinar | Public Support and Agricultural Financing in Africa: What Levers to Support Transitions?
• Date : Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from 11:30 AM to 1:20 PM (Paris time)
• Format: Bilingual French-English webinar with simultaneous interpretation
• Free event, registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991045995169?aff=oddtdtcreator
