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Cimeira Inaugural de Investimento em Sementes

Sistemas de sementes resilientes para uma África com segurança alimentar

Sobre este evento
Datas do evento05 out – 07 out 2026
Local do eventoPalazzo Convention Centre, Ezulwini, Eswatini
Modalidade de participaçãoPresencial

Sobre este evento

O que esperar

A Comissão da União Africana convoca a Cimeira Inaugural de Investimento em Sementes de 5 a 7 de outubro de 2026 no Palazzo Convention Centre, em Ezulwini, Eswatini, sob o tema «Sistemas de sementes resilientes para uma África com segurança alimentar».

Official concept note

Building resilient seed systems for a food-secure Africa.

The Summit connects political leadership with practical investment, policy reform and technology to strengthen seed systems across Africa.

ConvenorAfrican Union Commission
Dates5–7 October 2026
VenuePalazzo Convention Centre, Ezulwini
Who will take part

A continental leadership and investment platform

Heads of State, Ministers responsible for Agriculture, seed-sector government officials, farmer organisations, private-sector seed industry representatives, agricultural researchers, seed experts and development agencies.

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Summit objectives

Turn political commitment into coordinated action

  • Consider the Ezulwini Declaration on Africa’s seed systems.
  • Mobilise consistent, sustainable public investment in Africa’s seed sector.
  • Unlock investment opportunities and co-investment in country-led seed-system transformation.
  • Strengthen legal and regulatory environments that encourage private investment.
  • Launch the Seed Sector Performance Index 2025 Status Report for Africa.
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Expected outcomes

Commitments that can be monitored and delivered

  • The Ezulwini Declaration on Africa’s seed systems.
  • Public-sector financing and private-sector investment commitments and deals.
  • Heads of State commitments to stronger enabling policy and regulatory environments.
  • Launch and endorsement of the SSPI 2025 Status Report as an AU monitoring tool under the CAADP Biennial Review framework.

Five thematic areas

The Summit’s working agenda

  1. 01Implementation of seed policy and regulatory instruments
  2. 02Mobilising and sustaining public and private seed-sector investment
  3. 03Alignment of the Africa Seed and Biotechnology Programme with the Kampala CAADP Declaration
  4. 04Inclusive seed-sector development
  5. 05Technology use to fast-track agricultural development

Summarised from the concept note supplied by the African Union for the Inaugural Seed Investment Summit.

Agenda do evento

O programa, dia a dia

Acompanhe os temas diários e prepare-se para os debates que se seguem.

Dia 105 outsegunda-feira
Summit programme

Meeting of Senior Officials

Senior officials convene on the opening day of the Summit.

Dia 206 outterça-feira
Summit programme

Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture

Ministers responsible for Agriculture meet on the second day.

Dia 307 outquarta-feira
Summit programme

Summit for AU Heads of State and Government

AU Heads of State and Government convene on the Summit’s final day.

Os resumos diários apresentam os temas previstos. Os horários detalhados das sessões são publicados após confirmação dos organizadores.

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