Agriculture Summit Africa 2026
Agriculture Summit Africa 2026 is a continental call to build an Africa that does not merely feed itself, but commands the systems, markets and capabilities that shape its food future.
Building the Next Superpower: Africa’s Food Power Play
Agriculture Summit Africa 2026 is a continental call to build an Africa that does not merely feed itself, but commands the systems, markets and capabilities that shape its food future.
Africa holds approximately 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, yet imports more than $50 billion worth of food each year. This is not a shortage of potential. It is the consequence of disconnected systems, where production is separated from finance, farmers from quality inputs, infrastructure from markets, and policy from long-term agricultural transformation.
Under the theme, “Building the Next Superpower: Africa’s Food Power Play,” ASA 2026 will bring together leaders across government, agribusiness, finance, technology, development, research and farming to move the continent from food security to food sovereignty.
The summit will explore how Africa can build stronger value chains, mobilise smarter finance, scale innovation, strengthen intra-African trade, improve food processing and storage, and create policies that empower producers and protect the continent’s food future.
This is Africa’s moment to turn its soil, talent, enterprise and markets into strategic power. To produce more of what it consumes. To process more of what it produces. To trade more within its borders. And to build an agricultural economy capable of feeding its people, creating prosperity and competing on the global stage.
ASA 2026 is where the conversation becomes coordination, and where Africa’s food power play begins.
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Agenda
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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- 10:00 to 11:30
Dealroom Arrival, Registration and Networking
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 11:30 to 11:45
Opening Remarks and Dealroom Ground Rules
Speaker: Nathaniel Odiba, Dealroom Manager, Nigeria Agribusiness Register (NAR)
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 11:45 to 12:05
Goodwill Message
Speaker: Representative, Propcom Plus
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 12:05 to 12:20
Welcome Address
Speaker: Abubakar Suleiman, Managing Director, Sterling Bank
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 12:20 to 12:40
Framework Briefing: Investment Pathways and Pitch Structure
Briefing on the 5-minute pitch, 5-minute Q&A, and 2 to 3 minute feedback/routing format.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 12:40 to 13:45
Thematic Pitch Session 1: Women-Led and Youth-Owned Agribusinesses
Pitch sessionFocus: Growth capital, TA, and market access for commercially viable female and youth entrepreneurs.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 13:45 to 14:45
Networking Lunch and Sideline Discussions
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 14:45 to 15:45
Thematic Pitch Session 2: Climate-Smart Agriculture and Project Promoters
Pitch sessionFocus: Regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, irrigation, cold chains, and green finance opportunities.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 15:45 to 16:45
Thematic Pitch Session 3: IDH Cassava Value Chain and Commercial Offtake
Pitch sessionFocus: Cassava processing scale-up, aggregator linkages, and industrial buyer matching.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 16:45 to 17:30
Curated Sideline One-on-One Deal Meetings
1-on-1 meetingsTargeted initial deal discussions between pre-screened promoters and registered investors/DFIs.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- 08:30 to 09:30
Day 1 Recap Briefing
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 09:30 to 10:30
Pitch Session: Growth Stage and General Agribusinesses
Pitch sessionFocus: Mature enterprises across primary value chains (Cocoa, Soy, Rice, Maize, Livestock, Fisheries) pitch to registered investors and DFIs.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 10:30 to 12:30
Structured One-on-One Meetings: Growth Stage and General Agribusinesses
1-on-1 meetingsPre-matched 1-on-1 sessions for mature enterprises across primary value chains (Cocoa, Soy, Rice, Maize, Livestock, Fisheries).
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 12:30 to 14:00
Structured One-on-One Meetings: Technical Assistance and AgTech Pipeline
1-on-1 meetingsDedicated matchings for IR2 (TA required) and IR4 (Early-stage/AgTech) enterprises with donors and accelerators.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 14:00 to 15:15
Networking Lunch
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 15:15 to 17:30
Structured One-on-One Meetings: Commercial, Offtake and Investment Finalization
1-on-1 meetingsDirect execution discussions for Expression of Interest (EOI) alignment and capital/offtake structuring.
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- 17:30 to 18:00
Closing Remarks and 180-Day Post-Summit Tracking Announcement
Speaker: Nathaniel Odiba, Dealroom Manager, Nigeria Agribusiness Register (NAR)
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
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