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IITA at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Root, tuber and banana crops\u2014including banana, cassava, potato, sweetpotato and yam\u2014are central to Africa\u2019s food security, nutrition and rural livelihoods. They also offer major opportunities for enterprise development, value addition, regional trade and inclusive economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-organized by the Institut International d'Agriculture Tropicale (IIAT)<\/strong> et le Centre international de la pomme de terre (CIP)<\/strong>, this Breakthrough Event will bring together policymakers, investors, researchers, agribusinesses, development partners and farmer organizations to explore how Africa can move proven RTB innovations from evidence to continental scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session will spotlight advances in rapid multiplication technologies, national seed-delivery models, youth-led seed entrepreneurship, gender-responsive approaches, commercial processing and export pathways. It will also examine the enabling policies, financing mechanisms and strategic partnerships needed to accelerate productivity, commercialization and climate resilience across Africa\u2019s RTB sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join the conversation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Participants will hear evidence from flagship IITA and CIP initiatives, engage with leaders from across the RTB value chain and contribute to a focused call to action for governments, investors, development partners and the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Date :<\/strong> Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Heure :<\/strong> 10:30 am\u201312:30 pm CAT
Lieu :<\/strong> Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":33606,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"program":[],"location":[40],"hub":[],"crop":[],"event-type":[145],"item-year":[204],"class_list":["post-33424","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-rwanda","event-type-hybrid","item-year-204"],"yoast_head":"\nIITA at AFS Forum 2026 - 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