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From: Obuya, Grace [mailto:GObuya@agra.org] On Behalf Of agrf
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 7:04 AM
To: AGRA All Users
Cc: Irungu, Houghton; Mwichuli, Sylvia
Subject: INVITATION TO REGISTER FOR AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION FORUM (AGRF) 2014

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2014 AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION FORUM (AGRF) AT WWW.AGRFORUM.COM<http://WWW.AGRFORUM.COM>

1- 4 SEPTEMBER 2014, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Dear colleagues,

Following agreement with the African Union and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the AGRF Partners Group announces that the 2014 African Green Revolution Forum will take place between 1-4 September 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the African Union Headquarters. You are very warmly invited to apply to attend at www.agrforum.com<http://www.agrforum.com>. There are no charges to attend the Forum.

The overall theme for the AGRF 2014 is 'Beyond the Tipping Point: A New Vision and Strategies for Inclusive and Sustainable Transformation'. This year's AGRF brings together 1000 leaders from investor firms, agribusiness companies, research institutes, farmers associations, non-governmental organisations and African Governments. It will be the first multi-stakeholder forum to engage the new vision for Agriculture and Food Security to be agreed by African Heads of States in July 2014. AGRF 2014 will be guided by the African Union declaration of 2014 as the 'Year of Agriculture and Food Security'. This year AGRF 2014 will be guided by six thematic tracks namely; Increasing food productivity and ending hunger, Research and Technology, Sustainable agriculture, Commodity markets and trade, Inclusive agriculture and Increased financing along the value chain. This year's AGRF includes 6 pre-meetings, an Ethiopian value chain investment forum, field trips on September 1-2, five plenaries and ten breakaway sessions with most of Africa's transformative leaders in agriculture.

AGRF is convened by the AGRF Partners Group includes The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions, African Union, African Development Bank, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Rockefeller Foundation, Syngenta International, Yara International, AGCO International, International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. AGRF 2014 is being co-convened by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the African Union.

For further information on the agenda and how to register, please visit our website www.agrforum.com<http://www.agrforum.com>, follow on twitter and facebook @TheAGRF. There are a limited set of spaces for sessions, speakers, moderators and exhibition booths so if you think you have a great idea and would like to resource it in this space, please write to us via email agrf@agra.org<mailto:agrf@agra.org>

We do hope that you will join us in Addis,

Irungu Houghton
AGRF 2014 Convenor
For the Partners Group and Secretariat