The Agrofood exhibition is an important segment of the annual African Diaspora Agrofood Forum. This event on the second day of the forum, is open to the public.

We also  invite interested entrepreneurs, organizations and companies to book a stand, to present their projects and products to members of the public in the centre of Brussels city.

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The Food Bridge vzw and its partners will be organizining the 6th edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum. The theme for this 2022 edition is Investment, Trade and Transformative Development.

Diaspora entrepreneurs are unique achievers. They are unique in the sense that  they have no dedicated framework for support from Africa or the international resources managers such as global agencies, financial institutions and  even NGOs . Yet, most of them have been relying on their own resources and skills to build up entrepreneurial projects.

With the world still struggling to ameliorate the impact of the covid pandemic on the global economy, Africa needs the input of all stakeholders to help the continent boolster  it’s already fragile economy and strengthen the socio-economic development of its people especially in rural areas. Thus having a huge population of youths, the envisioned growth of Africa’s economy needs to be fast tracked with the implementation of policies that give more support to entrepreneurs and the private sector.

African Diaspora entrepreneurs investment of personal funds in the private sector, beyond the usual remittances is a development that needs more recognition and support. Favorable policies by governments, accessibility of funds from financial institutions and ability to trade in favourable conditions in international markets, are a necessity to encourage the continuous  input of African diaspora expertise and resouces for economic projectsin the continent.

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