Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi landed in Kampala, Uganda, to take part in the highly anticipated Second G25 African Coffee Summit (ACS).
The event, meant to bring together innovations and collaborations, will have the Heads of State and Government from coffee-producing nations across the continent.
It is hosted by the Government of the Republic of Uganda in partnership with the Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries. The four-day summit aims to revive the African coffee sector through the lens of value addition. The venue will be at the luxurious Speke Resort Munyonyo, where stimulating discussions, deliberations, and strategies will be held to reshape the coffee value chain for a more sustainable and prosperous future.
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The inaugural G25 Coffee Summit, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya earlier this year, laid the groundwork for this pan-African coffee movement. Leaders of twenty-five coffee-producing countries pledged their collective commitment to establish coffee as a pivotal agricultural commodity within the African Union, aligning with the aspirations of the Africa Agenda 2063.
Within Kenya, the coffee sub-sector continues to be a major contribution to the national economic landscape, contributing 0.28 precent to the Gross Domestic Product (Economic Survey, 2021). With its far-reaching impact, coffee remains a vital source of employment, food security, and foreign exchange, supporting the livelihoods of over 5 million Kenyans.
Mudavadi’s presence signifies Kenya’s fervent dedication to harnessing the coffee sector’s untapped potential, creating a ripple effect that promises to enrich lives, stimulate trade, and rejuvenate economies across the continent.
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