At the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue of the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, on Tuesday, Vice President of Nigeria Kashim Shettima and President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will have a meeting.
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Vice President Shettima will give the keynote address at the event’s plenary session on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, according to a statement released on Monday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President.
Later on, he’ll take part in a side discussion on special agro-industrial processing zones as part of the African Agriculture Dialogue. He will participate in a fireside conversation with the AfDB President on Thursday, October 26.
The Borlaug Dialogue brings together people from over 65 nations to discuss contemporary challenges pertaining to nutrition and global food security. “Transforming Food Systems: A Global Action Agenda” is the theme for this year.
Vice President Shettima will make use of the occasion to highlight the potential of Nigeria’s agricultural sector and to urge support in carrying out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directives and initiatives for the country’s agro-food industry.
Following the event, he has appointments with important investors and stakeholders around the country.
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