Germany is intensifying its agricultural cooperation to promote sustainable agriculture and long-term opportunities in African countries. Dr Tekalign Gutu Sakketa, IDOS researcher, accompanied Minister Cem Özdemir on an official visit to Ethiopia and Zambia from 3 to 8 November.
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The delegation team led by the Minister was diverse, including representatives from academia, business, civil society, youth organisations and the press. The delegation team spent the first two days of the trip in Addis Ababa, where Minister Özdemir took part in two conferences. The first was the African Youth in Agribusiness Forum (AYAF), organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in cooperation with the African Union (AU). The second was the UNIDO ‘World Without Hunger’ conference.
The trip to Zambia focussed on visiting BMEL projects and discussing further cooperation with various stakeholders, including the Ministry of Agriculture and the University of Zambia.
