The Objective of this first Webinar is to create awareness about the objectives and intended outcomes of the upcoming Africa SAM Conference, and to provide a timely platform for exploring what an African CSAM(s) could entail. Most importantly, stakeholders will have the opportunity to articulate what such a Centre(s) would mean for them and what it must address

The Objective of Webinar 12 is to initiate collaboration between African countries and the agricultural machinery manufacturing association of India, the Research Centre for Agricultural Mechanization Development of China, and the European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association (CEMA).

Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Africa is an urgent imperative and an indispensable pillar for attaining the Malabo Declaration: Zero Hunger Vision by 2025, Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals – and Agenda 2063, the Prosperous Africa We Want. Doubling agricultural productivity and eliminating hunger and malnutrition in Africa by 2025 will not be realized unless mechanization along the food value chain is accorded utmost priority. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the important role mechanization can play in ensuring continuity of farm operations even during uncommon situations that the world is currently witnessing.

Overview: This is the tenth Webinar in the series, and is organized to provide an opportunity to create a participatory environment for the establishment of a regional implementation mechanism of F-SAMA. The Webinar will provide a platform to reflecting on the ongoing efforts to increase availability and access of farm power in Africa. Updates on the efforts being made in spearheading mechanization as an important pillar for agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Togo will be provided.

Overview: This is the tenth Webinar in the series, and is organized to provide an opportunity to create a participatory environment for the establishment of a regional implementation mechanism of F-SAMA. The Webinar will provide a platform to reflecting on the ongoing efforts to increase availability and access of farm power in Africa. Updates on the efforts being made in spearheading mechanization as an important pillar for agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Togo will be provided.