….. Schedule For Oct. 30
Farm for Health Africa (FHA) in a drive to transform Africa’s Food systems and export landscape has partner with NICERT, and the Nigeria Export Promotion Council to host African Agro-Health and Export Readiness Conference 2025.
The event scheduled for Thursday, 30th October in Lagos, Nigeria, is with the theme: “Advancing Africa’s Health and Global Trade through Scalable Agro-Health and Export Standards.”
This high-level gathering according to the organizers will convene farmers, exporters, government officials, food safety agencies, certification bodies, researchers, AgriTech providers, investors, NGOs, and consumer advocates across Africa to explore practical solutions for strengthening food safety and export readiness in Africa’s agricultural sector.
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“Africa’s agriculture is the backbone of its economy, employing over 60% of the population. Yet, food safety challenges such as pesticide residue, microbial contamination, weak traceability systems, and non-compliance with international standards continue to limit Africa’s global competitiveness. These problems not only harm public health but also lead to billions in rejected exports annually.”
The African Agro-Health and Export Readiness Conference 2025 will showcase innovative solutions to improve food safety and compliance, engage policymakers in strengthening agro-export policies, equip farmers and SMEs with tools for export readiness and to foster stronger partnerships across the agro-health ecosystem.
Target Participants include Smallholder & commercial farmers; Agro-exporters & aggregators; Government ministries & regulators; Food safety & certification bodies; Cooperatives & farmer organisations; Research institutes & international agencies; Buyers, processors & retailers; AgriTech innovators & service providers and NGOs, development partners & donor agencies.
Conference Speakers will include, Dr. Nonye Ayeni, DG, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Rev. Tony Akinyemi, Healthy Living Coach; Annabel Kamuche, GMD, NICERT; Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, DG, NAFDAC; Dr.Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, DG, SON and Engr. Sola Obadimu, DG, NACCIMA
Others are Tunde Banjoko, Chairman of the LCCI Agro-. Group; Amb. Abiodun Olaniyi, Executive Director, Agriquest Africa Network; Bright Doro, Founder, Bright Doro AgricTech; Ademola Oyetunji, Project Director – GMG AGRIC Farm4us; Dr. Farouk Rabi’u Mudi, The National President, AFAN and Blessed OLA Saint, The Founder & CEO, FHA.
For partnership and sponsorship opportunities, Farm for Health Africa invites corporate organisations, development partners, impact investors, certification bodies, and agri-tech providers to partner as sponsors.
Farm for Health Africa is a hybrid model organisation advancing safe, organic, and export-compliant farming practices. Through its Foundation (a non-profit organization), FHA drives training, advocacy, and farmer empowerment, while its Ventures (business arm) delivers seedlings, traceability solutions, cold chain services, and value-added processing support. FHA envisions a continent where African farmers produce safe, healthy, and globally competitive food.
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