The Africa Fertilizer Summit: Taking Action

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has called for an Africa Fertilizer Summit from 9–13 June 2006 in Abuja, Nigeria, to be implemented by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC). The Summit will be hosted by the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and chaired by His Excellency, Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria, Chairman of the NEPAD Implementation Committee and Chairman of the African Union.

The Summit will bring together African heads of state, African ministers, presidents and heads of international donor organizations, private-sector firms, farmers’ organizations and senior policymakers. The Summit will discuss the food challenges of Africa and its fertilizer crisis. It will map out bold regional and national strategies within the framework of agricultural sector development plans and financing mechanisms. The Summit’s ultimate goal is to trigger an African Green Revolution.

The time for bold action is now.
Africa’s future depends on it.