Daniel Njiwa

Passionate about equality and prosperity, and Africa boasts a wealth of its ingredients...all the way up!

[Daniel Njiwa @DNjiwa]

Any Malawians who reached the summit of Kilimanjaro, please drop your pics I want to see something 😊

[Collins of Highbury @Lord_Collins]

Delighted to be at #AFSForum2025 in #Senegal and strengthen our partnership with @AGRA_Africa to stimulate:

🛤️ trade & investment along Africa’s food corridors;

and

🇬🇧connectivity with global corridors to cultivate a productive & resilient African food & agriculture market🌍

[Ben A. Nicholson @Ben_A_Nicholson]

@UKinMalawi is proud to support the Malawi-Zambia trade agreement through our £35m Africa Food Trade programme. By eliminating redundant testing procedures, new opportunities for smallholder farmers & strengthen regional food systems unlocked #Partnership4Growth 🇬🇧 🇲🇼 #malawi

[Rebecca Terzeon @RTerzeon]

🇬🇧 proud to support landmark 🇲🇼- 🇿🇲 Mutual Recognition Agreement - boosting cross-border food trade & regional integration.
Through @FCDOGovUK, @UKinZambia & @AGRAAlliance, we’re helping unlock intra-African trade & connect African economies to global markets @COMESA_HQ @AfCFTA

[Trade Kenya @Trade_Kenya]

The Principal Secretary for Trade Regina Ombam today in the afternoon received a German delegation led by the Deputy Head of Mission in Kenya Alexander Fierley.

Accompanying the deputy head of mission was Dr. Christoph Zipfel, Programmes Director, German Agency For International Cooperation(GIZ) and Christian Engels the General Manager, AHK Services, Eastern Africa Limited.

The two parties held deliberations that focused on enhancing trade and investment cooperation between Kenya and Germany.With over 120 German companies already in Kenya, Germany reaffirmed its interest in deepening economic ties.

The talks also highlighted the Green Trade Programme to be launched next year,targeting textile and leather products to the EU besides capacity building on the implementation of the Kenya EU-EPA.Both initiatives are aimed at bolstering Kenya's trade and export agenda.

The team also reviewed preparations for the Kenya–EU Business Forum set for 12th–13th May,2025 in Nairobi.The forum will bring together high level policy makers, private sector leaders, innovators and development partners to explore how digital transformation can serve as a catalyst to enhance trade efficiency, increase market access and promote sustainable and inclusive growth.

PS Ombam appreciated the visit and called for stronger matchmaking efforts between Kenyan and German businesses. She acknowledged the cordial ties between the countries and expressed Kenya's commitment in collaborating with Germany to further enhance trade and economic development.
@giz_gmbh @GermanyinKenya @AHKServices @MITIKenya @GovLeeKinyanjui

[Trade Kenya @Trade_Kenya]

Kenya is among six Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states benefitting from a pilot project aimed at enhancing regional agricultural commodity trade.

The project is being implemented by COMESA in partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with support of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO-UK).

It seeks to establish Mutual Recognition Agreements(MRAs) among member states for six key commodities including maize, ground nuts,soya beans,rice,beans and sorghum.The project is being piloted in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda ,Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Officials from the COMESA secretariat today paid a courtesy call to the Principal Secretary for Trade Regina Ombam in her office at Teleposta towers, Nairobi to evaluate the progress of implementation of the MRA between Kenya and Uganda to facilitate trade for the six key commodities.

The COMESA officials included Providence Mavubi, Director Industry and Agriculture,Dingiswayo Shawa, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)Expert and Mukayi Musarurwa, SPS and Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Coordinator.

Kenya and Uganda concluded the negotiations for the MRA in a bilateral meeting held last December in Entebbe paving the way for the clearance of the agreement by the respective legal authorities.

Both parties prevailed upon Uganda to fast track the clearance of the MRA and submit to Kenya for internal validation and eventual signing by the two countries.

The project has procured grading equipment through Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to bolster grading capacities of Kenya Graders.

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has also been identified as a potential Grading Proficiency Scheme Provider under the project.

Present during the visit was COMESA Focal Point Kenya Tobias Odongo among other senior officials from the State Department.

@COMESA_HQ @kenya_afa @kalromkulima @AGRA_Africa @GovLeeKinyanjui @MITIKenya

[Hussein M Bashe @HusseinBashe]

📍Dodoma
🗓️02.05.2025

Nikiwa na Waziri wa Kilimo, Malawi - Mhe. Sam Kawalenga baada ya kikao cha kihistoria kati ya Tanzania na Malawi kilichofanyika tarehe 2 Mei 2025 jijini Dodoma ambapo tuliweza kuwa na majadiliano yaliyowezesha kurejesha biashara baina ya nchi hizi mbili.

Makubaliano haya yametiwa saini kupitia Tamko la Pamoja (Joint Communiqué) baada ya kikao cha pamoja cha Mawaziri wa Mambo ya Nje, Kilimo, Viwanda na Biashara kutoka pande zote mbili.

Saini ya Tamko hili ni hatua muhimu ya kuimarisha uhusiano wa kibiashara, hasa katika sekta ya kilimo, kwa kuzingatia mikataba ya kikanda na kimataifa. Ushirikiano huu ni ushahidi wa diplomasia ya kiuchumi inayolenga maendeleo ya wakulima wetu.

TUNASONGA MBELE.

[The Rockefeller Foundation @RockefellerFdn]

African leaders and partners will meet in Tanzania today for the #Mission300 Africa Energy Summit where they will commit to electrify 300M people in Africa by 2030. RF President @rajshah breaks down what you can expect and how this effort will transform lives. #PoweringAfrica

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

The October 2024 issue of the Food Security Monitor is out. This edition provides updates on food security situations, market prices, food commodity prices, food trade, and East Africa food insecurity. It aims to support policymakers, practitioners, and the wider community in making informed decisions to address food security issues.

Read | https://t.co/ZEZOrpObjH

[Zodiak Online @zodiakonline]

The governments of Malawi and Mozambique have today signed an agreement dubbed Simplified Trade Regime STR, aimed at allowing traders from both countries to import goods duty-free.

This will be possible if the goods originate from either country.

[Min of Trade |Rwanda @RwandaTrade]

Minister @P_Sebahizi: Agriculture is Africa’s economic backbone. By connecting farmers, agro-processors, traders, and consumers, we can build a self-sustaining ecosystem that feeds Africa and strengthens our global trade position. ##AFCFTABA24 #AfCFTA #AfCFTAGTI

[AKADEMIYA2063 @AKADEMIYA2063]

New Release!

The report highlights areas for policy interventions to facilitate intra-African trade, drive climate action & enhance the efficient use of natural resources, said @DrOBadiane @AKADEMIYA2063, at the launch of the #2024AATM!

More: https://t.co/dp3DfyEyR5

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

By increasing investments in the region, together with our partners, we will help drive inclusive, agriculture-led growth that supports a new regional breadbasket — creating a source of food closer to the people who need it the most.

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

Through a rigorous analysis, USAID identified a subset of Feed the Future focus countries — Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia — to pilot the Accelerator effort. These countries are poised to drive agricultural growth and create opportunities that not only meet their domestic needs, but help neighboring countries stabilize their food security, strengthen markets and build system-wide resilience.

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

#FoodSecurity is #NationalSecurity

Smallholder farms across Africa grow over two-thirds of the region’s food. But extreme weather has destroy crops, while yields are declining due to outdated seeds, inefficient practices, &less predictable rainfall patterns — all of which are leaving farmers with less to sell and less to eat.

#FoodSystems | @HouseForeign

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

As such, the US govt through Feed the Future Accelerator Initiative is seizing on a unique window of opportunity to increase investments in Southern and Eastern Africa, a region of endemic hunger hotspots yet great potential to drive agricultural growth.

@JakeSullivan46 | @PowerUSAID | @Agnes_Kalibata

[Daniel Njiwa @DNjiwa]

Key Take aways #AFSForum2024 :-
1. Complete elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers for food trade
2. Strengthen an industrialization agenda leveraging innovation and existing infrastructure
3. Establish a group of African Champions to drive food trade
4. Establish a financing facility for strengthening regional agriculture value chains
@AGRA_Africa @AfCFTA @FCDOGovUK

[Wamkele Mene @MeneWamkele]

On the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum in #Kigali, Rwanda, I met with the UK Minister for Africa, @Lord_Collins. We discussed the UK government's support for States parties in the implementation the #AfCFTA Agreement.

[Daniel Njiwa @DNjiwa]

Not easy to have these principals calendars’ align. But when it comes to finding solutions for Africas food systems leveraging the @AfCFTA framework, everyone shows up! Thanks to @FCDOGovUK , @P_Sebahizi @HMDessalegn @Agnes_Kalibata @MeneWamkele The path you are charting to eliminate trade barriers in food is commendable. In their discussion, climate was top of agenda, nutrition and jobs, inclusivity and the commendable role of youth and women as well as conversations on finding the right financial architecture for boosting food trade and industrialization in africa.

[Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |Rwanda @RwandaAgri]

Under the theme “Innovate, Accelerate, and Elevate,” this year’s edition of @TheAGRF has just been officially opened.
The forum will discuss diverse topics such as new agri-innovations & will bring together over 5,000 delegates in this sector, from 2 to 5 September.
#AFSForum2024