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A new institutional platform Asia Africa Agri Alliance has been formed to boost trade, agricultural cooperation, investment and technology exchange.
The Asia Africa Agri Alliance has been established as a Section 8 not-for-profit institution to create structured frameworks for trade partnerships, policy alignment, technology exchange and investment mobilisation across the agri-food value chain.
Asia and Africa together account for a significant share of global agricultural production, and bilateral agri-trade between the two regions exceeds $90 billion annually, and accounts for over 40 per cent of global agricultural production.
The continent holds 65 per cent of the world’s arable land, a young and rapidly growing workforce, and an agricultural sector projected to reach a $1 trillion market by 2030.
Atul Chaturvedi, Executive Chairman, Shree Renuka Sugars, said Africa has vast agricultural potential and abundant arable land, while Asia has developed strong capabilities in processing, supply chains and agricultural technologies.
Platforms such as the Asia Africa Agri Alliance can help convert this complementary strength into scalable partnerships that benefit farmers, industries and consumers across both regions,” he noted.
Dr Ashok Dalwai, Chairman of the Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission and former CEO of the National Rainfed Area Authority, said India’s engagement with African nations in agriculture has steadily expanded over the years and the newly formed Asia Africa Agri Alliance can help deepen partnerships through knowledge exchange.
According to Kailash Singh, Convenor, the Asia Africa Agri Alliance will also support initiatives such as the Asia–Africa agri corridors, farm-to-market linkages, technology partnerships and investment facilitation platforms aimed at strengthening agricultural ecosystems across both continents.
Published on March 16, 2026
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