14th Africa Regional Management Team Meeting (RMT14)

28/04/2025 - 30/04/2025

The Africa Regional Management Team Meeting (RMT) is an annual event that brings together FAO leaders from across Africa for discussions, knowledge-sharing and strategizing. The 14th Africa Regional Management Team Meeting (RMT14 ) will serve as a valuable platform to reflect on FAO’s 80 years of excellence and lessons learned as part of observations for FAO@80, and to incorporate these insights into the implementation of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–31 and the Midterm Plan 2026–29. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss strategic partnerships, foster innovation, enhance learning, and mobilizing resources to create impactful transformation to better serve FAO members. The meeting agenda will be available closer to the meeting.

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FAO Africa 14thRegional Management Team (RMT) Meeting

Accra, Ghana, 28-30 April 2025

Theme: “Partnership, Innovation, Action, Learning”

AGENDA

DAY 1 - Monday 28 April 2025
*Time (GMT)*	*Activities*	*Responsibilities*
08:30 – 09:00	Registration	Support Team (Lydia Akoi, Joyce Dickens, and Linda Jesusosei)
Session 1: Opening Programme Director: Zoie Jones, Communication Officer, RAF
09:00 – 09:20	Welcome and Keynote Address	Abebe Haile-Gabriel, ADG/Regional Representative for Africa
09:20 – 09:30	Remarks by DDG-Magwenzi	Godfrey Magwenzi, Deputy Director-General
09:30 – 09:40	Remarks by DDG-Martina	Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General, FAO
09:40 – 09:50	Remarks	H.E. Mr Moses Vilakati Commissioner, Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), African Union Commission
09:50 – 10:00	Opening Statement	Minister of Food and Agriculture, Ghana (TBC)
10:00 – 10:30	GROUP PHOTO & COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 10.35	Meeting Objectives	Mohammed Shamsuddin, Senior Animal Health and Production Officer
10:35 - 10.45	Introduction and Overview of the Day's Agenda	Sarah Nehrling, Facilitator
Session 2: Accelerating the Implementation of FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 Chair: Patrice Talla Takoukam, Subregional Coordinator, SFS
10.45 - 11.45	Session 2.1: Implementation of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the MTP 2026-2029 insights Presentation	Champion & Moderator: Mphumuzi Sukati, Senior Food and Nutrition Officer, RAF Beth Crawford, ADG/ Director, OSP
Panel discussion: Regional Perspectives Q&A/Discussion	Panelists: · BP: Jean Baptiste Bahama, Plant Production and Protection Officer, RAF · BN: Koffi Amegbeto, Senior Policy Officer · BE: Edward Kilawe, Senior Forestry Officer, RAF · BL: Priya Gujadhur, Senior Resilience Officer, RAF
11:45 – 12:45	Session 2.2 : Implementation of FAO Corporate Initiatives in Africa Presentations Panel discussion: Highlights on progress and the way forward (HiHi, OCOP, DVI & Africa SIDS) Q&A/Discussion	Champion: Kazuyuki Fujiwara, Partnerships Officer, RAF Moderator: Kwami Dzifanu Nyarko Badohu, FAO Representative in Djibouti Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO Yurdi Yasmi, Director, NSP Panelists: · Nyabenyi Tipo, FAOR Tanzania and Kenya (HiHi) · Ademanao Pissang Tchangai, FAOR Burundi (OCOP) · Mbuli Charles Boliko, FAOR Madagascar (SIDS)
12:45-14:00	LUNCH
14:00 – 14:45	Session 2.3: Sub-Regional experiences – key highlights from the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings Panel discussion Q&A/Discussion	Champion: Ndeye Ndack Diop, Plant Production and Protection Officer, SFC Moderator: Aristide Ongone Obame, FAOR Chad Panelists: · Patrice Talla Takoukam, Subregional Coordinator, SFS · Farayi Zimudzi, Subregional Coordinator (a.i.), SFE · Athman Mravili, Subregional Coordinator, SFC · Bintia Stephen Tchicaya, Subregional Coordinator (a.i), SFW
14:45 – 15:45	General Discussion, Sessions 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3	Moderator: Patrice Talla Takoukam, Subregional Coordinator, SFS
15:45 – 16:15	COFFEE BREAK
16:15 – 16:45	Session 2.4: Digital and AI opportunities Presentations Open discussion	Champion: Ken Lohento, Digital Agriculture Specialist, RAF (DVI) Dejan Jakovljevic, Chief Information Officer (CSI) Ken Lohento, Digital Agriculture Specialist, RAF (DVI)
16.45 - 17.15	Wrap up, Close of Day 1	Day 1 Lead Notetaker: Paulo Luciano Dias, FAOR (a.i.), Angola
18.00 - 21.00	FAO@80 Celebration	Zoie Jones, Communication Officer, RAF; Joyce Dickens, Administrative Associate; Francisca Penuku, Programme Associate; Lydia Akoi, Administrative Assistant, RAF

DAY 2 - Tuesday 29 April 2025
09.00 - 09.15	Welcome, Summary of Day 1	Facilitator
Session 3: Partnership, Innovation and Learning Chair: Athman Mravili, Subregional Coordinator, SFC
09:15 - 10:15	Session 3.1: Evolving partnerships landscape and FAO’s strategic positioning Presentation Panel discussion Q&A/Discussion	Champion & Moderator: Priya Gujadhur, Senior Regional Resilience Officer Fatouma Seid, Deputy Director, PSU Panelists: · Kathleen Flyn Dapaah, title TBC, Canada · Samy Gaiji, Senior Regional Operational Partnership Officer, RAF (Vertical Funds) · Vivian Opsvik, title TBC, Norway · Priya Basu, Executive Head, The Pandemic Fund Secretariat, Washington D.C., USA · Eyerusalem Fasika, Country Manager -Ghana, African Development Bank (AfDB)
10:15 – 11:15	Session 3.2 : Innovation to transform Agri-Food Systems in Africa: opportunities for scaling up successful experiences Presentation Panel discussion Q&A/Discussion	Champion: Peter Anaadumba, South-South Cooperation Officer, RAF Moderator: Antonio Querido, FAOR, Uganda Martin Vincent, Director OIN Panelists: · Christopher Ian Brett, Lead Agribusiness Specialist, Agriculture & Food Global Department, World Bank · Dr. Ken Dashiell, Deputy Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) · Meshack Malo, FAOR
11:15 - 11:45	COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 12:30	Session 3.3: Analytical Support Mechanism to the Common Country Analysis (CCA) and United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) Presentations Open discussion	Champion: Herve Ouedraogo, Programme Officer, FAORAF Monica Schuster, Global Coordinator CCA/UNSDCF, DDCE Victor Leon, Strategy and Planning Officer, OSP Herve Ouedraogo, Programme Officer, FAORAF
12:30 - 14.00	LUNCH BREAK

14.00 - 14.45	Session 3.4: Ensuring inclusive agrifood systems: Good practices for scaling up Quiz: Presenting regional overview on gender, youth, and social protection Sharing success stories · Gender transformative programming · Youth engagement · Social protection	Champion: Bethel Gebremedhin Bethel Gebremedhin, Senior Gender Expert, RAF Nomathemba Mhlanga, Agribusiness Officer, SFE, FAOR Rwanda (a.i.) Moderator: Bintia Stephen Tchicaya, Senior Policy Officer Speakers: · Mr. Isaias Angue Obama Oyana, FAOR Benin · Mr. Etienne Philippe Peterschmitt, FAOR Somalia · Ms. Nyabenyi Tito Tipo, FAOR Tanzania
14:45 – 15:30	Session 3.5: Improve learning through greater use of evidence from OED evaluations Presentation Table Conversation + Commentaries Learning Agenda	Champion: Sara Holst, Evaluation Officer, OEDD Clemencia Cosentino, Director, OED
15:30 - 16:00	COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 16:45	Session 3.6: Update on the regional MEL roadmap endorsed during RMT 2024 Panelist Experience-Sharing: Lessons learnt from MEL benchmarking Q&A/Discussion	Champion & Moderator: Irina Curca, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Panelists · Moshibudi Priscilla Rampedi, FAOR Gambia · Nomathemba Mhlanga, FAOR Rwanda · Meshack Malo, FAOR South Sudan · Anne-Rose Suze Percy Filippini, FAOR Zambia
16.45 - 17.00	Wrap up, Close of Day 2	Day 2 Lead Notetaker: Joseph Nyemah, FAOR, Cote d’Ivoire
18:00 – 21:00	Dinner meeting with FAORs and other Invitees	Zoie Jones, Communication Officer, RAF

DAY 3 - Wednesday 30 April 2025 Delivering as One FAO
09.00 - 09.15	Welcome, Summary of Day 2	Facilitator
Session 4: Optimizing Operations Support for Efficiency, Effectiveness and Compliance Chair: Farayi Constance Zimudzi, SRC-SFE (a.i.)
09.15 - 10.00	Session 4.1 : Delivering as One FAO – A Fireside Chat with the ADG/RR and heads of relevant HQ business units	Sarah Nehrling, Facilitator Abebe Haile-Gabriel, ADG/RR RAF Invited Directors
10:00 - 10:25	Session 4.2: Updates on Improving Internal Processes: Program Delivery and Performance, Human Resources, and Procurement Brief presentations · RAF Programme delivery and performance · Updates regarding the project cycle · SSC piloted reforms in Africa	Champion: Anne Kerins, Human Resources Officer, CSHD Moderator: Irene Labia Ouoba, FAOR, CAR Presenters · Suela Krifsa, Programme Officer, TCP · Allison Moore, Senior Programme Officer, PSS · Greet DeLeeuw, Director, SSC
10:25 - 10:55	COFFEE BREAK
10:55 – 11:15	*Session 4.2, continued* Brief presentations · Efficiency in internal processes: Human resources · Efficiency in internal process: Procurement	Presenters · Serge Nakouzi, Director, CSH · Rodrigo de Lapuerta, Director, CSL
11:15 – 11:40	Q&A, Session 4.2
11:40 – 13:00	Session 4.3: Improving Internal Processes - Pain points and opportunities Breakouts	Breakout Champion: Soalandy Rakotondramanga, Program Officer
13:00- 14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:15	*Session 4.3, continued* Group Report-Backs Presenters’ Reactions Open Q&A	Moderator: Carla Mucavi, FAOR Botswana
15:15 – 15:30	Wrap up, Close of Day 3	Day 3 Lead Notetaker: Mohamed Hama Garba, FAOR, Burkina Faso
15:30 - 16:00	COFFEE BREAK

Session 5: Closing Chair: Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, SRC-SFW (a.i.)
16:00 - 16.15	Summary of Key Takeaways and Next Steps	Mohammed Shamsuddin, Senior Animal Health and Production Officer Jean Baptiste Bahama, Plant Production and Protection Officer, RAF
16.15- 16.40	Feedback on RMT14	Sarah Nehrling, Facilitator
16.40 - 16.50	Closing Remarks and Acknowledgments	Abebe HaileGabriel, ADG/Regional Representative for Africa
18.00 – 21.00	Closing Cocktail @ RAF	RMT Secretariat

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FAO Regional Office for Africa