Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks in Africa will converge on Transcorp Hotel, Abuja from March 9 to 10, for a Senior Policy Seminar on agriculture, aimed at coming up with a policy on how the continent would leverage research for agricultural development. The seminar is organized by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), a Nairobi-based public non-profit organization, devoted to advancement of economic policy research and training.
A statement from the CBN today, March 5 said that the seminar will provide high-level African policy makers, including Central Bank Governors, Ministers of Finance and others across the continent, the opportunity to come together to dialogue and exchange ideas and policy experiences and research studies conducted by the AERC and its affiliates.
It said that the seminar has as its theme: “Agricultural and Food Policies for Better Nutrition in Africa,” and will have about 15 Central Bank Governors and Ministers of Finance across the continent in attendance.
