The Managing Director of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman has disclosed that the bank is planning to host the fourth edition of the Agriculture Summit Africa.

According to Suleiman, the bank will be collaborating with the AFEX Commodities Exchange, Leadway Assurance, SaroAfrica Limited, and GIZ AFC to organize the event.

The two-day event would focus on facilitating regional trade, under the AfCFTA’s Export Product Standardisation policy, to increase foreign exchange earnings through agribusiness financing, and develop a flexible supply chain system to guard against uncertainty.

Agriculture Summit Africa 2021 will also examine the process of building a resilient food production system as well as the impact of climate change on production output.