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On February5-6, 2024, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), in partnership with the Centre for Development Research (zef), University of Bonn, hosted the PARI Research and Partnership Meeting at the Royal Fiesta Hotel, Accra, Ghana. The opening remarks were made by a panel of four eminent leaders, Paul Bosu, Director General of CSIR Ghana, Moumini Savadogo, Managing Director, AKADEMIYA2063; Joachim von Braun, Distinguished Professor, ZEF and PARI Director; and Aggrey Agumya, Executive Director, FARA. Other notable speakers were Prof. Hamadi Iddi Boga, the Vice President, Program Delivery at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Seven agenda sessions were discussed viz: 1) Sharing insights from Africa and India; 2) Enhancing sustainability and climate resilience of African agriculture; 3) The Future of the Malabo Declaration beyond 2025 – What next?; 4) Empowering women and youth in African food systems; 5) Sustainably scaling Africa’s livestock sector; 6) Strengthening the enabling environment for equitable food systems transformation; and 7) High-level panel: Future research priorities for Africa’s food systems transformation. The Manager, Training, AERC, participated in the panel on empowering women and youth in African food systems.