Theme: Reshaping Agribusiness Models for Building Prosperous Rural Communities

 

In response to non-developed economies' pressing challenges, we proudly introduce the 2nd International Conference on Business Models in Agriculture (IBMA) 2024. This pioneering event is a pivotal platform for open dialogue and exchanging groundbreaking ideas to catalyse rapid and meaningful change in these economies' agriculture sectors.

 

Guided by the principles of an open lab and disruptive business models, IBMA 2024 is dedicated to fostering the essential transformations these economies' agriculture urgently requires. By bringing together minds from around the world, we aim to create an environment that fuels significant advancements in the agriculture sector, moving us from the isolation of poverty to the cohesion of prosperity.

 

Organisers

Organised by the Africa Organization of Technology in Agriculture (AOTA) and the University of Rwanda, IBMA 2024 is supported by the Rwanda's Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and by the Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB), among other partners. This prestigious event is scheduled to be held at the esteemed Kigali Convention Centre from March 25th to 28th, 2024.

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The conference will unite a diverse assembly of more than 600 participants, including prominent government officials, respected academic experts in business and agriculture, leading Agritech enterprises, innovative researchers, NGOs committed to change in the agriculture sector, dedicated farmers and farmer's leaders, forward-thinking investors, dynamic entrepreneurs, and ambitious startups.

 

IBMA 2024 offers a unique opportunity to actively contribute to a transformational shift that redirects the trajectory of struggling economies towards organised and prosperous agricultural communities. Through collaboration, innovation, and shared commitment, we aim to rewrite the narrative of poverty into one of empowerment and self-sufficiency in agriculture.

 

Join us at IBMA 2024 as we collectively usher in a new era of change -- from a solitary struggle to organised - prosperous agricultural rural communities. See you in Kigali.