The Road to Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (F-SAMA)
Former AUC Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma launches the campaign to "confine the hand-held hoe to the museum" at the 25th AU Heads of State Summit.
Addis Ababa workshop on "Sending the Hoe to Museum" (FAO + AUC) where stakeholders agree to develop F-SAMA.
FAO-SFE and AUC-DREA facilitate consultations with RECs and member countries.
Consultative regional meeting agrees in principle to establish the Africa-Mechanize information platform.
Stakeholders convene in Addis Ababa to review the draft F-SAMA report.
F-SAMA is launched by the AUC and FAO in Rome during a COAG side event.
2ACCA in Johannesburg welcomes F-SAMA finalization and urges African-focused mechanisms to deliver SAM.
FAO and ACT sign an MoU in Rome to support SAMA Framework implementation.
Addis Ababa workshop on advancing operationalization establishes an institutional framework.
AUC and Burkina Faso inaugurate a monument in Bobo Dioulasso symbolizing the end of the hand-held hoe as the main production tool.
Initial activities commence with a regional workshop in Kampala to engage sub-regional and national partners.
Africa Mechanize platform launches webinars to operationalize F-SAMA.
The first webinar introduces F-SAMA to Directors of Agricultural Mechanization & Engineering Services (DAMES).
Focus on private and civil sector promotion of SAM.
Investment study identifies six priority areas for SAM; webinars 3–8 cover pathways, finance, social sustainability, and lessons learned.
Virtual meeting of DAMES from 30 countries forms the Interim Steering Committee to establish a formal network.
MoU renewed to continue supporting implementation of F-SAMA.
3ACCA produces the Rabat Declaration urging the AU to operationalize F-SAMA and attract donor/UN support.
FAO organizes the first global conference to foster learning and scaling of SAM technologies.
The F-SAMA webinar series concludes this phase, having delivered 15 webinars since November 2020.
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