Focusing on the 2023 regional conference held in Bujumbura, Burundi, the text outlines strategies for agricultural and financial risk management in a post-COVID-19 environment. It addresses the vulnerabilities of African smallholder farmers to climate, production, and market shocks, emphasizing the role of financial institutions, micro-insurance, and warehouse receipt systems. Furthermore, it details four thematic sessions covering resilient supply chains, risk mitigation mechanisms to promote agricultural lending, farm-level resilience technologies, and banking sector risk management practices.
