Asia-Africa Agri Alliance (AAAA) launched on 13 March 2026 to boost bilateral trade and investment

Key facts

• The Asia-Africa Agri Alliance (AAAA) was formally launched by diplomats and agribusiness leaders from over ten nations to accelerate agricultural trade, investment, and technology transfer.
• The AAAA is established as a neutral, not-for-profit Section 8 institution to bridge gaps through investment-ready and policy-aligned mechanisms.
• The alliance operates on five pillars: trade and market access, technology and innovation transfer, investment and finance, policy and agriculture diplomacy, and capacity building.
• The forum will specifically focus on maize and millets as they are major crops in both the Asian and African regions.
• Asia and Africa together account for over 40 per cent of global agricultural production, with bilateral agri-trade exceeding $90 billion annually.
• Africa holds 65 per cent of the world's remaining arable land, and its agricultural sector is projected to reach a market value of $1 trillion by 2030.
• Key Indian representatives include Ashok Dalwai, Chairman of the Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission and former CEO of the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA).
• Participating industrialists include Atul Chaturvedi of Shree Renuka Sugars Limited and Sanjeev Asthana, CEO of Patanjali Foods Limited and President of the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA).