Cities Leading Food Production at VIV Africa 2026, Kigali, Rwanda
With Cities Leading Food Production it is our goal to bring emerging agricultural movements and established stakeholders together and empower the development of robust, resilient food regions in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the world at large:
Establish the African, European and Middle East business platform that empowers medium and smallholder farmers;
Improve profitability of participants through innovation and cooperation;
Build new regenerative businesses and partnerships through Living Labs to secure their longevity.
Cities Leading Food Production is developing itself as the guiding platform on new food systems. Read more about Cities Leading Food Production’s milestones during VIV & HAN ASIA 2025, VIV MEA 2025 and VIV Europe 2026.
VIV Africa Leadership Conference - Oct 6th 2026
Cities Leading Food Production will host a speakers session from 11:00-12:00 at VIV Africa’s Leadership Conference with Prof. Fadel Ndiame (PASGR), Mark Frederiks (Common Source) and Ásgeir Óskarsson (BSV Association).
Prof. Fadel Ndiame
Executive Director,
Partnership for
African Social &
Governance Research
(PASGR)
De-risking the African food system transition
Speeding up the transition of the African food system and de-risking through partnerships between EU, AU and the Middle East.
Mark Frederiks
Managing Director,
Common Source
Unlocking Future Market Leadership in Food Production
Building bridges
between cities and
rural areas by supporting
networks of networks through Living Lab collaboration.
Ásgeir Óskarsson
Managing Director,
BSV Association
The Value of Blockchain in the Food Chain
Funding opportunities
from farm2fork and
fork2farm solutions,
rewarding social, ecological and economical impact.
Join international experts, regional leaders and senior decision-makers for a full day of insights, discussion and valuable connections. The conference offers a setting to exchange perspectives, explore key industry developments and connect with peers from across the region and beyond.
VIV Africa Expo for Sub-Saharan Africa - Oct 7-8 2026
Cities Leading Food Production is proud to be part of the conference programme during VIV Africa. Our 2-day programme is under development and we’ll publish this soon, but it will focus on;
governance through the Evidence2Action programme;
technology through the awarded Rice project with BSV Association, VD Borne and Dan Kittredge;
living labs as an orchestration structure between Africa, EU and the Middle East.
