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Friday, November 22, 2024 - Thursday, October 24, 2024
The Avenue
40 Dock Road - V&A Waterfront
8001 South Africa
South Africa
Abt is a proud sponsor of Market Systems Symposium 2024! This year’s symposium focuses on leveraging systems to navigate complex challenges, such as climate change, conflict affected areas, and food security. Our experts will be available onsite to share their experiences and perspectives as well as answer any questions on climate smart agriculture, nutrition, systems thinking, resilience, and more. Look for us at any of our speaking sessions below.
Abt Speaking Sessions
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 10:30am – 12:30pm
Food Systems Resilience Summit
Abt Speakers: Sarah Kozyn & Ashfaq Enayetullah
Examine how food systems are adapting to fast-changing risks such as climate change, COVID-19, and international trade disruptions. This summit will discuss the importance of systemic resilience in community, market, political, and social systems. Participants will explore how these systems manage both known and emerging shocks, identifying gaps and priorities for research and action.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 1:45pm – 3:15pm
Deep Dives Dialogues on Nutrition
Abt Speaker: Ashfaq Enayetullah
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 1:45pm – 3:15pm
Deep Dive Dialogues on Food Systems
Abt Speaker: Bennett Lafond
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 10:30am – 12:30pm
MSR – Crisis to Stability Summit
Abt Speaker: Peter Saling
This summit focuses on the transition from crisis to stability in vulnerable and marginalized communities affected by climate change. It emphasizes the importance of using systems-thinking to identify catalytic intervention points that address both immediate needs and long-term resilience. Emerging lessons and gaps in supporting community transformation will be highlighted.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Peer-to-Peer Stakeholder Dialogues for Deputy Project Directors/Deputy Team Leaders/Deputy Chiefs of Party
Abt Speaker: Ashfaq Enayetullah
Experts also in Attendance:
- Ashfaq Enayetullah, Deputy Chief of Party, Bangladesh Nutrition Activity
- Landon Woods, Business Development Specialist in Agriculture and Economic Growth
Additional Resources
Empowering Women and Catalyzing Markets to Improve Nutrition
What influences a women’s ability to provide a balanced diet for herself and her household? In Bangladesh, the complex food system involves agriculture and non-agriculture market actors who affect food availability, access, utilization, and stability…
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Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project
Growing demand for fresh and processed fruits and vegetables has enabled Egypt to solidify its presence in quality-conscious markets in Europe, the Gulf and sub-Saharan Africa. However, smallholder farmers in Upper Egypt—which benefits from fertile soil,…
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The African Union’s Approach to Integrating Sustainable Food Systems in Climate Action
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