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Major discussion points and themes from each day of the Symposium, with one graphic representing each day.:

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DAY ONE

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DAY TWO

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DAY THREE

OVERVIEW

The Market Systems Symposium 2018 was a huge success. 136 practitioners and donors, representing 48 institutions from 31 different countries, converged in Cape Town, South Africa at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for three days in April.  

PROJECTS REPRESENTED

  • Accelerated Agribusiness and Agro-industry Initiative PLUS (3ADI+), Global ​ initiative by FAO, IFAD, UNIDO, African Union Commission, African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

  • Appropriate Technology Enabled Development (ATED) Center, Nigeria

  • Australian Aid's Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program (CAVAC), Cambodia

INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED

  • ACDI/VOCA

  • Adam Smith International (ASI)

  • Agova

  • Agricultural Market Development Trust (AMDT)

  • Agricultural Partnerships Trust (APT)

  • Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

  • BoP Innovation Center (BoPInc)

  • BRIDGE Strategy Advisors

  • Canopy Lab

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 

  • Afghanistan

  • Australia

  • Austria

  • Bangladesh

  • Bolivia

  • Burkina Faso

  • Cambodia

  • Canada

  • Costa Rica

  • Ethiopia

  • Germany

Overview

PHOTOS

KEY PARTNERS 2018

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Partners
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