Petition Deliveries
7 May 2014 - Abuja, Nigeria - Dr Sipho Moyo and Nde Ndifonka
present the *600 000 petition to President Jakaya Kikwete
“We are committed to developing the agriculture sector and getting solutions to the challenges
is our priority …. so if we improve agriculture, we also improve the pace of poverty reduction in
the country” President Kikwete
Petition Deliveries
7 May 2014 - WEF - Dr Sipho Moyo and D’Banj present the petition
to Minister of Agriculture in Nigera, Dr Adesina Akinwumi
“Thank you for taking Agriculture out of obscurity into the mainstream. Nigeria remains
committed to agricultural development as the quickest means to economic development. We
support this call for leaders to meet their Maputo commitments.” Minister Adesina
Petition Deliveries
7 May 2014 - Abuja, Nigeria - Presentation to
Mali’s Prime Minister Moussa Mara of Mali
“I am glad that Africans have rallied behind this campaign, and as leaders, we will continue to
work to find effective solutions to job creation and economic development” Prime Minister
Moussa Mara.
Petition Deliveries
8 May 2014 - Abuja, Nigeria - Dr Sipho Moyo presents
petition to President Yayi Boni of Benin
“We all need to increase our budget expenditures in agriculture and invest at least 10%. I would like
this objective to be achieved throughout the continent” President Yayi Boni
Petition Deliveries
28 May 2014 - Niamey, Niger - Elisa Desbordes-Cisse
presents the petition to Prime Minister Brigi Rafini of Niger
“This is a great campaign with an innovative approach as it is really important to mobilise
youth. Niger is really supportive to this initiative” Prime Minister Brigi Rafini”
Petition Deliveries
10 June 2014 - Dar es salaam, Tanzania - Audience with President
Jakaya Kikwete and Minister of Agriculture- Hon Christopher Chiza
“The fact that over 2 million Africans have signed the Do Agric Petition presented here today shows that indeed that Africa
speaks in one voice and recognizes that improving the agriculture sector, for which the majority of Africa's population
depends on their livelihoods, is an absolute priority if we are determined to eradicate poverty on the continent. Minister
Chiza
Petition Deliveries
10 June 2014 - Dar es salaam, Tanzania - Petition presentation
to President Jakaya Kikwete and Minister of AgricultureHon Christopher Chiza
“I will champion this cause at the AU Summit. I will present this petition to the other
Heads of State. We as African governments cannot succeed in taking agriculture
forward unless we modernize it, instead of our people continuing to use the handheld hoe and other farming implements from pre-biblical times.” President Kikwete
Petition Deliveries
17 June 2014 - Lusaka, Zambia - Presentation of petition to Vice
President Guy Scott and Minister of Agriculture, Wilbur Simuusa
“During the year of agriculture, we need to put our money where our mouth is. Our Government
will ensure the same rate of increase in the budget until we meet and exceed the Maputo target
of 10 percent”. Wilbur Simuusa
Petition Deliveries
17 June 2014 - Lusaka, Zambia - Presentation of petition to Vice
President Guy Scott and Minister of Agriculture, Wilbur Simuusa
“We need to stop reinventing the wheel, we’ve had, I don’t know how many hundreds of projects,
NGO driven the projects, Government’s own initiatives aimed at this or that in agriculture and our
performance has been below that of our neighbouring countries”
Petition Deliveries
18 June 2014 - Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso. Delivery by a local
farmer to Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Burkina
Faso Mahana Zougrana.
Petition Deliveries
19 June 2014 - Abuja, Nigeria - D’banj presented the petition
to Nigeria's Federal Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
“We want to commit on behalf of the Government of Nigeria our total support to this sector and
the fact that we will continue to invest in it, not only in the traditional way - the budget, but
through all kinds of instruments including venture capital to support our young people.” Minister
Okonjo-Iweala
Petition Deliveries
19 June 2014 - Niamey, Niger Audience with Head of State of Niger,
Mahamadou Issoufou
“Agriculture is key to the development of our countries. Through the “Les Nigeriens Nourrissent les
Nigeriens” initiative, Niger has already taken the lead ” President Mahamadou Issoufou
Petition Deliveries
20 June 2014 - Accra, Ghana – President Dramani Mahama.
“I am myself a converted believer in the issues raised by the petition.” “Investing in
agriculture is putting our money where our mouths are” President Mahama
Petition Deliveries
23 June 2014 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Minister of Agriculture
of South Africa - Senzeni Zokwana recieves petition.
"It is important to listen to smallholder farmers, It does not help for me bring
boreholes when you need a fence. I will listen to your needs and carry your
message to Malabo” Minister Zokwana
Petition Deliveries
19 June 2014 - Abdoulaye Papa Seck, Minister of
Agriculture – Senegal
“We recognise ourselves in these 10 policy recommendations. I will
personally present them to the Head of State and ask him to carry them out
to Malabo to present them to his peers.”