Host government
National vision, investment promotion, policy coordination and country showcase.
Partnership, finance and expo
Help turn Africa's livestock potential into investible, trade-ready and climate-aligned value chains.
Partnership roles are tailored through direct discussion with Livestock Futures and aligned to each institution's mandate, technical capability and market interest.
Leadership opportunities
A role for every part of the livestock transformation ecosystem
AU, RECs & AfCFTA
Continental policy, trade integration, replication and governance.
MDBs & DFIs
Finance anchor, private capital, guarantees, pipelines and deal rooms.
Technical institutions
Science, MRV, animal health, feeds, genetics, rangelands and capacity.
Foundations
Catalytic grants, delegate participation, innovation, project preparation and country action.
Private sector
Technology, distribution, processing, buyer access, pilots and investment.
All institutional roles are proposed and subject to confirmation through formal partnership arrangements.
Partnership pathways
Shape a role aligned to your mandate
Founding institutional partner
Programme co-design, flagship plenary leadership, country-pipeline development and strategic visibility.
Finance and investment partner
Project preparation, de-risking, blended finance, guarantees, investment matchmaking and deal rooms.
Technical and knowledge partner
MRV, inventories, animal health, feeds, genetics, rangelands, digital systems, standards and evidence.
Foundation and delegate-access partner
Country participation, innovation grants, project preparation, youth and producer inclusion, and post-Summit action.
Corporate innovation and expo partner
Technology demonstration, distribution partnerships, pilots, buyer engagement and market expansion.
Future host-country partner
Discuss a future regional Summit or ministerial follow-through; host location and date remain TBD.
Expo and market engagement
Put practical solutions in front of decision-makers, financiers, buyers and producers.
The Summit will create space for country and institutional pavilions, technology demonstrations, livestock innovation showcases, buyer-seller meetings, investment pitches and curated deal rooms.
Exhibition, participation and partnership arrangements are developed directly with the Secretariat so that the format matches the partner's objective, space needs, programme role and target audience.
Country and institutional pavilionsShowcase national pipelines, institutions and investment priorities.
Technology demonstrationsPresent animal health, feed, genetics, digital, processing and circularity solutions.
Investor deal roomsCurated meetings among countries, companies, buyers, banks and project-preparation partners.
Innovation challengePitch scalable solutions and receive technical and investor feedback.
Prospective Bezos Earth Fund engagement pathway
Sustainable livestock and complementary alternative-protein innovation
Day 2 and Day 3 include dedicated discussions on alternative proteins and next-generation feed systems. The sessions will examine how insect, microbial, plant and fermentation-derived proteins can complement livestock livelihoods, improve feed security, reduce pressure on natural resources, support biodiversity and create new African investment opportunities.
The Bezos Earth Fund and other sustainable food-system philanthropies will be approached as prospective financing and knowledge partners. No partnership is implied until formally confirmed.
Potential areas of support
- Science and innovation showcases
- African enterprise and investment pipelines
- Feed-system resilience and circularity
- Biodiversity and land-use co-benefits
- Country participation and post-Summit action
Prospective ecosystem
Partners the Summit seeks to convene
The partner architecture is designed to include the Government of Botswana, African institutions, multilateral and development finance institutions, research and technical bodies, bilateral partners, climate philanthropies, producer organisations, buyers and technology companies.
Illustrative prospective partners include the World Bank Group/IFC, IFAD, AfDB, GCF and eligible delivery partners, FAO, ILRI/CGIAR, AU-IBAR, RECs, AfCFTA Secretariat, GIZ, GGGI, GALVmed, Conservation International, Verra, Gates Foundation, Dangote Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund, Rockefeller Foundation and leading private-sector innovators. Inclusion does not imply confirmed partnership.
Finance
Animal health
Feeds
Genetics
Alternative proteins
Digital
Processing
Trade
MRV
Foundations
Producer organisations
Direct partnership enquiry
Discuss a role aligned to your mandate and market.
Email Michael Apamaku / Livestock Futures directly to discuss partnership, programme, exhibition, investment, country delegation support or future hosting.