At the Tenth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) in Ethiopia (held in Addis Ababa, from April 23-25, 2024), PARM once again highlighted the vital contribution of small-scale farmers to the resiliency of our agri-food systems. The 2024 forum, themed “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, and Eradicating Poverty in Times of Multiple Crises,” convened hundreds of delegates from across Africa in the heart of Addis Ababa.
Organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and other United Nations agencies, the event offered an ideal platform to display and celebrate African FOOD HEROES through the exhibition of the beautiful artworks portraying the faces of rural women and rural men that contribute to Zero Hunger (SDG2) at the knowledge fair set up for the occasion. The latter was inaugurated by the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA, Antonio Pedro, who stressed the importance of the fair to showcasing United Nations achievements, for facilitating the cross-fertilization of knowledge products and enabling partnerships.
Among the numerous attendees of the Forum who came to admire the PARM Art exhibition, PARM has had the pleasure to welcome Claver Gatete, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA, and make him discover the original pictures of our Food Heroes and their respective transformation into artworks. The impactful and colourful representations of the small-scale farmers that contribute to the resiliency of our agrifood systems despite the risks the face every day, gained high interest among the visitors who happily stopped to know more about the PARM Art Challenge initiative and PARM’s results.
Years after the launch of the PARM Art Challenge, PARM remains committed to showcasing the invaluable contributions of small-scale farmers to global food security and agricultural growth.
Immerse yourself in the PARM Art Challenge exhibition at the ARFSD-10.