The second edition of the Voazok’s Canada-Africa Agribusiness Summit (CAAS) 2026, set for July 15–16 in Saskatoon.

The conference is expected to over 500 agribusiness leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and agricultural innovators from across Canada and Africa for a two-day high-level dialogue, deal-making, and partnership building.

Leveraging Canada's Africa Strategy and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the summit aims to bridge the trade gap between Canada and Africa by facilitating partnerships and collaboration.

Building on the success of the 2025 Canada-Ghana Agribusiness Summit, held at Innovation Place in Saskatoon, Canada, the 2026 summit expands to include stakeholders from across Africa. This event is solidifying its position as a premier gathering for agricultural leaders to explore the vast potential for mutually beneficial agribusiness trade and investment between Canada and Africa.

The summit represents the most ambitious effort to date to unlock the full potential of Canada-Africa trade, which reached $16.3 billion in merchandise trade between Canada and Africa in 2023. The summit's theme, ‘Building a Trade-Driven Future for Canada and Africa’, reflects our commitment to fostering new trade-driven relationships between Canadian and African agribusinesses.

A Trade-Driven, Deal-Oriented Summit

CAAS 2026 is designed to move beyond conversation into action. The summit program features curated business matchmaking sessions, investment roundtables, export readiness workshops, and agri-technology showcases aimed at generating tangible commercial outcomes for participants.

"The summit is about creating real opportunities for agribusinesses on both continents," said Dr. Mary M. Buhr, Chair of the Canada-Africa Agribusiness Summit. "Africa is eager for equal partnerships and mutually beneficial trade, and this summit presents a timely opportunity for both Canada and Africa as countries explore trade diversification," added Derrick Owusu-Kodua, CEO & Summit Host, Voazok Agritours Canada. "By bringing together the right people, expertise, and capital, we're poised to transform Canada-Africa agribusiness collaboration from potential into prosperity," said Stephen Gyasi-Kwaw, CEO, Eventus Nation Ghana.

Key Themes and Focus Areas

The summit addresses critical priorities across the agricultural value chain, including market access and export development, investment partnerships and financing mechanisms, agri-technology transfer and innovation, sustainable food systems and climate-smart agriculture, and value chain integration and processing capacity.

Who Should Attend

CAAS 2026 welcomes agribusiness SMEs, cooperatives, exporters, startups, investors, technology providers, development organizations, and government representatives committed to advancing Canada-Africa agricultural trade.

Country Delegation Program

The summit is actively recruiting Country Delegation Leads across Africa to spearhead the mobilization of national and regional delegations, curate targeted participant groups, and strategically position their markets within emerging Canada-Africa value chains.

Registration and Information

Don't miss your chance to be part of this groundbreaking event! Early registration is still open. To learn more about attendance, speaking, sponsorship, exhibition, or partnership opportunities, please visit www.canafriagrisummit.com or contact us by email: info@canafriagrisummit.com.