More than 50 African Ministers of Agriculture and related sectors from FAO Member countries, high-level technical experts, representatives of regional organizations and institutions, the civil society and about 100 accredited media gather in Abidjan this week to take stock of progress made in food security and nutrition on the continent and agree on priority areas for the next two years. “Global trends and issues are expected to have direct or indirect impacts on the food and agriculture sector, with specific manifestations and impacts in the Africa region”, explained Mr. Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, in his opening remarks at the Senior Technical Officers Meeting(4-6 April 2016) that precedes the Ministerial Roundtable (7-8 April 2016).