African MSMEs Independent Dialogue on Food Systems Summit seeks to:

1. Mobilize MSMEs from different sectors and across the continent to generate current perspectives, aspirations and ambitions, and map the general trends, institutional, structural and policy bottlenecks impeding the functionality and viability of MSMEs in Africa
2. Harvest and recommend key promising and emerging solutions that will fast-track required changes in the Food Systems in Africa
3. Plug MSMEs synthesis insights into the ongoing discourse to frame and position issues in pursuit of sustainable and inclusive food systems within the goals and targets set in Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030
4. Contribute to Africa’s Common Position on transformative agenda on the UN Food Systems
5. Contribute new perspectives and options to the Agenda 2063 and CAADP Malabo Declaration Biennial Reviews.