 The potential of agriculture in Africa is enormous. The continent has the highest reserves of untapped natural resources for food production, especially water and land in the world. There are over 130 million hectares of inland valleys suitable for rice production, but only 10 million hectares are currently being used. Between 2010 and 2035, an additional 116 million tons of milled rice will be needed worldwide, of which 30 million tons will be needed for Africa alone. In the East Africa community, rice demand exceeds supply by over 0.6 million metric tons per annum, a deficit supplied with imports mainly from Asian countries. 500 million U.S. dollars per annum of rice imports is accounted for in the East Africa Common Market Area. This provides tremendous opportunity for farmers in the region, especially for over 1.5 million farming households that depend directly on rice for their food and livelihoods. Adding to food insecurity, small holder farmers also grapple with the impacts of climate change. It imposes a significant threat to crop productivity, water supply, and biodiversity loss. We at Africa Rice continue to help boost Africa's rice sector through improved seeds, cropping practices, processing technologies, policy advice, and capacity development. We, at the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa program, APRA, pursue the most effective agricultural commercialization pathways to empower women, reduce rural poverty, and improve food nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa through in-depth, interdisciplinary, and comparative research as part of the Future Agriculture Consortium. At CABE, we focus on agro-entrepreneurship, market linkages, business development, research, innovation, and policy processes, in order to provide a knowledge-sharing space to enhance the skills of small holder farmers, women, and youth entrepreneurs in Kenya and beyond. And this is to advance their meaningful participation in agriculture, agribusiness activities. We at CABE respond to the increasing importance of rice as staple food in Sub-Saharan Africa. This specific target of doubling Africa's rice production by 2030 through provision of support, together with a number of development partners and the research institute, to our member countries' government in implementation and formulation of their national rice development strategies. We at ERI web-tours contributing to food and nutrition security and economic growth in Africa by developing and deploying cutting-edge innovations, designing sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems and catalyzing transformative partnerships. We at JICA, able to ensure a stable food supply to people in both rural and urban areas, is strong focused on rice as one of the most important communities in the African continent, and to reduce poverty in rural communities and thereby driving economic development at national and regional levels. We, the partners of East Africa Rice Conference 2021, commit to individually and collectively advance their productivity. Sustainability and profitability of Africa's rice-based food systems. We will work together with the government and the private sector. Obama's organization, leaders of international agencies, and others take orders. To bring about system transformation, to accelerate the growth of the rice sector in Africa, and make it more inclusive and sustainable. Transforming agrifood systems takes correct action, and we are committed to doing our part. Join us to show the food secure and prosperous Africa.