Farmers gathering a freshly harvested okra cropFarmers walking beside a thriving irrigated vegetable fieldWater flowing along a lined irrigation canalA river intake point supplying an irrigation schemeA farmer tending irrigated papaya treesAn operator opening an irrigation water valve

Eastern and Southern Africa Private Sector Forum on Irrigation

Delivering Irrigation at Scale: Mobilizing Private Investment for Agricultural Transformation in Eastern and Southern Africa

#ESAIrrigationForum2026

5–6 October 2026  |  Nairobi, Kenya

About the Forum

A regional platform for private sector-led irrigation investment

Background

Why this Forum, now

Irrigation remains underutilised across Eastern and Southern Africa despite significant agricultural potential.

Objectives

    Who Should Attend

      Programme

      Forum programme

      The two-day programme is being finalised and will be published here shortly.

      Coming soon

      The detailed programme for Day 1 (Monday 5 October) and Day 2 (Tuesday 6 October) will be published ahead of the Forum.

      Logistics

      Planning your travel to Nairobi

      Venue details, Kenya eTA visa guidance, recommended accommodation, airport transfers, weather, connectivity and contacts are set out in the participant logistics note.

      Read the logistics note

      Registration

      Register for the Forum

      Participation in the Forum is by invitation. Please enter the single-use invitation code issued to you by the organising team to open the registration form.

      Enter your invitation code

      Co-organisers

      Co-organised with

      Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, KenyaAUDA-NEPADWorld Bank Group