Akufo-Addo was received by Prime Minister Dr Edouard Ngirente at the Kigali International Airport.
AGRF has attracted over 2,000 participants and 300 speakers from governments and business community.
The forum is discussing the required improvements in African agriculture in line with Africa Agenda 2063.
The 74-year man is Ghanaian President from January 2017. Prior to presidency docket, Akufo-Addo served as Prosecutor General from 2001 to 2003 and Foreign Minister from 2003 to 2007.
He was again in Rwanda in March 2018 for the 10th Extra-Ordinary African Union Summit of Heads of State and Governments on Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Opening the 8th AGRF in Kigali Wednesday, Dr Ngirente said the development of agriculture in Africa is only possible if politicians get to understand the agriculture relevance and challenges in the sector.
He said there are untapped potentials for the development of agriculture in Africa.
Agriculture accounts for 32% of African GDP and employs around 70% of the population.
AGRF was established in 2010 but the forum was before taking place in Oslo, Norway, between 2006-2008.
In Africa, the annual forum was respectively held in Tanzania Mozambique, Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire from 2012 to 2017.
The forum consolidated $6.5 billion last year for investment in agro-processing of edible oil, peas, sweet potatoes and rice.
The forum reports that Africa spends $35 billion annually in importing food stuffs and the amount is expected to increase threefold by 2025 unless mitigation measures are implemented.
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