Rwanda launched the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 with a Call for Radical Transformation of African Food Systems. The event, which was spearheaded by Rt. Hon Dr. Èdouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda, took place in Kigali on March 26,…...

World leaders, innovators, academia, development agencies,  farmers organizations, and the private sector from across Africa and beyond will convene in Rwanda to participate in the annual Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) from September 2 to 6, 2024. This year’s summit…...

Experts working across different sectors of agri-food systems have called for enhanced women's representation in the agricultural value chain, which would necessitate the design of gender-responsive policies in agrifood systems across the continent. The thought leaders convened at a side…...

New Delhi, India— Experts and development leaders in agriculture have called for a shift in how research is implemented to achieve more resilient agri-food systems. While speaking at a plenary on "From Research to Impact: Towards agri-food systems transformation" at…...

The recently concluded Africa Food Systems Forum saw increased calls for concerted efforts to scale up the transformation of African food systems through actionable strategies fueled by gender-responsive investments. The Forum curated a series of conversations that highlighted the nexus…...

#REBLOG- First published on the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform website Despite increasing recognition of their critical role in food systems, women still face more barriers than men to accessing the productive resources needed to respond to crises. Since the release…...

Event Title: Making African Food Systems Gender-Responsive for Equitable Livelihoods Date/Time/Venue: June 6, 2023, | 1100hrs to 1300hrs | Durban, South Africa Host/ Organizer: African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Sponsor: Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA)…...