Governance

The AFS Forum governance is composed of several functions that support the delivery of its mandate:

AFS Forum Organisational Structure
H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn

Chair, AFS Forum Partners Group

Alice Ruhweza

Alice Ruhweza

President, AGRA

Svein Tore Holsether

Svein Tore Holsether

President and CEO, YARA International

Dr. Beth Dunford

Dr. Beth Dunford

Vice President, Agriculture, AfDB

Prof. Afeikhena Jerome

Prof. Afeikhena Jerome

Special Advisor, African Union Commission

Juan Lucas Restrepo

Juan Lucas Restrepo

Global Director of Partnerships, CGIAR

Adesuwa Ifedi

Adesuwa Ifedi

Senior Vice President Africa, Heifer International

Santiago Alba Corral

Santiago Alba Corral

Director, IDRC

Dr. Alvaro Lario

Dr. Alvaro Lario

President, IFAD

Nico Janssen

Nico Janssen

Program Manager, IKEA Foundation

Mehdi Filali

Mehdi Filali

Senior Vice President West Africa, OCP Africa

William Asiko

William Asiko

Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation

Ishmael Sunga

Ishmael Sunga

CEO, SACAU

Lauren Good

Lauren Good

Manager Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Cyubahiro Marc Bagabe

Dr. Cyubahiro Marc Bagabe

Minister of Agriculture, Rwanda

Our Strategic Plan

The Africa Food Systems Forum Strategic Plan 2023–2027 defines how the Africa Food System Forum Secretariat will engage with and work on the Food System Transformation Agenda over the next five years in Africa.

Read the strategic plan