The early journey of the Yara Prize, the African Green Revolution Conference and the institutions they became – A narrative contribution by Arne Cartridge The beginning was a call to action The story began for me in Addis Ababa on 5 July 2004, at a high-level United Nations seminar convened immediately before the African Union […]
On 20 August, AGRA’s Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA) brings together ministers, researchers, financiers and seed entrepreneurs from five West African countries. Two weeks before the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, the message is simple: there is no nourished nation, no rural job and no resilience without quality seed. When the […]
How a continental initiative launched in Paris is finding institutional resonance in Egypt When the African Agrivoltaics Platform Initiative was launched in Paris on 10 April 2026, I attended the event online from Cairo. For me, it was not the beginning of a new interest. It was a moment of recognition. I saw the connection […]
Why investment in agri-food systems must nourish nations, grow jobs and build resilience In a village outside Kigali, a cow can be more than livestock. It means milk for a child, manure for a field and income for school fees. A greenhouse is more than a structure for a young entrepreneur. It is a business […]
Deep in the interior of Kano, Nigeria, a tractor rumbles through a field that, just a few years ago, would have been tilled by hand. The machine, however, is not owned by the landowner. Instead, it was hired through Hello Tractor, a mobile app that links tractor owners with smallholder farmers in need. For farmers, […]
Africa contributes barely 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet its farmers are paying the steepest price as rising heat and erratic rains continue to erode their agricultural endeavours. According to the World Bank, climate change could shrink Africa’s crop yields by up to 20 percent by 2050. Such declines imply worsening food security […]
In Dakar, Senegal, between the 31st August to the 5th September, under the presidency of H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the Africa Food Systems Forum gathers leaders from across the continent in meetings and dialogue under the theme: “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and the Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation.” Amidst the talk of transformation at […]
Du 31 août au 5 septembre, Dakar a accueilli le Africa Food Systems Forum (le Forum des systèmes alimentaires africains) sous la présidence de Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Le thème — Jeunesse africaine : Fer de lance de la collaboration, l’innovation et la transformation des systèmes alimentaires africains — était à la fois opportun et urgent. […]
Steven Were Omamo, Director, Development Strategies and Governance; Director for Africa, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Over 60% of Africa’s people are under 25. By 2035, more young Africans will join the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined, underscoring the urgency of the 2025 African Food Systems Forum (AFS […]
By Deogratius Magero, Youth Engagement Manager, CABI Young people in agriculture are transforming the future of food systems and advancing cooperation through technology and partnerships. Across the globe, young people are strengthening food value chains by embracing innovation and collaborating widely across borders. In Africa, young people are becoming the dynamic engine of agriculture. The […]