What We Do

The work of Africa Food Systems Forum is guided by 10 thematic platforms to deliver on its agenda.

Our Strategic Objectives

Agenda Setting
Evidence-based Policy Reform
Investment Facilitation & Finance
Knowledge Sharing & learning
Partnership Development & Coordination
Leadership Cultivation

Key Deliverables

As part of their annual work plans, each platform delivers on at least four things

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Coordinated engagement and delivery against agreed programs, cultivation of leaders, learning events, and other activities

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New cutting-edge knowledge products to shape and advance the continental agenda

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Desired outcomes and engagements at the AGRF Summit

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Collaboration with other African and global events to help AGRF programming spread into wider communities and agendas

Our Thematic Platforms

The work of Africa Food Systems Forum is guided by 10 thematic platforms to deliver on its agenda. These thematic platforms bring together several member organizations who set a long-term strategy and annual work plan to achieve specific outcomes. Under the 2023 -2027 strategy, AGRF will re-organise these thematic platforms to serve as comprehensive hubs for data and knowledge, offering analytical and technical advisory support based on local, national, and regional expertise, data systems, and demand.

Target outcome: Increased public and private investments in agriculture; stronger pipeline of deals and SMEs ready for investment

Target outcome: Stronger and sustainable agricultural input systems; Increased agriculture production and productivity

Target outcome: Improved food and nutrition security

Target outcome: Increased capacity of farming households and agricultural systems to better prepare for and adapt to shocks and stresses

Target outcome: Improved intra-African regional trade and better functioning national and regional markets

Target outcome: Effective and inclusive policy design and implementation; strengthened capacity for evidenced-based planning, implementation, and review

Target outcome: Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development inclusive of women

Target outcome: Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development inclusive of youth; improved and scaled youth policies and programs

Target outcome: Increased capacity to generate, analyse, and use data, information, knowledge, tools, and innovations

Target outcome: Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development; improved policy and investments in agriculture, particularly for irrigation, mechanization, processing, and value addition

Agribusiness Dealroom

Increased public and private investments in agriculture; stronger pipeline of deals and SMEs ready for investment

Agtech & Digitalization

Increased capacity to generate, analyse, and use data, information, knowledge, tools, and innovations.

Food Systems & Nutrition

Improved food and nutrition security

Generation Africa

Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development inclusive of youth; improved and scaled youth policies and programs

Inputs

Stronger and sustainable agricultural input systems; Increased agriculture production and productivity

Regional trade

Improved intra-African regional trade and better functioning national and regional markets

Resilience & Adaptation

Increased capacity of farming households and agricultural systems to better prepare for and adapt to shocks and stresses

Rural & Market Development

Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development; improved policy and investments in agriculture, particularly for irrigation, mechanization, processing, and value addition

Women in Agriculture

Expanded local agroindustry and value chain development inclusive of women.

Policy & State Capability

Effective and inclusive policy design and implementation; strengthened capacity for evidenced-based planning, implementation, and review.