Welcome to AgriFoSe2030!

Challenges

1. Improving access to safe and nutritious food

This challenge focuses on how households in poor communities can better access safe and nutritious food. It covers aspects of pre- and postharvest food loss, how to prevent food borne diseases and best ways to connect farmers to markets.

Use of groundwater for irrigation in Kandal Province, Cambodia

2. Agricultural productivity and ecosystem functions

The starting point of this challenge is in the dependence on well-functioning ecosystem services as a basis for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. It looks at the hurdles, potentials and options for smallholders to increase farm productivity with minimal impact on the natural capital.

3. Science-based innovation and extension

A science-based extension service is crucial for improving smallholder productivity and profitability in a sustainable way. The focus of this AgriFoSe2030 challenge will be the “linkage problem” in the science – innovation – extension – adoption chain.

Chemist examining a beaker at a crude oil processing lab in Arusha, Tanzania

4. Smallholder agriculture within transforming food systems

Rapid urbanisation and expanding urban food markets provide opportunities for smallholder farmers to engage more with markets. The overall objective of this challenge is to translate science to inform policy and practice for rural-urban dynamics.

News and Events

AgriFoSe2030 shares valuable knowledge at the Agri4D conference

AgriFoSe2030 will be part of several sessions during the Agri4D conference 26-28 September. Read more about the contributions and the importance of AgriFoSe2030 to develop sustainable and resilient food systems.

AgriFoSe2030 contributes with valuable knowledge AgriFoSe2030 contributions Watch the roundtable discussion

Save the date for cookbook launch!

AgriFoSe2030 in collaboration with Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe, invites you to the launch of the second edition of the edible insect’s cookbook.

The event will be held in Chinhoyi University on 26 October 2023 and promises to provide an exciting array of insect dishes and their nutritional value.

Launch of new cookbook!

New scientific article

A new scientific article is recently published in MDPI Land by the Parkland project in Challenge 2: Assessing Trade-Offs between Agricultural Productivity and Ecosystem Functions: A Review of Science-Based Tools?

Read the full article here

Change stories

AgriFoSe2030 inspires women’s group in Kinoni Sub-County, Uganda to build a milk processing facility

Supporting the engagement of smallholder farmers in local government policy making processes

Digitalization of extension services in Quảng Trị delivering early results

Improving the value chain for edible insects in Zimbabwe through increased production and trade

Resources

AgriFoSe2030 contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture for increased food production on existing agricultural land. Policy briefs, reports, annual reports and scientific articles from the programme are listed here.

Outputs

Agriculture for food security 2030 - Translating science into policy and practice

The AgriFoSe2030 programme targets the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" in low-income countries. We synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.

The programme contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture, increased market access for smallholders and strengthen the role of women and youth.

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