Welcome to AgriFoSe2030!

Group photo of the participants in the AgriFoSe2030 meeting in Nairobi 2023

Thank you all for a fantastic meeting in Nairobi!

We wish to thank all of you who participated and contributed during the two days we had together in Nairobi mid-November.

The meeting was truly a great success and hopefully we all came back home with new energy, new knowledge, new networks and new friends. We will share photos and materials as soon as we can, but in the meantime, pelase read a fantastic piece written by Isabel Vogel.

Celebrating collaboration and learning in support of small-scale farmers

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

Launch of new cookbook, a step forward for sustainable food security in Africa

In a remarkable event held at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe, the "Edible Insects: Food for the Future" cookbook was unveiled, shedding light on the untapped potential of edible insects in African cuisine.

Successful launch in Zimbabwe Read the cookbook

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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About AgriFoSe2030