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

Course: Translating science into policy and practice

The AgriFoSe2030 programme provides the Translating Science into Policy and Practice course, in conjuction with University of Gothenburg, to equip researchers with skills on research communication, with the aim of increasing policy engagement and contribute to improved planning, decision-making and investments on the ground. This video showcases testimonials from select researchers from across Africa who have undertaken the course.

Video

Upcoming AgriFoSe2030 Asia network meeting

The aim of the meeting is to build stronger alliances and capacity among our scientists in the Asian context and hopefully inspire each other in enhancing our ability to transform our science into real policy and practice.

AgriFoSe2030 emphasised in national newspaper

In Nation Africa, the Kenya edition, AgriFoSe2030 has been emphasised in an article on small-scale farming and food security.

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AgriFoSe2030 project in Western Uganda supports capacity building for women in the milk value chain

The AgriFoSe2030 project on “Building Women’s Capacity on Milk Value Addition” has trained women in Uganda’s Kiruhura district to efficiently refine milk into higher value products including yogurt, butter, ghee, cheese, and cosmetics.

Change stories

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

Tigray government scales vermi-composting technology to boost agricultural productivity

Videos

Rice straw management in Vietnam

Black Soldier Fly in Vietnam

National workshop in Vietnam on E-commerce

Sub-national workshop and training on E-commerce

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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