AFS Forum

With the signing of the Agreement to host this year's AFS Summit, we have officially begun the journey to #AFS2025 in Dakar. This is a crucial step in ensuring that African-led solutions take center stage. The Kampala Agreement laid the foundation and Senegal is carrying that momentum forward so we can transform our food systems. ~ Amath Pathe SENE Managing Director, Africa Food Systems Forum

"I look forward to everyone attending the AFS Forum this year and seeing Senegal’s potential to lead agricultural transformation in Africa". ~ H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Board Chair, AFS Partners Group

Today, Senegal has officially signed the Agreement to host the Africa Food System’s Forum 2025 in Dakar. During a high-level delegation visit to Senegal’s Minister of Agriculture by AGRA Chairperson, the Incoming AGRA President and the AFSF Managing Director, a shared vision for food security, sustainability, and agricultural transformation was cemented. Dr. Mabouba Diagne, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock for Senegal noted that they: “are looking forward to working together with AFS to boost mobilization for their legacy program, boost food sovereignty and increasing jobs for the youth in their country”. With this step, the journey to #AFSF2025 begins. Together, let’s ensure that African-led solutions for the continent’s food systems take center stage. AGRA #AfricaFoodSystems #Senegal2025 #Sustainability

Yesterday, Amath Pathe SENE, Managing Director of the Secretariat of the Africa Food Systems Forum, and his team paid a courtesy visit to RICA leadership to celebrate our collaboration during the AFS Forum Summit held in Kigali last September. During the visit, they also recognized the outstanding contributions of 20 RICA alumni who supported with data collection and reporting at the summit. The team had the chance to explore our conservation agriculture program. We are proud of our alumni and congratulate them on their success at such prestigious international conferences.

My journey as a Leading African Women in Food Fellowship My very first fellowship that has shaped my career in the food system, when Charles Kabena nominated me in 2023, I knew little about the agri-food sector I was just starting out. Through this fellowship, I've learned so much, built connections with powerful women leaders who are now my friends, and found a supportive network I can always turn to. The best part? Full sponsorship to the AFS Forum where I had the chance to engage with decision-makers and innovators in the food systems space. Do you know a trailblazer, top chef, or ecosystem enabler in Africa? Nominate her today for the Leading African Women in Food Fellowship! It's a six-month program that empowers women, fosters gender equality, and promotes sustainable growth in the agri-food sector. If she has over 3 years of impactful experience, shows leadership, and drives innovation, don’t miss out—nominate her today! African Food Changemakers #NominateOneToday and help elevate Africa’s food system leaders. P.s we need more women from Malawi in this program, we are only 2 alumnus. https://lnkd.in/dMfedEQP

African leaders adopted the Kampala Declaration, a 10-year strategy to transform agrifood systems by 2035. With $100B in investment goals and a focus on sustainability, inclusivity, and resilience, will this plan succeed where Malabo fell short? #agriculture #investment #globaldev

Now that the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan 2026- 2035 has been adopted, the role of data in supporting its implementation will be central, as highlighted by AFS Forum's Amath Pathe SENE. During AKADEMIYA2063's Side Event yesterday, our Director of Knowledge Systems, Dr. Augustin Wambo Yamdjeu, PhD, Eng., shared the same insights, saying: we will gain by institutionalizing the data and working groups to help the implementation and tracking of the CAADP #Kampala Agenda. AUDA NEPAD CAADP NON-STATE ACTORS COALITION AGRA

Today, Africa’s leaders and stakeholders united in Kampala, Uganda where they adopted the declaration that will define the next decade of food systems transformation. We caught up with Mabouba Dr. Diagne, Minister for Agriculture of Senegal who invites you all to join us in Dakar, Senegal this September for #AFS2025. We’ll be driving investment, forging partnerships and putting the Kampala Declaration into action.

“For us to guarantee our future as Africans, we must feed ourselves.” “We must position the continent in such a manner that our agricultural sector is resilient to climate change as well as other shocks and is adaptive to advances in technology.” ~ RT. HON. ROBINAH NABBANJA

“This Summit and the Kampala Declaration that will emanate from it represent a critical turning point in our collective efforts to transform Africa’s Food systems. It is a testament to our shared commitment to food sovereignty and a prosperous, food- secure Africa” ~ H.E AMB. JOSEFA SAKO