Foresight for Africa

1
Aug

Seeding the Future: Partnerships, Platforms, and Pathways for Africa’s Seed Sector Transformation

UNFSS+4, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The seed sector is the quiet engine behind Africa’s agricultural transformation. It powers productivity, resilience, and inclusive growth. Yet, for too long, fragmented systems, weak institutional linkages, and polarized policy spaces have held progress back. That narrative is now shifting, and recent events, including the Seed Sector Development Meeting and the UNFSS+4 Side Event on Public-Private

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24
Jul

The Power of Foresight: A Collective Leap Toward Transforming Africa’s Food Systems

By Benjamin Abugri, Abdulrazak Ibrahim and Shaquille Pennaneach Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – July 24, 2025  The city of Addis Ababa today played host to the opening of a crucial Validation and Stocktaking Meeting on the margins of the UN Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4). Held under the theme “The Power of Foresight – Using Scenario Analysis to Drive Collaborative Action

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20
Dec

FARA Hosts Regional Meetings on Capacity Development for Tropical Agriculture in Africa

Accra, Ghana – The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) welcomed stakeholders from across the continent to Accra for the Regional Meeting for Africa on the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP). The gathering, held under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), focused on strengthening capacity development to address Africa’s agricultural challenges. In his opening remarks, Dr. Aggrey

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