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The room was already buzzing before the discussions began. Farmers greeted cooperative leaders with familiar handshakes. Exporters set down their notebooks. Representatives from public institutions, civil society groups and development agencies settled into small clusters around square tables. Everyone knew why they were there: to rethink the cocoa value chain in Côte d'Ivoire together, not in theory, but in a way rooted in lived experience.

Tanzania’s agricultural future is being shaped not only in the fields, but in innovation hubs, data labs, and youth-led enterprises across the country. With a median age of just 18 and more than half of its working population engaged in agriculture, Tanzania stands at a rare demographic and economic crossroads.

For more than a decade, Christella Ndayishimiye’s Totahara in Burundi, backed by SDC, Sall Family Foundation, Global Affairs Canada and the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT through PABRA and partners, has been scaling nutrient-rich bean porridge to reach 40,000 families monthly, create jobs, and improve nutrition access through market activation and stronger farmer linkages.

Cattle farming sits at the heart of one of the most difficult sustainability debates of our time. On the one hand, livestock supports the livelihoods of more than a billion people, contributes significantly to rural economies, and provides nutrient-dense food that is essential for human health. On the other, cattle production is often associated with deforestation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Women’s effective leadership and representation are key to achieving just and resilient agrifood systems.

Mary Maritim’s Cherubet Foods Ltd in Nairobi, Kenya, with the support of PABRA, Sall Foundation and Global Affairs Canada, stabilized production of ready-to-eat bean products in 2026, boosting access to nutritious foods, farmer sourcing, and women’s employment.

Located in the Lake Victoria Basin of the western region of Kenya, Vihiga county is ranked among the highly populated counties in Kenya with a population of 590,013 persons, a population density of 1,047 persons per square kilometer and an average household size of 4.1.

71.5 million African students are nourished by daily school meals. Home-grown school feeding (HGSF) programmes link these meals to smallholder farmers and local communities, yielding a ripple effect of increasing benefits.