IDRC convenes stakeholders to discuss evidence on Innovating to transform food systems in Africa
Food security and climate change are two major development challenges facing the world. In Africa, the challenge is even more daunting. According to the World Bank, in 2020, more than one in five people on the African continent faced hunger and about 282 million people were undernourished.
Food security declines by 5 to 20 percent with each flood or drought and Africa experiences about 1.4 percent reduction in food calories per year from key food security crops.
Recommendations from this event will contribute to shaping discussions during the AGRF 2022 which aims, among other things, to (i) spotlight innovations in food systems and showcase a diversity of voices and stakeholders contributing to the transformation of Africa’s food system, (ii) explore the ongoing interventions needed to mitigate and address the interlinkages between climate, fragility, nutrition, and social inclusion, and (iii) elevate the coordinated African voice about food systems in the climate change discourse ahead of CO27 in Egypt.
The event is bringing together researchers, policy makers, private sector, and development stakeholders to share knowledge based on current evidence and key lessons on what is working from projects funded by IDRC and partners on building resilience and sustainable food systems in the African context.
During the event, key results about what has worked are disseminated for wider uptake by development partners and other stakeholders.