Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security (AFNS)

This programme strives to develop a world-class programme that contributes to the efforts of the national development ambition, the African Union (AU) agenda, 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to enhance food and nutrition security and improve livelihoods through harnessing STI for sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems. AFNS is focused accelerating sustainable, inclusive agri-food systems’ transformation for food and nutrition security through cutting-edge STI-focused, policy-relevant research and knowledge brokerage. The programme contributes to the efforts of the African Union (AU) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to enhance food and nutrition security and improve livelihoods in Africa through harnessing STI for sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems. Activities under the AFNS programme are motivated by food insecurity, undernourishment and dietary transitions; impact of climate change and other emerging shocks on resilience of agri-food system; regionalisation and agri-food systems’ transformation through trade; and the challenge of post-harvest loss and waste and the imperative to accelerate sustainable agro-industry.