GCRF-Agricultural and Food System Resilience: Increasing Capacity and Advising Policy (AFRICAP) is a £9.2 million programme to make agriculture and food production in sub-Saharan Africa more productive, sustainable and resilient to climate change.
Working with local organisations and governments in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, we are creating an evidence base to underpin new country-specific policies in agriculture and food production.
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12 templates for sustainable international research management
AFRICAP and African SWIFT programme managers Dr Helen Coskeran and Dr Lorraine Youds team up to write about their drive for an international network of research and programme management professionals, offering 12 templates for sustainable research management.
Can trade help Africa achieve nutrition security in 2050?
Ensuring people have the right amounts and the right kinds of food to support healthy lifestyles is a growing challenge across Africa. Richard King explores the role of trade in achieving nutrition security in Africa’s future food systems through iFEED results in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Latest News
- New Publication: Innovation systems and affordances in climate-smart agriculture
- New Publication: Impacts of COVID-19 on Diverse Farm Systems in Tanzania and South Africa
- How iFEED is helping with food security
- New Publication-Policy Considerations for African Food Systems: Towards the United Nations 2021 Food Systems Summit
- GCRF-AFRICAP MUHEZA CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE ALLIANCE STAKEHOLDER MAPPING ACTIVITY
- Building agricultural resilience to climate shocks and pandemics in South Africa and the wider continent
- Webinar recap | Creating climate resilient agri-food systems in sub-Saharan Africa
- An app to help African farmers defeat crop pests
Upcoming Events
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14/10/2021 - 15/10/2021
Participate in the FSNet-Africa Research Symposium
29/07/2021
Creating climate-resilient agri-food systems in sub-Saharan Africa