MSSRF and Crop Trust brought together farmers, researchers, government and international agencies for a crucial conversation about India's opportunity crops (millets, pulses, tubers, etc.) and why they're essential for a nutrition-secure future.
13 August 2025. Presentation of the report: The State of Investments in Fruit & Vegetables + Addressing Postharvest Losses and Building Value Chains
4-7 August 2025. A weeklong meeting was held on orphan crops in higher education
This meeting for accelerated climate change solutions in Africa (ORPHAN) was organized under the European Union supported Intra-Africa mobility for high skilled scientists and entrepreneurs
30 July 2025. How nutrition-sensitive are agri-food value chains?
The Nutrition Research Facility (NRF) organised a webinar exploring the contribution of agri-food value chains in achieving nutrition impacts.
30 July 2025. The Society for Underutilized Legumes (SUL) organised its 26th Academic Lecture Series with theme: Enhancing Bambara Groundnut Production Through Improved Agronomic Practices
27–29 July 2025. Alliance for Local Food and Nutrition Supply Chains in Africa (Alliance Africa)
The Global Forum for Agricultural research and Innovation (GFAiR) partnered at the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) with the Alliance for Local Food and Nutrition Supply Chains in Africa (Alliance Africa) during the UNFSS+4 to support African countries in their policy priorities and actions to strengthen/establish efficient and effective resilient local food and nutrition supply and value chains.
23 July 2025. Nigeria Launches ‘Power of Diversity’ Project to Promote Neglected Crops
In a major stride toward food security and climate resilience, Nigeria inaugurated the Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF)—a five-year, multi-stakeholder agricultural initiative aimed at promoting neglected yet valuable “opportunity crops” across the nation.
5 May 2025. Kenya is transforming bean research
Kenya is taking bold steps to transform its bean research landscape through renewed collaboration, innovation, and capacity building. At the heart of this transformation is a growing partnership between the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), under the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
28 August 2025. Side event IUNS-ICN 2025. Symposium Theme: Can Africa reduce the 2025 projected bill of 110 billion USD of food imports?
13 August 2025. Presentation of the report: The State of Investments in Fruit & Vegetables + Addressing Postharvest Losses and Building Value Chains
4-7 August 2025. A weeklong meeting was held on orphan crops in higher education
This meeting for accelerated climate change solutions in Africa (ORPHAN) was organized under the European Union supported Intra-Africa mobility for high skilled scientists and entrepreneurs
30 July 2025. How nutrition-sensitive are agri-food value chains?
The Nutrition Research Facility (NRF) organised a webinar exploring the contribution of agri-food value chains in achieving nutrition impacts.
30 July 2025. The Society for Underutilized Legumes (SUL) organised its 26th Academic Lecture Series with theme: Enhancing Bambara Groundnut Production Through Improved Agronomic Practices
27–29 July 2025. Alliance for Local Food and Nutrition Supply Chains in Africa (Alliance Africa)
The Global Forum for Agricultural research and Innovation (GFAiR) partnered at the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) with the Alliance for Local Food and Nutrition Supply Chains in Africa (Alliance Africa) during the UNFSS+4 to support African countries in their policy priorities and actions to strengthen/establish efficient and effective resilient local food and nutrition supply and value chains.
23 July 2025. Nigeria Launches ‘Power of Diversity’ Project to Promote Neglected Crops
In a major stride toward food security and climate resilience, Nigeria inaugurated the Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF)—a five-year, multi-stakeholder agricultural initiative aimed at promoting neglected yet valuable “opportunity crops” across the nation.
5 May 2025. Kenya is transforming bean research
Kenya is taking bold steps to transform its bean research landscape through renewed collaboration, innovation, and capacity building. At the heart of this transformation is a growing partnership between the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), under the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
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28 August 2025. Side event IUNS-ICN 2025. Symposium Theme: Can Africa reduce the 2025 projected bill of 110 billion USD of food imports?
Organised by the Federation of Africa Nutrition Societies Conference (FANUS) and the African Nutrition Society (ANS) Symposium at IUNS-ICN Paris 2025. GFAiR prepared for this event a policy brief on The Role of Private Sector Investment in Scaling Agricultural Innovation: Focus on Nutrition and Forgotten Foods
2 September 2024. Africa Food Systems forum Dakar. Session on "Delicious, Nutritious, Culturally-Rooted Food: What does it take to transform Food Systems?"
- What if the future of the African food system could honor culture, nourish communities, empower youth, and delight the palate?
- In this TED-style session and debate, thought leaders from ProVeg, Tailored Food, and Globisis explore how innovation driven by young people, tradition, and sustainability intersect.
- Through bold ideas and real-world solutions, they’ll unpack the challenges and opportunities of creating food systems that are climate-smart, health-driven, and rooted in local identity.
3 September 2025. Strengthening Seed Systems and Research Infrastructure: stronger links are needed between research and farmers, especially for indigenous crops.
Become a member of the Forgotten Foods Community of Practice of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, co-managed by the Global Forum for Agricultural Research and Innovation
Africa Community of Practice (CoP) on forgotten and underutilized food commodities
The central objective of the Africa Community of Practice (CoP) on forgotten and underutilized food commodities is to foster the reintegration of forgotten food commodities into the mainstream food systems in Africa countries through research, knowledge generation and dissemination, technology development, advocacy for policy development and fostering investment.
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