Building globally sustainable food systems

20 June - 1 July 2022. Fellows from six African countries joined colleagues at Leeds to strengthen networks and build research and leadership skills, helping to bring sustainable change in African food systems.

The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) works with early-career researchers in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The aim is to build capacity for African food systems research and develop policy solutions and practical interventions to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal targets.

The FSNet-Africa summer school runs from 20 June to 1 July at the University, with 20 fellows and 40 mentors invited to participate in a programme that will focus on training aspects such as interdisciplinary research, policy advocacy, academic leadership.

This includes exploring areas such as skills training on food innovation and entrepreneurship, visiting the University farm to discuss the farm’s key activities and receive at tour of our environmental observatory, as well as learning how to create impact from research.

The Leeds summer school programme is a follow-up to the first summer school and research symposium that was held online and at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, in January 2022.

Upcoming:

23 August 2022. African food systems for impact: The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) Model