Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems

7 April 2025, Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems

The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition has published a new technical paper by Koen Dekeyser from the European Centre for Development Policy Management, Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems

The paper describes how the interdependence between the EU’s and African food systems can deliver benefits for both sides, particularly through trade. It also highlights the barriers and opportunities, presenting three key recommendations.

This paper was commissioned by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition to inform the Panel’s report: Building resilience and enhancing nutrition in Africa’s food systems. 

Funding for both the Panel’s report and this paper was provided by the Irish Government. The findings and conclusions contained here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of the funder or the Global Panel.