The Africa Food Systems Forum will host its annual summit in Dakar, Senegal, from August 31 to September 5, 2025.
Africa’s Food Systems Forum, formerly AGRF, is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture and food systems, bringing together stakeholders to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African food systems forward. Africa Food Systems Forum is designed to energize political will and advance the policies, programs, and investments required to achieve an inclusive and sustainable food systems transformation.
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AFSF Side Event
Launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report | September 3, 2025 | 8:30am – 10:00am (Africa/Dakar) | Location: Knowledge Hub, Stage 1, CICAD
Co-Hosted by IFPRI and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
This high-level side event at the 2025 African Food Systems Forum will launch IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report and convene African ministers, policymakers, researchers, and food systems leaders to explore lessons from past policy choices and priorities for the future. Anchored in the 2025 Kampala Declaration’s call for resilient and inclusive agrifood systems, the event will focus on advancing equitable livelihoods—particularly for youth, women, and vulnerable groups—while also addressing broader challenges around sustainability, governance, and investment. Through keynote speeches, report presentations, and a ministerial panel, the session will spotlight emerging approaches, cross-sector coordination, and the strategic pivot to a food systems approach across the continent.
AFSF Special Event
Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: IFPRI and the Future of African Food Systems | September 3, 2025 | 15:30 – 17:30 (Africa/Dakar), networking reception to follow | Location: Hall F, CICAD
IFPRI’s 50th anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on the Institute’s enduring contributions to food systems thinking and transformation—globally and across Africa. From early work on food security measurement and agricultural policy reform to today’s cutting-edge research on food systems, governance, trade, resilience, and nutrition, IFPRI has helped shape how food systems are analyzed, understood, and improved.
Africa has always been central to IFPRI’s mission. With active country strategy support programs, regional initiatives, and growing partnerships across the continent, IFPRI continues to play a vital role in helping African governments, institutions, and communities navigate urgent challenges—from climate shocks, economic disruptions, and conflict to urbanization, malnutrition, and agrifood modernization.
This high-level event, to be held on the margins of the African Food Systems Forum in Dakar, will showcase IFPRI’s contributions to African food systems transformation and spark forward-looking dialogue with African and global partners on the path ahead.
Find out more on the event at ifpri.org
