AFRICA REPORT SUMMARY – EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL FLOWS TO FOOD SYSTEMS
The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit catalyzed global momentum to transform food systems through smarter, more targeted financing. African leaders responded with bold commitments, culminating in the 2025 CAADP Kampala Declaration, which redefined investment ambition for agrifood systems transformation.
To provides reliable data, IFAD and the World Bank co-developed the 3FS Framework, which equips decision-makers with actionable financial intelligence on public domestic spending and external development finance to food systems.
This Africa-focused report uses the 3FS Framework to present a comprehensive overview of external development finance for food systems across the continent, capturing trends from 2018 to 2023. Key highlights include:
- Africa remains the top recipient of external development financing for food systems, which has grown amid rising pressures.
- Food assistance absorbs a significant share of external development financing for food systems in African countries.
- International development financing for African food systems is channeled through bilateral and multilateral sources in nearly equal measure.
- An implicit complementarity of roles among actors in the food finance ecosystem is emerging in African countries.
- Official development assistance (ODA) remains the backbone of external development financing for food systems in Africa.
,This report empowers stakeholders to identify financing gaps, anticipate risks, and align resources with Africa’s vision for inclusive, resilient, and high-performing food systems.
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