Launch of our new report, Building Resilience and Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s food systems.
21 January 2025
Join us on 21 January 2025 for the launch of our new report Building Resilience and Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s food systems.
With 28.9% of the world’s population (2.33 billion people) experiencing either moderate or severe food insecurity, ensuring universal access to adequate food and nutrition has become a global imperative. However, transforming food systems to deliver healthier diets while mitigating their adverse environmental impacts must occur in an increasingly uncertain and volatile world, with intensifying climate change impacts.
The Global Panel, in collaboration with the governments of Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia, undertook a one-year study on the resilience of food systems. Funded by Irish Aid, the objective was to identify where food systems are vulnerable to future threats and how strategies could be developed to strengthen resilience, building on the leadership these countries have already demonstrated in the region.
The report, a collaborative effort, draws on the latest international scientific evidence. It demonstrates that substantial progress can be achieved through the combined political will, intellectual resources, and capacity of the three countries, as well as the local communities and citizens.
The report draws out key messages from the study which are relevant to the three countries , and other African nations. It identifies the gaps between what can be practically accomplished and what is required, outlining priorities for actions. While primarily focused on government stakeholders, this report also contains important recommendations for stakeholders in international organisations, as well as actors within the donor community, researchers, and the private sector.
