FANRPAN at the 21st RUFORUM AGM: Advancing Agrifood Transformation

Dec 5, 2025 | CEO's Blog

Botswana, 1–5 December 2025 FANRPAN participated in the 21st RUFORUM Annual General Meeting, held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 1 to 5 December 2025. Leaders from government, higher education, research institutions, industry, and development partners convened to reflect...

Youth Power: An “Around-the-Fire” Conversation at CAADP PP 2025

Oct 30, 2025 | CEO's Blog

30 October 2025, Kigali, Rwanda On the morning of 30 October in Kigali, the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) joined AGRA and the Youth in Employment from Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) program for an “around-the-fire”...

Leveraging Corridors to Scale Circular Food Systems in Africa

Sep 30, 2025 | CEO's Blog

11th SADC Multi‑Stakeholder Water Dialogue in Maseru At the 11th SADC Multi-Stakeholder Water Dialogue hosted in Maseru, Lesotho from 29 to 30 September 2025, FANRPAN CEO and Head of Mission, Dr. Tshilidzi Madzivhandila, called for a new approach to Africa’s food...

G20 & Food Security: Ministerial Declaration – Ubuntu in Action

Sep 18, 2025 | CEO's Blog

Last week, I had the privilege of joining agricultural ministers and experts from across the globe at the G20 Agriculture Working Group (AWG) and Food Security Task Force ministerial meetings in Somerset West, South Africa. The sessions (14–19 September 2025) were...

Women Power Africa’s Food Systems | Policy Must Match Their Contribution

Sep 5, 2025 | CEO's Blog

By: Dr. Tshilidzi Madzivhandila — CEO & Head of Mission, FANRPAN New evidence shows that most working women in sub-Saharan Africa earn their livelihoods in agrifood systems, yet face persistent gaps in land rights, digital access, income security and voice. Here’s...

Financing Africa’s Sprint to 2030: Insights from SDR 2025

Jul 2, 2025 | CEO's Blog

The Sustainable Development Report 2025 (SDR 2025) arrives exactly halfway to the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and at the start of the Fourth UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville. Its central message is...