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2nd Congress of the African Institute for Sustainable Energy and System Analysis (AISESA)
AISESA, in collaboration with AKADEMIYA2063, and the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (ANTS), will host its 2nd Congress in Saly, Senegal, from September 16–19, 2025. The congress will convene young and early-career researchers, scholars, and practitioners to engage in open, inclusive dialogue on the future of sustainable energy and systems analysis in Africa and the Global South. It will provide space for participants to reflect on research and professional journeys in sustainability and energy systems, explore the challenges and opportunities facing the next generation of African thinkers, and strengthen networks and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
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KAMPALA POLICY BRIEF SERIES ISSUE #6 The Bioeconomy Connection in the Kampala CAADP Declaration
In preparation for the rollout, domestication, and implementation of the Kampala CAADP Agenda, which comes into force in January 2026, brief #6 analyzes the bioeconomy connection in the Kampala CAADP Declaration and argues that as African countries prepare for its domestication, they should do so while integrating bioeconomy principles and practices during the implementation over the next 10 years.
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KAMPALA POLICY BRIEF SERIES ISSUE #5 Building and Measuring Resilience under the Kampala CAADP
The Kampala CAADP Declaration and its Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035) outline key intervention areas to achieve a set of resilience targets. Brief #5 clarifies the composition, structure, and measurement of efforts to build resilient agrifood systems under the Kampala Declaration. The brief aims to provide insights and evidence for countries to identify specific interventions consistent with the local contexts and the continental agenda.
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Bioeconomy Workshop aims to place the bioeconomy firmly on the policy agenda of West African Countries
AKADEMIYA2063, together with ZEF, icipe, and the Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE), hosted a workshop themed “Towards a West African Regional Bioeconomy: The Contribution of Policy, Science, and Technology Innovations.” Delegates and research, and policy experts from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone, and South Africa engaged in high-level discussions focusing on identifying the region's key priorities in the bioeconomy space, strengthening regional coordination within the sector, and facilitating knowledge sharing and learning from best practices.
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AFRICA REPORT – External Development Financial Flows to Food Systems (2018-2023)
Published by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and AKADEMIYA2063, this report uses the Framework for Tracking Financial Flows to Food Systems (3FS) to present a comprehensive overview of external development financial flows to Africa’s food systems, highlighting trends between 2018 and 2023. The authors argue that the distribution of external development financing underscores the urgent need to address the root causes of crises and conflict to allow for the strategic repurposing of resources in support of Africa’s Kampala CAADP Declaration.
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AKADEMIYA2063 Appoints Public Policy Veteran Debisi Araba as Managing Director
AKADEMIYA2063 today announced the appointment of Dr. Debisi Araba as new Managing Director, effective September 15. Dr. Araba will work in partnership with the Executive Chairperson and Board of Trustees to further AKADEMIYA2063's mission. A seasoned public policy and strategy leader operating across multiple sectors, including sustainability, food security, and agricultural development, his interventions over the last 15 years have strongly focused on the intersection of public policy, innovation, and strategic planning. Dr. Araba holds advanced degrees from Imperial College London, Harvard Kennedy School, Newcastle University, and the University of Ibadan.
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AKADEMIYA2063 AT THE AFRICA FOOD SYSTEMS FORUM!
Catch up with AKADEMIYA2063 at the 2025 AFS Forum in Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal! With activities spanning exhibitions, side events, special events, and plenary speaking engagements, AKADEMIYA2063's leadership and scientists will be on the ground to help chart the future of Africa's agrifood systems while driving youth engagement. We are looking forward to connecting with you!
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Kampala Technical Paper Series: Biennial Review (BR) Data Management and Mutual Accountability (TWG13 Report)
The Kampala Technical Paper Series presents research developed by the 13 Technical Working Groups (TWGs) comprised of African academic institutions, think tanks, centers of excellence, and various CAADP constituencies facilitated by AKADEMIYA2063 through the Data and Analytics Workstream during the Post-Malabo Agenda development process. The research disseminated through this series provides insights into the critical priority areas for the continent’s agrifood system transformation to a wide range of stakeholders. The TGW13 report highlights the importance of comprehensive data management and mutual accountability mechanisms for evidence-based decision-making and targeted investments.
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Kampala Technical Paper Series: Boosting Intra-African Agricultural Trade (TWG6 Report)
The Kampala Technical Paper Series presents research developed by the 13 Technical Working Groups (TWGs) comprised of African academic institutions, think tanks, centers of excellence, and various CAADP constituencies facilitated by AKADEMIYA2063 through the Data and Analytics Workstream during the Post-Malabo Agenda development process. The research disseminated through this series provides insights into the critical priority areas for the continent’s agrifood system transformation to a wide range of stakeholders. The TWG6 report discusses opportunities and challenges to intra-African trade, and how the AfCFTA could help accelerate continental trade and promote agrifood processing.
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Kampala Technical Paper Series: Inclusive and Sustainable Agro-industrialization for Structural Transformation and Wealth Creation (TWG5 Report)
The Kampala Technical Paper Series presents research developed by the 13 Technical Working Groups (TWGs) comprised of African academic institutions, think tanks, centers of excellence, and various CAADP constituencies facilitated by AKADEMIYA2063 through the Data and Analytics Workstream during the Post-Malabo Agenda development process. The research disseminated through this series provides insights into the critical priority areas for the continent’s agrifood system transformation to a wide range of stakeholders. The TWG5 report focuses on the potential of agro-industrialization to structurally transform Africa’s agrifood and economic systems and support the goals of Agenda 2063.
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Kampala Technical Paper Series: Food Security, Nutrition, Health & Food Safety (TWG3 Report)
The Kampala Technical Paper Series presents research developed by the 13 Technical Working Groups (TWGs) comprised of African academic institutions, think tanks, centers of excellence, and various CAADP constituencies facilitated by AKADEMIYA2063 through the Data and Analytics Workstream during the Post-Malabo Agenda development process. The research disseminated through this series provides insights into the critical priority areas for the continent’s agrifood system transformation to a wide range of stakeholders. The TWG3 report discusses the key drivers of food security, nutrition, food safety, and food systems and identifies priorities for action under the Post-Malabo Agenda.
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AFRICA FOOD SYSTEMS (AFS) FORUM SIDE EVENT: NextGen Agrifood Leaders: Catalyzing Youth-Driven Transformation in Africa
AKADEMIYA2063, icipe/Rsif, AfDB, African Leadership Academy, and the Malabo Montpellier Panel will convene, on September 2, an AFS Forum side event to showcase and accelerate youth-led transformation in Africa’s agrifood systems. Building on insights from the Panel’s YOUTH AHEAD report, the event aims to catalyze investment in education, entrepreneurship, and digital infrastructure, while promoting inclusive policy processes that position youth as key policy planners, decision-makers, and investors.
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AFRICA FOOD SYSTEMS (AFS) FORUM SPECIAL EVENT: Pioneering a 3FS Africa Community of Practice (3FS CoP) Under Kampala
AKADEMIYA2063, IFAD, and GAIN will convene a Special Event at the AFS Forum on September 2. The session will convene senior African government decision-makers, technical experts, and development partners for a deep dive into data intelligence on the distribution and importance of development finance and domestic resource mobilization in country-level food systems financing. The event will provide space for solutions that unlock consumer and agribusiness markets, empower domestic agrifood entrepreneurs, and transformative foreign investments, culminating with the launch of the Africa Report on External Development Financial Flows to Food Systems by IFAD, IFPRI, and AKADEMIYA2063.
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AFRICA FOOD SYSTEMS (AFS) FORUM SIDE EVENT: Advancing Kampala CAADP Implementation by Leveraging Local Expertise and Youth-led Initiatives
AKADEMIYA2063, in partnership with the African Union Commission, AUDA-NEPAD, and the Consortium of African Youth in Agriculture and Climate Change (CAYACC), will host, on September 3, an AFS Side Event to discuss how youth-led innovations are making significant contributions to enhancing agrifood systems. As countries move to implement the Kampala Declaration, this side event will convene diverse stakeholders to identify concrete pathways for harnessing local expertise and youth-led initiatives to support successful CAADP implementation and drive inclusive agrifood system transformation.
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Towards A West African Regional Bioeconomy: The Contribution Of Policy, Science, And Technology Innovations
AKADEMIYA2063, le Centre de Suivi Ecologique, icipe, ZEF, and PARI will convene, on September 4, a regional workshop under the theme “Towards A West African Regional Bioeconomy: The Contribution of Policy, Science, And Technology Innovations”. The session will offer a strategic platform to explore pathways for West African bioeconomy agendas, leveraging partnerships with key stakeholders in the sector to shape regional bioeconomy dialogue and development.
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Inaugural ECOWAS Agricultural Trade & Market Scorecard Report Validated by Regional Stakeholders
To respond to challenges in collecting and analyzing agricultural trade and market data, ECOWAS, with the support of the World Bank, and the technical expertise of AKADEMIYA2063, has designed an analysis tool – the ECOWAS Agricultural Trade and Market Scorecard (EATM-S). The EATM Scorecard aims to better document intra-African trade flows of agrifood products, identify gaps in existing trade policies, and strengthen the implementation of regional frameworks. Following the pilot phase in Chad, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, the regional report on the implementation of the EATM Scorecard was validated during a session held on July 10 with ECOWAS institutions and AKADEMIYA2063.
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JUST RELEASED! MONEYWISE: Policy Innovations to Finance Africa's Agrifood Systems
The 16th Malabo Montpellier Panel report examines the needs and barriers to financing Africa's agrifood systems, and the strategic financial interventions being implemented to leverage opportunities for transforming them. Experiences from 3 case study countries—Malawi, Morocco, and Rwanda—show that progress can be achieved when governments implement coherent investment plans and policies, strengthen institutional capacity, foster cross-sectoral coordination, and promote inclusive public-private partnerships. The report provides an assessment of the agrifood financing landscape in Africa, highlighting persistent funding challenges, emerging innovations, and strategic opportunities.
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AAgWa Production Forecasts - 288 Briefs to Date
The crop production forecasts by AKADEMIYA2063’s Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) aim to provide accurate and timely data on staple food crop predictions for 11 major crops across nearly 50 African countries to support decision-making, monitoring, crisis management, and effective intervention planning. The latest release on the AAgWa platform features new briefs forecasting 2025 yields for rice, maize, yam, and sorghum across seven countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Niger, and Nigeria.
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AKADEMIYA2063 @ UNFSS+4!
The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) was held in Addis Ababa on July 27–29, 2025, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. With participation from high-level global actors, the event provided a platform to reflect on global progress in food system transformation and unlocking finance and investments to accelerate action. AKADEMIYA2063 co-hosted and participated in five featured and side events alongside government leaders and development partners, with a focus on scaling up finance in Africa's agrifood systems, as well as the implementation of the new CAADP Strategy and Action Plan.
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UNFSS+4 Side Event_Africa's Food Systems Financing
The Government of Rwanda and the African Union Special Envoy on Food Systems, in partnership with AKADEMIYA2063, IFAD, the World Bank, the GAIN Alliance, AGRA and the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) will convene, on July, 28, a UNFSS+4 side event under the theme “Africa's Food Systems Financing: Country-owned Financial Intelligence and Strategies in a Changing Landscape.” The session will offer a platform for African decision-makers and stakeholders to exchange knowledge, share bold solutions, and strengthen collective action on financing strategies that will transform the continent's food systems.
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AKADEMIYA2063 Knowledge Products

AKADEMIYA2063 is a pan-African non-profit research organization with headquarters in Kigali, Rwanda and a regional office in Dakar, Senegal. Its mission is to provide data, policy analysis, and capacity-strengthening support to enable African countries to achieve the African Union’s Agenda 2063 goals of inclusive and sustainable development and economic prosperity. AKADEMIYA2063 conducts strategic analysis to address emerging and time-sensitive topics and to fill knowledge gaps on priority issues faced by Africa. Our research findings, AKADEMIYA2063 Knowledge Products, are published in flagship reports and other research publications to support evidence-based decision-making toward accelerating Africa’s broader development goals.

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Financing Agrifood Systems

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Policy Innovations for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa

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Mission and Vision

AKADEMIYA2063’s overall mission is to create, across Africa and led from Rwanda, state-of-the art technical capacities to support the efforts by the Member States of the African Union to achieve the key goals of the agenda 2063 of transforming national economies to boost growth and prosperity.

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Our History

AKADEMIYA2063 was established to continue and expand the portfolio of policy research and capacity-strengthening support for the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which was initiated and previously incubated by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). This portfolio has included three main programs: the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS), the African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium, and the Malabo Montpellier Panel (MaMo Panel).

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Our Programs

ReSAKSS

The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) supports the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).

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AGRODEP

The African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium is an initiative aimed at positioning African experts to take a leading role in the study of strategic development questions.

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MaMo Panel

The Malabo Montpellier Panel is a group of international agriculture and food security experts who guide policy choices that accelerate progress towards food security and improved nutrition.

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Africa Agriculture Watch

Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) is a web-based platform that employs cutting-edge machine learning techniques and remotely sensed data to predict agricultural yields and production levels of several crops across Africa to support crisis management, monitoring, and mitigation efforts in local communities.

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