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Opportunities for Convergence Between the UN Food Systems Summit Process and the CAADP Kampala Agenda - Kampala Policy Brief Series Issue #15

  • Publication | 2026
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Agrifood systems in Africa are under strain from the interplay of acute shocks and persistent structural weaknesses. Climate variability, recurrent droughts and floods, food price volatility, weak logistics, post-harvest losses, infrastructure deficits, rising debt, and shrinking fiscal space are converging to strain governments’ capacity to respond. In this context, food and agriculture policy can no longer be evaluated solely through the lens of growth opportunities; it must also address nutrition, public health, economic opportunity, resilience, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and governance performance. Two major policy processes—the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) and the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala Agenda—are increasingly shaping how African governments approach these multidimensional challenges. This Policy Brief argues that deliberate convergence between the two processes is essential to strengthen ownership, align efforts, accelerate implementation, reduce fragmentation, and advance the objectives of Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Hamady Diop, Katrin Glatzel, John Ulimwengu, and Augustin Wambo Yamdjeu
Geographic coverageAfrica
Originally published

13 May 2026

Knowledge service | MetadataGlobal Food and Nutrition Security | Sustainable Food Systems | Food systemInstitutional analysis
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET)resiliencesustainable agriculturegovernancenutrition
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