Skip to main content
Knowledge4Policy
Knowledge for policy
Supporting policy with scientific evidence

We mobilise people and resources to create, curate, make sense of and use knowledge to inform policymaking across Europe.

  • Publication | 2026
Opportunities for Convergence Between the UN Food Systems Summit Process and the CAADP Kampala Agenda - Kampala Policy Brief Series Issue #15
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).