African Food Fellowship

📢 Are you passionate about improving the way we produce, distribute or consume food? The African Food Fellowship is looking for you! We are thrilled to open applications for our 5th Cohort of African Food Fellows in Rwanda and Kenya. We are looking for mid-career professionals aged between 27-50 years old, whose work is focused on any of the impact areas outlined below: In Rwanda ✅ Healthy and Nutritious Food ✅ Climate Smart Agriculture ✅ Inclusive Markets and Trade In Kenya ✅ Horticulture for Inclusive Markets ✅ Blue Economy for Food ✅ Agri-finance Whether you are a government official, community leader, artist, entrepreneur, farmer, influencer, scientist, development worker, financier, educator or journalist, this Fellowship is for you. Submit your application via this link https://buff.ly/ZIuupOd before the deadline closes on 25th April 2025. Please note: The participation fee for the FSLP is USD1000, to be paid in two instalments. We offer limited scholarships to Fellows who cannot raise the full fee. We encourage and support participants to seek organisational scholarships. Wasafiri Wageningen University & Research Small Foundation Joost Guijt Alex Rees Claudia Piacenza Brenda Mareri Anysie Ishimwe African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) AGRA #OpportunitiesAfrica #Opportunities #Fellowship

Food systems do not work in a vacuum. They are informed by legal frameworks and policies agreed upon by governments and regional blocs. This is why we seek government actors keen on identifying gaps in current policies and reforming them to make food systems more healthy, inclusive and sustainable in the region. The African Food Fellowship helps people working in government institutions to improve their leadership skills and knowledge, connect and work with people in other sectors, and to create meaningful change on the ground. The Fellowship also provides a space for policymakers to engage with food systems actors who provide perspectives based on realities and practice that can lead to more responsive policies for food systems. We welcome all cadres of civil servants, whether national, regional, or local. Join us today. Join the fellowship by submitting your application today https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX Wasafiri Wageningen University & Research Small Foundation AGRA African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) IDH Claudia Piacenza Alex Rees Joost Guijt Brenda Mareri Anysie Ishimwe Kenya Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Agriculture for Africa

📢 Are you a food system leader passionate about improving the way we produce, distribute or consume food? The African Food Fellowship is looking for you! We are excited to announce the 5th Cohort of African Food Fellows is now open for applications in Rwanda and Kenya. The Cohort provides world-class training, platforms, and networks to spark collaborative action for healthy, inclusive, and sustainable food systems. We are looking for mid-career professionals aged between 27-50 years old, whose work is focused on any of the impact areas outlined below: In Rwanda ✅ Healthy and Nutritious Food ✅ Climate Smart Agriculture ✅ Inclusive Markets and Trade   In Kenya ✅ Horticulture for Inclusive Markets ✅ Blue Economy for Food ✅ Agri-finance Whether you are a government official, community leader, artist, entrepreneur, farmer, influencer, scientist, development worker, financier, educator or journalist, this Fellowship is for you. Submit your application via this link https://lnkd.in/emA6RVJ3 before the deadline closes on 25th April 2025. Please note: The participation fee for the FSLP is USD1,000, to be paid in two instalments. We offer limited scholarships to Fellows who cannot raise the full fee. We encourage and support participants to seek organisational scholarships. #OpportunitiesAfrica #Opportunities #Fellowship

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Tunnel vision may help you to move fast and attain short term goals, but for sustainable impact, you need a critical understanding of how systems work and how to pursue your vision within the broader picture. In simpler words, you need to work with others. It is for this reason that the African Food Fellowship brings together different leaders working in different sectors of the agri-food system to create a rich network where variety and diversity is celebrated and valued. We help these leaders to leverage their interconnectedness and expertise so they can work collectively towards impact and progress in our food systems. Whether you are a soil scientist, cooperative leader, farmer, extension office, food producer, policymaker, food tech developer, program manager, food transporter, financier, nutritionist or activist, the African Food Fellowship is the place to meet your peers and charge your passion for food systems. Send in your application ahead of the deadline on 25th April 2025 https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX

What sets the African Food Fellowship apart is that it focuses on leadership as a key driver in transforming food systems in Africa. It seeks to strengthen African leadership that is creating solutions to the most pressing challenges facing African food systems today, by focusing on leadership development, networking and collaboration. If you are a mid-career food systems leader working in Kenya or Rwanda, then this Fellowship is for you. Submit your application by 25th April 2025 and be a part of this movement. https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX #AfricanFoodSystems #FoodSystemsLeadership Kelvin Odoobo Wasafiri Wageningen University & Research Small Foundation Alex Rees Joost Guijt Claudia Piacenza

The African Food Fellowship has built an ecosystem for food systems actors in Africa to connect with their peers and gain essential leadership skills and knowledge to transform food systems. Fellows are co-creators and co-owners of this ecosystem. They bring their individual knowledge, skills, and connections to the network and get far more back from the 230+ other Fellows in the network. By joining the African Food Fellowship, you become part of the collective leadership needed to transform food systems. Apply today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX #AfricanFoodSystems #FoodSystemsLeadership Wasafiri Wageningen University & Research African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) AGRA Small Foundation Alex Rees Joost Guijt Brenda Mareri Anysie Ishimwe Claudia Piacenza

Why does the African Food Fellowship exist? We acknowledge that a lot of investments have been made to end hunger, tackle malnutrition, raise productivity, and generally improve food systems in Africa. However, few have focused on building the capacity of the people tasked with delivering these ambitious targets. We see that Africa needs good leaders to deliver healthy, inclusive, and sustainable food systems. While many such leaders are already doing valuable work in their fields, most work in silos focusing on individual or organizational goals, without considering the larger ecosystem in which they operate. This way of working has so far failed to provide sustainable responses to the big challenges facing food systems today, including food insecurity, climate change and poverty. The complex and interconnected challenges that affect African food systems require leaders who understand food systems and can work together to drive bold change. Are you one? Well, we are looking for you. Join the 5th Cohort of the African Food Fellowship and immerse yourself in a transformative food systems leadership programme! Apply by 25th April via this link https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX #AfricanFoodSystems #FoodSystemsLeadership Wasafiri African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Wageningen University & Research Joost Guijt Alex Rees Claudia Piacenza Brenda Mareri Anysie Ishimwe

At the heart of the African Food Fellowship is inclusion. We believe that food systems transformation is only possible if everyone in society can play a part. We want to enhance the role of people with disabilities who are leading communities every day in transforming food systems. Their approach to food systems properly encapsulates responsive and sustainable food systems as they address pressing challenges and gaps that exclude PWDs from value chains and discussions on nutrition security and sustainable livelihoods. The Fellowship is specially curated for you! Find out how you can apply via this link https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX

Actors within the NGO and civil society space have been instrumental in championing for change that targets health, inclusion, and sustainability. They have historically been at the forefront of initiatives addressing food insecurity, climate change and poverty. The African Food Fellowship wants to admit those particularly working with vulnerable communities and focus on climate change and biodiversity loss mitigation. At the Fellowship, you stand to gain know-how and networks that will scale up individual and institutional vision, strategy, and impact. https://lnkd.in/dxj3BifX Wasafiri Wageningen University & Research Small Foundation IKEA Foundation Claudia Piacenza Alex Rees Brenda Mareri Anysie Ishimwe African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) AGRA