{"id":7673,"date":"2025-08-29T16:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/forum-africain-sur-les-systemes-alimentaires-afs-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:42:58","slug":"forum-africain-sur-les-systemes-alimentaires-afs-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"African Food Systems Forum (AFS 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7673\" class=\"elementor elementor-7673 elementor-7590\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7551f48 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7551f48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf9cf04\" data-id=\"cf9cf04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f270749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f270749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/african-food-systems-forum\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFS-Save-the-date.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFS-Save-the-date.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFS-Save-the-date-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFS-Save-the-date-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFS-Save-the-date-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFS-Save-the-date-1536x767.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-16e3110 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16e3110\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bef346\" data-id=\"0bef346\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19f461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b19f461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESTORING AFRICA\u2019S FOOD SOVEREIGNTY FROM THE GROUND UP<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f183e elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82f183e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Presentation-ACA_compressed-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the presentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0793dcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0793dcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f345784\" data-id=\"f345784\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db85936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db85936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01560a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01560a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The African Crops Alliance (ACA)<\/strong> is a global coalition of partners working to strengthen sustainable food systems across the African continent. It promotes underutilized and forgotten crops as tangible levers to improve food security and fight hunger. Bringing together smallholder farmers, chefs, public and private sectors, as well as research institutions, funders, and philanthropies, the ACA breaks down silos to build a shared vision and a holistic approach to developing and<br \/>\nscaling African indigenous crops.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance supports, designs, and promotes new value chains across the continent, with an initial focus on three flagship crops: fonio, baobab, and bambara groundnut.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158f319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"158f319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Africadays2025-1024x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Africadays2025-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Africadays2025-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Africadays2025-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Africadays2025-1536x767.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Africadays2025.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9ce1bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9ce1bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a5467\" data-id=\"b1a5467\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d657f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7d657f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR AMBITION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589a92b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589a92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"comp-mewripi6\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-mewripi6 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<ul class=\"color_36 font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\">Reconnect Africa with its food heritage by encouraging dietary diversification.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\">Stimulate local economic growth through the development of sustainable value chains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\">Reduce dependency on staple imports and strengthen resilience to climate change.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\">Mobilize investment and policy support for indigenous crops and agrobiodiversity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939d5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"939d5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recolte-de-fonio-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7611\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recolte-de-fonio-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recolte-de-fonio-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recolte-de-fonio-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recolte-de-fonio-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recolte-de-fonio.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758f82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758f82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY ACT NOW ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08ac1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08ac1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite their nutritional richness, ecological resilience, and deep cultural roots, forgotten crops occupy only a marginal place in today\u2019s global food systems. Yet they hold tremendous potential to induce progress across multiple fronts :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driving climate adaptation.<\/li>\n<li>Improving nutrition.<\/li>\n<li>Boosting local economies.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening food sovereignty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4372388 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4372388\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-283069a\" data-id=\"283069a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ab61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77ab61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fruit-de-mer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fruit-de-mer.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fruit-de-mer-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f28329a\" data-id=\"f28329a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7197fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7197fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fonio-en-salade.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fonio-en-salade.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fonio-en-salade-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7017ce\" data-id=\"f7017ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3255f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3255f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verine.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verine.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verine-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e83ff39\" data-id=\"e83ff39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5f7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c5f7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeune-femme.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeune-femme.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeune-femme-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a04918c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a04918c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf09268\" data-id=\"cf09268\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e45ec1 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e45ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fruit-de-mer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fruit-de-mer.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fruit-de-mer-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6903ade elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6903ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fonio-en-salade.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fonio-en-salade.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fonio-en-salade-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933839e elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"933839e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verine.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verine.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verine-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4077abe elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4077abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeune-femme.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeune-femme.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeune-femme-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e5e33a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e5e33a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c2734\" data-id=\"a0c2734\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1de7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d1de7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STRATEGIC PRIORITIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c1933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9c1933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Axes-strategiques-razf1rluy9jgbcowbbsing5g91o9gnx5lmfbgowap8.png\" title=\"Axes strate\u0301giques\" alt=\"Axes strate\u0301giques\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac38498 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac38498\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd0162e\" data-id=\"dd0162e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2da6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e2da6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHINING A LIGHT ON AFRICA\u2019S HIDDEN FOOD GEMS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03765cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03765cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Alliance will initially focus its efforts on three flagship crops, each offering unique nutritional, environmental, and economic benefits :\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4393371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4393371\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b111cb0\" data-id=\"b111cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe57a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe57a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c259ca4\" data-id=\"c259ca4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d737d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72d737d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fonio : <\/strong>A heritage grain of the future, fonio combines nutritional benefits, climate resilience, and local economic opportunities. It is a strategic lever for building sustainable and sovereign food systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7d19d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7d19d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8110215\" data-id=\"8110215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fd63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22fd63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f65bb80\" data-id=\"f65bb80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b951d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b951d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Baobab : <\/strong>The iconic \u201ctree of life\u201d with countless uses. Its fruit is a vitamin C-rich superfood, while its oil is valued for antioxidant and moisturizing properties.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a57257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a57257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe68316\" data-id=\"fe68316\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b5a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23b5a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4.png 232w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac601b\" data-id=\"1ac601b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c5857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c5857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bambara Groundnut :<\/strong> A hardy legume adapted to poor soils. Rich in plant-based proteins, it enriches soils naturally and supports food security for rural families.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a19d355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a19d355\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea5e079\" data-id=\"ea5e079\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9183112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9183112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tresors-africains-a-redecouvrir_credit-Delphine-Guard-Lavastre-CIRAD-1024x259.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7651\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tresors-africains-a-redecouvrir_credit-Delphine-Guard-Lavastre-CIRAD-1024x259.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tresors-africains-a-redecouvrir_credit-Delphine-Guard-Lavastre-CIRAD-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tresors-africains-a-redecouvrir_credit-Delphine-Guard-Lavastre-CIRAD-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tresors-africains-a-redecouvrir_credit-Delphine-Guard-Lavastre-CIRAD-1536x388.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tresors-africains-a-redecouvrir_credit-Delphine-Guard-Lavastre-CIRAD.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0060cff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0060cff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dbdefa\" data-id=\"4dbdefa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ab1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ab1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOIN US !<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da030ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da030ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Alliance invites producers, scientists, donors, NGOs, chefs, and<br \/>\nbusinesses to :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Become part of a collective movement for transformative change.<\/li>\n<li>Co-invest in high-impact, strategic food value chains.<\/li>\n<li>Support research, social innovation, and policy engagement.<\/li>\n<li>Champion integrated, multisectoral and locally-driven food systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1ebcdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1ebcdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91e337d\" data-id=\"91e337d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b85978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b85978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cThis Alliance exists for African products\u2014to serve and uplift Africa. We must<\/em><br \/>\n<em>safeguard our value and retain and grow value within Africa. It\u2019s time to invest in our crops, empower our producers, and lead innovation through African research.\u201d \u2014 <strong>Pierre Thiam, Chef, activist, Vice-President of SOS SAHEL USA and founding member of ACA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe must move beyond short-term projects, pool our efforts and invest in<\/em><br \/>\n<em>what Africa does best: producing, processing, and consuming its own<\/em><br \/>\n<em>resources.\u201d \u2014 <strong>Dr. Michel Edmond Ghanem, Researcher and founding<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>member of ACA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs long as we import raw materials, we import dependency. To break this<\/em><br \/>\n<em>cycle, we must invest in local research and agro-processing.\u201d \u2014 <strong>Laura<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Layousse, CEO of CAA and founding member of ACA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESTORING AFRICA\u2019S FOOD SOVEREIGNTY FROM THE GROUND UP Download the presentation ABOUT US The African Crops Alliance (ACA) is a global coalition of partners working to strengthen sustainable food systems across the African continent. It promotes underutilized and forgotten crops as tangible levers to improve food security and fight hunger. 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