Launched in Africa today at #AFSForum2026!
FAO’s new public expenditure analysis tool #ASPEA provides a common framework to define, classify & measure public spending across agrifood systems, improving consistency & accountability.
Find out more 👉🏾 https://t.co/0f5pcpIUW9
Is inequality costing Africa’s food systems more than we actually record?
That was the harder question at the 'Women in Food Systems: Cultivating Equality, Harvesting Growth' plenary at #AFSForum2026 today. The discussion confronted the structural barriers that continue to limit what women can contribute to the sector.
Unequal access to finance.
Harmful gender norms.
Unpaid care work.
Exclusion from decisions that shape food systems and more.
The message from Kigali was that equality shouldn't remain an aspiration. That is the only way we will move from participation to power, and from potential to growth.
How do we power inclusive agrifood systems in Africa?
✅Gender-transformative approaches work.
At #AFSForum2026, FAO's @Nomamhlanga called for integrating them into national institutions, public policy, financing & investment to expand opportunities for women & youth.
Investing in women travels across all food systems. It’s investing in public goods. Investing in food systems is investing in public goods—we are all responsible." #AFSF2026
Visiting @TheAGRF?
Stop by the @AWARDFellowship booth to meet our Fellows, hear success stories, discover our fellowship programs, and learn how African women are shaping the future of agrifood systems.
https://t.co/g4c0uRCSSG
#AFSForum2026#GenderInAg
Inclusive and resilient agrifood systems start with women's leadership.
At the #AFSF, we’re joining with our partners to amplify African women's voices, evidence, and solutions. Join the conversation! 🌍🌾 #GenderinAg#WomenInAgriculture
📢 Welcoming H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe @HMDessalegn as the first Chair of the new CGIAR Board!
A leader in agriculture, food systems and climate action, he brings extensive experience in connecting science with policy and impact. 🌍🌱
🔗 https://t.co/pT8aaI6HCP
@mainandegwa232 The man likes violence and chaos, am sure there would not have been need for this. At one time he wanted to beat atleast 3 passengers in one journey. He could have handled the matter better. Good the driver complied and parked the bus on the road for the nation wide cleanup.
Have an innovation that can transform Africa's agrifood systems?
@FAO wants to hear from you!
Researchers, innovators, startups, policymakers & practitioners: submit your proven solutions!
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2026
👉️ https://t.co/0VDy2Of0DV
#AgInnovation#AgrifoodSystems
JUST IN: Astronaut Victor Glover shares the Gospel from Artemis II before losing communication.
"Christ said in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are."
"He said the second ... that is to love your neighbor as yourself."
The loss of communication is expected to last about 40 minutes.
“nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Even as the astronauts reach the farthest any man has been, we are still reminded.
In Kenya, avoid night travel if you can.
Our roads aren’t properly marked. Many stretches have no lighting at all. What looks clear in the day becomes unpredictable at night.
If you must travel, slow down.
60 km/h is safe. 80 km/h should be your absolute maximum.
At night, speed doesn’t just reduce reaction time, it removes your margin for error.