Layih Butake

Director, Communication & Outreach @AKADEMIYA2063|Passionate creative|Strategy meets conception|Story-teller|Intentional living|Miss Reliable|Opinions are mine.

[ReSAKSS @ReSAKSS]

#WorldEnvironmentDay2026

Interlocking Africa's Bioeconomy and Climate Change Agendas for Climate Action!

Africa's bioeconomy can ignite economic transformation and help to combat the rising challenge of climate change, delivering new jobs, food security, improved nutrition, and environmental resilience for Africans across the continent.

Our 16th Annual Trends and Outlook Report explores the challenges posed by the climate crisis for Africa's agrifood systems and the opportunities offered by a transition to a bioeconomy to mitigate and adapt to its adverse impacts.

Transitioning to a bioeconomy would require clear strategies aligned with climate change targets and priorities. This would entail creating a conducive environment to enable emerging companies to innovate, providing the training and education needed to drive a bioeconomy transition, and cooperating across borders.

Policy insights: https://t.co/r8dFZ64xBt

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AI #NowForClimate!

AI can enhance climate action by enabling early warning systems for drought and floods, optimizing irrigation, forecasting crop yields, and monitoring forest cover and carbon stocks, with high spatial and temporal resolution. It can also improve efficiency in energy systems, urban planning, and public service delivery.

However, risks such as algorithmic bias, job displacement, privacy concerns, and the potential misuse of AI for surveillance or the dissemination of disinformation exist. These risks must be addressed through ethical governance frameworks and investment in African capacity to develop, adapt, and audit AI systems.

Read the AICAA Letter by @AKADEMIYA2063’s @dr_racinely: https://t.co/HUqThEGDyb

#WorldEnvironmentDay2026

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#WorldEnvironmentDay2026 | Climate Action Now!

@MaMoPanel joins the global development community in advancing #NowForClimate as we reflect on the growing impacts of climate change and the urgent need to scale nature-based solutions and accelerate the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon future.

As highlighted in Nature’s Solutions: Policy Innovations & Opportunities for Africa’s Bioeconomy, Africa can harness its rich natural resources, scientific expertise, and local knowledge to drive sustainable solutions.

Policy insights: https://t.co/3kPObjZeBW

[AKADEMIYA2063 @AKADEMIYA2063]

#NowForClimate | #WorldEnvironmentDay2026

On this World Environment Day, @AKADEMIYA2063 joins the global call for urgent climate action.

Advancing Africa’s transformation under Agenda 2063 and building resilient agrifood systems under the Kampala CAADP Declaration requires environmentally sustainable, climate-resilient economies and communities.

AKADEMIYA2063 supports countries with evidence-based tools, diagnostics, and predictive analytics to strengthen climate governance, track progress on mitigation and adaptation, assess greenhouse gas dynamics, and identify policy opportunities for resilience and sustainable development.

Leveraging emerging technologies and real-time analytics, our interventions equip policymakers and practitioners with actionable insights to accelerate climate resilience and improve policy outcomes across Africa.

AICAA insights: https://t.co/GI8L2uI3Xl
CACCI Field Notes: https://t.co/vTZA91LYUX
West Africa Climate Resilience Summit: https://t.co/n9qhIu46bt

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At this year’s edition of the @wto Trade and Environment Week (June 1-5), WTO Members and stakeholders will discuss trade and environment.

Trade can support climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa's agricultural sector, according to our 7th Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM). The report analyzes trade performance amid pressure points from climate change, water use, and carbon emissions, with recommendations for sustainable practices.

AATM #7 also examines how trade can mitigate the environmental impacts of economic activities. The authors call for policies that leverage trade to support climate adaptation, notably by strategically leveraging countries' comparative advantages.

As @DrOBadiane, Executive Chairperson of @AKADEMIYA2063, puts it: "Agriculture is the main channel through which climate change disrupts African economies, but it is also the sector with the biggest potential to lead adaptation to climate change."

Policy insights: https://t.co/M6JHMGMahJ

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Dans le cadre du Projet d’Appui au Secteur Agricole au Nord-Kivu (PASA–NK), financé par le @IFAD et mis en œuvre avec @Gouvrdcongo via le Ministère de l’Agriculture, @AKADEMIYA2063 a organisé à Kinshasa un atelier #ToT pour former des experts nationaux.

L’initiative vise à soutenir 6 000 ménages agricoles & entreprises agroalimentaires afin de renforcer productivité, accès aux marchés & compétitivité du café et du cacao dans l’Est de la RDC.

🔗 https://t.co/txiNpfd9L9

@Getat73 @eric_sessou

[ReSAKSS @ReSAKSS]

Strengthening inclusive agrifood systems under the @_AfricanUnion #KampalaDeclaration!

The 17th @ReSAKSS #ATOR highlights the growing role of digital advisory services in delivering context-specific agronomic information and advancing sustainable land management across Africa.

A key example is the AgriPath Project, whose @farm_better platform combines geolocation tools and the WOCAT database to provide tailored recommendations to smallholder farmers across multiple countries.

📍Catch up with @AKADEMIYA2063’s Dr. @DebisiAraba at the AgriPath Symposium 2026 (May 27–28, Nairobi), where policymakers, researchers, innovators, and investors will explore what works in designing and scaling digital advisory systems for Africa’s agrifood transformation.

🔗 ATOR insights: https://t.co/RZBQbMt78j
🔗 https://t.co/cKCgsXG2mK

@icipe #AgriPathConsortium @SwissDevCoop @giz_gmbh

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𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐏𝐒, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

How can Sanitary and Phytosanitary (#SPS) systems move beyond compliance to drive #agriculture development, #trade, #nutrition, #resilience, and stronger partnerships across Africa?

"SPS is not merely a technical requirement. It is part of an economic infrastructure of agri-food transformation. It determines whether food is safe, whether livestock and fish value chains are resilient, whether borders facilitate or limit trade, whether outbreaks are contained, whether exporters remain competitive, and whether investors can see a predictable operating environment." --Mr. John Oppong-Otoo, Coordinator, @au_ibar

SPS Standards under the Kampala CAADP Declaration: Enhancing Awareness and Reducing the Cost of Compliance: https://t.co/yiyId05WB1

Replay the session: https://t.co/2ZoCMIXFYB

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Supporting the @_AfricanUnion's #KampalaCAADP agenda, @AKADEMIYA2063 is conducting country diagnostics in 🇰🇪 #Kenya, 🇹🇬 #Togo, 🇷🇼 #Rwanda & 🇸🇱 #SierraLeone, using the CAADP Policy Tool to turn Biennial Review data into evidence-based investment decisions.

This week in Nairobi, in partnership with Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development and @GIZ_GmbH, we co-convened two key events:

• Training Workshop on Using the CAADP Policy Tool to Support Planning & Implementation (May 25)

• National Awareness and Sensitization Workshop on Kenya’s NASIP (2025–2029) and Domestication of the Kampala CAADP Commitments (May 26)

This workshop will also help build momentum for national consensus around Kenya's investment priorities and set the stage for the June 2026 @FINAS_Africa conference. 🔗 Visit our Kampala CAADP Series Portal: https://t.co/ewDSj4LE69

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Happy #AfricaDay2026!

On this #AfricaDay, we join @_AfricanUnion Member States to celebrate “63 Years of Unity, Integration, and Development.��� As we reflect on Africa’s broader development ambitions, we reiterate @AKADEMIYA2063’s commitment to advancing the continent’s transformation under Agenda 2063.

Achieving Africa’s aspirations requires strong, responsive knowledge and evidence systems. Our vision—an Africa with the expertise we need for the Africa we want—underscores the central role of high-quality data, analytics, and local expertise in informing effective policy design and implementation. Inclusive, evidence-informed policymaking is essential to accelerating growth, creating wealth, and improving livelihoods.

Realizing this vision requires strengthening access to timely data, building analytical capacity, supporting mutual accountability, and, ultimately, strengthening an enabling environment for evidence-based decision-making.

Visit our #Agenda2063 Portal: https://t.co/s1N52F37q1

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Happening today at 13:00 GMT!

Session V of the Kampala CAADP Webinar will feature a high-level panel discussion on integrating Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) considerations into the CAADP Kampala Agenda.

Speakers include:

Dr. Diana Akullo Ogwal, Principal Officer, SPS, @AfCFTA Secretariat
Dr. John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow, @IFPRI
Mr. Peter Donelan, Deputy Head & Lead on MEL, STDF, @wto

Join the conversation: https://t.co/D50IhQblka

[AKADEMIYA2063 @AKADEMIYA2063]

#KAMPALA CAADP SERIES: WEBINAR SESSION V

This fifth edition of @AKADEMIYA2063’s Kampala CAADP Series webinar will spark broader discussions on the policy implications of investing in SPS systems and on how such investments can be effectively integrated into the CAADP Kampala agenda to support agrifood system transformation.

We are honored to welcome distinguished speakers delivering opening remarks:

• @DebisiAraba — Managing Director, @AKADEMIYA2063
• Sarah Gilleski — Agricultural Counselor, @USDAForeignAg (Ethiopia)
• @johnoppongotoo — African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (@au_ibar)

Register here: https://t.co/Tumr3dv5YF

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The Youth Leadership Programme convening, taking place in Rome (May 12–15) & supported by the @BMZ_Bund, will bring together emerging food systems leaders to reflect on progress & advance the next phase of the initiative.

Our @MaMoPanel #YOUTHAHEAD report provides evidence-based solutions for stakeholders to drive youth engagement in Africa's agrifood systems. Successful strategies from #Ghana, #Uganda, #Zambia & #Zimbabwe, highlight pathways to unlock income-generating opportunities for youth along agribusiness value chains, while equipping and incentivizing them to join the sector.

YOUTH AHEAD report: https://t.co/Cv4mJonlyi
Kampala Policy Brief: https://t.co/6KLwGh9qXm

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Evidence Meets Legislative Action!

@AKADEMIYA2063, @ShambaCentre, and the African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN) are partnering to strengthen evidence-driven policymaking in support of the @_AfricanUnion Kampala CAADP Declaration and Africa’s agrifood transformation ambitions.
At the center is ARPA—a new policy hub that will equip parliamentarians with accessible, policy-relevant evidence to advance legislative action and smarter investment decisions across the continent.

“This partnership comes at a pivotal moment as Africa enters the third phase of CAADP implementation under the Kampala Declaration. With 6 commitments to deliver over the next decade, strengthening the bridge between scientific evidence and parliamentary decision-making is not optional; it is essential,” said Dr. @DebisiAraba, Managing Director of AKADEMIYA2063.

Press release: https://t.co/PmvGNifQeD

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SPS Compliance and the CAADP Kampala Agenda!

The fifth edition of @AKADEMIYA2063’s Kampala CAADP Series webinar will explore the policy implications of investing in sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems—and how these investments can be effectively integrated into the Kampala Agenda to drive agrifood system transformation.

Organized in partnership with @USDAForeignAg, the session will present key findings and policy recommendations from AKADEMIYA2063’s latest study, alongside insights from @_AfricanUnion technical experts in animal and plant health, as well as food safety.

📅 Register to join us on May 21: https://t.co/Tumr3dv5YF
Learn more: https://t.co/oJ1PCiQiCT

@TsitsiMak
@USDA

[ReSAKSS @ReSAKSS]

The 17th Annual Trends and Outlook Report, “Moving the Technology Frontiers in African Agrifood Systems,” advances a systems perspective on innovation, emphasizing that the true technology frontier lies at the intersection of digital, biological, engineering, and ecological innovations with institutional reform, political learning, and accountable governance. From AI, digital agriculture, and biotechnology to mechanization, irrigation, value addition, and circular bio-based systems, the report demonstrates that Africa’s challenge is not a lack of promising technologies, but the need to adapt, govern, and scale them in ways that are inclusive, climate-resilient, and economically viable.

Read the Foreword by H.E. @MosesVilakati @AU_DARBE and @DrOBadiane @AKADEMIYA2063 ://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/2025_ator_individual_chapters/ATOR_2025_Foreword.pdf

[Malabo Montpellier Panel @MaMoPanel]

The @_AfricanUnion Kampala Declaration places governance at the core of efforts to boost productivity, strengthen resilience, and ensure inclusive agrifood systems.

Evidence from @MaMoPanel’s research spanning nearly a decade demonstrates that countries that invest in coherent policies, data-driven planning, accountable institutions, and participatory decision-making achieve faster and more sustainable results.

#RecipesforSuccess: https://t.co/ZvkUaUOkxK

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At the UN @FoodSystems Summit +4 Stocktake, @AKADEMIYA2063, @IFAD, @WorldBankGroup, @GAINalliance, and @AGRA_Africa convened a high-level panel with decision-makers from @_AfricanUnion Member States to examine how the 3FS Framework can be leveraged to equip national leaders with critical financial intelligence—enabling them to identify financing opportunities, anticipate shortfalls, and proactively mitigate risks.

As countries continue to advance national pathways toward more resilient and sustainable food systems, the 4th Arab Region Food Systems Transformation Meeting (May 6–7) will take place in the wake of UNFSS+4. Strengthening policy coherence will be essential to driving effective, long-term transformation.

Explore the Food Systems Policy Coherence Diagnostic Toolkit by @GAINalliance and @AKADEMIYA2063.

https://t.co/BL5MNA1xLu
@UNESCWA

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Building dynamic agro-processing sectors under the @_AfricanUnion #KampalaDeclaration!

In #Rwanda, targeted support to agro-processing SMEs improved standards compliance and export facilitation. These interventions have strengthened competitiveness in regional markets and contributed to economic diversification, advancing commitment 1 on intensifying sustainable food production, agro-industrialization & trade.

#RecipesforSuccess: https://t.co/ZvkUaUOkxK

@RwandaTrade @RwandaAgri

[Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) @AAgWa_News]

@AKADEMIYA2063 Managing Director & Country Representative for Senegal, Dr. @DebisiAraba & @dr_racinely, met with H.E. Boubacar Camara, Minister–Secretary General of the Government of #Senegal, alongside the Executive Secretary of the Conseil National à la Sécurité Alimentaire @cnsasenegal. Discussions highlighted the importance of data, geospatial intelligence & analytical tools in strengthening agrifood systems & enabling coordinated, forward-looking public action. @AKADEMIYA2063 remains committed to supporting national priorities through data, analytics & evidence to inform decision-making & strengthen agrifood systems resilience.

Visit https://t.co/Rq4rg6QMXO