Africa’s youth and the future of food: IFPRI’s key takeaways from AFS forum 2025
Over 60% of Africa’s people are under 25. By 2035, more young Africans will join the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined, underscoring the urgency of the 2025 African Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum) theme: “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and Implementation o...
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| description | Over 60% of Africa’s people are under 25. By 2035, more young Africans will join the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined, underscoring the urgency of the 2025 African Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum) theme: “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation.”
The spotlight on youth was clear from the outset. Presidents Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and Paul Kagame of Rwanda engaged in substantive dialogue with young agrifood entrepreneurs from across the Continent. Their energy was sustained through to a jubilant award ceremony celebrating the “Go-Gettaz” along with other prizes honoring young Africans. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1768892025-10-08T13:17:33Z Africa’s youth and the future of food: IFPRI’s key takeaways from AFS forum 2025 Omamo, Steven Were agriculture agrifood systems youth transformation Over 60% of Africa’s people are under 25. By 2035, more young Africans will join the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined, underscoring the urgency of the 2025 African Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum) theme: “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation.” The spotlight on youth was clear from the outset. Presidents Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and Paul Kagame of Rwanda engaged in substantive dialogue with young agrifood entrepreneurs from across the Continent. Their energy was sustained through to a jubilant award ceremony celebrating the “Go-Gettaz” along with other prizes honoring young Africans. 2025-09-25 2025-10-08T13:17:32Z 2025-10-08T13:17:32Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176889 en Open Access Africa Food Systems Forum Omamo, Steven Were. 2025. Africa’s youth and the future of food: IFPRI’s key takeaways from AFS forum 2025. Africa Food Systems Forum Blog. Available online September 25, 2025. https://afs-forum.org/africas-youth-and-the-future-of-food-ifpris-key-takeaways-from-afs-forum-2025/ |
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