National strategies for an agroecological transformation or National Agroecology Strategies (NASs) are currently in implementation or development in Eastern and Southern Africa.
These strategies have the potential to harness opportunities of a sustainable development of agri-food systems, by upscaling agroecological production practices, developing markets, value chains and consumer demand that can accelerate transition.
"NASs are comprehensive, rooted in agroecological foundations, and respond to multiple societal needs."
National Agroecology Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Launch: November 2023.
- Latest developments: In 2025, national and local actors from the NEOAS Implementation Task Force, hosted by Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM), identified four strategic intervention areas from the NEOAS objective and priorities to catalyze agroecological transition in Tanzania. These areas became the basis to determine immediately investable opportunities in the three prioritized landscapes (Lake Zone, Central Region and Northern Region).
- Important documents:
- NEOAS
- Summary slides
- NEOAS investment opportunities (left boxes under blue frames)
- Launch: November 2024.
- Latest developments: In 2025, the steering body of the NAS-FST implementation, the National Technical Committee, identified and validated initial priorities (landscapes
and strategic areas), that can catalyze the vision of an agroecological transition in the country. Four strategic areas for investment were identified and seven counties prioritized: Murang’a, Vihiga, Kilifi, Marsabit, Nakuru, West Pokot and Makueni. - Important documents:
- NAS-FST
- Summary slides
- NAS-FST investment priorities (left boxes under blue frames)
- Launch: March 2026.
- Important documents:
- Actors in Malawi conducted an analysis of a set of national environmental and agrarian policies to assess their alignment with agroecology.
- This analysis concludes with a recommendation to develop a National Agroecology Strategy to streamline government efforts and ensure policy coherence. Read it here
