GLF Conference: Sowing the seeds: Building national policy strategies for an agroecological transformation in Africa

The session showcased the experiences of policymakers from across the continent on the processes undertaken to develop National Agroecological Strategies (NAS), while nurturing an open discussion among participants on agroecological policy interventions. 

Although agroecology is increasingly recognized as a path towards sustainable food systems, countries still lack coherent national policy frameworks that can steer coordinated action and leverage resources to achieve positive outcomes for people and nature alike. As a response, NAS generally aim to achieve multiple sustainability targets related to food systems through sets of interventions notably influencing production practices, natural resource use and governance, markets, consumption patterns, research agendas.