Across Africa, governments are increasingly turning to specialised delivery institutions to bridge the gap between ambitious agricultural strategies and tangible results. This report, commissioned by the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI), presents one of the first comparative analyses of Agricultural Transformation (AT) models in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo, drawing additional insights from Nigeria’s...Read More

Issue No. 6 of the AATI Newsletter captures a pivotal second half of the year, showcasing how delivery-focused approaches are translating policy into action across priority areas of agricultural transformation. This edition highlights key milestones from July to December, including World Food Day commemorations, which reinforced the urgency of coordinated action to advance food security....Read More

IntroductionAcross Africa, governments are placing agricultural transformation at the centre of their development agendas as they work to strengthen food security, adapt to climate change, and expand economic opportunity. Yet in many countries, the challenge is not the lack of strategies or plans but the persistent difficulty of turning them into results. Limited coordination, weak...Read More

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), through the Planning, Evaluation, Monitoring and Statistics Division (PEMSD), is set to commence the 2025 Crop Production Survey for the rice value chain across Sierra Leone. This follows the successful completion of the crop listing presurvey conducted from 27 October to early November 2025. To guide the...Read More

Reliable and timely agricultural data is essential to accelerate delivery under the Feed Salone strategy. As Sierra Leone works to strengthen agri-food systems evidence-based planning is critical and has become a key priority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) through improving the quality, accuracy, and availability of agricultural production data.To support this...Read More

On 23 July 2025, President Julius Maada Bio welcomed a high-level delegation from the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI) and its founding partners, the Gates Foundation, IFAD, and AGRA, to deepen collaboration on the delivery of Feed Salone. The visit reinforced shared priorities around national leadership, local capacity, and ATO-Salone’s role as a key driver...Read More

“Real transformation is when a system can govern itself — sustainably.”— Jeffery Reid, World Food ProgrammeHeld in Lomé, Togo, from 17–19 June 2025, the Agricultural Transformation in Practice workshop convened leaders from across Africa to explore what it truly takes to deliver sustainable agricultural transformation. Organized in partnership with the World Food Programme’s TASC programme,...Read More

This quarter marked two key milestones in advancing agricultural transformation across the continent. In April, stakeholders from across Africa convened in Lomé, Togo, for a South–South learning event co-hosted with WFP. The event provided space for practical knowledge exchange on strengthening delivery mechanisms, celebrating progress, and aligning on next steps to deepen impact at country...Read More

1st of May 2025 marks a key milestone in Tanzania’s agricultural transformation journey: the Agriculture Transformation Office (ATO) has officially transitioned to AGRAThis important milestone was formally marked by the signing of a partnership agreement between Safia Boly, Executive Director of the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI), and Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA—solidifying both entities...Read More

In this issue, we reflect on AATI’s recent activities and milestones, including our internal learning retreat, participation in a global dialogue on Livestock Biodiversity in Rome, and the celebration of International Women’s Day 2025. Each moment represents our growing commitment to supporting governments to deliver on national priorities. Download the full newsletter here: AATI Newsletter...Read More