• Forging dialogue among the public sector, private sector, and civil society to inform and monitor investments in African agriculture

• Building capacity in science, technology, and innovation

• Investing in Africa’s future job skills in agribusiness and farming

• Creating higher education partnerships

• Integrating humanitarian assistance and development efforts

• Increasing smallholders’ ability to meet changing food demand

• Improving smallholder farmer relationships with large-scale farmers and agribusinesses

• Enhancing the understanding of the role of livestock and nutrition in African diets

• Reducing post-harvest losses

• Promoting agricultural market development, infrastructure, and trade

Specific Activities

Our work is anchored around a variety of activities:

• Frequent educational outreach activities on Capitol Hill and around Washington, DC

• An annual US-Africa Forum that draws over 250 US and African experts to Washington, DC

• An annual half-day symposium at the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, featuring African leaders from the public, private, and civil sector

• An annual flagship report monitoring US assistance to Africa’s agricultural development

• Commissioned research on key and timely topics