Leaders gather in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Africa Food Systems Forum to discuss how Africa can strengthen food security by scaling agricultural innovations. CGIAR official Ismahane Elouafi says Africa already has solutions, but progress depends on linking research and proven practices to the systems that help them reach farms and communities.
Elouafi argues that achieving impact at scale requires more than technology. The forum focuses on the “architecture” needed to connect innovations with financing, partnerships, and delivery mechanisms. Coverage emphasizes that mobilizing resources and coordinating actors across the food system are necessary to turn knowledge into measurable outcomes.
The outlets provide similar framing, both drawing from the same account of Elouafi’s remarks. Inter Press Service presents the argument in broader analytical terms about what structures are missing, while AllAfrica largely reproduces the same core summary tied to the Kigali setting and the forum’s agenda.
