The FORQLAB living lab (2022-2024) focused on practice-oriented research. The documents "Chain interventions for food
waste reduction in the Kenyan export chain of avocados" contains an ADVISORY REPORT and all RESEARCH PRACTICE BRIEFS from staff and students of Van Hall Larenstein uas, HAS Green Academy and Meru University of Science and Technology

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On 18 June 2025, experts gathered in Utrecht to explore how the Dutch contribution to food systems transformation in LMICs can be strengthened. The session included a keynote from Corinna Hawkes (FAO) on embracing complexity through systems thinking, knowing, and doing. Annie Trevenen-Jones and Kris Woltering (GAIN) shared insights from the Nourishing Food Pathways programme, focused on strengthening government-led food system policy and delivery. Paulina Bizzotto Molina (WUR) reflected on lessons from the DeSIRA Initiative, emphasizing the importance of strengthening knowledge ecosystems.

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Erastus Makena is a young agri-investments and fundraising expert focused on expanding access to finance for agri-SMEs and climate-resilient enterprises. A participant in the 2025 food systems e-course from Kenya, he writes this blog to explore how agri-finance can be reimagined to better support smallholders and green entrepreneurs.

2025 Blogs on food systems

Finance That Fits the Rhythm of Agriculture

Rebecca Mansah Amedonu is a young agricultural economist working at Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture, with a passion for agriculture and agribusiness. She believes a resilient food system begins with people. Participant of the 2025 food systems e-course, Rebecca writes this blog to highlight why women and youth are key to shaping our food future.

More Than Participants: Women and Youth as Changemakers in Food Systems

Faden Lachang Kemven is project manager at GAIN, Nigeria. He leads the biofortification workstream of the Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS) project. Participants of the 2025 food systems e-course, Faden explains in this blog how orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is improving nutrition and incomes and how a multi-stakeholder approach can accelerate food systems transformation.

Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato: Battling Malnutrition with Smarter Food

Another exciting edition of the food systems e-course has come to a close — packed with learning, collaboration, and fresh ideas. From online modules to hands-on workshops, hundreds of participants explored what it really takes to transform food systems.

E-course Food Systems 2025 : That's a wrap !

NFP received many high quality applications for our 2025 true pricing seed fund. We are excited to see true pricing gaining traction, with many organisations keen to incorporate true pricing in their work.  After a challenging selection procedure, we are happy to announce that two proposals have been selected for funding!

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Kumasi Drinks and SustnReal receive grants from NFP’s 2025 true pricing seed fund

Words alone are not enough; responsible measures must be taken that lead to concrete results. This was a message shared by experts in the international and national NFP network during a recent online network briefing session in preparation for the UN Food Systems Stocktake (UNFSS+4). They see the Stocktake as a promising platform for coordinating efforts, stimulating investment and ensuring that food systems become more resilient, equitable and sustainable.

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The FORQLAB living lab (2022-2024) focused on practice-oriented research. The document "CHAIN INTERVENTIONS FOR FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND MILK QUALITY IN THE KENYAN DAIRY VALUE CHAIN" contains an ADVISORY REPORT and all RESEARCH PRACTICE BRIEFS from staff and students of Van Hall Larenstein uas, AERES uas and Egerton University

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The 2025 edition of the food systems e-course launched in February with 800 individual participants and 16 teams from different countries in the world. Organized in collaboration with partners, networking events in Ethiopia, Egypt, and Kenya marked its closing. This brief summary about the event in Addis.

Networking for Stronger Collaboration on Food Systems

To mark this day, we invited partners from the NFP Biodiversity & Food Systems Partnership to share an image that, to them, represents the connection between biodiversity and food systems.

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