The AFS Forum 2024 underscored and reaffirmed the fundamental importance of food systems, and the critical situation faced by the food and agriculture sectors on this continent. Under the theme “Innovate, Accelerate, and Scale: Delivering Food Systems Transformation in a Digital and Climate Era”, it set out to launch Africa’s food systems into a transformative era based on sustainability and resilience.
A Call for Climate and Health Action
The undersigned organisations called upon Parties at COP28 to adopt ambitious outcomes that protect and promote the health of people and the planet. The organizations underscore the essential nature of climate action that protects the human right to health and the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.