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Find out about the latest news on our work on the ground, our event highlights, our participation in global fora, as well as the thoughts from our Advisory Group members..

blog • 29 Jan 2026

A Year of Delivery: Advancing Impact with the Zero Hunger Coalition

An editorial by Dr Mayaki, the Chair of the Zero Hunger Coalition, looks back on the successes of the Coalition in 2025 and what to expect in 2026.
blog • 26 Jan 2026

Prioritize, arbitrate, align: how Benin is making its food systems strategy operational

Dossa Aguemon, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Benin and National Food Systems Convenor explains why national dialogue matters. In Benin, changing the mechanisms for how decisions are made has had a profound impact on the development of its new strategy on food systems.
blog • 16 Dec 2025

Itasy region pilots food systems transformation in Madagascar

Two members from the National Taskforce for Food Systems in Madagascar explain how innovative solutions are being scaled up to transform the agrifood landscape as part of a pilot programme in the Itasy region.
blog • 17 Nov 2025

Building sustainable food systems: Madagascar’s integrated vision

How can food systems transformation deliver on climate resilience, protect against biodiversity loss and combat desertification? Find out more from Malagasy delegates speaking at an official side-event during COP30.
news • 5 Nov 2025

Parliamentarians and civil society key to driving Africa’s next agrifood revolution

Read the insights from a discussion between Parliamentarians and civil society during a side event co-organised by the Zero Hunger Coalition, the African Union, AFSPaN and the CNG, during 21st CAADP Partnership Platform and Commemoration of the 16th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security.   
blog • 14 Oct 2025

Rethinking debt, reclaiming resilience

Discussions on public debt position it as a fiscal concern. However, for many countries in the ‘Global South’, public debt has become a stranglehold and structural barrier to self-determination, inclusive development and the ability to feed populations with dignity. Read the piece by Dr Ibrahim Mayaki and Habib Ur Rehman Mayar.
news • 9 Sep 2025

Policy brief: A 10-year Parliamentary call to action for agrifood systems transformation in Africa

Read the new policy brief by the Africa Food Systems Parliamentary Network, with the support of the Zero Hunger Coalition, published during AFSF 2025.
news • 9 Sep 2025

Report: DRC's Roadmap to Support the Transformation of Food Systems. What Are the Priorities?

The Zero Hunger Coalition, together with national governments and researchers from Hesat2030, has developed an evidence-based, investment-ready roadmap for the DRC.
news • 9 Sep 2025

Report: Transforming Agrifood Systems in Cambodia. What Are the Priorities and How Much Will It Cost?

The Zero Hunger Coalition, together with national governments and researchers from Hesat2030, has developed an evidence-based, investment-ready roadmap for Cambodia.