Enabling Impact at Scale: Policies, Financing, Capacities, Institutions, Inclusion
This sub-theme focuses on the enabling environment necessary for innovations, partnerships, and good practices to generate impact at scale. It concentrates on policies, financing mechanisms, institutional arrangements, implementation capacities, and inclusion strategies essential for transitioning from successful pilots to systemic transformation. Topics may encompass CAADP domestication, policy reform, agricultural finance, blended finance, public-private partnerships, extension and advisory systems, capacity development, innovation platforms, institutional strengthening, evidence use, accountability, monitoring and learning, and practical approaches to fully include women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalised groups in agrifood systems opportunities.
This is a strongly cross-cutting sub-theme that aligns well with FARA’s core strengths. FARA’s longstanding role has been to bring together diverse actors, strengthen agricultural innovation systems, support capacity and knowledge processes, and link science with policy and implementation. Therefore, this sub-theme encourages discussion not only on what works technically, but also on what facilitates adoption, investment, coordination, institutional ownership, and equitable participation. It is particularly significant for identifying the governance and partnership conditions under which African agrifood transformation can be sustained beyond individual projects and political cycles.
The sub-theme is relevant to governments, regional economic communities, research and training institutions, parliamentarians, donors, financiers, private-sector actors, farmer organisations, women and youth groups, disability advocates, and implementing partners. It aligns directly with the Kampala CAADP emphasis on investment, governance, inclusivity, institutions, and impact, while contributing to Agenda 2063 and the SDGs on equality, decent work, strong institutions, and partnerships for implementation. It is especially suitable for side events focused on scaling pathways, policy dialogue, institutional innovation, and inclusive agrifood leadership.
