11/08/2026
Join us this Thursday, August 13 for a provocative discussion on and for transformative food system policies.
The Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF)'s Women in Food Systems Thematic Platform members, IDRC / CRDI, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) warmly invite you to the 2nd webinar of their series organized ahead of this year’s AFSF forum, that will take place in Kigali August 31 – September 4, 2026.
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EQUALITY AND INCLUSION IN FOOD SYSTEM POLICIES - PERSPECTIVEs FROM EASTERN AFRICA
📅Thursday August 13th, 2026
🕜2:00 PM EAT (7:00 AM EST)
🗺️ Online, on Zoom
📝 Register here https://bit.ly/4q5FoHc
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This webinar is an opportunity to:
👨🏾🌾learn about the role of policies in advancing equality and inclusion in food systems;
📃analyze clear gains and remaining gaps using recent evidence from an analysis of the Food System Transformation Pathways adopted by five East African countries, and
🙋🏾♀️hear from a former Tanzanian woman parliamentarian on what strategies work best to mainstream gender equality and inclusion in policies, and what next steps should be taken to move forward.
Invited speakers:
- Geneviève Laroche, Senior program specialist, IDRC;
- Maureen Miruka, Director, Gender Equity, Youth and Social Inclusion, CIMMYT
- Sofia Jomo, Researcher, APHRC;
- Neema Lugangira, Founder, African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN)