Launch event in Ouagadougou gathered over 40 people from various ministries and government agencies on 9 June followed by two days of training on public expenditure and price incentives analysis, two pillars of MAFAP’s policy support.

Mission aims to pinpoint where post-harvest losses and waste occur and why, and identify high-potential technologies that can help cut loss and waste the most.

The MAFAP team will jointly hold an international technical webinar with the FAO elearning Academy on policy monitoring analysis in a dedicated session to upskilling in public expenditure and price incentives.

New analyses by MAFAP of milk farmers’ prices and milk collection centres to pave way for policy action and future investment.

FAO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, representatives from Rwanda and Uganda, and global stakeholders are set to officially launch phase III of the leading policy support initiative in effort to boost inclusive agricultural transformation in 8 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

A MAFAP study on prioritizing investment in high-potential sub-sectors was presented to government officials in Kampala in bid to boost agricultural production, well-being and reduce poverty in rural areas.