With increasing global consensus on the need to support a transition to sustainable agricultural practices, the Partnership for Social Accountability (PSA) Alliance has launched an innovative tool to assess the degree to which national budgets and overseas development assistance (ODA) in Africa support a transition to agroecology.

In response to growing interest in the potential of agroecology to improve food security, reduce poverty and improve resilience to climate change, African countries are explicitly adopting agroecology in their national agricultural frameworks as a holistic approach to transforming their agricultural and food systems to meet the commitments of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 more effectively. 

The PSA Alliance’s Agroecology Financing Analysis Tool (AFAT) offers an innovative approach to identifying the current levels of support, investment, and commitment to agroecological transitions, with a focus on climate-resilient and gender-responsive agricultural practices that benefit smallholder farmers.