FAO and World Bank to discuss how sustainable agricultural practices can power Africa’s job agenda
30/10/2025
FAO will join colleagues from the World Bank at the 12th ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference, taking place from 4–6 November 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. The interactive seminar will explore how sustainable agricultural practices can support Africa’s food systems transformation and contribute to job creation across the continent.
The session will present new evidence from seven Sub-Saharan African countries, drawing on rich household and plot-level data. Discussions will focus on how practices such as intercropping, agroforestry, soil and water conservation, and the use of organic fertilizer are associated with returns to family labour, land, and input use.
Speakers will address three key questions:
Do sustainable agricultural practices require more or less family labour, and why?
Under what conditions can these practices increase returns to family labour for smallholders?
What policies can help make sustainable agriculture a triple win for productivity, people, and the planet?
While the environmental benefits of sustainable agriculture are well known, its implications for improving livelihoods and creating jobs are just beginning to emerge.
Participants can join the conference in person or virtually.
Dates: 3–6 November 2025
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
More information and registration: anapri.net/2025stakeholdersconference