HASTEN Study Visit to Ireland

28 April - 3 May

Twenty-two emerging agrifood leaders from Lesotho, Rwanda and Sierra Leone participated in a transformative study visit to Ireland in the framework of the FAO HASTEN initiative. The study visit, held from 28 April to 3 May, marked a key milestone in the project’s mission to accelerate youth-driven agrifood transformation across the continent.

Hosted by Sustainable Food Systems Ireland- a consortium of five Irish Government organisations, led by the Irish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - the study visit immersed participants in Ireland’s dynamic agrifood ecosystem, offering insights into coordinated institutions, inclusive governance, public-private-academic collaboration and transdisciplinary research and innovation, that have defined Ireland’s strategic food systems planning. 

02/05/2025