Introducing the first cohort of entrepreneurs driving Rwanda's food systems with the Circular Food Systems for Rwanda SME Fund

Introducing the first cohort of entrepreneurs accepted to the Technical Assistance Facility

Across Africa, an estimated 100 million people faced catastrophic levels of food insecurity in 2020. The latest data show that 40.2 million people in Central and Southern Africa, 32.9 million in East Africa, and 24.8 million in West and Sahel Africa faced food crisis and starvation.

At the same time, sub-Saharan Africa loses significant amount of food, with grains alone accounting for $4 billion a year. This is more than the value of total food aid received in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade, and equivalent to the annual value of cereal imports. Reducing food loss and waste is essential to achieve a sustainable food future in Africa and globally. We need to move towards circularity and zero-waste principles in all areas of the food value chain, from production to consumption.