Global Equity in Africa

The Future Africa (FA) Sustainable Food Systems Research Chair (FA-SFS) was launched in January 2022 with multiple aims linked to Future Africa’s purpose of developing and unleashing the transformative potential of African sciences to inform and inspire a future of thriving African societies within a global context. In line with the FA focus on transformative, collaborative research that seeks to address complex real-world problems, FA-SFS has the following objectives:

  • Establish and enhance research partnerships.
  • Undertake cutting-edge transdisciplinary research to address societal problems and improve food systems.
  • Contribute towards building the capacity and mentoring of early-career researchers.
  • Establish an FA dialogue series on sustainable food systems.
  • Establish and promote engagement in diverse multi-stakeholder platforms for sharing research findings and informing evidence-based policy development and advocacy.

Our Programmes

Solidarity

Fight against poverty: Under this research theme, different perspectives and strategies for poverty eradication will be pursued. The (global) commons This theme will focus on global environmental issues, including climate change, oceans and biodiversity. The Chair is currently assisting the African States on an “Effective Policy Implementation Measures for Addressing Drought under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification” project. Development This theme will focus on issues of social and economic development.

Governance

Human rights This theme will address all issues of human rights, with a strong focus on dignity. Particular projects envisioned under this project concern human trafficking. Other research themes will cover human rights and technology. Institutions (national, regional and/or global) These themes will look at how institutions may be used for the promotion of the broad objective of the Chair and also how they may be abused in a way that negatively impacts the broad objective.

Freedom from violence

War/conflict This theme will address the root causes of conflict, humanitarian considerations in conflict, and strategies to end conflict. State-sponsored violence At a more domestic level, the theme will address various aspects of State-sponsored violence, including police violence and extra-judicial killings.

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