Six years ago, UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a pivotal decision, when he appointed me as the Special Envoy for the Food Systems Summit, with a mission that was urgent and ambitious.
As the fourth Stocktake Summit convenes in Ethiopia—a nation long recognised for its strides in food security— this month, Africa stands at a crossroads. The continent’s agri-food systems are brimming with potential, yet the road to transformation remains steep.
