Clim-Eat
Catalytic solutions for climate-resilient food systems in Africa
By supporting vital changes in policy and regulatory frameworks, the Trafigura Foundation is helping make the livelihoods of millions of African smallholder farmers more resilient in the face of climate change.
The challenge
Agriculture is an economic cornerstone and key source of employment for many African countries. Yet food systems in Africa are highly vulnerable to impacts from climate change including crop losses and lower yields, heat stress for livestock and workers, and increased pests and diseases. Despite the urgent need to support rural livelihoods, make them more resilient, and feed the continent’s growing population, current efforts to reform food systems are insufficient and rely too heavily on business-as-usual ideas.
The solution
Clim-Eat, a global “think and do tank”, seeks to address systemic barriers to the transformation of food systems and the creation of resilient rural livelihoods by helping to improve policies and governance. It does so by generating evidence and providing advice and strategic outreach to decision-makers in low- and middle-income countries. The ultimate beneficiaries of this approach are climate-vulnerable smallholder farmers.
Partnership impact
With the Trafigura Foundation’s support, Clim-Eat will work with national and regional decision-makers to promote policies that facilitate climate adaptation and food security in African agriculture. In an initial phase, the partnership will focus on investment, irrigation and digitalisation in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia. Clim-Eat also plans to pilot at least five game-changing food system innovations.
The partnership aims to:
- Direct USD 20 million into food system transformation
- Secure benefits for 300,000 farmers and 20 medium-sized and small businesses
Three-year grant (2024-2026)
