G7 Food Systems Initiative: Media briefing, June 2024

The Apulia Food Systems Initiative, due to be launched at the G7 Leaders Summit in Italy from 13-15 June, aims to tackle food insecurity and climate change in Africa. It will be the fourth major G7 food security initiative in the space of 15 years. This briefing analyses past initiatives and highlights the key lessons that need to be learned if Apulia is to be a success.

The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) in collaboration with Accelerating Impacts of

CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), is implementing a project to showcase best

practice examples of farmer-led adaptation in managing the negative impacts of

climate change on agriculture.