Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge

🎉 Three companies based in Western Africa have committed nearly USD 1 million to help end hunger & malnutrition. The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge is pleased to announce three new commitments from companies in western Africa: Farm Monitor Africa, Greenovate and Save Our Agriculture. These new pledges will help farmers increase their production yields through the use of new technologies. 💡With their commitment to smallholder farmers, these pledges also signal a growing commitment by companies to end hunger and malnutrition in their communities.  Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e5Fuez49 Daniel Udeme-Joseph | Flavien Kouatcha Simo | Lysiane L. | Eyram Amovin-Assagba | Chola Mfula | Jamie Morrison | African Union Development Agency-NEPAD | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) | FAO | World Food Programme | Shamba Centre for Food & Climate | Global Citizen | World Benchmarking Alliance

🤝 Joining the Pledge is a win-win opportunity. 💡 Four companies that recently joined the Zero Hunger Pledge have highlighted the business case of social impact. Eco Terra Vista Tours Co. Ltd, HEZA EGG HUB, Kokari Coconuts & Company and Peasant Valley Farm recognise that investing in local communities — whether through inputs, resources, training, or job creation — not only contributes to food security but also strengthens the stability and growth of their businesses. By empowering local communities, these companies are building a foundation of trust and long-term prosperity that benefits both their operations and the people they serve. 🙌 Join the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge and be part of a global movement to end hunger. Private sector commitment is crucial to achieving SDG2 – Zero Hunger. 📑 Read the full news about the new companies part of this platform. ⬇️ #PrivateSector #ZeroHunger #FoodSystems #SDG2 #SocialImpact McDonald Chikoti Ebun Feludu Nduwayezu Samuel BScN, RN. Jean D'Amour Maniragaba (Jones) Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Elekta Foundation ACREOL Center UNICEF Rose Mystica Marie Dukuzeyezu Samuel Niyonzima RN, BSCN Hirwa Ntwali Jean Pascal Acumen Global Citizen Ishimwe Pacifique https://lnkd.in/e3QtN8KA

❓ How can Africa mobilise the resources necessary to implement the post-Malabo agenda? What are the financing options? What are the reforms needed at the global, regional and national levels? What is the cost of inaction for the continent and beyond? These are some of the questions that will be tackled next week, on the 4th of December, at the third #RoadToKampala webinar by the Zero Hunger Coalition. 🎙️ Among the speakers: Jeremy Lissouba, Jason Rosario Braganza, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), Lebogang Ramafoko, Oxfam South Africa OZA, ( FICP) Jerry Ntare, Agaciro Development Fund. 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/eC_fTYGv #Financing #SustainableFinance #EndHunger #FoodSystemTransformation SDG2 Advocacy Hub The Consortium of African Youth in Agriculture and Climate Change (CAYACC) Bruce Campbell Global Donor Platform for Rural Development Panafrican Farmers Organisation Lawrence Haddad CMG Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Michael Keller Leonard Mizzi International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Raharinomena Fanja Maximo Torero FAO

Last week, the Coordinator for the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge Lysiane L. attended the The Graça Machel Trust Women Creating Wealth Programme event in Johannesburg. In addition to meeting Victoria Mwafulirwa from the Pledge company Homes Industries, Lysiane spoken on a panel about the role of companies to advance the zero-hunger, sustainable development agenda. 💡 According to a recently published a report by FAO and UNIDO, we can achieve zero hunger using an income-generating approach through value addition. We can end hunger by focusing on driving growth in productivity and income in the agrifood sector. How? 1️⃣ Increase efficiency at the farm level, including mechanisation, and irrigation  2️⃣ Build up the infrastructure, from transport to energy  3️⃣ Invest in the domestic processing, distribution and retail sectors for value addition at the country level  4️⃣ Boost fair and competitive markets, including strong regulatory frameworks and trading agreements  5️⃣ Unlock supply chain finance for the SMEs in the ‘missing middle’  6️⃣ Promote innovative blends of public and private finance for sustainable agrifood systems    And for companies, this means 👉 Sustainably increase productivity at the farm-level, whether through agroecological approaches and/or mechanisation;  👉 Engaging and making connections with and between the processing, distribution and retail stages, making those processes efficient to ensure value addition at the country level. This study was undertaken with Hesat2030 - of which the Zero Hunger Pledge is a key partner.

"The private sector plays a major role in ending hunger because it's in the middle between communities and smallholder farmers. We are creating the market for the farmers, and adding value to the products people are putting on their table." Siny Samba, Founder and CEO of LE LIONCEAU, explains her reason for joining the Zero Hunger Pledge, what they pledged, and the role of the private sector in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. 📢 Join this global call: https://lnkd.in/drpBXqQx #Nutrition #PrivateSector #SmallholderFarmers Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Global Citizen Ministère de l'Agriculture du Sénégal - MAERSA Women Of Africa Sénégal (WOAS) Academy For Women Entrepreneurs/ Sénégal Senegal Annuaire d'Entreprises HFES Hommes, Femmes, Entreprises du Sénégal Action Contre la Faim | Sénégal Association FEES (FEMME-ENFANT-ÉDUCATION-SÉNÉGAL) https://lnkd.in/e-wc_7WY

🌍 African companies are making a difference in their community. Four companies — Eco Terra Vista Tours Co. Ltd, HEZA EGG HUB, Kokari Coconuts & Company and Peasant Valley Farm — have joined the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge and taken important steps to improve agrifood systems in Africa by promoting sustainability and investing in local communities. These companies recognise that investing in local communities — whether through inputs, resources, training, or job creation — not only contributes to food security but also bolsters the stability and growth of their business. By empowering local communities, companies can build a foundation of trust and long-term prosperity that is beneficial for both the business and the people they serve. 🙌 These pledges demonstrate how social investments and profit can co-exist. Discover their pledge ⬇️ 💡 If you want to join this global movement, check out how to pledge: https://lnkd.in/drpBXqQx #Africa #PrivateSector #FoodSystemTransformation McDonald Chikoti Ebun Feludu Nduwayezu Samuel BScN, RN. Jean D'Amour Maniragaba (Jones) Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Elekta Foundation ACREOL Center UNICEF Rose Mystica Marie Dukuzeyezu Ishimwe Pacifique RN Samuel Niyonzima Hirwa Ntwali Jean Pascal Acumen Global Citizen https://lnkd.in/e3QtN8KA

🌍 The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), as a partner of the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, recently held a stakeholder meeting in #Nigeria, bringing together key voices to address the country’s critical food challenges.   ❗ The meeting stressed the key role of the private sector in transforming food systems and ending hunger. The discussions aimed to align investments with Nigeria’s public policy priorities to address the urgent food crisis, as Nigeria currently ranks 109 out of 125 on the 2023 Global Hunger Index.   🗨️ Eyram Amovin-Assagba, AUDA-NEPAD's Programme Officer for Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship, emphasised the inclusive nature of the Pledge. “Companies of all sizes are encouraged to participate, from small enterprises to larger corporations, each contributing at its capacity level towards the shared goal of ending hunger by 2030.”   📑 Read the full article by Business Day below and discover how to join the Pledge at ➡️ https://lnkd.in/drpBXqQx   #FoodSystemTransformation #EndHunger #PrivateSector Michael Chisom Joyce Akpata LLB, BL, MBA, FCIS, ACIArb. World Food Programme International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) https://lnkd.in/e2BYNgaj

📅 The second webinar of the Zero Hunger Coalition is happening next week! #RoadToKampala The discussion will focus on aligning global initiatives to end hunger and malnutrition and to transform food systems. 🗣️ Representatives from the Zero Hunger Coalition, the G20 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, and the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation will be present to discuss how they can best support the CAADP3 framework together. 🔗 REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/eEmNfTts #EndHunger #G20 #Webinar #FoodSystemTranformation #Africa #PostMalabo SDG2 Advocacy Hub Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) The Consortium of African Youth in Agriculture and Climate Change (CAYACC) FAO David Nabarro Ibrahim Mayaki CAADP CAADP African Union Commission African Union

💡 Joining the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge makes good business sense. "Farmers in the countries where we operate struggle with very low yields - a missed opportunity that doesn’t have to be the case. With better access to basic inputs and knowledge, farming can become a very profitable business." 🗨️ We interviewed Stuart Morris, Director of the East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation, to discuss the company’s pledge and their reasons for joining us. ⬇️ Check it out and discover how you can join too: https://lnkd.in/drpBXqQx #Farmers #SDG2 #PrivateSector East-West Seed Rutger Groot Maaike Groot Brigit van Dijk - van de Reijt Joost Pekelharing Flip Van Koesveld sylvie desilles Sathiyabama Bhaskaran Swaroop Nanu Stuart C. Wanyoto Lavanya V. Marie Pelletier Ashvini Kamble https://lnkd.in/e233Fg62

📺 We followed last week's insightful webinar on advancing nutrition in Africa by the Zero Hunger Coalition with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate and SDG2 Advocacy Hub, and we welcome the debate on the role of the private sector in fighting hunger and malnutrition. 🙌 #RoadToKampala 🗣️ Tendai G. from the SUN Movement encouraged the private sector to align with national agendas to end hunger and malnutrition, facilitate the safe movement of food, partner with governments, and contribute financially or through technical assistance to nutrition efforts. As she rightly pointed out, some businesses are already introducing great innovations. 💡 The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge offers businesses a platform to leverage their innovative ideas to combat hunger in their communities by pledging to invest in this cause. This can be done through financial commitments or by providing training and technical skills to farmers and vulnerable groups in agriculture. We have already reached more than 50 companies from around the world who have joined the Pledge. To discover how to be part of it, check out our website: https://lnkd.in/e3aeBKvv 📺 If you missed the webinar, it has been recorded 👇 Kyoko Okamura Shibata Lawrence Haddad CMG Ibrahim Mayaki Neema K. Lugangira Namukolo Covic MATHEWS MHURU George Ouma #webinar #PrivateSector #Africa #EndHunger #Nutrition https://lnkd.in/e-D5_Khp