SASi-SPi

27 March 2025

Building innovation ecosystems for sustainable aquatic food systems: Insights from Cape Town Science-Policy Lab

From December 9-10, 2024, the SASi-SPi team organized a two-day Science-Policy Lab (S-POL) in Cape Town, South Africa, to engage diverse stakeholders in identifying policy options for sustainable aquatic food systems.

27 March 2025

Aquatic food systems need to be promoted and popularized for the well-being of society

Dr David Mirera, Principal Research Scientist working for Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute.

24 March 2025

Capacity building and funding opportunities

Proscovia Alando, founder of Samaky Hub, a for-profit social enterprise in Kenya dedicated to empowering women and youth and aquaculture.

12 March 2025

Aquatic foods have enormous potential as a lever for transformation toward a more sustainable and equitable global food system

Marina Lipari, European Commission Directorate General for International Partnerships from the Unit in charge of Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Fisheries.

12 March 2025

Brussels Science-Policy Lab Champions the Role of Networks in Transforming Aquatic Food Systems

More than 30 experts and practitioners from Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, and Europe convened in Brussels for a two-day science policy lab to contribute to transforming aquatic food systems. The discussions focused on designing collaborative, multi-stakeholder networks to drive meaningful change in the sector. Joining the conversation remotely, 19 participants from Sierra Leone contributed insights to the dialogue.

20 February 2025

Final global Science-Policy Lab to address critical challenges in African aquatic food systems

SASi-SPi management team announces the final Global Science-Policy Lab (S-POL) on Aquatic Food Systems, set for March 3-4, 2025, in Brussels.

12 February 2025

Rethinking food systems: the critical role of consumer purchasing power (CFS-52)

The Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Intelligence (SASI) initiative brought a fresh perspective to the 52nd Committee on World Food Security with a provocative question: Do farmers feed consumers, or do consumers feed farmers? This side event, organized by Agrinatura and the FAO Investment Centre with European Commission funding, gathered experts to explore how consumer purchasing power shapes food security.

12 February 2025

Collaborative pathways to inclusive aquatic food systems in Africa - Insights from the SASi-SPi Science-Policy Lab in Mombasa

The SASi-SPi project organized a Science-Policy Lab (S-POL) in Mombasa to advance shaping policy options towards more inclusive aquatic food systems. The event brought together 46 participants from nine countries to address critical challenges facing small-scale actors in aquatic food systems.

Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Intelligence – Science-Policy Interface

A five-year initiative supported by EC DG-INTPA with the objective to support transitions towards more sustainable Aquatic and Agri-Food Systems in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Thematic narratives and reference frameworks

Transition support model in countries

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