AFSA, Mobilizing for African Food Policy (MAFP) - Mobilizing for African Food Policy (MAFP) AFSA, Mobilizing for African Food Policy (MAFP) The overall objective of the proposed initiative is to produce a food policy for Africa,
which can serve as a framework for member countries, and suggest a governance
structure to make it practical.

The intervention submitted by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AfSA) is a one-year project primarily focusing on the development of all-inclusive Food Policy for Africa to address food system related issues in the continent. In this regard the overall objectives of AFSA`s intervention basically focus on three interconnected areas namely 1) To produce a food policy for Africa, which can serve as a framework for member countries, and suggest a governance structure to make it practical, 2) To mobilize national food actors to influence their government to produce a national food policy and advocate for an African Food Policy and 3) To use the process and outcomes to facilitate citizens' engagement in local, national, and regional food system-related issues. It is assessed that the project idea builds up on the outcomes of previous research conducted by AFSA and the reflection process since 2020.The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is a broad alliance of civil society actors that are part of the struggle for food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa. Its members represent smallholder farmers, pastoralists, hunter/gatherers, indigenous peoples, faith-based institutions, and environmentalists from across Africa.  It is a network of networks and currently with 35 active members. AFSA has a secretariat office in Kampala, Uganda, and a West Africa liaison office in Thies, Senegal.The details in this appraisal document reflects a contribution titled Mobilizing for African Food Policy (MAFP) to be implemented by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) in a period of one year (1st August 2022 - 31st July 2023) with a total contribution from Sida amounting 7.7MSEK. Insatsens övergripande mål är att ta fram en mat/livsmedelspolicy för Afrika, vilken kan
utgöra ett ramverk för medlemsländerna samt att föreslå en styrningsstruktur för
operationaliseringen.