From agricultural production to bioeconomy value creation in Africa

Alphayo Lutta

A woman sorts freshly harvested green produce.

Other publication / This brief captures outcomes of a high-level meeting on bioeconomy convened by SEI and NatureFinance.

3 July 2026 / About Bioeconomy, Business and Finance

A farmer in India crouches between rows of green and gold grain crops, wearing a red long-sleeved shirt, loose orange pants and a patterned head-covering.

Learning from practice: a protocol for measuring adaptation outcomes in the CGIAR climate change research portfolio, 2012–2023

Other publication / This protocol provides a means of reviewing 10 years of CGIAR climate adaptation policy research to assess what actions most effectively achieve which goal.

30 December 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Public policy

Rethinking climate resilience in inland fishing communities: Gendered perspectives from Kurigram, Bangladesh

Journal article / This article explores gender-differentiated lived experiences of fisherfolk in a changing climate in Kurigram, Bangladesh.

17 June 2026 / About Food and agriculture

A pink flower in the foreground, with people in the background in a nature reserve

Sustainable agriculture in Sweden: lessons for BiH communities

Feature / Municipalities and cities from Bosnia and Herzegovina visited Sweden for a study tour on sustainable agriculture run by BiH SuTra project.

11 June 2026 / About Food and agriculture

Driving regenerative development: a beacon of hope inside the Tropical Andes

Feature / In Colombia's Tropical Andes, land once shaped by conflict is becoming a living laboratory for agroecological regeneration.

9 June 2026 / About Bioeconomy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use and Participation

Coffee drying station with long rows of raised beds covered in yellow and black tarpaulins, leading up to corrugated-roof warehouses and a forested hillside.

New digital Nature Tool for effective agricultural sourcing co-developed by Clarmondial and SEI

Press release / Development is underway for a digital version of the Nature Tool, designed to assess nature-related risks and opportunities across agricultural sourcing.

4 June 2026 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Water resources

A group of women farmers in a big white tent white aprons and hairnets at a workshop gathered around a big table, watching and listening to a woman instructing

From shelf to field: turning science into food systems change

Past event / Drawing on a decade of AgriFoSe2030 experience we will zoom in on change, successes and lessons from Uganda’s dairy sector.

28 May 2026

Rethinking insects as alternative protein: emerging environmental and animal welfare considerations

SEI report / This SEI report outlines environmental concerns that challenge portrayals of the farmed insect industry as providing a sustainable dietary protein source.

27 May 2026 / About Food and agriculture

Man giving a speech with a rollup banner in the background

Experts call for coordinated action to unlock Africa’s bioeconomy

Feature / Africa's bioeconomy could power jobs, industry and climate resilience, but only if finance, knowledge and innovation start moving in step.

21 May 2026 / About Bioeconomy, Business, Ecosystems and Finance