Côte d’Ivoire facilitates regional knowledge sharing for food security
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Across Africa, countries are sharing successful strategies for food security and nutrition, and Côte d’Ivoire is playing a key role in connecting them.
Each year, the United Nations observes a day dedicated to South-South cooperation, the sharing of knowledge between developing nations, to accelerate social and economic progress. This year’s observance follows the launch of a global alliance designed to link countries seeking solutions with those possessing relevant expertise.
African nations have developed valuable experience in areas like food security, school meals, and social protection, but these successes often remain within national borders. The Regional Center of Excellence Against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM) works to bridge this gap by identifying, documenting, and promoting effective practices, and by helping countries adapt them. Recent data shows that nearly 309 million people in Africa faced hunger in 2025, and over half the population experienced moderate or severe food insecurity.
Despite this, countries like Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Benin are innovating. Zambia introduced hydroponic systems to improve school meals, Côte d’Ivoire has become a regional hub for technical cooperation, and Benin developed a successful school feeding program linked to local agriculture. CERFAM facilitates visits and technical missions, allowing nations to learn from one another and adapt successful models to their own contexts. The center plans to expand its identification and documentation of best practices across Africa by 2028.
