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Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programmes were conceived as part of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) 2020 Strategy to test the delivery of integrated approaches that address discrete, timebound, complex, global environmental challenges. In its Sixth Replenishment Cycle (GEF6), three IAPs were funded: Sustainable Cities, Taking Deforestation out of Commodity Supply Chains, and Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, also known as the Resilient Food Systems (RFS) programme.

The RFS programme serves as an outstanding example of different partners and countries with distinct mandates joining forces to pursue a shared objective, leveraging their respective strengths to transform food systems in Africa. It highlights the significance of clearly articulating the programme’s vision, establishing a well-defined division of labour, and delineating roles and responsibilities from the outset, forming the foundation for an accountability framework. Moreover, the RFS underscores the importance of adopting a nexus approach that integrates food security, agriculture, environment, socio-economic, and climate considerations.

This holistic approach recognizes the interconnectedness of these sectors and the need for holistic solutions. The RFS’s systems-based approach brings together multiple partners at different levels and fosters information flows in both directions, supporting collaboration and knowledge sharing.

This publication presents some of the main lessons learned from the RFS programme, which lasted for six years between 2017 and 2023. It provides a reflection on the implementation, lessons learned, and observations around the key components of the RFS. The programmatic value-add of the RFS and the manner with which it was harnessed during implementation is conveyed through case studies drawn from the experience of the country projects across these components.

The Food and Agricultural Organisation’s Making Every Voice Count for Adaptive Management (MEV-CAM) Initiative uses participatory videos to understand, highlight and disseminate best practices from south-south countries. One of the best practices the MEV-CAM Initiative has highlighted is the lessons learned from the Hadzabe Community in Tanzania, who share the benefits of best practice beekeeping in the Mkalama District of Tanzania’s Singida Region. 

The Resilient Food Systems programme under the Reversing of Land Degradation Trends and Increasing Food Security in Degraded Ecosystems of Semi-arid Areas of Central Tanzania (LDFS) project seeks to support food production and security in Tanzania. Through the LDSF project, the Hadzabe community have developed a land use and participatory plan of the forest.

This poster presents lessons learned and the process of adopting this best practice beekeeping from the Hadzabe community.

Pour mieux comprendre l'impact des GFS dans les sites du projet RFS, la Cellule Nationale de Représentation et d'Assistance Technique (CENRAT), et le Programme de Développement de l'Agriculture Familiale (ProDAF) ont mené une enquête pour voir quels ont été les effets sur le terrain. 

 Au total, le projet vise 3669 membres de GFS (45% à Maradi, 31% à Zinder et 24% à Tahoua) avec 8 villages par région pratiquant les GFS. 244 femmes ont été interrogées dans le cadre de l'étude, y compris les groupes de discussion des hommes dans chaque village afin de se faire une idée globale de l'impact.