Martin Bwalya spoke with Jim Woodhill about the UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) and the catalytic role of finance in transforming food systems. Martin provided insights on how the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) worked to coordinate a common position for African countries towards the Summit.

On the role of donors, he reiterated the importance for donors to think about how to invest in processes and capabilities at the local and national level. This is key to achieve better project and policy coordination as increased financial resources will not mean much unless we also get the process right.

Martin Bwalya is Ag Director, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE) at the Africa Union Development Agency, (AUDA-NEPAD). Jim Woodhill is Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University, Environmental Change Institute.

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