Agriculture for Food Security 2030: Translating Science into Policy and Practice

While the principle of research-for-impact is widely accepted, the methods of translating research outputs for everyday societal use is unclear and lacks well-established systematic processes, leading to enduring research-to-policy and research-to-practice gaps. Since 2020, AgriFoSe2030 has systematically applied Theory of Change (ToC) as a core methodology to strengthen science translation in agricultural research targeting smallholder production systems. What began as a structured planning and learning tool at project level has gradually evolved into a capacity-building approach with enduring institutional impact, contributing to more effective translation of research into policy, practice, and societal change. 

Since 2025 we have been working to migrate ownership and responsibility to three regional hubs in sub-Saharan Africa (in Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe), and a network in South and Southeast Asia,  supporting long-term capacity building and knowledge transfer.