Who are we

A Stronger African Voice on the Continent for Agricultural Transformation

The African Agricultural Leadership Institute (AALI), is an independent international not-for-profit entity that provides an African perspective and voice in various services needed to accelerate Africa’s agricultural transformation, particularly among its political leaders, to women and young beneficiaries. AALI wants to promote leadership in African agricultural development among the growing ranks of African agricultural professionals who share the ideas, perspectives and voice needed to address the continent’s many challenges.

It was created in 2022 under the leadership of Dr. Emanuel Nteranya Sanginga, Honorary Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and has its Headquarters in Kalambo – Bukavu, in the province of South Kivu in the Republic Democratic Republic of Congo DRC).

Its creation is justified by the need to change the approach in accelerating agricultural transformation in Africa. This because for a very long timeAfrican agricultural development has been defined by a constant adjustment of paradigms in response to less than expected progress.It is high time to correct this situation by establishing a new paradigm capable of contributing to the economic growth of African countries, the reduction of food insecurity and the youth unemployment rate. This by opting for a leadership that consists of federating efforts between the political will of governments, the expertise of professionals and the private sector, research and technologies, the empowerment and involvement of young people and small producers with a view to guarantee this real agricultural transformation and bring out the African agricultural potential.