The Horn of Africa is finalising a decade-long strategic framework to transform its agrifood systems, even as the region grapples with an escalating humanitarian catastrophe driven by recurrent droughts, food insecurity and mortality.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is currently validating the Regional Agrifood Systems Investment Plan (RASIP) 2026–2035, which will replace the Regional Agricultural Investment Plan (RAIP) 2016–2020.